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Down To Business
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Join Bobby Kerr for Ireland's premier business show covering all enterprise-related topics from personal finance to business news.
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Executive Chair: Liam Kearney
2w ago00:11:59Tap to summarizeLiam Kearney, CEO and co-founder of environmental engineering company The Revive Group joins Bobby in this week's Executive Chair.
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AI Gone Rogue
2w ago00:09:37Tap to summarizeIt’s a technophobe’s worst nightmare. A piece of technology seems to have more powers than its inventors thought, and, in modern parlance, it goes rogue. In the age of AI, the fear becomes more real. Earlier this month, a test by OpenAI seems to have done just that. It went beyond the parameters set for itself and launched a cyber attack on what it was testing. The scion of science here in Newstalk joins Bobby to calm our nerves. Jonathan mccrea, presenter of Futureproof
Transcribe →Award Winning Speaker Robin Kermode
2w ago00:09:16Tap to summarizeBobby is joined by the UK's speaker of the year 2026, Robin Kermode, to discuss the value of effective communication in business.
Transcribe →Executive Chair: Diarmuid O’Brien the CEO of Research Ireland
3w ago00:09:51Tap to summarizeJoining Bobby in the executive chair this week is Diarmuid O’Brien, CEO of Research Ireland.
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MyWallSt’s Emmet Savage: 10 Years On
3w ago00:08:41Tap to summarize10 years ago Bobby interviewed a man called Emmet Savage, who was building a subscription service for stock recommendations. After a decade, and a few brand transformations, the company, now called MyWallSt, has finally taken off. Emmet joins Bobby to discuss.
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Bobby’s Business Roundup July 18th
3w ago00:24:22Tap to summarizeJoining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Susan HayesCulleton. Presenter of Taking Stock here on Newstalk &Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of The Irish Times.
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Industry Review: Food Trucks
4w ago00:19:21Tap to summarizeFood trucks have become a major part of Ireland’s food scene, bringing everything from gourmet burgers and wood-fired pizza to seafood, Asian cuisine, and locally sourced produce directly to customers. But behind the popularity of the movement is a challenging business model, with rising costs, licensing issues, competition, and the ongoing struggle to find suitable locations. Today, Bobby looks at the opportunities and obstacles facing food truck operators in Ireland with:Kwanghi Chan, Bites by KwanghiJulia Hemingway, Julia's Lobster TruckNathan Diamond of Ginger’s BBQ
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How Relational Intelligence Will Become Your Human Advantage in the AI Age
4w ago00:10:30Tap to summarizeSarah Stone McDevitt was made to sit at the back of the class when she was a child in school due to her dyslexia but this experience helped her on the road to writing her book ‘The Round Table- How Relational Intelligence Will Become Your Human Advantage in the AI Age’. She joins Bobby to discuss.
Transcribe →Bobby’s Business Roundup July 11th
4w ago00:22:50Tap to summarizeJoining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Ciara McDonagh of Healy Communications & communication consultant Doug Keatinge.
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Out & About at Clonmel Show 2026
4w ago00:08:20Tap to summarizeAs it’s agricultural show season, Bobby takes a trip to Tipperary to visit Clonmel Show 2026.
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