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Mar 29, 2025 • 8min
Spotify
Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor at The Business Post discusses how the music giant is reshaping the industry and why some artists are pushing back.Get all the latest here.

Mar 29, 2025 • 12min
Tariff Day
Economist, Jim Power and Cormac Lucey, Chartered accountant and Economics columnist Sunday Times (Ireland) explain what the incoming U.S. tariffs mean for Ireland.Listen here.

Mar 29, 2025 • 23min
Business Stories
Businesswoman and broadcaster, Norah Casey, and Louisa Meehan from Woodview HRM. join Bobby Kerr on Down to Business to break down the biggest business stories of the day.Get all the week’s business news here.

Mar 22, 2025 • 15min
Industry Review: Home Energy Efficiency
Ireland has committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 but with those ambitions comes a lot of hard work and graft. So, what are the challenges facing homeowners when it comes to making their homes more energy efficient and how are the businesses involved keeping up with demand? For this week's Industry Review Bobby was joined by Martin Grogan, Director of Green Energy Homes, Briain Kelly, Editor with Energy Efficiency Ireland & David Walsh, Owner of Energy Efficient Homes.

Mar 22, 2025 • 17min
Executive Chair: Stephen Faloon
On this week's Executive Chair Bobby spoke to Stephen Faloon, General Manager, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Mar 22, 2025 • 12min
Leading Impactful Teams
James Louttit, Author of Leading Impactful Teams is an award-winning project manager. He has also seen the stress that comes with managing large projects as you juggle timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. He joined Bobby to discuss his new book

Mar 22, 2025 • 7min
What will Amazon.ie mean for Irish consumers & Retail?
It has been something Irish customers have been wishing for since they clicked a mouse - Amazon.ie saw daylight this week but what will it mean to both consumers and businesses? One man has all the Answers. Conor Pope, the Consumer Correspondent from The Irish Times joined Anton to discuss.

Mar 22, 2025 • 11min
Is Tesla’s Slump Down to Musk’s Political Affiliations
Tesla has seen its sales across the U.S., China, and Europe decline in recent months and its stock price dropped almost 50% from a mid-December peak. Is all of this down to Elon Musk mixing business with politics and if so, what can the company do to stem the tide? Adrian Wecker from the Irish Independent spoke to Anton

Mar 22, 2025 • 21min
Bobby's Business Roundup with Robert Whelan & Valerie Cox
Joining Bobby to recap the business papers is Robert Whelan of Rockwell Finance & journalist and author, Valerie Cox.

Mar 15, 2025 • 12min
Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution
The AI Leadership Institute is an organization founded in 2015 to help businesses and individuals understand and implement artificial intelligence responsibly. That’s nearly 10 years ago and its founder Noelle Russell has spent most of her recent career advising businesses how to use AI. She has distilled all this in her latest book Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution. And she joined Bobby earlier.


