The Business

Along with the proposed 50% tariff on EU goods, President Donald Trump has also threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Apple phones not manufactured in the US. Patrick McGee, author of Apple in China, believes it will be difficult for Apple to leave China, where the company has a long history of manufacturing iPhones.

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Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out what inspires people to dedicate hours to crafting intricate miniature models, one tiny detail at a time.

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What will the proposed 50% tariff on all EU goods coming into the US mean for Irish businesses? PJ Rigney, founder of The Shed Distillery in Drumshambo and producer of Drumshambo Gunpowder Gin joins the programme to discuss.

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Darina Connolly is a Cork woman who began her career as an intern at MTV. She has since worked with Apple, TikTok and Sony. She is now general manager of music label Rhino UK.

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TikTok and social media have become a massive part of the music industry as a way for artists to get their name out there. Siofra Mulqueen has been looking at TikTok’s influence on music and the other means that artists are using to win new fans.

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President Donald Trump’s tariffs are all part of a plan to bring more trade back to the United States but Ben Chu, author of Exile Economics, is not convinced the plan will work. He joins the programme to talk about the global shift towards self sufficiency and away from international economic cooperation.

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During a jaw dropping trip to the middle east, Donald Trump dined out at McDonalds and enjoyed lavish displays of wealth from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Ian Robertson joins the programme to discuss how flattery can get you everywhere.

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It’s beginning to feel like summer here…hopefully. Siofra Mulqueen hit the road to find out about the sounds of the summer that some business owners can’t wait to experience.

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Aria Ungerer's French born father Tomi Ungerer was a famous illustrator whose childhood in the shadow of the Nazis informed his work. As a child, her family moved to Mizen Head in West Cork where she began to follow in her father’s footsteps.

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Bill Gates announced recently that he would be winding down his Gates Foundation. Liz Carolan of The Briefing joins the programme to discuss what this might mean.

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