Breakfast Business

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Joe Lynam.

Beach Point Capital here in Ireland is running a €100m Venture Debt fund, which invests in high-growth small/medium-sized businesses in Ireland. Speaking to Emmet Oliver was Shane Lanigan, Portfolio Manager of Beach Point Capital explained what exactly is venture debt?

Local Enterprise Week, running all this week will see over 300 events taking place nationwide for small businesses and budding entrepreneurs. John Magee, Chair of the Local Enterprise Network, explained to Emmet what people can expect this year?

A look at today's business papers and markets with Emmet Oliver.

Online shopping is set to rise but so too will appreciation of in-store good service. Just 2 of the results of the latest PWC Irish Consumer Insights Pulse Survey. Owen McFeely, Director, PwC Retail & Consumer Practice joined Joe on the show this morning.

Maxol service stations are probably more about retail these days than fuel. And now Maxol is putting it up to small Irish companies to pitch to get on Maxol shelves in its 72 stores. But only 4 indigenous brands will make it to the shelves. Brian Donaldson - Chief executive of Maxol

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

The good news is that the global tally for ransomware attacks fell slightly last year by 4%. The bad news is that the time it takes for cyber criminals to complete their attacks has also fallen from months to only days. Finding a so-called ‘back door’ is now by far the most popular route for attackers to find a weakness in company systems. For more on this Joe was joined on the show by Mary O’Brien, General Manager of IBM Security Software.

What started off in the 1970s with a brand-new drink called Baileys, has become a global success story with lots of imitations. Irish Cream liqueur may only be described as such if it’s made on this island with Irish whiskey and Irish fresh cream. But knockoffs from all over the world are being sold and it could affect Irish dairy farmers and Irish producers. So that’s why Drink Ireland has launched a new campaign called Explore Irish Cream. Joining Joe this morning was Johnny Harte from Drinks Ireland and the maker of his own Five Farms Irish Cream.

A look at the business markets and websites with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.

For those of us older than 35, the word Nokia was synonymous with mobile phones. The Finnish brand was far and away the biggest phone maker in the world - until 2007 when Apple literally destroyed its sales. Nokia mobile phones are back but owned and made by a very different - non-Finnish company. Joining Joe this morning to discuss was Jess Kelly our Technology. Correspondent.

As an industry, the legal profession is not famed for its rapid change. There are still practitioners who wear horse-hair wigs and gowns in court, even though there is no obligation to do so. But change is afoot. There are more judges on the way which should speed up proceedings and legal aid is set to be reformed, which should give more people access to the courts than is currently the case. Sara Phelan SC, Chair of the Bar of Ireland joined Joe this morning on the show with more on this.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business papers and websites.

Manufacturing which includes the key food production and pharmaceutical sectors in Ireland is moving in the right direction again. After some lacklustre results at the end of last year, the AIB Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing posted a value of 51.3 for last month anything over 50 denotes rising output. The falling cost of production has helped life many manufacturers but Ireland is in a stronger position than its nearest neighbours, especially the UK. Oliver Mangan Chief Economist with AIB spoke joined Joe this morning.

Green & Red lanes, emergency breaks, democratic consultations. They’re all contained in the new Windsor Protocol to replace the infamous Protocol for Northern Ireland. But assuming that the DUP accepts this deal and goes back into power with Sinn Fein, what will this deal mean for trade between both parts of the island and between Britain and Northern Ireland? Speaking to Joe this morning was John McGrane Director General of the British Irish Chambers of Commerce.

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Business Editor Joe Lynam.

The cosmetics and pharmacy chain Boots is soon gonna accept your old or empty cosmetics containers in return for a voucher. It could remove lots of plastic and glass from the economic system. Maeve McNamara is head of sustainability at Boots IRL and joined Joe this morning with more details on this new incentive.

We all know what the constituent chemicals in water are but did you know that once you split out the hydrogen from the Oxygen you can have a bountiful supply of renewable fuel without any mining or drilling? Quite a few car makers are launching hydrogen-powered cars but Hydrogen is also a great way to store renewable energy from wind and heaven knows Ireland has plenty of that. Speaking to Joe this morning wasJorgo Chatzimarkakis the Chief executive of Hydrogen Europe which represents the industry throughout the continent.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run through of some of the business stories today.

In the words of the great Swedish philosophers Benny & Bjorn: Money money money is a major problem for Irish start-ups according to a new survey of them by Scale Ireland. Traditional banks won't lend to such high-risk entities and venture capitalists are in more of a Risk Off mood in this high inflation and high-interest rates environment. Last week the start-up sector told the visiting Taoiseach at its get-together in Galway that there is simply too much red tape to apply for Government supports Martina Fitzgerald Chief executive of Scale Ireland joined Joe this morning.