Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

What is fiscal space, anyway? Economist Jim Power joins host Ciarán Hancock and Economics Editor Arthur Beesley to discuss the economic issues that should dominate the general election. And Deputy Business Editor Dominic Coyle explains the Vodafone offer to Irish shareholders who bought into Eircom back in the late 1990s. It's a chance to sell that will spell a welcome end to many first (and last) time investors' sorry experience of playing the markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Banking Inquiry committee members Joe Higgins and Eoghan Murphy are in studio to discuss the committee's findings, along with host Ciaran Hancock and political reporter Sarah Bardon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know lobbying happens, but who lobbies whom about what? A new register reveals the answer for the first time. From pleas for more beach volleyball courts to tobacco, alcohol and rezoning submissions, Business Affairs Correspondent Mark Paul has story. In part two Paul O'Kane of Dublin Airport Authority and reporter Barry O'Halloran discuss the airport's growing passenger numbers, plans for new runways and terminals and what difference if any the election will make to those plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should David Drumm be detained in a U.S. prison while awaiting an extradition hearing? Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole argues the former Anglo CEO should be released, while Washington Correspondent Simon Carswell provides more background to Drumm's detention and the limited options open to him for further legal challenges. In part two of the podcast Cantor Fitzgerald Senior Analyst David Donnelly and Irish Times Economics Editor Arthur Beesley discuss the shaky start to the year for global stock markets and what it means for the Irish economy, private investors and AIB's planned share sale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exchequer figures for 2015 paint a picture of economic recovery that Michael Noonan could scarcely have dreamed of when he took over the Department of Finance in the dark days of 2011. KBC Chief Economist Austin Hughes joins Arthur Beesley to explain the unexpectedly strong 'bouncebackability' of the Irish economy, what credit is due whom, and why we still need to be cautious. In part two Ciara O'Brien is on the line from Las Vegas's annual COnsumer Electronic Show, where techies are salivating over driverless cars, drones, fridges that email you with what food you need and all the rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny McCoy of Ibec, Pat Byrne of CityJet and Fiona Muldoon of FBD Insurance join Ciarán and Arthur to discuss the year ahead for Irish business. Topics explored include managing economic growth, challenges to competitiveness, the threat of Brexit, tourism, banking and even the potential effect of Euro 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pamela Newenham, Laura Slattery and Cliff Taylor join co-hosts Arthur Beesley and Ciaran Hancock for a look back at the big winners and losers in Irish business and economic life throughout 2015. Featuring Denis O'Brien, the Collison brothers, Colm Lyon, Michael O'Leary, David Drumm, INM, TV3, Deirdre Foley, the IFA, Paddy Cosgrave, Philip Lane and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part one Irish Times Economics Editor Arthur Beesley and Davy Stockbrokers Chief Economist Conall Mac Coille join host Ciarán Hancock to discuss the expected Federal Reserve move to increase US interest rates and what effect this long-awaited move may have on the US, Eurozone and Irish economies. In part two hosting duties are swapped as Ciarán tells Arthur about this morning's AIB EGM where the announcement of a reorganisation of shares won't have pleased the bank's recent investors. They discuss how the beneficiary of state support can begin to return to commercial normality while repaying the €21 billion bailout it received. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denis O'Brien's lawyers are back in the High Court this week where he has brought a case against a communications company Red Flag for alleged conspiracy to damage his reputation. A USB stick allegedly created by Red Flag and containing content damaging to O'Brien, including the claim that he has become "Ireland's Berlusconi", is at the centre of the case. On today's podcast Legal Affairs Correspondent Colm Keena explains the case with the help of excerpts from O'Brien's sworn statements. In part two Laura Slattery reports on the moves being made by Virgin Media, Eir and Sky to win our custom when shopping for broadband, phone lines and TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Inside Business podcast Ciaran Hancock analyses the latest exchequer returns with Economics Correspondent Arthur Beesley and economist Jim Power. Later in the podcast he discusses the sale of Topaz with Mark Paul and considers what it means for its former owner Denis O'Brien. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.