Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

On today's podcast, Mark Paul talks to Ciarán Hancock about Irish-owned Smyths Toys €79 million European expansion. Conor Pope reports on two consumer scandals involving Irish Ferries and Ulster Bank. But first, Eoin Burke-Kennedy has a roundup of some of the week’s other stories, including the latest developments in the tracker mortgage scandal and an agreement for Apple to begin paying its Irish tax bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Paul and Simon Carswell talk to Ciarán Hancock about the latest developments in the INM saga. Also, Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the details of the government’s latest Stability Programme Update. But first, Laura Slattery has a roundup of some of the other stories this week, including the appearance of senior Facebook executive Joel Kaplan at an Oireachtas Committee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our cricket players have had some notable success in the last few years, but would still be more likely to get recognised on the street in Delhi than here in Dublin. Might that be about to change? This week host Ciarán Hancock and Michael O'Keeffe of Teneo PSG are joined by Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom to talk about Ireland's elevation to Test Nation status and what that means for the future of the game in Ireland.But first Michael has all the latest news from the sports business world, including Conor McGregor's endangered sponsorships, the staggering growth of fees paid to player agents, and commercial deals for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's podcast: Colm Keena on the alleged data breach at INM Data expert Daragh O'Brien on what employers can and can't do with your emailsEconomist Megan Greene on the return of tariffs. What is President Trump's next move?Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the latest Exchequer returnsAnd Peter Hamilton has the rest of this week's business news, including accelerating house building and some much-needed good news for tech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement escalated its investigation into Independent News & Media this past week, confirming its intention to seek the appointment of a High Court inspector to the company. Irish Times legal affairs correspondent Colm Keena has the background. Also, Joe Brennan on jobs cuts at Bank of Ireland and Chris Johns on renewed stock market turbulence. But first, Laura Slattery has a roundup of some of the week’s stories including Central Bank figures showing around 350,000 people in Ireland used moneylenders last year and a survey by communications regulator Comreg, suggesting Netflix is used by at least 500,000 Irish households. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Siptu president Jack O’Connor talks to Ciarán Hancock about his plans to contest the next general election for the Labour party, why Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is more fortunate than competent, Labour's past mistakes, the future of work, and more.But first, Peter Hamilton has a roundup of the week’s news stories, including falling Facebook shares in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the threat to corporate tax here due to an EU digital tax and the Irish champagne sales losing their fizz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Husband and wife founders of Waterford based Immersive VR Education, David and Sandra Whelan, talk to Ciarán Hancock about the holding company's €6.7m IPO on the London and Irish stock markets this week. Also, Cliff Taylor on the European Commission’s plans for a digital tax and what impact it could have on Ireland. But first, Laura Slattery has a round-up of the week’s stories, including a planned redesign of Aer Lingus uniforms, the latest tourism figures and Paddy McKillen Jnr’s Press Up hospitality group’s potential stock market flotation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it's our regular Business of Sport section. And due to popular demand, we've gone and devoted the entire episode to sport. For that we're joined again by Mick O'Keeffe of Teneo PSG. Cheltenham Festival, taking place next week, is the fourth-largest sporting event in the United Kingdom, with a quarter of a million attendees - a figure swelled by an annual influx of Irish racing enthusiasts.Ciaran and Mick talk to Ian Renton, MD of Cheltenham, about the success of the festival, plans to expand, the problems posed by Brexit and the importance of the green contingent.They're also joined by our own resident racing expert Barry O'Halloran who shares a few tips for next week's races. But before all that Ciarán and Mick go through the major sport business themes of the month, including the GAA's ban on gambling sponsorship, the impact of a Six Nations home game on local business and stadium naming rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has been another week of confusing Brexit negotiations, but one things for certain – they aren’t going well. On today’s podcast, Cliff Taylor joins Ciarán Hancock to make sense of it all. Could Ryanair really pull out of the UK after it leaves the EU? Barry O’Halloran has the latest and Eoin Burke-Kennedy on accelerating wage growth.But first Peter Hamilton brings us a round-up of the week’s business news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ross Maguire founder of New Beginning joins Cliff Taylor and Ciarán Hancock to discuss how Irish banks have allowed non-performing loans to pile up since the economic crash, why they need them off their books and the role that 'vulture funds' could play in solving the problem.But first, Peter Hamilton brings us a round-up of the week’s business news, including the withdrawal of Philip Lane’s name from the race for the ECB presidency and the news that a second Jamie Oliver restaurant is on the way for Dublin, in contrast with the TV chef’s UK fortunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.