On Monday next week Keir Starmer will host a major EU delegation as part of what is shaping up to be a major reset of UK EU relations.  There have already been hints at what might be agreed including a youth mobility scheme as well as a new and deeper Defence pact.

The UK government still says that rejoining the Single market or the Customs Union are red lines that won't be crossed. Joe discusses this and more with Marie Doyle President of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. 

t’s nestled in the foothills of the Dublin mountains and is a hive of science, adventure and learning.  It’s 112,000 sq ft and it’s a year since it reopened after Covid.  The Explorium science immersion museum in Ballinteer is already the 9th most visited tourist site in Ireland and aims to become the nationally recognised Children's science centre. But it was a long bureaucratic journey to reopen and now there’s talk of a rival city centre museum as well. 

Charlie Kelly is the owner and Managing Director of Explorium Science Museum joined Joe this morning on the show.

On paper at least the 2 richest economies in the EU are also among the smallest:  Ireland and Luxembourg.  Our economy relies on technology and pharma of course but it’s also a major player in fund management.  Our biggest European rival to lure these big global pension funds is Luxembourg whose regulator might be seen as more relaxed than our Central bank.  Both nations have been accused of being tax havens.  But are they?  

Speaking to Joe in studio this morning was Quentin Werlé, head of portfolio management at the Luxembourg advisers 6 Monks which specialises in cryptocurrencies. 

Wednesday's business headlines and news along with Joe Lynam.

They are called Dub 20 and Dub 30. They are the latest large data centres to be opened by the Taoiseach in Arklow in Co Wicklow.  They claim to be the most sustainable data centres in Ireland and will feed almost as much energy into the grid as they will take out.  But the planning process took 7 years and a trip to the High Court. Newstalk's Alex Rowley caught up with  Graham McWilliams, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Echelon Data Centers and began by asking him about the green credentials of Dub20 and 30 .

Private markets contain less well known companies which do not float on the stock exchanges and are therefore not subject to filing quarterly returns nor some other rules.   But according to Elkstone’s State of Private Markets report, the giant private equity houses such as Blackstone and KKR are getting the lion's share of all investment flowing into these private markets.  

Speaking to Joe this morning was Karl Rogers the Chief Investment Officer for Elkstone. 

Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam,

There aren’t many kitchens in Ireland that don’t have devices or machines made by DeLonghi. The Italian coffee machine-maker also owns global brands such as Kenwood and Braun. They have benefited from the surge in popularity of frothy coffees. 

Susan Coleman is the Chief Executive of Delonghi Ireland and Susan joined Joe this morning on the show.

You’ve heard of the Cat laughs in Kilkenny and you may have heard of Kilcenomics which merges comedy with Economics but now you may need to get your head around comedy and the legal profession because this coming weekend will be the first Kilkenny Law Festival. The idea is to bring the law to a wider audience and perhaps dispel some of its reputation for stuffiness and being aloof.

One of the main organisers is Mark Tottenham, who presents the podcast: The Fifth Court and Mark joined Joe on the show this morning,

Monday's big business stories along with Joe Lynam and Ross Mould.