Thursday business news review along with Joe Lynam.

Thursday's business news headlines review with Joe Lynam.

Donald Trump raised tariffs on Canadian aluminum to 50% last night.  That was in response to the application of a 25% tariff on all electricity sold by the Canadian province of Ontario to northern US states including New York. The escalation and tit for tat between the 2 otherwise friendly neighbours is shocking the world. Speaking to Joe this morning was  Deirdre Giblin Director of Development and External Engagement at National College of Ireland National college of Ireland but is also with the Ireland-Canada Business Association.  

João Vale De Almeida was the EU ambassador in Washington, the United Nations and then in London and has served under 6 EU commission presidents.  He’s met Putin 15 times and has seen a few trading and geopolitical missteps in his time but his latest book kind of sums up the state of the world right now.  It’s called ‘The Divorce of Nations’ and João Vale De Almeida spoke to Joe this morning.

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the unsold food in restaurants at the end of the day? Much of it alas gets thrown out and totally wasted, some of it is given to the less fortunate and food banks but a growing amount of that food can now be purchased online before the restaurant closes at knockdown prices.  And the website which is spreading fast for that purpose is Too Good to Go.com and Machaela O’Leary is the Sales Manager with ‘Too Good to Go’.

Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.

It’s World Consumer Rights day this weekend - do you know yours?  Or are you the ‘shrug your shoulders’ type once you discover you were treated badly or bought faulty goods? The Consumer Watchdog the CCPC was up last year by 13% to 44,247.

The number one complaint concerned cars and the amount in question was a substantial €6,000 on average.  Speaking to Joe this morning wasGrainne Griffin from the CCPC.

Ireland is not famed for its sunshine but thousands of households are now benefiting from free energy from solar panels and we’re now even developing new types of solar engineering in this space. Gary Connolly, Commercial Director, ACtiv8 Solar Energies Ireland has launched a new solar product which he claims performs much better in Ireland’s changeable and often windy and cloudy weather. Gary joined Joe on the show this morning.

Property conveyancing is the legal transfer of property title from seller to buyer.  But the law dates back to 1885 and it’s an anachronistic, analog and slow process in a digital age.  And now the estate agents and auctioneers in the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers are looking into how to speed up the process and drag it into the 21st century. 

Joining Joe on the show was Pat Davitt is the chief executive of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV). 

We have a look through Monday's big business new stories with Joe Lynam also with Ross Mould from AJ Bell.