Breakfast Business

ABP Food Group recently marked a decade of research on their Demonstration Farm in Co. Carlow, with a special event highlighting progress made to date on reducing climate emissions and improving on farm efficiency. Speaking to Emmet this morning was Agri Sustainability Manager at ABP Stephen Connolly.

A global study by State Street has revealed that private markets are entering a period of structural change. Emmet discusses this further with Ciarán Grant, MD, Private Markets Product, at State Street.

Emmet Oliver takes a look at the business stories in the papers this morning and that markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.

15 years ago, Ireland was in a very different place economically. The economy was on its knees, and the government had to step in to bail out the entire banking system. It created a so-called “bad bank“ to take on €31.8 billion of banking debt where no one else would. People were skeptical that it would ever break-even but NAMA winds up this year having paid back that €32 billion and a surplus of €5.5 billion to Irish taxpayers. Speaking to Joe this morning was Brendan McDonagh the Chief Executive of NAMA.

The Irish economy continues to grow, but the risks are now rising due to geopolitical and trade issues which will have a disproportionate impact on our economy due to our overdependence on American multinationals.That's the view of the Central Bank of Ireland in its latest financial stability report. Joe spoke to Gabriel Makhlouf, the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and began by asking whether there was a risk that American companies.

Thursday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.

Taste of Dublin starts tomorrow in Merrion Sq. It's a chance for people to sample all sorts of cuisine including food that is grown and made right here in Ireland. The body which represents many food producers - Love Irish Food - has conducted a poll of its members and it found that wage inflation and retaining staff were the 2 biggest threats facing the sector. Despite that 70% remained confident about the future and the sector. Speaking to Joe this morning was Conor Kilduff is Executive Director, Love Irish Food.

Wednesday's business headlines and news with Joe Lynam.

Rumours of a wobble among Irish consumers appear to have been exaggerated according to the latest Personal Finance outlook from Bank of Ireland. It says that debit and credit card spending rose by 6.5% year-on-year led by spending in restaurants and on accommodation. But with the world only adjusting to a global tariff war, is it too soon to say the consumer is brushing off any of the impact? To discuss further Joe spoke to Conall Mac Coille is the chief economist with Bank of Ireland.

It's no secret that housing and failure to deliver enough of them, is one of the most pressing issues facing the economy. The arrival also of AI and its importance to a knowledge based economy like Ireland are also among the top three priorities included in Pwc‘s pre-budget submission. But are there any easy political solutions to these issues? speaking to Joe this morning was Paraic Burke, Tax Leader at PwC Ireland.

Whether you work in a small lab, a giant pharmaceutical company, academia or other research facilities, you'll be aware of the strict rules surrounding how chemical waste needs to be disposed of. Kevin Walsh witnessed a chemical accident when the wrong chemical waste was mixed with a highly volatile substance and it encouraged him to set up a company to ensure other labs don't make the same mistake. His company is called Chemishield and it announced last week that it's employing a further 50 people to expand their business globally. Kevin Walsh is the Chief Executive of Chemishield and joined Joe in studio this morning.

Tuesday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.

All Monday's business news and markets with Russ Mould from AJ Bell.

Kealan Lennon is the Chief Executive of CleverCards which is a fintech company, which provides prepaid credit cards - increasingly preferred by companies as a way to reward their staff without exposing them to Benefit in Kind. He's also very aware of the changing banking habits by Irish consumers which he thinks is happening quicker than the big traditional banks appreciate.

The Land Development Agency is designed to develop and build affordable housing on state owned lands. Although a relatively new agency, it has discovered recently that often the biggest obstacle to construction is other semi state or government-controlled bodies. Joining Joe on the show was Phelim O'Neill the Director of Development with the Land Development Agency.

Joe is joined by Siobhan Casey, Brand Manager at Bulmers Ireland, to explain why cider sales are falling despite strong overall volumes and what's next for the brand.Listen here.

Eoin Byrne, Cluster Manager at Cyber Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to outline how firms across the island are cooperating to counter rising cyber threats and overcome regulatory differences.Listen here.

Lisa Brankin, Chair of Ford in Britain and Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to explain how the company is recovering from recent recalls and its strategy to regain a top-five market position.Listen here.

Joe Lynam goes through all the biggest business news on Thursday for Breakfast Business.Listen here.

