Down To Business

It's St Patrick’s Day weekend, Johnny Sexton going for the all-time record of points scored in the championship, his last home game, and last 6 Nations game, and the team is vying for a first-ever Grand Slam decider in Dublin - it couldn’t get any bigger than this.

Ireland will be lining out against England later on today and the eyes of the nation will be watching.

Ireland and Munster Rugby Legend, Marcus Horan joins Bobby to discuss.

Joining Bobby to discuss the biggest business stories of the day was the positive economist Susan Hayes Culleton and Irish Examiner columnist Ian Mallon.

This week Bobby was joined by three industry experts to disect the trials and tribulations of running a museum or archive experience. Joining Bobby was Gill Cousins, Director of The Hunt Museum in Limerick, Tom O'Rahilly, Director of The Leprachaun Museum and Catherine Toolan, Managing Director of Diageo Irish Brand Homes / The Guinness Storehouse.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Eoghan Donnellan, General Manager at Nisbets Ireland.

Just under 30,000 house completions were conducted in 2022 - a figure widely considered to be significantly short of the average level required to meet housing demand, never mind make up for the lack of completions in previous years.

And with the recent decision to lift the ban on evictions this week, what exactly can we expect in 2023 and beyond for our beleaguered property market?

Joining Bobby is:

· Brendan McGee, Managing Director of Franklins in Donegal

· Clement Herron of Clement Herron Real Estate, Portlaoise

· Louise Kenny, Director of Lisney Sotheby's International Realty based in Dublin

Bobby speaks to Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of 'Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals'.

Together they discuss how data visualization can help you better communicate through the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story.

Bobby found himself out & about in Donegal earlier on this week whereupon he took the opportunity to chat with the men and women behind the iconic soft drinks brand 'Football Special'.

The Government is to examine a raft of new measures to try to encourage people to leave their cars at home, of which new charges for cars entering congested urban centres would form a central part.

Joining Bobby to discuss this is Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times.

In recent years Ireland has matured immeasurably in relation to its attitudes to mental health and the therapists who help us when we may be struggling.

So, for this week’s Industry Review, Bobby wanted to find out a little bit more about the field of psychoanalysis, CBT, and talk therapy as a whole.

Joining Bobby is:

- Helen Vaughan, Psychotherapist and owner of ‘Maynooth Counselling and Psychotherapy’.

- Stella O’Malley, Psychotherapist and author of ‘What Your Teen is Trying to Tell You’.

- Enda Murphy, Psychotherapist, Director of SeeMe.ie, and author ‘Five Steps to Happiness’.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Joanna Jensen, CEO & founder of Childs Farm.