Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

Under an information-sharing agreement with the Revenue Commissioners, Airbnb is to hand over data on thousands of hosts in Ireland who let out property via the website in 2017. It comes as regulations for greater enforcement in the short-term lettings market are set to be announced next week. But will the new regulations help ease the rental market crisis? Fiona Reddan explains.In an unprecedented move for an Iseq-listed company, Ryanair has banned news media from attending its AGM. But is it naïve for the airline to believe that the meeting won’t be reported on? Irish Times Business Editor Ciarán Hancock shares his thoughts on the decision.Plus: Aryzta, Jean Clude Junker & more with Peter Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Brexit on the way, should we aim to spend less next year and run a surplus? Central Bank governor Philip Lane has issued a warning suggesting as much to Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe. Eoin Burke Kennedy and Cliff Taylor have analysis. How bad is this week's court ruling for INM and former chairman Leslie Buckley? Mark Paul explains.Plus: Brexit, Ryanair & more with Pater Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone remembers the wanton destruction of Lidl in Fortunestown, Tallaght last March as the snows of Storm Emma enveloped the country. Now the store has been rebuilt, bigger, better and hopefully sturdier than ever. Ciaran Hancock gets a tour of the store and talks to Alan Barry, Lidl Ireland's Director of Property, about the German discount retailer's plan for growth and some other difficult issues facing the company in Ireland. Inside Business is produced in association with Irish Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New CSO figures reveal an uptick in new housing construction. Good news for those seeking a home? Sadly its not that simple. Eoin Burke Kennedy and Cliff Taylor discuss.Plus, we talk to economist Phyllis Papadavid of the Overseas Development Institute in Athens about the state of the Greek economy today as the state exits its third and final bailout programme. But first Eoin Burke Kennedy has some of the week's most interesting business news, including figures revealing our national penchant for wine.Produced in association with Irish Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turkey has been hit by a currency crisis in the past week that, coupled with a tense stand-off with Donald Trump, threatens to wreak havoc on the country. Are we in a new era of ‘strongman economics’? And what is the potential for contagion across the EU? Chief economist at Manulife and John Hancock Asset Management, Megan Greene, joins Cliff Taylor and Ciaran Hancock to discuss.Also on the podcast: Aryzta has announced that it intends to raise €800 million from investors. Joe Brennan has the background.But first, Peter Hamilton has a roundup of some of the other stories making headlines this week, including Paddy Cosgrave’s U-turn on Marine Le Pen’s Web Summit invitation, FBD’s Fiona Muldoon cleared of wrongdoing and a €4 million face-lift for Café en Seine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The relationship between former Independent News and Media chairman Leslie Buckley and his erstwhile employers has turned very sour indeed, as revealed by an exchange of letters between solicitors acting for Buckley and INM. Mark Paul talks us through the story on today's podcast. He also looks at the news that Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is considering axing the 9% VAT rate for hotels and guesthouses. But first, Peter Hamilton has a roundup of this week's other stories including more eccentric behaviour from Elon Musk, what Donald Trump's warning means for any Irish companies doing business in Iran and Ryanair's worsening strike headache. And later we host a quick debate between Conor Pope and Michael McAleer on the subject of a proposed "distance driven" tax on motorists to replace the traditional motor tax. Is it fair/right/effective? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciarán Hancock and regular co-host Michael O'Keeffe of Teneo PSG sat down last week with John Delaney, CEO of the Football Association of Ireland, to talk about his role and how the beautiful game is run in Ireland. Topics include the finances of the organisation, finding a sustainable model for the League of Ireland, his management style and salary and his future plans. But first Michael has the latest business of sport news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the release of a sobering report form the Central Bank on the way banks treat consumers, David Hall, well-known for his advocacy on behalf of banking customers in arrears, joins our own Cliff Taylor and Joe Brennan to talk frankly about banking 'culture'. Plus: Columnist Chris Johns on the looming spectre of no-deal Brexit. And Laura Slattery has a roundup of the week's biggest business stories including Ryanair, Google and Elon Musk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like most League of Ireland clubs, Shamrock Rovers has experienced financial difficulties over the years. Two years ago Australia-based businessman Ray Wilson invested €1.5 million in the club and mapped out a strategy. But how has it worked out? Ray was in town last week for The Hoops European tie against Swedish league leaders AIK, and he sat down with Ciarán Hancock and Michael O'Keeffe to talk about the challenge of building up the club and the League of Ireland in general, and plans for a Shamrock Rovers academy near the club's stadium in Tallaght.But first it's a business of sport roundup with Michael O'Keeffe, including the sportswear boom, strong results for the IRFU and Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: 100 Ryanair pilots will go on strike this Thursday (July 12th) for the first time in the airline’s history. But just how effective will the action prove? Only 30 of its 290 scheduled flights out of Dublin that day have been cancelled as a result of the strike, so has Ryanair won the PR battle this time? Barry O’Halloran has the latest.Later in the podcast, Owen Callan, financial analyst with Investec, joins Ciarán Hancock and Cliff Taylor to discuss comments by NTMA chief executive Conor O’Kelly this week, urging the State to sell bank shares as ‘dark clouds’ gather on horizon.But first, Peter Hamilton has a roundup of some of the week’s other stories, including further woe for Irish Ferries and INM back at the High Court in their case with Office for the director of corporate enforcement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.