The Business

With St Patrick's Day this weekend, those working in the Irish traditional music scene will be celebrated across the world. Síofra Mulqueen has been finding out if the trad scene is hitting the right notes.

Irish Australian journalist Brianna Parkins believes that’s the reason who we don’t buy into the more Oirish merchandise so loved by tourist on these shores. But she wonders why we seem to like paddywhackery on some occasions, but not others. She penned this essay.

Almost 20 years in, after two Oscar nominations, one for Give Up Your Aul Sins, friends Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O'Connell sold Brown Bag to 9 Story Media, remaining on as shareholders and this week 9 Story was bought over by Scholastic for $185 million. We're joined by entrepreneur Cathal Gaffney.

It’s normally women who are associated with multitasking, but is that fair for women and men? On the day after International women’s Day and the eve of Mothers Day Columnist Lise Hand has her own take on the topic.

Finally tomorrow is Mother’s Day - I hope you’ve seen the cards and reminders posted everywhere, a day for Mums to get properly pampered or maybe just get that mug they always wanted!

While tomorrow’s Academy Awards captivate audiences worldwide, in this country, all eyes will be on our own Oscar hopeful, Cillian Murphy who’s tipped to scoop the coveted gold statuette. But just how much does an Oscar win translate into tangible rewards? Here to tell us all is film critic Cara O’Doherty.

Now to a budget that lacked any magic tricks and has left lots of multitasking mayhem for those who will come later. We’re joined by TV presenter with TRT World Enda Brady.

Amongst the biggest global election year in history and worldwide protests and tension surrounding Israel’s war on Gaza, Robert MacGhiolla Phadraig joins us to discuss whether or not employees should be discouraged from bringing their political views to work.

During his fifteen-year career at Leinster, Rob Kearney represented Ireland 95 times, inspiring fans and teammates with his skill and calmness under pressure. After rugby, Rob ventured into the world of business. He joins us to talk about life on and off the pitch.

Forget about yesterday’s snow, we really are creeping towards longer evenings and the promise of summer. Apparently at this time of the year our noses become more aware of smells - you know the phrase Spring is in the Air - there’s a reason for that. With this in mind, Siofra Mulqueen has been dipping her nose into the business of smells.