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Wednesday's business headlines along with Joe Lynam.

 It was Canada Day yesterday.   It’s been a testing time for the world's 2nd largest country with a major row developing with its southern neighbour.  The whole thing has forced Canadian companies to search for deeper markets in Europe.  That includes its flag-carrier airline which now flies to three Canadian cities most days from Dublin.  Joe caught up with the Sales Manager for Air Canada, Bláithín O'Donnell and began by asking about those flights from Dublin.

Will AI decimate many white-collar jobs including those for lawyers, auditors and administrators But if you have a trade or work in a profession that requires creativity or empathy, your salaries may double over the next five years due to increased demand. It could be a major problem for a country like Ireland, which prides itself with having so many graduates in the workforce. Haim Israel a futurologist with Bank of America discuss this and more with Joe.

United Airlines now operates 2 flights a day from Dublin to New York. That’s despite the passenger cap still officially in place at the airport.   Another newer factor is Donald Trump who is making it less attractive to fly to the US for some. But will cheaper flights mean you can bury or hide your political views to get to the States this year?  All to discuss with Martina Coogan Head of Corporate Sales for United airlines in the UK and Ireland.

Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.

According to a study from AIB, golf Tourism leads to 220,000 people visiting this country every year. Furthermore, golfers spend three times as much on their holiday here than any other type of tourism.  This chimes with a separate study from Golf Ireland which says the sport adds €717m in gross value added to the economies on both sides of the border.  Joining Joe this morning was Mark Kennelly the Chief Executive of Golf Ireland.  

Kathleen Brooks from XTB joined Joe this morning to run through the big business news headlines.

Around 6,000 foam mattresses are dumped on landfill from hospitals in Munster alone. That’s because they can't be recycled.  Michael O’Sullivan has come up with a way of recycling the plastic in a brand-new prototype mattress which will be far more hygienic and eco-friendly.   It’s called a Nest mattress and the forthcoming national children's hospital will be using them almost exclusively. Michael O’Sullivan is the boss Nua Medical and the ‘Green Businessperson of the month’ with Repak for the month of June.

Joining Joe this morning on the show was Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath with special responsibility for consumer affairs.  Up for discussion was the trade war with Donald Trump’s America and how Europe is gonna square the circle between what it stands for an avoiding tariffs with Europe’s number one trading partner. 

Today's business new headlines with Joe Lynam.

t’s rare that people put the word ‘affordable’ in the same sentence when talking about Ireland but we are one of the least expensive places to start a business. According to the digital or neo bank Bunq.  Ireland supposedly has low advisory costs and low corporation taxes of course, which compare favourably with other EU countries. To tell us more Joe was joined by Bianca Zwart is the chief strategy officer with BUNQ.

Supermarkets are a vital part of our modern lives and yet they consume a lot of energy. Transporting goods from all over the world to the shelves or keeping goods chilled or frozen for consumers. Lidl says that it will soon open Ireland’s first net zero supermarket in Maynooth co Kildare using solar panels and using concrete comprising 50% recycled materials. But will it lure any more customers who might still only care about price?  All to ask Robert Ryan is the CEO of Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland. 

Joe Lynam takes a look at Thursday's business news headlines.

Daryl Byrne, Chief Executive of Euronext Dublin, investor Cathal Friel, and Aidan Donnelly of Davys join Breakfast Business live from the Dublin Stock Exchange to talk market trends, building heritage, and the outlook for Irish capital markets.Listen here

Joe Lynam brings you all the business news in the papers today, live from the Dublin Stock Exchange.

Joe Lynam takes a run through this morning;s news headlines.

An estimated 44,000 people in Ireland get cancer every single year. One of the side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss which can be mentally and physically upsetting for many patients. Aaron Hannon runs a business with 52 staff in Galway which prevents hair loss during chemotherapy.  Aaron Hannon is the founder of Luminate Medical and Aaron joined Joe this morning on the show.

Africa is the fastest growing continent in population terms and increasingly important for Ireland as it seeks new trading markets. In fact, we export as much to Africa as we do to Australia, New Zealand and South America combined. But the issues of governance and corruption remain. Today Ireland hosts the Africa-Ireland Trade Horizons conference and chairing it will be Minister of State at the Department of foreign affairs Neale Richmond.

Kathleen Brooks from XTB joined Joe this morning to look through this morning business news stories.

Nowadays increasingly schools want everything to be digitised as well as keeping kids away from social media during school hours. My next guest Ian Gaughran from Olive for Education  provides laptops to schools with strong firewalls to prevent them being used for anything other than academic purposes.  He also provide something called a “learning wallet” for holistic training tools for students. Ian joined Joe this morning.