Breakfast Business

The latest Reptrak index of mostly highly valued organisations in Ireland is out and the Credit Unions sits atop the list once again - followed by An Post and the IRFU interestingly. At the very bottom lies X - the social media formerly known as Twitter. So why are some organisations perennially popular while others often unloved? Speaking to Joe to discuss was Alan Tyrell, the Chief Executive of the Reputations Agency.

Cybersecurity, AI and connectivity as well as the digital divide are all topics that concern the telecoms sector and all will doubtless be on the agenda when Alessandro Gropelli Director General of Connect Europe addresses key players in the sector in Ireland later today. Alessandro joined Joe in studio ahead of his meeting today.

Thursday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.

Veonet provides a mobile operating theatre for eye surgery all over Europe and is now hoping to do so in Ireland. Veonet can perform operations for Cataracts, glaucoma and even some laser procedures in its mobile unit which has arrived for demonstration purposes in Merrion Square today. Frank Doheny, CEO of Veonet Ireland spoke to Joe in studio this morning.

Suddenly Britain might yet consider undoing its momentous decision to quit the EU which it took a decade ago. It comes as the ruling Labour party is in the throes of a potential change in prime minister and 2 of the would-be replacements of Keir Starmer have openly said that Brexit was a major mistake. To discuss further Joe spoke to Eddie Cullen is the president of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce.

Wednesday business headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Many of them are reliant on the giant platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb to attract business but the sector is in flux as the government decides how its new registration system is going to work to keep standards high and ensure everyone pays the right tax. Derek Keogh, chair of the Irish Self Catering Federation which represents a thousand guest houses and B&Bs joined Joe this morning to discuss.

China has weaned itself off large swathes of European goods and services and is exporting in vast numbers to the EU. There is a daily import deficit in favour of China of €1bn a day.Joe was joined by Finbarr Bermingham, Europe correspondent with the South China Morning Post to discuss what this means for future trade between Europe ad China.

Tuesday's business headlines

2 weeks ago, Joe at Kildare, a county hoping to attract business, today he moved to the sunny south east. They launched its new ‘Look to Wexford' campaign with the rugby legend Gordon D'Arcy this week. The county already produces 10% of the nation's food output and a quarter of all the milk produced in Ireland is used by Danone in Rocklands.Joe was joined by Paula Roche chief executive of County Wexford chamber.

Monday's business news headlines with Joe Lyam and Russ Mould from AJ Bell.

Europe's biggest airline which has just published its results for the full financial year. Profits after tax came in as up 40% to €2.26bn. The results encompassed only 1 month of the Iran war. It comes as airlines have had to cancel flights or issue fuel surcharges since the Iran war.The airline has said that it has hedged 80% of its aviation fuel for the current financial year at $668 per metric tonne of fuel. Joe Lynam was joined by CFO from the Ryanair group, Neil Sorahan.

Business innovation centres house startups. They provide the desks, wifi, meeting rooms and strong coffee for those late-night work sessions.But is that enough to propel firms with a decent potential into the big league or are they simply looking for someone to buy them out?Joe was joined by Martin Murray, the Chief executive of Furthr and the Chair of the Irish BICS.

2 of the biggest house construction companies in Ireland have formed a joint venture to build social and affordable homes in Tallaght.John Sisk & Sons and D/Res have formed Arden with the view to creating a new mixed tenure housing scheme in Killinarden.Patrick Durkan, Chief executive of D/RES Properties joined Joe Lynham.

Friday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.

Uisce Eireann is the State-run agency for water infrastructure in Ireland. It's been accused of charging exorbitant amounts to connect a water system to commercial buildingsUE pushes back on that and says it normally costs no more than €4,000 for a standard pipe and that its fees are based on width of pipe as well as the amount of waste water that is expected to flow through it.Geoffrey Bourke is the Head of Customer Operations at Uisce Éireann and joined Joe Lynam to discuss.

Thursday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.

The second part of the Network and Information Security Directive – known as NIS2 – probably comes into force in July this year. It requires companies in all manner of so-called ‘essential and important' sectors to carry out resilience checks on their data securityJoe Lynam speaks to Louise McKeown Head of Growth with dot .ie.

UK bond yields or the interest rates on a loan to that government were at a 28 year high yesterday. So what does the UK need to do that would work for its citizens and its economy without upsetting the incredibly powerful bond dealers? Speaking to Joe with more on this was Gavin Megaw who runs the Megaw Partners consultancy and the YouTube site: ‘Stories behind power and reputation'.

