Down To Business

Bobby was out & about this week at the Clayton Hotel where he caught up with one of the longest serving barbers in the city, Gerry Downey of Gerrards Barber Shop.

Wine bars have long been popular among our European neighbours. But how do they fair in Ireland, where the traditional pub is king? Joining Bobby for this week's Industry review were three wine bar operators from around the country.

Joining Bobby for this week's edition of the executive chair was Accountant and CEO of Xeinadin Group, Derry Crowley.

Tech, which was touted as a way of helping free up time, is now bombarding us with messages, mail and reminders of what we need to do. To discuss whether technology inhibits our productivity more than enables it. Bobby was joined by Chris Griffiths, co-author of The Focus Fix: Finding Clarity, Creativity and Resilience in an Overwhelming World.

Earlier in the week the government predicted that they would be spending over 8bn in their last budget later in the year. Is this excessive spending or worse still ‘electioneering’? Can the state’s coffers be in that good shape? Conall MacCoille, the Chief Economist with Bank of Ireland, joins Bobby to tell us more.

Did you know that milk is usually always at the back of the supermarket and that conveyor belts are getting bigger. These are just some of the ‘tricks’ or ‘retail hacks’ supermarkets employ to get you to buy more. Conor Pope and Retail Consultant Eddie Shananhan discuss.

Joining Bobby to run through the top business stories from the Saturday papers is Linda Daly, Business Reporter with the Sunday Times and Stephen O’Leary of Olytico.

Bobby was out & about this week where he met up with Luke Joyce, Managing Director of TheCleaningCompany.ie.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Peter Flanagan & Damian Kerins from Flanagan Kerins.

Bobby is joined by Patrick Nelson, author of 'Front-Line Leadership: How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-In Engagement'.