Breakfast Business

There have been two interest rates hikes in 3 months within the eurozone. We’re all braced for another one this week. But is there a risk that the ECB cut kill the economy as it hopes to kill inflation which is stuck at 10%. Pearse Conaty is head of EURO rates with Bank Of Ireland spoke to Joe with more on this.

Niall Carson the Managing Director of Free Now has been awarded business person of the month for October. Niall joined Joe on the show to talk about his business which is now the largest taxi-booking app in the country.

We take a quick look at today's business papers and websites.

Declan Murphy was the target for an abduction when he used to be a senior executive with the security company G4S. After two such attempted abductions, he decided to change jobs and found the recruitment process simply not good enough. Declan Murphy is the founder and boss of Allsorter which helps in the recruitment space and Declan spoke to Joe this morning on the show.

There may be 200,000 Irish people who have worked in the UK and may be entitled to part of the British state pension. But you might soon miss out on an opportunity to draw down the UK state pension if you worked there for a number of years because the window is closing. Mel Morgan Pensions Adviser UkStatepensionAbroad.com spoke to Joe this morning on the show.

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

Fresh hopes for progress on Cork Events Centre comes following the announcement of €15m in Budget 2023 for the project. The proposed centre, which was first approved 10 years ago, has met several snags over the past decade. Seamus Heaney, Head of Visit Cork joined Jonathan Healy on the show this morning with more on this.

All this week on the show been speaking to some of Ireland's newest and most unique SMEs. We found out who's behind them, what's their ethos, and how they’re navigating the current market. Our final guest this week is Sheelin Conlon, Founder of The Kind, a Sustainable Lifestyle Store who spoke to Johnathan this morning.

Today’s SME is Edventure Innovator which has launched a sports-themed board game. Think of FIFA 2023 but for Gaelic football. It’s called Bainesteoir which is of course manager

What is your favourite brand? How important is Customer Service to you? Do you have a long memory when it comes to what annoys you about companies? A recent survey brought some interesting results in terms of Brand appreciation and joining Joe this morning was Cathy Summers, the Chief Executive of the CX company which carried out the survey

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a run-through of some of the main business stories in today's papers.

Today’s SME is a technology company with the goal of spreading higher-speed broadband services to remote parts of Ireland. He is not part of the official national broadband scheme but is making a difference in delivering higher speeds for the world of remote working that many of us want to live in. Patrick Cotter is the founder of Rural Wi-Fi and spoke to Joe on the show this morning.

Many of us wish we had the foresight and money to invest in some technology companies in their early stages. Jason Stockwood did that and was one of the early investors in last minute.com and one of the bosses of match.com. He is now the owner of Grimsby town football club. Jason spoke to Joe this morning on the show.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at today's business newspapers.

Today’s SME is the personal mobility business and saving the planet business. Jarlath Gantly Managing Director, CoMotion Mobility Solutions joined Joe on this show broadcast live from Shannon Airport.

Joe takes a run through today's business papers and markets.

EI Electronics is one of the biggest manufacturers of fire and carbon monoxide alarms for companies and households in Europe. They’ve been making them here in Shannon since the 1980s. t. It’s an Irish success story by any measure and yet many people are surprised to hear is all done locally Mick Guinee is the Chief executive of EI Electronics and joined Joe who was broadcasting from Shannon Airport.

It was pretty tumultuous few days in UK, market wise and politically. How has the pound reacted to sacking Kwasi Kwarteng as UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer and Jeremy Hunt coming in? We ask Jeremy Cook from Audere Solutions, who joined Joe on the show.

We all know the feeling. You come home exhausted from work and scour the fridge to rustle up some sort of food for either yourself or your loved ones. But you're missing this condiment or that key ingredient. Hello Fresh are the global experts in supplying meals that are ready for the wok or oven. But up to now they weren't available in Ireland. That changes this week and Philip Doran is the boss of Hello Fresh and he joined Joe in the studio .

All this week on the show I’ll be speaking to some of Ireland's newest and most unique SMEs. We will be finding out who's behind them, what their ethos is and how they’re navigating the current economic situation. And today’s SME is in the recruitment business but focuses a lot more on hiring people for reasons other than just money. Paul McClatchie, founder and CEO of specialist financial and professional recruiters, Engage People joined Joe on the show today.