Breakfast Business

Changes in labour legislation are threatening the viability of small business and Ireland’s competitiveness that's the warning from the Employment Recruitment Federation. Their President, Siobhan Kinsella joined Emmet in studio this morning to discuss further.  

We takes a look at Tuesday's business headlines with Emmet Oliver.

Ireland 5th most attractive country to invest in renewable energy projects on a GDP-normalised basis. Speaking to Emmet this morning was   Sean Casey, EY UK & I in Ireland Energy and Infrastructure Consulting Leader.

Health insurance price hikes of up to 20% are hitting employers. To discuss further Emmet was joined on the show by Dermot Goode, Head of Healthcare Division with Lockton Insurance Brokers Ireland previously of Total Health Cover.

A look at today's business stories and websites with Emmet Oliver.

A lack of supply and strong demand from first time buyers pushes up residential property prices in the first half of the year. That’s according to the latest residential market review from DNG.  Emmet was joined on the show by Paul Murgatroyd, Head of Research & Business Development.

FraudSMART are calling on businesses to remain vigilant as SMEs lost almost 10 million euro through email-related scams in 2023. Speaking to Emmet to discuss further was Niamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, BBFI.

A look at today's business news stories and markets with Emmet Oliver along with Aidan Donnelly from Davys.

The proportion of women across senior levels at financial services firms has increased year-on-year in Ireland’s Women in Finance Charter signatory firms. But how can we increase women’s participation in the financial sector? To discuss further Bobby spoke to Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD and Minster for state with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail. 

We hear about the Irish Business Challenge with Gerard Duffy, Owner of Eurotech and Tom Watts, Head of Design at Design and Crafts Council Ireland. 

A look at today's business stories and websites with Bobby Kerr this week.

JB Barry and Partners, the Dublin-headquartered consultant engineering firm  is rebranding as Egis following its acquisition by the French-headquartered global engineering and operations group Laurent Germain, CEO of Egis Group joined Bobby this morning on the show.

Waterland private equity have launched their first responsible investing report. To discuss this and more about the business was Laura Dillon, Partner at Waterland Private Equity.

A look at today's business stories and websites with Bobby Kerr.

Christian Lawlor has been in the men’s wear business for 20 years. In December 2022 he launched his own online menswear clothing company called Kempt. Christian joined Bobby on the show to chat about his 20 years in business.

Just over half the counties in the country noted an increase in start-ups for H1 2024, with Carlow, Louth, Waterford, Galway and Dublin  seeing positive growth. For more on this Bobby was joined on the show by Christine Cullen, Managing Director of CRIP Vision Net.

A look at today's business stories and websites today with Bobby Kerr.

A new Property Price Report by MyHome.ie has revealed national asking prices are up 7.3% over the last year, making it the fastest inflation growth in nearly two years.  Speaking to Bobby this morning was Conall Mac Coille, Chief Economist with the Bank of Ireland. 

A look at today's business stories and websites with Bobby Kerr on the show this morning.

 78% of businesses have no budget set aside for sustainability initiatives that's according to a new survey. To discuss further Bobby was joined on the show by CEO of UrbanVolt Kevin Maughan.