Breakfast Business

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.

US and Japanese bond yields have been soaring in recent days. To some it might be a reflection in recovery of stock markets in the 1st and 4th largest economies in the world. Or it might be investors waking up to the fact that both nations are heavily in debt with no prospect of getting that debt mountain down. Joining Joe this morning was Gregory Perden, a well known fund manager and was named among Citywire's most ‘Influential Wealth Managers'. He's also a Senior adviser with Moore Ireland.

Founded in 1997 in Galway by a very well known face and voice here in Newstalk Bobby Kerr. Insomnia coffee was the first of the new wave of American style frothy coffees in an Ireland which overwhelmingly drank only tea. Bobby may have moved on but the Irish love affair with modern coffee continues at a pace to the point where Coffee has supplanted tea and Insomnia now has 157 outlets on both sides of the Irish Sea.To chat about the business of coffee Joe spoke to Harry O'Kelly the Chief Executive of Insomnia Coffee.

Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

The business lobby group IBEC has some clear ideas for the Enterprise Minister Peter Burke about what should be done when it comes to beefing up Ireland's skill sets, speeding up Infrastructure delivery as well as cutting down on red tape. IBEC also thinks that spending on infrastructure should come before any tax cuts. Fergal O'Brien Executive Director of Lobbying and Influence at IBEC spoke to Joe this morning.

Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business headlines and news.

The South African insurer Outsurance has been on the Irish market for a year selling home and motor insurance. Now business is obviously good enough to warrant hiring an additional 100 staff here. Joe spoke to Peter Broom the chief executive of OUTsurance Ireland about their business.

Martin Dubbey is a former detective turned corporate investigations sleuth who tracks down beneficial owners and information that companies might want to hide. His business Harod also featured in the movie which exposed Russian doping cheats. Martin Dubbey the Managing Director of Harod Associates explained his business to Joe this morning on the show.

Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

The Irish Management Institute has new owners. UCC has sold its share to the publishers of the Business Post. The IMI joins a stable of brands including Red C research and iQuest experiences and certainly diversifies and broadens the portfolio. But will the investment pay off in a world of AI learning? All to discuss with Enda O'Coineen, Publisher and CEO of the Kilcullen Business Post Group.

Monday business news and markets along with Ross Mould from AJ Bell.

Are we back to crazy levels of borrowing? This comes as the foreign banks based here express confidence in Ireland as a base for investment. Employment by the international banking sector is up by a fifth on pre Covid levels. All to discuss with Brian Hayes the Chief Executive of the Banking and Payments Federations Ireland.

Ryanair has just posted its full year results for the financial year 2025. They made a post tax profit of €1.62bn down 16% on the previous year. Average fares were also down 7% over the past 12 months. The airline carried a record 200m passengers and bought back 7% of their own shares Neil Sorahan. Group Chief Financial Officer discussed the report findings with Joe.

We are 5 months or so away from the budget this autumn but already positions are being staked out. For its part, the government has already said there won't be as many giveaways as last autumn due to the tariff war and global uncertainty. But already some sectors are setting out their wish list. Deloitte says Capital Gains taxes are too high and a disincentive to invest here. It also wants AI and decarbonisation tax credits. To discuss this and more Joe was joined on the show by Daryl Hanberry Partner and Head of Tax & Legal for Deloitte.

Joe Lynam and Austin Hughes from AJ Bell brings us all the national and international business news this morning.

The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is in effect Ireland's sovereign wealth fund worth just under €15bn and designed to generate returns for taxpayers. ISIF, which is part of the National treasury management Agency, is very distinct from the new Future Ireland Fund which was set up last year. Joining Joe this morning on the show was Nick Ashmore the Chief Executive of the ISIF.

Thursday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

What do you get when you merge the words Water and Vinyl? You get Wavin one of the world's most famous pipe and ducting companies. Wavin has been in Ireland for decades in Balbriggan. But it no longer makes any of those famous orange pipes here. They come from Britain these days. But it is moving to a new logistics centre and customer facility in North County Dublin. Speaking to Joe this morning was Michael O'Donoghue the Commercial Director of Wavin.

On Monday next week Keir Starmer will host a major EU delegation as part of what is shaping up to be a major reset of UK EU relations. There have already been hints at what might be agreed including a youth mobility scheme as well as a new and deeper Defence pact. The UK government still says that rejoining the Single market or the Customs Union are red lines that won't be crossed. Joe discusses this and more with Marie Doyle President of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday's business headlines and news along with Joe Lynam.

On paper at least the 2 richest economies in the EU are also among the smallest: Ireland and Luxembourg. Our economy relies on technology and pharma of course but it's also a major player in fund management. Our biggest European rival to lure these big global pension funds is Luxembourg whose regulator might be seen as more relaxed than our Central bank. Both nations have been accused of being tax havens. But are they? Speaking to Joe in studio this morning was Quentin Werlé, head of portfolio management at the Luxembourg advisers 6 Monks which specialises in cryptocurrencies.

t's nestled in the foothills of the Dublin mountains and is a hive of science, adventure and learning. It's 112,000 sq ft and it's a year since it reopened after Covid. The Explorium science immersion museum in Ballinteer is already the 9th most visited tourist site in Ireland and aims to become the nationally recognised Children's science centre. But it was a long bureaucratic journey to reopen and now there's talk of a rival city centre museum as well. Charlie Kelly is the owner and Managing Director of Explorium Science Museum joined Joe this morning on the show.

They are called Dub 20 and Dub 30. They are the latest large data centres to be opened by the Taoiseach in Arklow in Co Wicklow. They claim to be the most sustainable data centres in Ireland and will feed almost as much energy into the grid as they will take out. But the planning process took 7 years and a trip to the High Court. Newstalk's Alex Rowley caught up with  Graham McWilliams, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Echelon Data Centers and began by asking him about the green credentials of Dub20 and 30 .

Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam,