Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

With energy prices soaring and fears mounting over access to oil and gas, Cliff Taylor speaks to Muireann Lynch, Energy economist with the ESRI and Gerard Brady, Chief Economist at Ibec about the potential impact of EU embargoes on Russian energy supplies. Later on, Cliff is joined by Kevin O’Donovan, Managing Director at Statkraft Ireland and Senior Vice President of the company’s wind and solar activities across Northern Europe. They speak about Statkraft’s Irish offshore wind project, North Irish Sea Array and the future of renewable energy in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, ICS Mortgages increased its fixed interest rates for owner-occupier loans with immediate effect. Ciaran Hancock speaks to Joe Brennan of The Irish Times about this development and whether other lenders might follow suit. Later on, Simon Carswell joins Ciaran again, to discuss the latest headaches for Irish aircraft lessors after the Kremlin passed a law re-registering foreign-owned aircraft in Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly two weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cliff Taylor and Mark Paul of The Irish Times take a look at the impact of the war on the global economy. They speak to Ciaran Hancock about rising energy costs and the implications for Irish consumers and businesses. They also speak about the growing list of firms withdrawing from the Russian market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown global markets into turmoil and seen a spike in the price of oil and gas. Cliff Taylor explains what impact the conflict will have on the global economy and how it will be felt in Ireland. Ciarán is also joined by The Irish Times public affairs editor Simon Carswell, who outlines how EU sanctions on Russia are causing problems for aircraft lessors based in Ireland.In the second part of the show: Veteran entrepreneur and whiskey maker John Teeling on how exposed the Irish whiskey sector is to the sanctions on Russia.Presenter: Ciarán HancockProduced by Jennifer Ryanwww.irishtimes.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Government’s target to have almost one million electric vehicles on the road by 2030 will be “a huge challenge” according to a new report by economist Jim Power and engineering consultancy firm, Arup. So what needs to be done to decarbonise public, private and commercial transport and what will it mean for exchequer revenues? Power joins Ciaran Hancock to go through the findings. Also, with news this week that the newly built Holiday Inn in Dublin is to close after just seven months of trading to become an asylum center, Irish Times Business affairs correspondent Mark Paul and General Manager of Buswells Hotel Paul Gallagher speak to Ciaran about the post pandemic recovery for Dublin’s hotel sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should Dublin Port relocate? Yes, according to a submission made to Dublin City Council by a group called the Docklands Business Forum, as the council prepares its development plan for the city for the next six years. But the idea also has many detractors, not least Dublin Port Company which plans to grow its operations where it is. Alan Robinson is CEO of the Docklands Business Forum and he joins Ciaran and Current Affairs editor Arthur Beesley to explain why he thinks the port would be better off elsewhere. Ciaran is also joined by Dublin editor Olivia Kelly to look at why Dublin City Council wants to block the construction of "build-to-rent" apartments in the city, and how it is running into problems in its efforts to do so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Ciarán Hancock speaks to Cliff Taylor of The Irish Times and Eddie Casey, Chief Economist at the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council about the cost of living crisis and the difficult decisions facing the Government when it comes to issues such as the raising the pension age and increasing carbon tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today Ciaran talks to Charlie Taylor and Joe Brennan about two big stories: online bank Revolut's decision not to use an Irish license to get into the lending business here, and Irish startup Wayflyer joining the ranks of home-grown firms valued at €1 billion, or "unicorns". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Irish economy begins to shrug off the effects of the pandemic and consumer spending returns to more normal levels, the Central Bank says it expects up to 167,000 new jobs to be created in the next two years. But, it has also warned that higher levels of inflation linked to surging energy prices will persist in the short term. Today, Ciarán talks to chief economist at Goodbody, Dermot O’Leary, and Irish Times economics correspondent, Eoin Burke-Kennedy, about what’s driving Ireland’s economic growth and what could scupper it.www.irishtimes.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2013 Fergal McGrath, alongside his physicist brother Oran, co-founded Dilosk, a non-bank lender that offers mortgages in Ireland under the ICS brand. Today, he talks to Ciarán about Ireland's mortgage market and Dilosk's place in it. They also discuss the likelihood of an interest rate increase this year amid a spike in inflation and the prospects for house prices in 2022. He also gives his view on the income limits in the Central Bank's mortgage rules and why they could be loosened, and predicts what Irish banking might look like in a decade's time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.