Breakfast Business

Joining Tom McEnaney to run through Friday's business headlines Kate English, Chief Economist for Deloitte.   

Last night, the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 was introduced in the Dáil by Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance.  The bill seeks to ensure cancer survivors can’t be discriminated against when it comes to obtaining certain insurance products due to their medical history.   Robert Troy, Minister of State at the Department of Finance joined Tom this morning on the show.

Joe Lynam takes a look at Thursday's business headlines.

When looking at job adverts, it’s very rare to see how much the job actually pays. That comes to an end in this country before June next year. The European Union‘s pay transparency directive also calls for clarity on gender pay discrepancies and will lead to a whole new body of work for HR departments. But will it add to the cost and administrative burden for employers just when we are trying to do the opposite? All to discuss with  Mairead O'Mahoney, the Director of Human capital with the professional services advisers AON. 

It’s becoming increasingly clear that AI is going to replace quite a few white-collar jobs in the next 5 years. So what does that mean for those working in entry-level jobs in the law or accountancy or administration which face replacing?  Also we ask has the trade war had any impact on hiring yet? All to discuss with Siobhan Kinsella from Employment and Recruitment Federation.  

If you have been on a cruise ship lately, the chances are when you make a payment you use the services of Fexco. The company, which was founded 44 years ago in Killorglin, handles much of the backbone of so-called ‘payment orchestration’. Nowadays Fexco also carries out property services with 3000 staff worldwide. Speaking to Joe this morning was Seán Crowe is the Chief Executive of Financial Services with Fexco. 

ICS started off life as the ‘Irish Civil Service building society’, before being bought out, bailed out and then hived off from Bank of Ireland after the financial crisis.  It’s now owned by various Irish investors under the name of Dilosk and it depends on the international money markets for setting its interest rates when it comes to mortgage lending.  But how do you break the stranglehold on the home loan markets held by the big 3 pillar banks?   All to discuss with Ray McMahon, Chief Commercial Officer with ICS Bank.

Wednesday business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

Wind generation in Ireland was the highest on record for a June month, according to Wind Energy Ireland, which today published its monthly wind energy report.   Speaking to Tom was Noel Cunniffe, the CEO of Wind Energy Ireland. 

Joining Tom this morning was Professor Edgar Morgenroth, an Economist at DCU. He’s been exploring alternative solutions to the housing crisis, including the idea of importing homes to speed up delivery and cut cost.

Tuesday's business headlines along with Tom McEnaney.

IOB recently launched the first phase of the Irish Financial Services Skills Framework.  The world-first model has been designed to equip Ireland’s retail banking workforce with critical knowledge about the skills needed for the future of the sector.  To explain how it works, Tom was joined by Mary O’Dea, CEO of IOB. 

Tom McEnaney takes a look at Monday's business headlines.

Mayo native Laura Colleran is the founder of Joblar, a new app aiming to revolutionise construction recruitment by cutting out the middleman and connecting workers directly with employers. Laura joined Emmet this morning on the show.

European shares rose on Thursday, buoyed by signs of progress on a potential trade deal between the United States and the European Union. All to discuss with John O'Loughlin, Leader for Global Trade and Customs Partner, PwC Ireland. 

Emmet Oliver looks through all the business news along with Kate English, Director with Deloitte.

Professional job openings across Ireland increased by 10% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.  All to discuss with Trayc Keevans , Global Director at Morgan McKinley Ireland. 

The European Union is working closely with US President Donald Trump's administration to reach a trade deal. But Brussels is getting ready for all scenarios, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. Emmet spoke to Louise Kelly, Global Trade Strategy & Resilience Lead for Deloitte Ireland to discuss further.

So today was supposed to be the end of the so-called Pause on huge tariffs being imposed by America on its biggest trading partners.  The deadline has been moved again to August and may be moved again. s.  But what are we doing to mitigate our dependence on trade with America when a baseline tariff of 10% seems almost unavoidable?   Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State at the the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spoke to Joe this morning with more in this.

We take a look at the main business new stories.