Get all the latest business news with Joe from this morning's papers.Listen here.

John Ryan, founder of Healthy Place to Work, joins Joe Lynam to explain how employers can create physically and mentally healthy work environments — and why it matters for performance.Listen here.

John Eason, Retail Director at B&Q Ireland, joins Breakfast Business as the company opens new stores in Navan, Waterford and Letterkenny. What's behind the expansion — and how are customers responding?Listen here.

Babak Hodjat, Chief Technology Officer for AI at Cognizant, joins Breakfast Business to explain how Agentic AI could be a disruption to jobs.Listen here.

Kilian Finane of Finline Furniture joins Breakfast Business to talk about restoring furniture, manufacturing in Laois, and why the circular economy earned him Repak's Green Businessperson of the Month.Listen here.

Patricia Callan, Chief Executive of Financial Services Ireland, joins Breakfast Business to discuss the threats and opportunities facing Ireland's financial services workers. From AI disruption to a global tariff war and unlocking €100bn in dormant savings.Listen here.

All the biggest business news stories on Tuesday, 3 June with Joe Lynam.Listen here.

Bord Bia's Bloom Festival is underway and will run until 2pm on Monday. Emmet was joined on the show this morning by Bord Bia CEO, Jim O'Toole to talk how sustainability takes centre stage this year.

We get all the latest in the Markets with Aiden Donnelly from Davy and Emmet Oliver.

Mortgage approvals continued to grow in April as first-time buyer activity reached new highs, that's according to latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.Chief Economist at the BPFI, Ali Ugur joined Emmet to discuss these figures .

A new report reveals that 67% of businesses frequently experience payment system issues with over half saying refund processing problems have directly cost them customers. To discuss with Emmet was is Alex Marsh, Chair of SALAD, and Non-Executive Director of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology.

AI is changing the face of so many industries across the world, and that remains through for the manufacturing industry. To tell us more on this is Director for Manufacturing at PwC Ireland, Gary Hanniffy.

Wednesday's business news headlines with Tom McEnaney.

Pat Lardner, CEO of Irish Funds joined Tom to talk through the competitiveness of the funds industry

On Monday May 19th, the company Egis was awarded a long-term contract to operate and maintain the Dublin Tunnel, the Jack Lynch Tunnel and monitor 1,200km of motorway across Ireland. Joining Tom on the show was Steve Preece, CEO of Egis.

Tom McEnaney was joined on the show by Barry Manning after his re-appointment as Chair of the Irish Payments Council.

Tom McEnaney looks at today's business news headlines.

Leonie MacCann from Irish Life Investment Managers looks through all the business news and markets with Joe Lynam.

The domestic economy in Ireland will remain ticking along nicely with modified domestic demand set to be 2.5% this year. Unemployment is set to pick up a little bit next year but it's all clouded by the global macroeconomic perspective. That's the view of AIB in its latest economic snapshot. The report expects GDP here to soar then fall notably next year while consumer spending is set to moderate next year. To discuss the report findings Joe spoke to David McNamara is the AIB Chief Economist.

Up to quite recently, if you had had a cancer diagnosis, you probably found it next to impossible to get life insurance cover even if you were fully recovered. There has been a code of practice in place from the insurance industry for the past year but no legislation. Now the insurance industry has stepped back and is supporting laws to enshrine the so-called “right to be forgotten“ when it comes to cancer survivors. Speaking to Joe this morning was Robert Troy the Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for Insurance.

The government is setting up a new Small Business Unit within the department of Enterprise. Its purpose is to test all proposed new laws to see if they meet the so-called ‘SME test' and don't add unnecessarily to the cost and regulatory burden on small companies. But will it just be a talking shop without teeth to really block legislation which might come from different parts of the government? All to discuss with Peter Burke Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

Howden started off as a small mortgage broker in Britain but has grown to a worldwide operation with 22,000 staff. They've grown to the point where they now sponsor the forthcoming Lions rugby tour of Australia this summer. Here in Ireland they are known as Finance Solutions and they also act as brokers for insurance, home loans and now Life insurance products. They are creating 100 new jobs in the capital. Robert Kennedy, CEO of Howden Ireland joined Joe in studio this morning.

Kate English Deloitte joins Joe on the show to look through all the business news.