Joe takes a run through of the main business news headlines.

Unemployment has remained near all-time record lows of between four and 5%. Despite that research from the professional social media site LinkedIn, suggests that those already in jobs are “hugging“ those jobs are not sniffing around for newer opportunities. This seems to suggest that the market is not as tight as it once was, and moving around is more of a risk than it might have been. All to discuss with Cara O’Leary the Country Manager with LinkedIn. 

When the infrastructure action plan was published 2 weeks ago, there was plenty of reaction from big business and the major pressure groups but we haven't heard what family run companies think of it. After all, they employ twice as many people in this country as the public sector and the FDI sector. Joining Joe in studio this morning was John McGrane Head of the Family Business Network.

Boeing sold its first plane into Ireland 65 years ago.  It has since sold 1400 aircraft to Irish airlines and leasing companies making us amazingly the 3rd biggest customer in the world.  Now the Seattle based plane-make is opening up a new European hub in Dublin airport - possibly to get closer to its biggest single customer. Joe was joined on the show by Jeremy Quin the President of Boeing UK & Ireland and ask him about those delays but began by asking why they had chosen Ireland.

Mike Lynch used to run the chip design giant Autonomy before it was sold to HP for $12bn.  HP then sued Lynch for fraudulently overstating the value of Autonomy and won in the British civil courts.  His life story is fascinating from an Irish point of view because both his parents were born here and now there’s a superb book about him.  It’s called ‘The Curious Case of Mike Lynch: the Improbable Life & Death of a Tech Billionaire’.  And its author is Katie Prescott, the Technology Business editor with the Times of London.

Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam brings us Wednesday's business news headlines.

In 2025 Ireland was the leading European domicile for active exchange-traded funds with a huge 94 per cent of market share.  That data comes from Irish Funds and ETF Book. Emmet chats to Pat Lardner, Chief Executive of Irish Funds.

Retail pay has increased 40% since 2020, and with National Minimum Wage set to reach €14.15 per hour in January 2026 retailers will face another year of balancing compliance, competitiveness and cost control.    

This is according to recruitment specialists Excel Recruitment. With more on this Emmet spoke to Nikki Murran, Director of Grocery Retail at Excel.

Tuesday's business news review with Emmet Oliver.

Venture capital investment in generative AI jumped by 65% in the first 11 months of the year.  That’s according to new analysis from EY Ireland, whose Technology, Media and Entertainment and Telecommunications Industry Leader Grit Young.