Breakfast Business

New legislation from the European union is on its way in 2025, which will mandate companies to ensure that workplaces are not just physically accessible for all types of workers, but also accessible for people with conditions not visible to the naked eye. Speaking to Joe this morning was Niamh Kelly  Founder/CEO at Leaders for Accessibility.  

1000 more jobs left the FDI sector this year than came into the country according to the latest report from the IDA.  That report also confirmed that 300,000 people are directly employed here by those companies brought here by the IDA. And the agency says that keeping that number above 300,000 is the challenge in an era of shrinking global investment.  Speaking to Joe this morning was Michael Lohan is the Chief Executive of the IDA. 

A look at today's business stories with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lyman.

If your company is fortunate enough to have excess working capital or cash, then you’ll know that rates are low in Ireland.  Now Elkstone has a new platform to allow access to much higher deposit rates throughout the eurozone.   Karl Rogers, the Chief Investment Officer at Elkstone Partners  joined Joe this morning.

The Eurozone’s largest economy Germany is not in great shape.  It’s grown by roughly zero so far this year and has a hole in its budget in need of fixing.  Much of the crisis stems from Germany’s previous reliance on cheap Russian oil and China as its main export market. So what does next year hold for the engine of Europe?  Speaking to Joe this morning on the show was  Holgar Zschäpitz is editor at large with the famous German newspaper Die Welt who has also spent the last week or so in Ireland studying our economy.  

Joe takes a look at Friday's papers and markets with Mike O'Sullivan UNIO.

Companies make decisions based on their data they have before them as well as gut instinct.  And while you can rarely rely on or even measure your gut, business leaders need to rely on the data and information they are getting.  But a new report out from EY suggests that data is not always reliable?  Dr Mary Coughlan, EY Ireland Partner in Data, Analytics & AI joined Joe this morning with more on this.

According to the respected think tank the ESRI GDP will shrink by 2.7% this year but rise by 2.3% next year.  But more importantly modified domestic demand will grow overall this year by a far more modest 0.6% and by 2% next year. The ESRI quarterly assessment of the economy says that inflation will just above 2% next year and unemployment will fall to 4.3% - suggesting a healthy economy. But it warns of global factors which could push Ireland off course.   To discuss further with Joe was Conor O’Toole Associate Research Professor at the ESRI .

A look at today's main business stories this morning with Joe Lynam.

 9 advertisements across were found to be in breach of the Advertising Standards Authority Code on grounds related to a range of issues including Misleading, Substantiation, Recognisability, and Availability.   That’s according to the latest Complaints Bulletin from the ASAI’s independent Complaints Committee.   Joining Emmet this morning was Orla Twomey of the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland. 

The new agri-food regulator - An Rialálaí Agraibhia, will formally be established later todayThe regulator is empowered to publish price and market analysis along the agricultural and food supply chains, which should result in greater transparency for farmers, producers, processors and consumers.    Joe Healy is Chairperson of An Rialálaí Agraibhia joined Emmet this morning on the show.

Emmet Oliver takes a look through the main business stories this morning.

If you're the type of person who will travel far and wide for your freshly baked bread and pastries, then Bread 41 on Pearse Street might be known to you.  It describes itself as the busiest bakery in the country and now it’s secured the prestigious B-Corp rating for ethical and environmental practices. Joining Emmet on the show this morning was Eoin Cluskey the co-founder of Bread 41.

Dublin-headquartered Invert Robotics has raised a further €2.5m in funding, bringing the total amount raised by the company to date to €25m.   Invert provides robotic solutions for non-destructive testing, and the company’s CEO Neil Fletcher joined Emmet this morning on the show.

A run-through of some of the business stories today with Emmet Oliver.

There were many accusations during the Dublin riots that the social media Giants might not have done enough to take down the spreading of hateful information.  Many of them appeared before TDs and Senators last week but X ignored the invitation.  That’s despite looming new legislation called the Digital Services Bill which will dramatically change the responsibility of the big online platforms such as Meta, TikTok, and X.   The Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital, and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary joined Joe this morning on the show.

Last month An Post said all its delivery vehicles would soon be electric and now the ESB which is part owner of the SIRO nationwide broadband rollout scheme said it would follow suit.  To do that it has partnered with the Irish EV broker Nevo to source all these electric cars. Speaking to Joe this morning was Derek Reilly from Nevo. 

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

KT or Knowledge Transfer is an important part of any modern economy and essential to one like Ireland’s which is so dependent on brain power and technology. Now Enterprise Ireland whose job it is to encourage indigenous Irish companies to expand abroad has set up a new €33m fund– paid for in part by the European regional development fund to pay for skilled graduates to work for Irish deep technology companies.  With more on this Joe was joined on the show by Marina Donohoe Head of Research & Innovation with Enterprise Ireland. 

If you've recently taken out a mortgage and need to get insurance for your monthly payments, you will have discovered that insurers don't like covering people who may have ever suffered from cancer and now be back to full health.Well, that discrimination is coming to an end this week with Insurers finally acknowledging the right to forget the illness after a few years.  Moyagh Murdock the chief executive of Insurance Ireland joined Joe to explain this change.