Down To Business

Broadcasting out of the The Landmark Hotel in Carrick-On-Shannon as a part of the 'Open For Business' Roadshow series, one of the primary goals of these visits is to get a feel for how the businesses in the town are faring.To discuss Bobby is joined by:Ciaran Kelly, co-owner of The Landmark HotelDerry Lynch, Head of Solution Consulting at Cora SystemsPaul O’Brien of OBN Financial Services & Carrick CaminoEileen and Seamus Gibbons of Electric Bike TrailsGeorgia Visnyei, Owner of Artessa CoffeeMartin Costello, Owner of ChurchTvPamela Ruddy, Moon River, Carrick Day Boats and Riverrun Cruiser Colm Keane, Manager at the Hive

As part of each of these ‘Open for Business’ roadshows, Bobby looks to do a bit of a health check to give the town the once over and see what works and maybe what could be improved. Joining Bobby to do that is Retail Consultant, Eddie Shanahan and Planning Expert, Conor Skehan.

Swapping the angst of leading the HSE during Covid for the relative tranquillity of being Captain of his local Golf Club in Carrick-on-Shannon, Bobby was joined by Paul Reid to chat about what he’s been up to since leaving his role as CEO of the Health Service Executive.

Broadcasting live from Carrick-on-Shannon for our roadshow ‘Open for Business’, Bobby is joined by Eoghan Murphy, Managing Editor of Shannonside Northern Sound news & business owner, Sharon Gartland to go through the main business stories of the day.

Economics columnist Cormac Lucey chats to Bobby about preparing the domestic economy from any changes.

Bobby is joined by the three founders of the upcoming Night and Day Festival at Lough Key Forest Park. It's a family affair as they are two uncles and a nephew.

Bobby is joined by Stephen O'Leary of Olytico and founder of Woodview HRM Louisa Meehan to look at the business stories of the day and the week.

This week on the Executive Chair Bobby talks to Alan Connell, Managing Partner and Head of the Tax Group at Eversheds Sunderland Ireland

Bobby brings us his report from an insect factory in Cape Town.

For this week's Industry Review Bobby is joined by three estate agents to talk house prices and supply.

Joining Bobby this week in the executive chair is Willem Roos, CEO Rain Mobile, & Co-Founder of OUTsurance - a new entrant to the Irish insurance sector.

Joining Bobby, from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, was Frank O’Keeffe EY UK & Ireland Managing Partner.

This morning Bobby was live from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat where he visited the Aquila Game Reserve.

This week Bobby was live from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat where he explored Robben Island's place in the social and political history of South Africa.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was 'The Beast' Tendai Mtawarira.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was Jannie Durand, the CEO of Remgro.

Joining Bobby from Cape Town in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat was: Conor Hanley - FIRE1 Hugh Cormican - CirdanSharon Cunningham & Orlaith Ryan - Shorla

Joining Bobby, from the wonderful Cape Town here in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, was Angela from Philippi Village.

Joining Bobby, from the wonderful Cape Town here in South Africa as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, was H&M South Africa Country Manager & CEO, Caroline Nelson on the challenges of adapting to the needs of the South African retail market.

Joining Bobby, from the spectacular Cape Town as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat, to examine the opportunities of doing business in South Africa was:Ivor Queally, QK Group South Africa Clare Hughes, CF Pharma Dr. Barry Flannery, XerotechCiaran Burke - Swoop

Joining Bobby from South Africa to understand life in Cape Town and its politics was Geordin Hill-Lewis. The Cape Town Mayor.Bobby was also joined by Prof. Richard Calland, Emeritus Associate Law – and a Visiting Adjunct Professor at the University of Witwatersrand School of Governance, to understand the upcoming election.This week Down to Business broadcasts from the spectacular Cape Town as part of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat.

Joining Bobby this week in the executive chair is Padraic Frawley, owner of the Cornstore Restaurants in Cork & Limerick, Coqbull Restaurants in Cork City, Limerick City & Castletroy, Co. Limerick, as well as 65a Restaurant in Spitalfields, London.

Next week’s show will be coming to you from Cape Town in South Africa as part of our annual trip for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat. Bobby is joined by Roger Wallace, Partner Leader for the Programme, to look ahead to what promises to be an exciting and rewarding week.

The cruise industry is estimated to be worth €70 million to the Irish economy every year as the sector continues to bounce back strongly from the challenges of the last 4 years.So, for this week’s Industry Review, Bobby got a sense of how the cruise industry has changed over the years and found out just what it has to offer holiday-makers, young and old.Joining Bobby is:Alan Lynch of Travel EscapesSuzanne Rowe, Head of Sales Ireland of MSC CruisesBrian Hynes, Head of Sales for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

Temu is now the temple for cheap and cheerful products you probably don’t need but buy anyway, but the downsides are that European regulators claim that it uses manipulative sales techniques illegal under EU law and fails to protect European consumers. Bobby is joined by Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times to discuss.

Bobby is joined by Portia Quinn of Harley and Marley, an Irish-owner pet food company that specialises in fish-based pet nutrition.

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is broadcaster, Valerie Cox and Ronan Reid, Director of Cantor Fitzgerlad Services. Ltd.

