In recent months we saw news that there is a serious shortage of qualified vets facing the Irish veterinary industry, with some practices advertising for more than a year to fill positions.

Couple this with rising costs and ever-increasing demands on our vets for small and large animals, where exactly is the sector right now?

Joining Bobby to discuss is:

• Charles Cosgrave, Co-Owner of Village Vets

• Kathy Enright, co-owner of Rockhall Veterinary Ltd

• Conor Geraghty, former president of Veterinary Ireland and owner of the FarmGate Veterinary Group

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Ciaran McCormack of Select Technology Group.

Bobby speaks to Alison Taylor, author of 'Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World'.

The Laya Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Index 2024 is the result of one of Ireland's most extensive workplace wellbeing studies and offers invaluable insights into the evolving HR landscape, allowing employers and employees to stay up to date on the latest trends.

Bobby chats to Sinead Proos, Head of Health & Wellbeing at Laya Healthcare to explore some of the key trends regarding people's wellbeing in the workplace and discuss how to sustain high performance in a hybrid working environment.

The Laya Healthcare Workplace Wellbeing Index is available at layahealthcare.ie/wellbeingindex.

With Valentine’s Day coming up Bobby takes a look at the actual rules around romance in the workplace with Damien McCarthy, Managing Director of HR Buddy.

Joining Bobby to run through the top stories from the business pages this morning are Louisa Meehan of Woodview HRM & Bob Hoffman of Vista Executive Search.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Joe Gilmore, Managing Director of Ireland West Airport, Knock

Castlebar has been found to have the best work-life balance according to a new index. One man who has been singing the praises of this area for a long time has been local TD Michael Ring who joins Bobby to discuss this and everything that Mayo has to offer.

Broadcasting out of the Connected Hub in the Atlantic Technological University iHub in Castlebar, Bobby speaks to some of those people using iHub to find out about the benefits this kind of working environment offers to people.

Joining Bobby is:

• Louise McDonnell, founder of SellOnSocial.Media Agency

• Brian Barrett of Solar West

• Dr. Noreen Curtis

• Stephen Carolan, National Hubs Network Programme Manager at the Western Development Commission

This week Bobby was broadcasting out of the Connected Hub in the Atlantic Technological University Ihub in Castlebar with thanks to Mayo County Council. One of those people who use the connected hubs in Mayo is Sarah Butler, cookbook author, and recipe writer who joins Bobby to chat about her pathway into the culinary world.