This week on Taking Stock Mandy chat to Award-Winning journalist Marina Hyde about her new book ‘What Just Happened’ which reflects on her writings over the last number of years during which time she charts the incredible times in UK history. Government this week published a master plan to overhaul An Board Pleanála – but exactly how does the agency work and who are people making major decisions about the pace of building houses and key infrastructure in Ireland? Mick Clifford of the Irish Examiner joins Mandy to explain all. Staff retention has become a significant issue for lots of employers, putting the workforce in the driving seat for the first time, Mandy chats to Mary Connaughton of CIPD about what’s happening and the best approach to take to keep your staff onside.

This week the “cost of living budget” doled out a record breaking 11 Billion. This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston talks macro and micro taxation with Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times and Marian Ryan, Consumer Tax Manager with Taxback Across the water the UK Budget received a scathing review from the IMF and calls for a rethink to its 45Billion pound debt funded tax package, Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde is here to unpick the political and economic implications for the Liz Truss Government. And when it comes to housing did the Government do enough to get the supply side moving? AJ Noonan Managing Director of the Rhonellen Group and former Chair of the SFA gives us his take on Budget 2023 from a construction perspective.

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston asks if the United Kingdom can survive the death of Queen Elizabeth? She talks to the renowned Will Hutton of the Observer and the Guardian Big Pharma took a big hit on the stock market as US President Joe Biden declared the end of the pandemic. Mandy talks to Jamie Smyth of the Financial Times in New York to hear how it all affected the Stock Exchange And drama is guaranteed as the Italians head to the polls. Mandy examines if this could be the first time since World War II that Italy's next leader could come from the far right.

Flat packing its way to billions, Ikea’s journey in Ireland has been a lucrative one for the company, and on this week’s Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at why they are doing so well out of Ireland’s generous tax landscape and is joined by Thomas Hubert of The Currency Jackie King, Executive Director International Business of IBEC joins Mandy to give us her take on how our business leaders are coping with geopolitical difficulties and what IBEC want to see from Budget 2023 Plus it seems there’s no end in sight to grocery inflation as the rate at which food and drink prices are increasing continues to accelerate in the UK and are we going in the same direction here in Ireland? Mandy chats to Larry Elliot of the Guardian and Mark Paul of the Irish Times

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston looks at the phenomena of “quiet quitting” where workers do less while still keeping their jobs. She chats to HR expert Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite. As the EU takes on the challenge of cleaning up the internet to make it safer for us all, Financial Times journalist Javier Ezpinoza takes us through the efforts being made by the big platforms to stave off more EU regulations. And why is Germany the barometer of the European project and are its current woes indicative of what countries are facing all over Europe? Mandy talks to John Kampfner the author of ‘Why the Germans Do it Better; Notes from a Grown-Up Country’

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston is joined by the author and financial journalist Philip Coggan who has just written a new book called Surviving the Daily Grind’ and he’ll give us all the tips on how to get through your working week. Twitter is back in the headlines as a whistle-blower emerges and Elon Musk is still creating impossible levels of drama for the company. Mandy talks to the technology correspondent with the Guardian Kari Paul Comeback Kings – Dara Calleary is back in Government. But who else has made it back from the political wilderness in Irish politics? Journalist John Downing chats some of the great comebacks.

This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnston analyses what was left in the wake of the departure of Ulster Bank and KBC and is joined by Sean Keyes from the Currency who takes a deep-dive into the state of Ireland’s Banking Sector. As Dublin Airport opened its third runway The Shannon Airport Group had a big rebrand this week and Mandy talks to CEO Mary Considine about the possibility for Shannon in a post-Covid economy Hope or hype? This week the Tánaiste said it will be about a decade before Hydrogen energy is a fuel source in Ireland. Mandy is joined by Hydrogen Ireland to give us their view on how long it will be before expectations meet reality

How does a novel set in 1860s, and published in the 1930s relate to America in 2022? This week on Taking Stock Mandy Johnson talks to author Sarah Churchwell about her new book ‘The Wrath to Come’ which looks at the mythmaking that sprung up following the Civil War right through to the current debates about racism and the far right in the United States. Just how many people find feedback in the workplace helpful, and does it work? Mandy talks to The Deputy Editor of the Financial Times Magazine, Esther Bintliff. And Mandy chats to Tax Expert Marian Ryan of 'Taxback' about what a new 30% Tax Band would mean for people and politics.

This week on Taking Stock Mandy explores the complexities of university life both inside and outside of the lecture hall by getting the perspective of those that run our third-level institutions, as well as those that study there. Mandy speaks with Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, President of Galway University to get his insights into the Irish University landscape as a whole. Dr. Declan Raftery, Chief Operations Officer at Dublin City University, and Lewis Purser, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Academic Affairs from the Irish Universities Association, discuss the key issues facing universities going into the next academic year. Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich, who is graduating from UCD in September and studied law and Social Justice, as well as Aisling Maloney, who just finished her first year at UCD, join Mandy to give their perspective on what being a university student in Ireland is like in 2022.

A new report by PwC looks into whether old media is on the way out as the competition for our attention sends advertisers over the top and into the palms of our hands. Brianna Parkins of TheJournal.ie and Conor Forde, Director of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications at PwC join Mandy to discuss. Taking a sabbatical from work? Author of 'Radical Sabbatical', Emma Rosen joins Mandy to explain why more people are taking time out to find the answers to deeper career questions. And, the President of Italian soccer’s league Serie A, Lorenzo Casini, joins Mandy to explain exactly why there is a huge flood of international investors into Italian Football Clubs at the minute.