Do you feel 78% wealthier than just before the Celtic Tiger crash?  Well you should because on average on paper you are.  That's according to research from the consultants Fordel, who also say that the average household has net wealth of €663,000.  Of course much of that wealth is tied up in housing and that’s why no country in Europe has grown its average wealth as fast as Ireland over the past 11 years.   

Speaking to Joe this morning was Stephen Felle the Chief Executive of Fordel. 

Wednesday's business news headlines along with Joe Lynam.

An Irish founded company Limbo has a new weight loss scheme which involves monitoring your glucose levels and food consumption tailored to each individual’s biology. And it claims that you will lose 12% of your body weight over 3 months.  They’re chaired by the serial entrepreneur Pat Phelan and have the backing of the basketball giant Shaquille O’Neal and the former rugby captain Jamie Heaslip.  Rurik Bradbury the Chief Executive of Limbo joined Joe on the show this morning.

If it's a while since you dropped into your local library, you might be surprised to hear what's now going on there.  Sarah Madden reports on the expanding role and resources of Ireland's libraries today.

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.