After a fallow weekend, and Ireland still without a win, Andy Farrell’s men will be looking to get his Ireland team back to winning ways against Italy in Rome as the 2021 Six Nations hits the midway-point.

Ireland and Munster legend Marcus Horan joined Bobby to look ahead to today's clash and more.

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You may have seen the news that Spotify have joined an increasing number of companies who will allow their staff to work from home even after the pandemic.

But how and where we are going to work in the future?

Chris Kane author of 'Where Is My Office?' joined Bobby to discuss further.

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Over the past few weeks Bobby has been speaking with business owners across the country to see how they have changed the way they do things in the face of incredible disruption.

With that in mind Bobby wanted to check in with Keith Barry to see how he has been coping over the past while and to see how he has pivoted to accomodate the current Covid-19 restrictions.

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Under the government’s 'Living with Covid-19' plan, Level 5 restrictions mean that only six guests are allowed at a wedding along with the actual couple getting married.

So what is the true impact of Covid on the Wedding Industry in Ireland?

Joining Bobby for this week's Industry Review was:

Peter Kelly, International Wedding Planner, Creative Designer and Managing Director of ‘Weddings With Franc’,

Sharon Griffin, Managing Director of ‘Frog Prince Weddings” and floral gifting company ‘New Moon Blooms’

Tara Fay, Managing Director of Tara Fay Events.

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It was only a few weeks ago that we were all talking about Gamestop and its strange performance on the stock market.

But now this week the financial world appears to be playing catch up once more with the incredible rise of Bitcoin.

So what exactly is Bitcoin and why is it suddenly going through the roof?

Andy O’Donoghue joined Bobby to discuss.

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Of course Covid-19 and Brexit are causing all sorts of problems in all corners of our lives but one unwanted side effect is in an increase in the instances of fraud that have been detected here in Ireland.

Bobby was joined by Paul O’Brien from Bank of Ireland Group Security and Ian Talbot of Chambers Irelands to discuss.

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No doubt there isn’t a single person in the country who isn’t dreaming of a return to normality of some kind where we can go to any shop, restaurant, or pub.

And with the numbers continuing to go in the right direction, attention again begins to turn to a possibly reopening of the economy.

Writing in last week’s Sunday Independent Economist Colm McCarthy urged the government not to give in to any lobby groups calling for a premature relaxation of restrictions - he joined Bobby to discuss further.

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Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is John Goulding, co-founder & CEO of Workvivo.

With thanks to Skillnet Ireland.

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We have become so dependant upon the technology in our lives that we would probably be lost without it.

We have used artificial intelligence to find vaccines for the coronavirus in a record breaking nine months and platforms such as WhatsApp and Zoom to name just two, have enabled friends and families to communicate seamelessley during the pandemic.

But have we contemplated the deeper implications of the use of this technology in our dail lives and the long-term affect it could have on society in general?

Sean McDonagh, renowned ecological theologian, ecologist and author joined Bobby to discuss.

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It’s Valentine's weekend so for this week’s Industry Review Bobby thought he would take a look at Irish companies that are run by couples.

But can the family that lives together also work together?

Joining Bobby to discuss was:

Sam & Nessa from the furniture design business ‘Sam Agus Nessa’

Aisling and Michael Flanagan from ‘Velvet Cloud’ - a farm specialising in sheep’s milk products

Sadie Chowen & Ralph Doyle, Owners and creative directors of the Burren Perfumery

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