It was Canada Day yesterday.   It’s been a testing time for the world's 2nd largest country with a major row developing with its southern neighbour.  The whole thing has forced Canadian companies to search for deeper markets in Europe.  That includes its flag-carrier airline which now flies to three Canadian cities most days from Dublin. 

Joe caught up with the Sales Manager for Air Canada, Bláithín O'Donnell and began by asking about those flights from Dublin.

Wednesday's business headlines along with Joe Lynam.

David McRedmond has just finished up as the chair of the Dublin taskforce which set out some clear recommendations to be taken by local and national government to improve our capital city.  His day job though is running An Post and he has some notable thoughts on the issue of NIMBYism and delivering infrastructure in this country.

Joe asked David about how An Post leverages all that data it has about nearly every single person in Ireland. 

Will AI decimate many white-collar jobs including those for lawyers, auditors and administrators But if you have a trade or work in a profession that requires creativity or empathy, your salaries may double over the next five years due to increased demand. It could be a major problem for a country like Ireland, which prides itself with having so many graduates in the workforce. 

Haim Israel a futurologist with Bank of America discuss this and more with Joe.

Joe Lynam takes a run through Tuesday's business news headlines.

United Airlines now operates 2 flights a day from Dublin to New York. That’s despite the passenger cap still officially in place at the airport.   Another newer factor is Donald Trump who is making it less attractive to fly to the US for some. But will cheaper flights mean you can bury or hide your political views to get to the States this year?  

All to discuss with Martina Coogan Head of Corporate Sales for United airlines in the UK and Ireland.

According to a study from AIB, golf Tourism leads to 220,000 people visiting this country every year. Furthermore, golfers spend three times as much on their holiday here than any other type of tourism.  This chimes with a separate study from Golf Ireland which says the sport adds €717m in gross value added to the economies on both sides of the border.  

Joining Joe this morning was Mark Kennelly the Chief Executive of Golf Ireland.  

Kathleen Brooks from XTB joined Joe this morning to run through the big business news headlines.

Around 6,000 foam mattresses are dumped on landfill from hospitals in Munster alone. That’s because they can't be recycled.  Michael O’Sullivan has come up with a way of recycling the plastic in a brand-new prototype mattress which will be far more hygienic and eco-friendly.   It’s called a Nest mattress and the forthcoming national children's hospital will be using them almost exclusively.

Michael O’Sullivan is the boss Nua Medical and the ‘Green Businessperson of the month’ with Repak for the month of June.

Joining Joe this morning on the show was Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath with special responsibility for consumer affairs.  Up for discussion was the trade war with Donald Trump’s America and how Europe is gonna square the circle between what it stands for an avoiding tariffs with Europe’s number one trading partner.