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On this week's episode, Danny O'Gorman, the general manager for UK and Ireland at Freenow, talks to Peter O'Dwyer about Lyft's acquisition of Freenow, the businesses Freenow has itself been snapping up, and how robotaxis are closer to becoming a reality than you might think. The pair talk about Freenow's 14-year history in Ireland and the many iterations of the brand over that time. O'Gorman talks about the company's move into a phone-based taxi ordering system in Ireland as the company makes acquisitions of smaller firms across the country. The former Amazon sales head also speaks about automated driving and when customers can expect to see driverless taxis on Irish roads; the experience of working under Mercedes-Benz and BMW; and whether the peer-to-peer ride-hailing popularised by Lyft and Uber will ever come to Ireland. To access all our written interviews and the country's leading business coverage, subscribe at https://www.businesspost.ie/ This episode of the Business Post Podcast is brought to you by Davy, Ireland's leading provider of wealth management and investment banking services. This year, Davy is celebrating 100 years of connecting capital with opportunity in Ireland. Whether you're a business owner looking to turn success into lasting wealth, a professional planning for the future, or a retiree, Davy can help you safeguard and grow your wealth. Trusted by clients to manage more than €29 billion in assets, Davy has over 900 people serving clients from offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, and London. To learn more, as well as details of regulatory information, visit davy.ie. Presented and edited by Daniel McConnell, Peter O'Dwyer and Aaron Rogan Sound by Larry Mockus Sound Production by Dublin South Podcast Studio Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Dublin South Podcast Studio Audio editing by Dublin South Podcast Studio

This week on the Connected Podcast, Charlie Taylor talks to Nora Khaldi, chief executive and founder of Nuritas.

Nuritas is an AI-driven biotechnology company that hopes to unlock the hidden potential in plant peptides.

Charlie and Khaldi discuss Nuritas's humble beginnings at laboratories in Trinity College and the benefits of building a startup in Ireland.

Khaldi speaks about the aims of Nuritas to stop muscle loss before it happens and to improve sleep by reducing cortisol through the use of plant peptides identified by its AI platform.

She discusses everyday products we might not know that Nuritas has a hand in creating and the pipeline of clinically tested products the company will soon release. To access all our written interviews and the country's leading business coverage, subscribe at https://www.businesspost.ie/

Presented by Charlie Taylor

Edited by Peter O'Dwyer

Sound by Larry Mockus

Editing by Dublin South Podcast Studio

Produced by Tara McGivern

Artwork by Dublin South Podcast Studio

On this week's episode, Anthony Scaramucci from The Rest Is Politics: US, talks to Daniel McConnell about his new book, All the Wrong Moves. The former White House communications director turned podcaster talks about how America became an environment for Trump and MAGA to take hold of the world's largest democracy. Scaramucci details how China became the second-biggest global economy, and the failures of America along the way. The pair discuss America's out-of-control spending. Scarramucci gives his predictions on the upcoming November mid-terms and what way the Senate will fall, red or blue. Lastly, Scaramucci discusses the future of The Rest is Politics and what the public interest in politics might be like in a post-Trump world. This episode of the Business Post Podcast is brought to you by Davy, Ireland's leading provider of wealth management and investment banking services. This year, Davy is celebrating 100 years of connecting capital with opportunity in Ireland. Whether you're a business owner looking to turn success into lasting wealth, a professional planning for the future, or a retiree, Davy can help you safeguard and grow your wealth. Trusted by clients to manage more than €29 billion in assets, Davy has over 900 people serving clients from offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, and London. To learn more, as well as details of regulatory information, visit davy.ie. Presented and edited by Daniel McConnell and Peter O'Dwyer. Sound by Larry Mockus Sound Production by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan. Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Garrett Allen The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site. https://www.businesspost.ie/subscribe/

This week on the Podcast, Charlie talks to Guillaume Princen head of EMEA for Anthropic at the International AI summit in Dublin. Princen speaks about the aims of Anthropic moving forward- keeping safety within the "DNA" of the company and aligning with governments on regulation and pacing the frontier. Princen talks about Anthropic's growth and the movement of AI to agentic models. Princen also speaks about Anthropic's future in Ireland and the talent available to the company on Irish soil. Back in studio, Charlie and Alice talk flying cars and Elon Musk's new Tesla Roadster. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Tim O'Donovan Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Garrett Allen The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site.

