Breakfast Business

Do sluggish retail sales figures point towards a recession in Ireland ? To discuss Gavin spoke to Alan McQuaid, Independent Economist.

Deputy Business Editor Gavin McLoughlin takes a look at today's business pages and markets with Aidan Donnelly from Davy.

Gavin McLoughlin and Joe Lynam caught up with Declan O’Rourke who's the Chief executive of one of the biggest insurers in Ireland, Aviva as part of our summer series of interviews of senior business leaders on Newstalk.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the main newspapers' business stories.

60% of personal injury claims settled by the personal injury assessment board - designed to save money for everyone and keep insurance premiums down - are being rejected by Judges. To discuss further Joe spoke to Stuart Gilhooly SC, solicitor and senior counsel in H J Ward, solicitors which specialises in personal injury.

European energy ministers met yesterday to discuss proposals to slash energy demand by 15% this winter. Christel Delburghe is the director-general with Euro commerce which represents European retailers and wholesalers joined Joe this morning on the show with more on these proposals.

Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at some of today's business stories in this morning's papers.

Amid soaring energy and food costs, sometimes we might be tempted to cut back on other costs including health insurance. Laura Brien is the Chief Executive of the Health Insurance Authority which regulates insurers and wants us to do an audit of what cover we have and what we think we’ll need

Google has gotten together with the Local Enterprise offices to start a programme called ‘You're the Business’.  The idea is to get small companies online, ready to roll in a fully digital world, and enable them to expand internationally. Speaking to Joe this morning was Alice Mansergh who is the Director of Small business with Google (Ireland).

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam takes a look at some of the business stories featured in today's newspapers.

A new group of barristers has been set up to tap into potential huge market for banks needing legal advice post Brexit. It’s called the Financial Services Bar Association and its Treasurer who is also a senior counsel Elizabeth Corcoran joined Joe on the show this morning.

We take a review and analysis of Ryanair’s just-released results for its first quarter with Eoghan Corry, travel journalist.

A new report shows the amount of venture capital invested in Irish firms almost halved in q2. Anna Scally, partner, and fintech lead, KPMG in Ireland joined Gavin on the show this morning.

Deputy Business Editor Gavin McLoughlin takes a quick look at some of the stories in today's business pages.

Should we continue to burn fossil fuels like gas or should you scrap all plans to even drill for new sources of natural gas? To discuss this further Joe spoke to Brian O'Cathain Chairman of Europa which wants to drill near the existing Corrib gas field. 

For the first time, the sales of lottery tickets in Ireland exceeded €1 billion last year. From that revenue, €304m went back to so-called ‘good causes. Joining Joe this morning was Andrew Algeo the Chief Executive of Premier Lotteries Ireland.

Business Editor Joe Lynam and Aidan Donnelly from Davy takes a run-through of some of today's business pages and market news.

It’s every Finance Minister’s nightmare, having to place the economy into deep freeze and paying millions of people to simply stay at home. The economy experiences dual inflation and oil shocks as well as the repercussions of a war on the European continent. All the issues for the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe. Gavin McLaughlin and Joe spoke to the Minister in the first of Newstalk Business summer special interviews and began by asking which was more challenging: the shock of sudden lockdowns or dealing with the crippling inflation we have at the moment?

We take a look at some of the business stories featured in this morning's newspapers.

Last April the government published plans to introduce auto-enrolment for all workplaces as part of a drive to get us all to save for our retirements. One of the biggest pensions providers Irish Life has raised a few concerns about the auto-enrolment plan including its delayed rollout? Oisin O’Shaughnessy is Managing Director at Irish Life Corporate Business joined Joe on Breakfast Business this morning.