The Business

After increasing profits at its Irish base to almost $430 million this year, 2FM’s Aifric O’Connell joins us to discuss LinkedIn, a site that most people either loathe or love.

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What happens when striving for perfection becomes an unhealthy pursuit? Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out.

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Are the big US tech companies based in Ireland about to get caught in the crossfire as the EU begins tariff negotiations with the US? Former head of the IDA and Grant Thornton’s current Head of Industry, Martin Shanahan, joins to discuss how difficult it might become to pull in foreign direct investment from other places.

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Robin Harding, Asia Editor of the Financial Times joins the program to discuss how the ongoing trade war is playing out in China.

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The “MAGA makeover,” has taken hold in some quarters of the United States. For men like Elon Musk it means shrunken suits - a dark gothic version of MAGA. For women, it’s a whole other ball game. Comedian Anne Gildea definitely won’t be trying it out any time soon.

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Before running a multi-million euro global skincare brand, Noella Gabriel had run a health food shop and trained as a classical singer in Cork, but it all started with a chance phone call while she was working in Harvey Nichols in her late twenties.

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Let’s say, hypothetically, someone you have to work with has been talking about you in less than glowing terms, slagging you off to whoever will listen. How do you work with someone you dislike? Dr. Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist, psychologist and author joins to give us some pointers.

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Gary Neville spent 25 years at Manchester United alongside David Beckham, Paul Scholes, and Ireland’s own Roy Keane. Under Alex Ferguson, he began growing a business empire that now employs 700 people. We caught up with him ahead of a Consello event in Dublin.

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Do elite athletes have something extra that helps them in business after they leave the arena? Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out.

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Tesla chief Elon Musk was missing from the rose garden this week as President Trump dished out the thorny tariffs. Can the bromance between Trump and Musk last? Will other Silicon Valley billionaires stick with Trump as the markets fall and their businesses are impacted? Noam Cohen has been giving it some thought.

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