Now, Christmas is a time of increased spending, and while higher prices affect everyone, the “K-shaped economy” shows inflation doesn’t affect everyone equally  

  Economist Austin Hughes joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show.

Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical recently secured a $1.25m grant to support its push for US regulatory clearance and commercialisation.  

  The firm is also looking to complete a crowd-­funding round by the end of the year. Dr Michelle Tierney, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of SymPhysis Medical joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show to discuss.

Susan Hayes Culleton brings us Tuesday's business news headlines.

Back for Business, the free programme aimed at supporting returned or soon-to-be-returning Irish emigrants to start and develop a business in Ireland, is seeking new applicants for its ninth cycle.   

The development programme, which is funded by the Irish Abroad Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs, was created to foster and support entrepreneurial activity among emigrants recently returned to Ireland.    

Paula Fitzsimons, the National Director of Back for Busines,s joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show.

If 2025 was a year of uncertainty about the Trump tariffs, 2026 is the year of heightened geopolitical volatility. That’s the warning from EY Ireland, who’s Co-Head of Geopolitical Strategy Simon MacAllister joined Susan Hayes Culleton on the show this morning.

Monday's business headlines with Susan Hayes Culleton in for Joe Lynam.

The Central bank of Ireland paints a positive picture for the domestic economy in its latest quarterly bulletin.  It says modified domestic demand will end up just below 4% this year and a more modest 2.9% next year. But it expects the labour market to cool next year and inflation to remain above target. 

All to discuss with Martin O’Brien is the Head of Irish Economic Analysis with the Central Bank of Ireland.  

Friday's business and markets review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte. 

How many times have you received something via a courier which is drowning in bubble wrap and how many times did you wonder what happens to all that protective wrapping which you throw in the recycling? 

Peter Gregory wondered and decided to do something about it.  So he recycles bubble wrap for a living.  Peter Gregory is the founder of green-bubble.ie and our Green Business person of the month for December courtesy of Repak. 

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