Bobby is joined by Breda Brown of Unique Media and Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM to go through the big business stories from the Saturday papers.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Michael Kelly, CEO of FAIN Ireland & Subsidiaries.

Inflation is at its highest level since February 2024, after growing by 3.2% in the year to last month. Business reporter at the Irish Times, Ian Curran, joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby is joined by John Lowe, aka 'The Money Doctor', to get some of his tips ahead of what is the busiest spending period of the year.

Pitch '25 invites Irish start-up's and budding entrepreneurs to pitch for their chance to be mentored in the world of retail with Arnotts. Bobby took a trip out to the Arnotts in Dublin city centre to chat to a few of the finalists to see how they’ve been getting on.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year, and here in Ireland, we have an incredible array of products made by homegrown talent to choose from.

To find out a little bit more about some of the kinds of food producers we have at our disposal, Bobby is joined by:

• Andy Pratt from The Raw Juice Company

• Alice Tevlin from Rua Food

• Lisa Quinlan from Clever Foods

For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby takes a deep dive into Ireland’s recruitment landscape - a sector that’s evolving rapidly as talent shortages, hybrid work, and shifting employee expectations reshape how organisations hire. 

Bobby is joined by three leading voices in the Irish recruitment sector to discuss:

• Frank Farrelly, CEO & co-founder of Sigmar Recruitment

• Rachel Tubridy, Managing Director of PeopleSource

• Elaine Brady, Managing Partner, Barden in Leinster

Zoë Arden works at the intersection of leadership and storytelling. She joins Bobby to discuss her new book ‘Story-Centred Leadership: Crafting Cultures of Change’.

Tax rises and tighter spending could hinder UK economic growth, according to the OECD. Joining Bobby to discuss is David Smith, Economics Editor of The Sunday Times.

Joining Bobby to run through the main business pages from the morning papers are Caroline Reidy of the HR Suite & Doug Keatinge, Head of Communications at Avolon.