Martin Tormey, chief executive officer of Goodbody, Ireland's longest-established stockbroking firm and one of the country's leading wealth managers, joins Peter O'Dwyer on the podcast this week. The pair discuss the new Irish investment accounts, the fee structures around them and the offering Goodbody will provide. Tormey speaks about the culture of investing in Ireland and what the future of investment will look like in the country. The Goodbody lifer also talks about acquisitions the company has made and is eyeing; the "firepower" being part of the AIB Group brings; and the restructuring Goodbody underwent after a difficult few years. We also hear more about Tormey's life away from Goodbody, as he discusses career breaks and his time away from the firm. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site. To access all our written interviews and the country's leading business coverage, subscribe at businesspost.ie. Presented and edited by Daniel McConnell and Peter O'Dwyer. Sound by Larry Mockus. Produced by Carolyn Goulden Broadcast co-ordination by Tara McGivern. Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Fresh off the announcement of a further 200 jobs in OpenAI's Dublin offices, Sarah Friar, chief financial officer, joins Charlie Taylor to discuss the future of the company in Ireland. Friar speaks candidly about choosing Ireland as the company's European HQ, citing government support and chip development as key reasons for the company's trust in Ireland. Friar elaborates on OpenAI's education programmes at the University of Limerick and plans to broaden the scheme across the country in hopes of creating their own workforce of the future. Her conversation with Charlie covers the importance of balancing the development of frontier models with the need to keep "adversaries" within scope of western AI models and her beliefs that, for now, an AI bubble does not exist. Lastly, Charlie and Friar chat about OpenAI's delayed IPO. Friar explains OpenAI's healthy balance sheet and the work that would go into an IPO for an already very busy company. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or right here on our site. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Produced by Tara McGivern Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Budget 2027 was unveiled by the coalition to little fanfare this week. With most of the big-ticket items already leaked to the press in the days and weeks before Budget Day, the publication of the final document was met with more questions than applause. How will the State's new personal investment scheme work? Does the new scaling fund for businesses go far enough? Has the government written itself into "blank cheque territory" when it comes to energy supports? Our political staff Danniel Murray and Megan O'Brien join Peter and Danny to discuss. This episode of the Business Post Podcast is brought to you by Davy, Ireland's leading provider of wealth management and investment banking services. This year, Davy is celebrating 100 years of connecting capital with opportunity in Ireland. Whether you're a business owner looking to turn success into lasting wealth, a professional planning for the future, or a retiree, Davy can help you safeguard and grow your wealth. Trusted by clients to manage more than 29 billion in assets, Davy has over 900 people serving clients from offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, and London. To learn more as well as details of regulatory information. Visit davy.ie. Presented and edited by Daniel McConnell and Peter O'Dwyer. Sound by Larry Mockus. Produced by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan. Produced and broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness. Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Since its foundation in 2022, Dublin-based employee benefits platform Kota has scaled rapidly not only in size, but also in recognition. The firm has been repeatedly identified by Sifted, the Financial Times-backed tech publication, as the one of the fastest-growing firms in Ireland and the UK and was last week named as the 12th fastest-growing start-up in Europe. Kota's chief executive Luke Mackey joins Alice O'Leary to discuss how the company has gotten to where it is today and how it plans to top the Sifted 250 in the years to come. Alice also sat down with Peter O'Dwyer to discuss the biggest tech stories of the last week, including more stark warnings on AI annihilation and the latest on Anthropic's IPO. The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Produced by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.

With over 40,000 students, revenues approaching €1 billion and a place on the list of the top 100 universities in the world, UCD is among Ireland's most recognised institutions. Orla Feely made history when she was named as the university's first female president. Now three years into her tenure, she joins Daniel McConnell to discuss the third-level education crisis, balancing face-time between students and donors and witnessing Ireland's reputation evolve in Silicon Valley. Landing every Thursday morning, The Business Post podcast, hosted by Daniel McConnell and Peter O'Dwyer, brings you the best interviews from leading business, political and entertainment figures from Ireland and across the world. Presented and edited by Daniel McConnell and Peter O'Dwyer. Sound by Larry Mockus. Produced by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan. Produced and broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness. Artwork by Garrett Allen.

Listen back to Connected Live - a panel discussion with some of Ireland's foremost AI experts recorded at the Business Post's AI 2030 event last week. Our tech editor Charlie Taylor sat down with Emma Redmond head of OpenAI Ireland, Graham Abell, VP of software engineering and Ireland site lead at Workday and Eoin Hinchy, founder and chief executive of Irish unicorn Tines for a fascinating discussion on how AI could transform Ireland in the coming years. The panel spoke frankly on the need to handle the technology with care, how AI could alter the workforce and the importance of public trust to fully reap its rewards. Meanwhile, Peter O'Dwyer and Alice O'Leary bring you the latest developments in tech across the globe. The Business Post Connected Podcast, a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech, lands every Wednesday morning. Presented by Charlie Taylor Sound by Larry Mockus Editing by Carolyn Goulden and Tim O'Donovan Broadcast co-ordination by Sarah McGuinness Artwork by Garrett Allen.