Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

Chief economist at Davy Conall Mac Coille joins Washington correspondent Suzanne Lynch, Cliff Taylor and Ciarán Hancock to discuss the failed Brexit talks, US tax reform and what it might mean for Ireland. The panel also look at the exchequer returns for the first 11 months of this year and what they tell us about the health of the Irish economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're excited to introduce a new monthly feature on Inside Business: The Business of Sport. Together with Mick O'Keeffe, CEO of communications company Teneo PSG and former Dublin footballer, we'll be examining the stories where sport and business interact. Joining us for the our first instalment of The Business of Sport is Paraic Duffy, Director General of the GAA. He talks to Ciarán and Mick about getting to grips with the vast machine that is the modern GAA, what missing out on the Rugby World Cup bid means for development of gaelic stadia, and the future of GAA broadcasting - could RTÉ lose more games to rivals?But first Ciarán talks to Cliff Taylor about the Central Bank's relaxation of some of the macroprudential rules governing lending to prospective homebuyers. Some good news for first time buyers at last? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Deputy Chief Executive of Retail Excellence Ireland, Lorraine Higgins and Irish Times consumer affairs correspondent Conor Pope go head-to-head on the merits of Black Friday.And, in the second part of the show, Denis Staunton joins Ciaran Hancock and Cliff Taylor on the line from London, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivered the UK’s autumn budget earlier this afternoon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are landlords are leaving long-term rentals, switching to the more lucrative short-term market? What's going on with a potential personal data breach at INM? And what are the latest developments in the tracker mortgage scandal? Fiona Reddan, Mark Paul and Joe Brennan join Ciarán Hancock to discuss.In the second part of the show, Peter Vale, tax partner at Grant Thornton, is in studio with Deputy Business Editor Dominic Coyle to talk about the “Single Malt” tax loophole, which companies are now turning to after other structures were shut down in recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"It might be legal there, but that's because very little is illegal there".Richard Murphy and Colm Keena join Ciarán Hancock to talk about the wonderful world of offshore tax avoidance revealed in the Paradise Papers. Colm looks at the details of the Irish cases found among the cache of leaked documents, while Richard explains the unusual way in which the Isle of Man has managed to fund itself while offering a 0% corporate tax rate. They also discuss our own status in the international tax community. How realistic is an international approach to thwarting tax avoidance, and what role should Ireland play? Richard Murphy is professor of practice in international political economy at City University, technical director of the Fair Tax Mark and director of Tax Research UK. Colm Keena is Legal Affairs Correspondent with The Irish Times. In part two, our reporter Charlie Taylor reports on the clever robots and gregarious AI systems that, along with tens of thousands of techie humans, populate this year's Web Summit in Lisbon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's podcast looks at the latest radio listenership figures, Ryanair's healthy profits despite the problems of the past months, and why Ireland's bid for the Rugby World Cup was ranked third behind France and South Africa, meaning likely disappointment for Irish rugby fans and also for Ireland Inc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A woman who says she was taken off her tracker mortgage by Permanent TSB without her knowledge in 2006, has described her future as “too scary to even think about.”On today’s Inside Business podcast, Marian Kenny tells Ciaran Hancock that she sees no use in naming and shaming the banks involved in the tracker mortgage scandal because “you need to have a conscience to feel shame”.In the second part of the show, chief executive of Irish Mortgage Holders David Hall joins Cliff Taylor to discuss how the crisis may eventually be resolved, if at all.The panel also reacts to the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe’s statement on Wednesday, that most of the tracker mortgage customers who have already been identified as being affected by the scandal will receive compensation by the end of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gavin O'Reilly, former CEO of Independent News & Media, Chairman of Red Flag Consulting and son of Sir Anthony O'Reilly, talks to Ciarán Hancock about the case Denis O'Brien has taken against Red Flag, corporate governance at INM today and his father's life after business. He also talks about his own life in business, from advertising and stockbroking to the music and newspaper industries, and an unusual encounter with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To look at the measures introduced in today's budget, Business Editor Ciarán Hancock is joined by Fiach Kelly and Cliff Taylor (The Irish Times), Peter Reilly (PwC) and Marian Finnegan (Sherry FitzGerald). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside Business Podcast LIVE at the GPO: "The Future Of Retail"Irish Times Business Editor Ciaran Hancock talked to a panel of retaill experts about the future of the industry in the digital age for our second ever live recording of Inside Business. The event took place at the G.P.O.'s Witness History museum on O'Connell Street, Dublin. On the panel: Maurice Pratt, formerly the face of Quinnsworth and Tesco Ireland, current chairman of pharmacy chain Unipharm, and a director both of Boyne Valley food group and Donnelly's fruit and veg. Lorraine Higgins, Deputy Chief Executive of Retail Excellence Ireland and a former Labour Party senator. Lorcan O'Connor, a director of the Carrolls Irish Gifts chain and chairman of Dublin Town, the business improvement organisation. Dave McRedmond, CEO of An Post, former head of TV3 and Operations Manager with Waterstones. GPO Witness History is a brand new permanent visitor attraction in the iconic GPO building on O’Connell Street, Dublin. This highly immersive and engaging exhibition puts you right inside the GPO during Easter Week in 1916. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.