Down To Business

For this week’s Industry Review, we turn to the business of wellness, speaking to three operators about building and running spa and wellbeing spaces, the pressures behind the scenes, and how the sector is evolving in a competitive service market. Joining Bobby to discuss is: ● Adrienne Stewart, Founder of hotelandsparesorts.com / Director at Powerscourt Springs Health Farm & Owner at Rainforest Spa in Summerhill House Hotel, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow ● Tara de Courcey, Director of Spa & Wellness at Cashel Palace Hotel ● Eileen Fleming, Co-owner of The Buff Day Spa

To go through the main stories from the Saturday papers, Bobby is joined by Susan HayesCulleton aka The Positive Economist and presenter of Taking Stock, as well as Doug Keatinge from Avolon.

Have you ever sat on an interview board and the candidate facing you is just too good to be true? In the age of AI and online interviewing, the reality is that more candidates are using AI tools to impress or even fool interviewers into giving them the job. Bobby is joined by Sinead English, Founder and CEO of HILT, to look at both sides of the recruiting equation and to explore how common this scenario is becoming.

The founder of CityJet, Pat Byrne, joins Bobby in this week's Executive Chair.

Bobby took a trip out to Dixon Hempenstal on Suffolk St, where he spoke to owner, Mike Wyley, about the business of eye care, how the industry has changed, and to get an eye exam.

The Michelin Awards are set to be hosted in Dublin for the first time this coming Monday. There’s much talk about who might be added to the list or if Ireland will finally get its third star, but what is the significance of getting a star, and how are they awarded? One man who knows a thing or two about it is Ross Lewis of Chapter One, who received his own coveted star many years ago.

John Corley, CEO and co-founder of Spanish Point Technologies, joins Bobby in the Executive Chair.

Bobby is joined by Paul Sloane to talk about his book 'The Art of Unexpected Solutions: Using Lateral Thinking to Find Breakthroughs', a guide to fostering innovation by embracing unconventional and indirect thinking methods.

Joining Bobby to go through the Sunday papers is Gina London, Leadership communication expert and Bob Hoffman of Vista Executive Search.

How do you tip and who do you tip to are two of the hardest questions to answer on a night out. This week, the consumer watchdog tried to make things clearer as the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) issued a report which said technology has changed the tipping landscape. It also issued guidelines to ensure that people more clearly understand where their money is going and why. Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Editor from The Irish Times, joins Bobby to discuss.

For this week’s Industry Review, we turn to Ireland’s booming distillery sector, finding out how Irish whiskey has been growing at home and abroad, and what that means for producers on the ground and the wider industry.Joining Bobby to discuss is:Eoin Ó Catháin, Director of the Irish Whiskey AssociationPádraic Ó Griallais, Co-Founder at Micil Distillery in GalwayPat Rigney, founder & owner of The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney in Drumshanbo

Ireland’s economy shrank in the last three months of 2025, in a time when we hear about bursting government coffers, but how can this be? Joining Bobby to talk through the details is economist, Austin Hughes.

Joining Emmet Oliver to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Linda Daly, business reporter with the Sunday Times and Robert Whelan of Rockwell Finance.

Following one of the strangest weeks in geopolitics, where the eyes of the world were on Davos, Emmet Oliver wanted to look at where Ireland now stands in the world when it comes to American relations. Cliff Taylor, Managing Editor of the Irish Times, has been watching events all week - he joins Emmet to discuss.

Joining Emmet Oliver in the Executive Chair is Jenny Johnston, CEO at Azure Communications.

For this week’s Industry Review, we looked at businesses that operate partly or entirely through the Irish language and asked what that choice means in practical terms for growth, customers, and competitiveness in the modern economy. Joining Anton to discuss is: ● Deirdre Ní Thuathail, Managing Director with Cló Iar-Chonnacht ● Darren Ó Rodaigh, CEO & Founder of Coláiste Gaelchultúr ● Deirdre Ní Choistín, Director General at TG4

Liam Collins, journalist for Mediahuis Ireland covering the Irish Independent and Sunday Independent, joins Emmet Oliver to chat about the publication of his late father's book 'Kings, Druids, and Traitors'.

How threatened by AI do you feel? Will it take away large chunks of your employment skills? Andrew Bryant, author of 'Potential-Ize: How Leaders Unlock Human Potential in the Age of AI' thinks we may be overthinking things, and that humanity can never be matched by AI. He joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.

Joining Emmet Oliver to go through the main stories from the business pages of the Saturday papers is Ciara McDonagh of Healy Communications and Ronan Reid of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Creativity is something we all understand, but does it differ across cultures and societies worldwide? Frederick Heren, author of The World of Creativity, A Journey Across 37 Countries to Discover the Secrets of Creative Minds, joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.