Power consumed by data centres has grown by 36% over the past 2 years. The report highlights the race by the hyperscalers to build data centres and the impact on that on smaller but developed nations such as Ireland and Singapore. Joe was joined by Mehdi Paryavi the Chair of the International Data Centre Authority.

Wednesday's business headlines with Joe Lynam.

Holland & Barrett which is the largest health food chain in Ireland with 70 outlets here. Vineta Bajaj - Group CFO with Holland & Barrett joined Joe on the show to chat all about the business of wellness and health.

CSG is one of the biggest suppliers of chemical products to Uisce Eireann but it also supplies the pharma and dairy sectors with products to clean effluent as well as milk production lines. And now CSG is expanding rapidly in the UK with the purchase of Resource chemicals. Speaking to Joe this morning was their Group Chief Executive is Kevin Quinn.

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through toady's business news headlines.

When it comes to redundancy what are your rights as a worker and what are your protections as an employer. Also, what sort of new changes are on the way for Employment law in Ireland? Joe discussed all with Emma Richmond from the lawyers Whitney Moore .

The rules surrounding the installation and grants of solar panels for companies are not as clear as they are for businesses. Speaking to Joe this morning was Ciarán Kells who runs the Micro Renewable Energy Federation MREF.

Monday's business news headlines with Joe Lyam and Russ Mould from AJ Bell.

The new book ‘Leaving Russia: How Putin Forced A Nation's Future to Flee' details how intellectuals, dissidents and the young educated classes are quitting Russia in their thousands - including the books author Jason Corcoran who moved his family out due to repression and State control. Jason joined Joe this morning.

Ashley McDonnell has created a Irish luxury holding group by buying up brands here with high potential and streamlining where they are sold globally. It's called VYKO Group and its founder is Ashley McDonnell told Joe all about her business.

Joe takes a look through Friday's business headlines along with Kate English Chief Economist with Deloitte.

The Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted sold its European onshore business recently and what emerged from that sale process is a business called Perigus Energy. It already has almost 400 MW of wind power capacity here but aims to double that in the next year or two and potentially triple it before the end of the decade. But the same old planning issues hold it back and connecting that renewable energy to the grid is also a headache. Speaking to Joe was TJ Hunter the Managing Director Ireland and UK at Perigus Energy.

Thursday's business headlines with Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam.

The publicity surrounding autoenrollment has created a surge in inquiries for all types of retirement planning. But a survey for LIA and the Financial Planning Standards Board has found that while we may feel we are earning enough we also feel that we're not prepared for retirement financially. To discuss this further Joe spoke to Emer Kirk, Financial Planning Standards Board Ireland

Joe Lynam takes a run through Wednesday business headlines.

Startups and scaleups need the help of angel investors and venture capitalists to take the kind of risks that normal banks can't or won't take. The State plays a key role in supporting entrepreneurs with little more than an idea and some vim. That's where Enterprise Ireland comes in. All to discuss with Kevin Sherry, Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland.

Ireland's second busiest port in Cork has a massive plan in mind to move itself from the quays to Ringaskiddy. It hopes the move will boost its already existing traffic of 1.9million tonnes of freight a year. It also wants to beef up its presence as the only cruise ship berth in Ireland. Ann Doherty, chief executive of the Port of Cork company tells Joe about all these plans.

NorDan, the Scandinavian manufacturer is gaining from the surge in home building and renovation in Ireland with sales up 33% last year alone. That comes despite huge delays courtesy of supply chain and planning issues. NorDan says we are seeing a ‘2 track market'. All to discuss with Brendan Harte Residential Director at NorDan Ireland.

Wagyu is literally the Japanese word for Japanese Cow. But the word is synonymous in English for the highest quality cut of beef you can get. Sales have taken off in Ireland among the better off shoppers and ABP has signed an exclusive deal to supply wagyu beef to Aldi supermarkets. Joining Joe this morning was Stephen Connolly is the Sustainability manager with ABP Foods who is also a beef and sheep farmer.

Friday's business and markets review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte.

We all use online aggregators when shopping around for electricity suppliers or even travel insurance but how many use them for furniture? uFurnish.com does exactly that. They've even signed a deal with myHome.ie this week to ‘shop the image'. A lot to chat about with Raymond Wright, co-founder of uFurnish.com.

When it comes to booking a taxi and you don't fancy hailing one on the street, mostly you have two options: Uber and FreeNow. David Mitchell is a taxi driver and is launching what he and his colleagues hope is a viable alternative to the big two. ‘Tap a Taxi' drivers initially purchase their share and then pay a flat subscription per month and users pay what it says on the meter with no other fees. It operates as a coop and the app is downloadable now. David Mitchell joined Joe this morning.

Thursday's business new review along with Joe Lynam.