Energy prices have been at the heart of the news for the past week.  Heating oil and diesel prices have rocketed since Iran effectively closed the strait of Hormuz choking off petroleum shipping.  And now the wider oil prices have soared 27% overnight.  So what does it mean for our electricity and gas prices here?  All to discuss with Stephen Gallagher, Managing Director of SSE Airtricity.  

Nominations are now open for the Newstalk Changemaker Business awards in association with FBD Insurance, across 9 categories, including Sustainable Workplace, supported by SSE Airtricity. Closing date is March 20th. Nominate now at newstalk.com/changemaker.

Newstalk Business Editor Joe Lynam and Russ Mould AJ Bell  take a look at today business news headlines.

Sunday the 8th is the actual date for International Women's Day. We’re marking it today and the huge transformation to the workplace and the economy that women have made over the past few decades. 

Our panel this morning on the show was  Mary Considine Chief Executive of Iarnród Eireann or Irish rail, Emer Higgins is the Minister of State for attending Cabinet at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. Also Kate English the Chief Economist with Deloitte.

Friday's business news review along with Newstalk's Business Editor and Kate English from Deloitte.

Soon the new Consumer Protection Code comes into force from the central bank. Among the key provisions of the code is allowing vulnerable groups to nominate someone to act on their behalf with banks and insurance companies. The Compliance Institute polled its members and 22% of them believe that preventing so-called “greenwashing“ is also an important aspect of the new code. 

All to discuss with Michael Kavanagh the Chief Executive of the Compliance Institute. 

Ireland is rapidly becoming the European base for medical and pharmaceutical giants, including Pfizer, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.  But in order to foster indigenous and smaller Irish medical companies, the new ARC Hub for HealthTech has been set up as part of the University of Galway. Speaking to Joe was Garry Duffy, Professor of Health Technology Innovation at University of Galway and Director of the ARC Hub for HealthTech.

Thursday's business news review with Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam.

Wednesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.

If you have money to spare and want to support Irish Startups at an early stage, it’s always possible to do so and is one of the more tax efficient ways of helping indigenous companies through the EIIS scheme. Joe Bergin the Chief Executive Elkstone  specialises in providing a pool of Investment money for Irish Startups and he may find himself busy towards the end of the year if, as expected, the capital gains tax rate is cut to encourage more risk taking investment.

Yesterday a US appeals court threw out an appeal by the White House to decline refunds for those companies who paid tariffs on imported goods after the US Supreme Court said they were illegal.  That means the lower courts can now start refunding billions of dollars by claimants. 

But the White House is using different legal statutes to keep the tariffs in place for nearly all countries in what can technically be described as ‘a mess’ for exporters from Europe.  So what happens now? All to discuss with Mark Ludwikowski Chair of Clark Hill's International Trade Practice.