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Mar 18, 2023 • 13min
Credit Suisse Turmoil with Chris Johns
It’s been a week to forget for the banking sector as we saw the collapse of the US’s 16th largest bank and then the Swiss central bank having to swoop in to secure the future of one of the most well-known credit lenders in Europe, Credit Suisse.
To make sense of it all, Anton is joined by Chris Johns, former Chief Economist of the Bank of Ireland and co-host of ‘The Other Hand’ Podcast.
Mar 18, 2023 • 11min
Bank Holiday Hospitality Check-In
This weekend tourists are flocking to Ireland and the hospitality industry is in massive demand. Joining Anton to discuss how things are going for the hospitality sector and how 'Square' plays its part is Hugh Hourican owner of The Boar’s Head bar and lounge in Capel Street, Dublin, and John O'Flynn, General Manager of the five-star Fota Island Resort in Cork.
Mar 18, 2023 • 6min
What’s on this Bank Holiday Weekend
Joining Anton to chat through what’s on for the Bank Holiday Weekend is Darragh Doyle, Head of Marketing at Dublin City Council Culture Company, and custodian of the @Ireland Twitter account.
Mar 18, 2023 • 13min
What's Going On with Susan Bradley & Daniel Murray
Joining Anton to go through some of the biggest stories from throughout the week is Susan Bradley from Newstalk’s 'It’s All Relative' podcast & Daniel Murray, political correspondent at The Business Post.
Mar 18, 2023 • 5min
Kickstart Your Weekend with Shay Brady, Waste Management Services Coordinator at DCC
Joining Anton to help kickstart your weekend is Shay Brady, Waste Management Services Coordinator at Dublin City Council.
Mar 18, 2023 • 10min
St Patrick's Day in the White House: Sean Defoe in Washington DC
Of course, it’s St Patrick’s weekend and over in the States last night President Joe Biden met with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for the traditional shamrock ceremony at the White House.
Newstalk’s political correspondent Sean Defoe has been following the action and he joins Anton live from Washington DC to give us the latest.
Mar 15, 2023 • 11min
The future funding model of RTÉ
A forensic accountant was appointed this week to look into RTÉ’s finances. It comes as RTÉ’s Director General told the Public Accounts Committee that the non-disclosure of payments has created “one of the most shameful and damaging episodes in the organisation's history”.
Joining Tommy Bowe to discuss what RTÉ’s future funding model might look like is Garrett Harte, Strategic Communications at Harte Media PR and former Newstalk Editor-in-Chief.
Mar 14, 2023 • 9min
Ask The Expert: Pete The Vet
Joining Anton for this week's installment of Ask The Expert is Pete The Vet!
Mar 11, 2023 • 8min
The rise of deepfakes with Adrian Weckler
You may have seen earlier in the week, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan managed to make a call to his Mum using deep-fake audio. And while on the surface this is all quite novel and funny, it belies a much more troubling problem, one that we’ll need to face up to in the months to come.
Adrian Weckler, Tech Editor of the Irish and Sunday Independent joins Anton to discuss.
Mar 11, 2023 • 19min
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The do's and don'ts of making an apology
Making an apology can be tough enough at the best of times but how can we make sure we're making a good one?
Joining Anton to discuss this as well as some of the worst apologies ever recorded is Marjorie Ingall, journalist, and co-author of ‘Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies’.
