The big news of the week was the Government announcement regarding the new public health measures and the plans for the phased reopening over the coming weeks and months.  Samantha McCaughren, Business Editor of the Sunday Independent joined John to discuss what the changes are and what it means for business across the different sectors.

After months of lockdown, many businesses will now be preparing and planning for reopening, Alan Seery of O'Neill Foley Chartered Accountants spoke with John about what he sees as the main challenges for businesses that have been badly impacted by the Covid restrictions and what solutions are available for those who may be experiencing difficulties.

We first spoke with Bridget Kearney of Belle Femme Lingerie and Joe Sheridan of Sheridan Stained Glass this time last year when they were adjusting to a new way of working, one year later John spoke with both Bridget and Joe to find out how the past year of operating through the pandemic has been, what they have learned and how they feel about the future.

Learning Waves is the training body for the Independent Radio Sector in Ireland, and they recently announced details of their graduate journalism internship programme. Teresa Hanratty, Director of Learning Waves  joined John to tell him more about the programme.

With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.

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