The Business

Now employers from north and south are calling on the Irish and British governments to rectify the tax complications that have arisen from remote working. Fergal O’Brien, Director of Lobbying & Influence with IBEC joins us to discuss.

We’ve all been dazzled by them these last few weeks. But how do we all channel the mindsets of these athletes - the sheer concentration, composure and confidence. We’re joined by Trinity’s professor Ian Robertson, author of How Confidence Works

Emma Maye comes from a family that’s steeped in the property development industry. When her father Liam died in 2008, she moved into the business and started negotiations with Nama over her fathers enormous property debts. She's since built a business empire alongside her husband - Ardale construction company and Core, a builders provider chain.

Well this week much of the attention has been on which of our politicians will be upping sticks and moving to Brussels. Meanwhile markets are worried about the prospect of a far right government bedding down in the Eurozone’s second-largest economy, France. From there we’re joined by Lara Marlowe, Paris based journalist and author.

Kevin O'Loughlin founded Nostra nearly 20 years ago as a one-man band. Now, they employ 400 people, operate in 9 countries, and have 40,000 end users in Ireland, with 10 acquisitions under their belt. Nostra provides comprehensive IT solutions. Kevin shares his backstory of growing up in rural Laois, the son of a farmer and shopkeeper.

Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Fall Guy,’ starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, is a tribute to stunt performers. But who are the people behind Hollywood’s greatest stunts? Siofra Mulqueen finds out. Peter, with 30+ years teaching Chinese Kung Fu and Qìgong, now teaches in West Cork at littleforestsanctuary.com.

The ubiquitous Irish pub is found worldwide, but traditional "plastic paddy" establishments have lost their appeal. A new generation of expat pub owners aims to create a modern Irish experience. Joining us are Conor Myers of Bartley Dunnes in New York, and Morgan Smyth, owner of Badfish and The Brazen Squirrel in Berlin, to discuss this evolution.

Mark Zuckerberg dubbed him 'The Taylor Swift of Tech.' At 61, Jensen Huang leads Nvidia, a key player in the AI boom. This week, Nvidia's value surged past three trillion dollars, briefly overtaking Apple as the second-most valuable company. Join us with tech journalist Elaine Burke to explore Nvidia's rise to stardom.

Doc Martens' profits took a dive this week. Sarah McGuinness, Assistant News Editor at the Business Post, joins us to explain.

As Leaving Cert students cram this bank holiday, our next guests, Luella Morton and Sheena Bailey of TestReach, oversee 4 million exams annually.