The School of Design at Institute of Technology Carlow recently marked 50 years of design education with the launch of their website DesignCarlow.ie and Colin Deevy, Head of Product Design Innovation at IT Carlow chatted to John about the long history of design in Carlow & Kilkenny.

Inflation is a topic that is discussed a lot, but do you know how inflation is calculated or if inflation is good or bad for the economy? Economist Austin Hughes chatted to John about Inflation and the impacts for consumers and businesses.

Economist Austin Hughes joined John to provide insights into inflation, what it means, how it is calculated and what impacts it can have on business.

Irish Bootstrapper is a new lifestyle brand focusing on adventure, purpose and positive mental health and Founder Eugene Devereux chatted to join about his business, how it began and his plans for the future

“Powerhouse – Carlow Businesswomen’s Network” is a new Women in Business Network, Helen Whelan, owner of Thrive Café, based in Tullow spoke with John about her own experiences of owning & operating a business and the benefits of having a business network for entrepreneurs. 

The School of design at Institute of Technology Carlow recently marked 50 years of design education with the launch of their website DesignCarlow.ie and Colin Deevy, Head of Product Design Innovation at IT Carlow chatted to John about the long history of design in Carlow & Kilkenny.

With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.
   

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ND Sports Performance is a Kilkenny based company which specialise in Sports Evaluation Technology and works with the crème de la crème of the Worlds sporting elite along with sportsmen and women, sports clubs and teams the length and breadth of this country.  Noel Doherty, Chief Executive,  chatted to John to tell him more about the business and how it began after Noel sustained a hamstring injury.

Twenty Questions is our feature which gives you the chance to get to know the individuals behind the businesses and organisations within our communities across the two counties and our latest guest was Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber of Commerce.

Eamon Quinn, Business Editor at the Irish Examiner joined John to discuss one of the main stories that was making the headlines during the week, which was the G7 meeting. Eamon chatted through the complexities and potential impacts for Ireland.

ND Sports Performance is a Kilkenny based company that works with the crème de la crème of the Worlds sporting elite along with sportsmen and women, sports clubs and teams the length and breadth of the country. Company Founder and Chief Executive Noel Doherty joined John to tell us more about his company and the work they do.

Twenty Questions our feature which gives you the chance to get to know the individuals behind the businesses and organisations within our communities across the two counties was back this week and our latest guest was Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber of Commerce.

The pandemic has brought about a lot of change for people and for some it’s to start their own business. We caught up Jim Woods, business advisor at the Local Enterprise Office in Carlow to hear about the courses and assistance that they can offer.

With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.
   

In early June, the Government announced their Economic Recovery Plan and Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive of ISME, the independent representative association for Small and Medium Enterprises across the country spoke with John about the plan and what it would mean for the many small to medium enterprises that they work with.

Early in June, Morwenna Coniam, Dublin Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News joined John to chat through some of the business stories making the headlines as well as providing an international perspective on global issues likely to impact on Ireland.

Morwenna Coniam, Dublin Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News joined John to discuss the business news stories from the week as well as looking at how some of the big international issues are likely to impact on Ireland.

Neil McDonnell, Chief Executive of ISME, the independent representative association for Small and Medium Enterprises across the country joined John to discuss the Economic Recovery Plan which was announced by Government during the week.

While the economy has experienced massive disruption over the last 15 months due to the pandemic, we’ve all still had to eat, and this week Claire McInerney Brown spoke with two food service companies. Rob Cowley of Mise En Place chatted to Claire about pivoting his business during the pandemic, while Helen Murphy of Mooncoin Beetroot discusses developing new products and plans for expansion.

As this week brought about the reopening of the hospitality sector, Niall Burns General Manager at the five star Lyrath Estate chats to John about how reopening has been going and how the summer ahead is looking for one of the biggest business sectors in this area.

With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.
   

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Aidan McCullen, Author of “Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Organisations and Life”, transformation consultant, Adjunct Professor at Trinity College Dublin, and host and founder of the Global Innovation Show speaks with John about the importance of recognising the need to learn new skills and reinvent yourself in order to adapt in life and in business.