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Sep 23, 2023 • 19min
Industry Review: Driving Instructors
It’s an essential skill these days and one that most of us learn how to do in our younger years.But with backlogs in driving tests an ongoing issue, how are our driving schools and driving instructors faring in what must be a very busy time?Joining Bobby to discuss is:Darragh Dunne, Allied Driving InstructorsKevin Horgan, Managing Director of Ladybird Driving School Darren Mullane, Mullane School Of Motoring in Cork

Sep 23, 2023 • 10min
Out & About: Oakberry Açai Dublin
Oakberry Açai is a healthy fast food, present in more than 35 countries and with more than 600 stores.Bobby visits the new Oakberry store in Dublin to find out more about this healthy fast-food treat.

Sep 23, 2023 • 10min
Should the banks be subjected to a windfall tax?
In recent months, as Irish banks enjoy massive profits, consumers were found to have the lowest deposit rates out of the Eurozone, United Kingdom, and the United States.One of the ways to more evenly distribute the profits of our baking institutions is the implementation of a windfall tax, but Cormac Lucey warns against this - he joins Bobby to discuss.

Sep 23, 2023 • 9min
Conor Pope on why grocery are prices on the rise
Bobby talks to Conor Pope about why grocery prices are going up when food inflation is going down.

Sep 23, 2023 • 10min
The GameStop saga with author, Ben Mezrich
Bobby talks to author, Ben Mezrich who wrote ‘The Anti-social Network’ which is the basis of the new movie ‘Dumb Money’ - all about the strange buying and selling of Gamestop Stocks in January 2021.

Sep 16, 2023 • 8min
Jack Lukeman - ' Battle of the Hawthorn Trees'
Rounding out a hugely enjoyable broadcast from the Three Store on Grafton Street, Bobby was joined by Jack Lukeman - aka Jack L - who played his song 'Battle of the Hawthorn Trees'.

Sep 16, 2023 • 8min
Executive Chair: Maria Dickenson, Managing Director of Dubray Books
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Maria Dickenson, Managing Director of Dubray Books.

Sep 16, 2023 • 8min
The Little Museum of Dublin
Described as “Dublin’s best museum experience” the Little Museum of Dublin has twice been voted the number one museum in Ireland on TripAdvisor. It’s just a stone’s throw away from the Three Store where Bobby and the team were broadcasting from this week - to discuss the importance of preserving the social, cultural, and political heritage of the city, Bobby is joined by Trevor White, Director of The Little Museum of Dublin.

Sep 16, 2023 • 19min
Grafton Street Retail Roundtable
Bobby and the team were broadcasting from the Three Store on Grafton Street this week, a street that is integral to shopping in Dublin, and home to some of the biggest brands in the world along with thriving independent offerings. But is Grafton Street a good place to do business and what lies in store for its future? Joining Bobby to discuss is:Paddy Sheary, Owner of Patrick Sheary MenswearEddie Shanahan, Retail ConsultantSharon Yourell Lawlor, MD of Think Plan Do ConsultingSeverin Plassat, Head of Group Operations Weir & Sons

Sep 16, 2023 • 11min
Benefits of Three Ireland's 'Grants for Small Businesses' Programme
Broadcasting live from the Three Store on Grafton Street this Saturday to celebrate their 'Grants for Small Businesses' Programme, Bobby chats with Padraig Sheerin, Head of SME at Three as well as two of last year's winners of the grant - Megan White, the founder of Runsafe, and Aidan Morgan, founder of A.M Hurley’s & Sports.


