Down To Business

Joining Mandy Johnston in the Executive Chair this week is Donal O'Shea, Chief Executive at Deciphex.

It’s a new year and with it comes a reset of all our annual leave but what to do with it and where to go?

Three people who know a thing or two about all of that join Mandy Johnston to give us a sense of just where the travel sector is in Ireland right now.

They are:

• Paul Hackett of Click and Go & Vice-President of the Irish Travel Agents Association-ITAA

• Mary McKenna, MD of Tour America 

• Martin Skelly, MD of Navan Travel

Professor Michael Watkins author of the acclaimed business book ‘The First 90 Days’ joins Mandy Johnston to discuss his book as well as what the future holds for us and our relationship with AI.

A current budget surplus of €12.8 billion makes Ireland an outlier among western economies but Cormac Lucey is not so sure everything is all rosey and thinks there are a few elephants in the room that could derail us in a blink of an eye. He joins Mandy Johnston to discuss.

We heard of 'quiet quitting' last year but a new trend has emerged which some say will damage the output and culture of a company - 'soft quitting'. So what is it, and just how damaging could it be? Mandy Johnston is joined by Damien McCarthy of the HR Buddy to try and make some sense of this. Good Morning Damien.

Joining Mandy Johnston to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM and Robert Whelan of RockWell Finance.

Joining Bobby in the Executve Chair this week is Ted Wright of Writech.

For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby thought it would be good to talk to a few people who have overcome their own challenges in life and who might be able to offer encouragement for the rest of us.

Joining Bobby are three experts in the field:

• Ciara Conlon, leadership & productivity coach

• Dr. Brian Pennie, Neuroscientist and Resilience Specialist

• Enda O’Doherty, Keynote Speaker & Endurance Athlete 

There was a significant fall in the sale of EVs last year in comparison to 2023, but what does this tell us about the future of EVs? Philip Nolan, motoring correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail joins Bobby to discuss.

Bobby went out & about to Festina Lente in Wicklow - a charity that supports people to achieve their personal best in the natural world of horses, horticulture and community.