To the surprise of almost no one in the pensions industry, Ireland’s auto enrolment scheme has been delayed again.  This time to the start of next year. It’s designed to get the less well off saving for their retirement. But a new survey from Red C suggests that women are far less likely to have heard of the new scheme than men and they are the ones who will need more money in their dotage. With more on this Joe spoke to Teresa Kelly Oroz, Head of Public Policy and Governance with Irish Life.

The international film making circuit was rocked over the weekend when Donald Trump said he would be slapping 100% tariffs on US-owned TV and film production companies who don't make their movies in America.  The American filming making sector made a $15.3bn surplus last year.  

There are plenty of people in Ireland worried this week.  Speaking to Joe this morning wasJohn Gleeson is tax partners with Saffery which advises the likes of Netflix and Disney on filming in Britain or Ireland.  

Tuesday's business news review along with Joe Lynam.

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

John Cashman is the first legal whiskey maker from Co Wicklow.  He makes the Fercullen 15 year old single grain whiskey on the Powerscourt estate and that’s now a recent award winner of the prestigious Worlds Best Grain category.  But with Donald Trump slapping tariffs on all European imports and threats out there to hike that up to 200%, many in the whiskey sector are pausing or reducing output all over Ireland.  

John Cashman the Head of Brand at the Powerscourt distillery and a recent whiskey Hall of Fame inductee spoke to Joe this morning all about this business.

The sustained cost of living increases in recent years have changed how consumers behave. They are increasingly looking for so-called “private labels“ to find value and quality. And a survey from EY suggests that consumers still like shopping in the traditional bricks and motorway rather than online. 

Joe discusses these findings with Colette Devey, EY. Consumer Partner.

My next guest is from Texas but started her business as a cafe within a gay nightclub.  Now she runs a vegan, coeliac wholesale and retail food business with a glass deposit scheme and a food waste digestion programme.  It’s a great story and it’s our April Green Businessperson of the month sponsored by Repak.  

Her name is Virginia O'Gara and her and her husband’s business is called MyGoodness.

Green Business Person of the Month with thanks to Repak.   

Dublin Bay Cruises bring thousands of tourists, corporate guests and cruise ship passengers around Dublin bay every year. Now it's repurposed its St Bridget boat to run on Hydrotreated vegetable oil despite the eco-friendly fuel costing considerably more than standard diesel.

But what have they noticed about tourism in Ireland after the CSO said visitor numbers are down substantially year on year? Joe was joined on the show by Eugene Garrihy is the boss of Dublin Bay Cruises. 

Joe brings us the main business news headlines this Wednesday morning.

From next week, America’s busiest port Los Angeles expects the amount of traffic to fall by a third as a direct consequence of Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on imported Chinese goods.  Similar drops are expected in Seattle and on air freight from China. 

Much of this abrupt slowdown stems from companies holding off moving goods until this Trade war s either sorted or settles down.  Hapag Lloyd with 300 giant container ships is the 5th biggest shipping company in the world and Nils Haupt from Hapag Lloyd joined Joe on the show this morning.