Breakfast Business

Dublin airport is probably the single most important piece of infrastructure in Ireland. But do we have a bigger, wider problem with our infrastructure and why can we not build the so-called ‘grand projects? Colm Mccarthy is one of the most renowned and respected economists in Ireland and someone who has written many reports for governments and Colm spoke to Joe on the show this morning.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the business stories in today's business pages and websites.

A new experiment aims to measure how much more engagement the right accent can get from ad viewers Shane Brennan, Creative Director, FOE joined Gavin this morning to discuss.

As the ECB gears up to hike interest rates in July, what will be the impact on mortgage brokers and what should borrowers do? For more on this Gavin spoke to Joe Sheahan, Head Of Credit at MyMortgages.ie.

Deputy Business Editor Gavin McLoughlin takes a look at this mornings business stories and markets.

As Dell Technologies reports very strong results, the Managing Director of its Irish business Jason Ward joined Gavin on the show this morning to discuss how the company is faring here, plus outline how Irish firms can improve their resilience to cyber attacks.

Irish entrepreneur Colm Lyon CEO, Fire Financial Services spoke to Gavin this morning to discuss how his fintech business hopes to win customers from the departure of two of the main banks.

Deputy Business Editor Gavin McLouglin takes a look through today's business pages and latest market developments with Aidan Donnelly from Davy.

Ireland has some of the best fashion designers around these days- whether it’s Philip Tracey or Paul Costelloe or Louise Kennedy. There’s also a new batch of exciting young designers. They include Joanne Hynes whose fashion collection within Dunnes stores is doing well. How much of an industry is the fashion business in Ireland?  Joanne Hynes Designer joined Joe this morning on the show to discuss.

Six months ago the cost of producing a litre of milk by Irish farmers was around 20 cents. It’s now closer to 50 cents. For farmers and food producers, it’s turning into a really testing crisis. Pat O’Toole-the political correspondent of the Irish Farmer's Journal spoke to Joe on the show this morning.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a quick run through some of the main business stories in this morning's business papers and websites.

The circular economy is increasingly important whereby we reuse or refurbish things rather than buy them new. We’ve had refurbished mobile phones but now you can buy a refurbished great games console. One company Refurbed.ie which originally started in Austria has launched in Ireland its Marketing manager Pádraic Power joined Joe this morning on Breakfast Business.

It was established to reassure Germany in the run-up to creating the Euro in 1999. It’s been flouted by most member states of the Eurozone and its nickname was the ‘Stupidity’ pact which was the Growth and Stability pact. . But is the Growth & Stability pact defunct in light of pooled borrowing and bailouts? Benoit Lallemand from Finance Watch in Brussels joined Joe on the show this morning.

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look through some of the business stories in today's business newspapers and webpages.

Ireland had its best-ever month in terms of trade in March this year. And yet Irish companies still only trade 10% of our services with Asia - even though 3 of the top 7 economies in the world are in that continent. There is a seminar this week hoping to boost that statistic and some pretty big names will be at it including the Chinese and Indian ambassadors. To discuss Irish Asian trade Joe spoke to  Deepak  Chaudhari, Country Head Ireland, Tata Consultancy Services. Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Property prices in Ireland rising at a rate of more than 15% year on year, it’s.  The average total household income required to get that very first mortgage has risen to up to €77,000   Brian Hayes, Chief Executive, of the Banking and Payment Federation of Ireland joined Joe on the show this morning.  Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look through this morning's business newspapers and websites. Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

The number of companies being set up fell 12pc in the first quarter, compared to the same period last year. So what is going on?  To discuss further Gavin spoke to Christine Cullen, Managing Director of Vision-Net. Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

The pandemic has seen increased demand for executive education courses as managers seek to learn how to deal with hybrid working, sustainability challenges, and more.  Helen Brophy, Director, UCD Smurfit Executive Development spoke to Gavin on the show this morning.   Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Gavin McLouglin takes a look at some of the stories in today's business newspapers. Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.