Joining Bobby this week in the executive chair was Chris Mee of EHS International

The inaugural Ballymaloe Festival of Food will be running at Ballymaloe from Friday, May 17th to Sunday, May 19th this year to celebrate 60 years of Ballymaloe House.The three-day event will have cooking demos, pop-up dinners, producers’ stalls and activities celebrating the journey of good food from the soil and sea to your plate.Bobby's guest today will also be in attendance to chat to Rachel Allen about his legendary career - that is of course, Marco Pierre White….

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Bob Hoffman of Vista Executive Search and Susan Hayes-Culleton of Hayes Culleton

Now, AI has been affecting how we work for some time now be it through helping to evaluate job applications, streamlining workflows or for assessing pay and performances.But in the past year, generative AI has supercharged that potential and for better or for worse, it is here to stay.But how can AI be utilised to give better feedback to our employees and give them the guidance that can be often left wanting? Denis Coleman, Founder of Work Compass joined Bobby to discuss

With several significant changes at the legendary Berkshire Hathaway we ask what the future holds for the company. To do so Bobby was joined by Stephen Cloonan, Non-Executive Chairman of Shaws Department Stores

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair today was Kenny Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer at DAA

For this week's out and about Bobby paid a visit to Ask the Midwife in Dun Laoghaire.

Now, according to the most recent figures, between 2017 and 2022 there has been an increase in market share of the 79 independent microbreweries that are currently in operation in the Republic of Ireland, with the consumption of craft beer rising from 2.9% to 3.4%. But with a hugely competitive market out there and the power of the likes of Diageo and other heavy-hitters still ever-present, how are our own craft beer companies faring in 2024? Joining Bobby to discuss was ● Quincey Fennelly, CEO & Founder of Wicklow Wolf Brewing ● Peter Maguire Sales Director with Rye River Brewing ● Shane Long, co-founder of Original 7

We’ve all heard of blind spots but a new book is introducing us to our so-called “deaf spots” as more and more people ignore the chatter on pressing issues. ‘Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World’ equips fed-up readers with the tools to tackle our own biases in an information-heavy society. Joining Bobby was author Nuala Walsh, CEO of Mind Equity and behavioural scientist.

KALO, created by Kate O’Neill and Michael O’Malley, is an innovative accessories brand which produces luxury handbags and hairbands made using apple “leather”. Their venture saw them being announced as the winner of Brown Thomas Arnotts Pitch ’23 initiative, which is designed to support small Irish businesses. Bobby was joined by Kate and Michael this morning

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Caroline Bocoquel of Bord Iascha Mara and Stephen O’Leary, founder of Olytico

As a nation, we love to complain about the weather but for the farming industry, this year’s disastrous weather has brought it to the brink. To understand the gravity of the situation, Bobby is joined by Eoin Lowry, Head of Agri at Bank of Ireland & Bobby Miller, a tillage farmer and head of the Irish Grain Growers Group.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is David Nolan and Kevin Glynn, founders of Butternut Box.

This year’s finalists in the EY Entrepreneur have just been announced and it’s a bumper group. As we do every year on the show, we’ll be following the finalists on their journey which next month will see Bobby and the team bring you the show from Cape Town in South Africa. To discuss, Bobby is joined by Roger Wallace, EY Ireland Head of Assurance and EY Entrepreneur of the Year Partner Sponsor, and also by two of this year’s finalists who are Orlaith Ryan from Shorla Oncology and David Maguire, CEO of the BNRG Group.

The 'Moving to Portugal Show' took place this month which provided free access to a range of experts on the tax, investment, legal, financial, and practical aspects of moving from Ireland to Portugal. Bobby was on hand to find out all about it and what Portugal has to offer.

We’re a nation famed for our theatre scene with an abundance of world-renowned authors, playwrights, and actors to call our own.But it’s a competitive space out there and with rising costs and entertainment increasingly available at our fingertips, how are our theatres faring in 2024?Joining Bobby to discuss is:Donal Shiels, Artistic Director and CEO of The Civic TheatreStephen Faloon, General Manager of the Bord Gáis Energy TheatreLouise Donlon, Director at Lime Tree Theatre and Belltable

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite and Jon Ihle, Deputy Business Editor with the Sunday Times Ireland.

Bobby is joined by Pádraic Ó’Máille, Ireland's number one speaker and mentor to talk about the discipline of success, and more.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Pat McDonagh, founder of Supermac's.

To play Bobby out with some music following a brilliant visit to Ballinasloe as part of the 'Open for Business Roadshow' is local man and old friend of the show, Ultan Conlon.

Broadcasting from Ballinasloe for the 'Open for Business Roadshow', Bobby chats to some local businesses in the town to get a sense of how they are faring.Bobby is joined bySeamus Duffy, Chairman of Ballinasloe Area Community Development Arlene Naughton of Athlone HampersJoe Ward of Joe Ward's Menswear Tyrone Stockil, Manager of Wag and Tails PetShop Tommie Costello of Cuckoo Hill Boot Camp  Padraig Fahy, Beechlawn Organic Farm  Therese O'Mahony of Coral Leisure Raj Lyons of Affinity EV

Bobby is joined by Dave O’Connell, Group Editor of the Connacht Tribune & Joan Mulvihill, Digitisation Lead at Siemens to look at the business stories making the morning papers.

Bobby and the team are broadcasting out of Ballinasloe in the Shearwater Hotel & Spa as part of the 'Open for Business Roadshow'. Bobby and the health check team give Ballinasloe the once over to see what works and what could be improved with Retail Consultant, Eddie Shanahan & Planning Expert, Conor Skehan.