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Aug 12, 2023 • 8min
Nighttime Economy
Laura Moriarty, Group Operations Director at Moriarty Group and Chair of the Licensed Vintners Association talks to Mandy about Dublin City Council's recruitment campaign for a nighttime economy tsar.
Aug 12, 2023 • 12min
Mortgage Interest Rates
Average interest rates attached to new home loans has risen to the highest level in almost a decade. Joining Mandy to discuss is Joey Sheean, The Mortgage Coach, and Sean Canney, Independent TD for Galway East.
Aug 12, 2023 • 23min
Business Roundup with Emily Hourican & Ciaran Hancock
Mandy Johnston fills in for Bobby this week, and to look at the top business stories of the day is Emily Hourican, Author and Journalist, and Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor at The Irish Times.
Aug 12, 2023 • 17min
Industry Review: Media Photographers
This week's Industry Review takes a look inside media photography in Ireland. Joining Mandy is Lorraine Teevan - freelance photographer, Mark Condren with the Irish Independent, and Mark Maxwell - Director of Maxwell News Agency.
Aug 5, 2023 • 13min
Executive Chair: Ronan Murphy
Ronan Murphy, Founder & Executive Chairman of Smarttech247 is in the hot seat this week!
Aug 5, 2023 • 16min
The meaning of life with Scott Davis
Joining Bobby is Scott Davis, an adventurer, tech founder, and author, shares his unconventional approach to finding balance, beauty, and meaning in life in his thought-provoking book "Surf the Seesaw: Unconventional Essays on Balance, Beauty, and Meaning in Life."
Aug 5, 2023 • 23min
Industry Review: Craft Brewers
Bobby is sampling what the craft brewing industry in Ireland has to offer. He is joined by three people who are in various stages of their companies: Francis O’Flagherty - Owner and Founder of Connemara Brewing Company, Barbara-Anne McCabe – Co-Founder of Bridewell Brewery, and Cuilane Lochnane – Brewer and Owner of Whitefield Brewery.
Aug 5, 2023 • 10min
Dublin Horse Show
120,000 visitors, 1,600 horses competing in over 168 classes and competitions – I'm out and about at the RDS ahead of the Dublin Horse Show.
Aug 5, 2023 • 13min
Tom Parlon: It's re-wiring, not retiring
Joining Bobby is Tom Parlon, the Construction Industry Federation’s Director General, who has seen his fair share of scraps, recessions, pandemics, and more besides. But after 16 years of helping the sector to navigate the good times and the bad, he has finally decided to hang up his boots.
Aug 5, 2023 • 22min
Business Roundup with Ken Murphy & Valerie Cox
Joining Bobby to take a look at the business stories hitting the headlines is Ken Murphy, former director of the Law Society of Ireland and Valerie Cox, Journalist and Author.
