The Business

Ever since the 1400s, portraits have been used to mark lives, mostly for people of some means to make sure that their image lives on. This week our National Gallery unveiled a beautiful portrait of author Marian Keyes by artist Margaret Corcoran. But what’s it like being a portrait artist? Siofra Mulqueen has been brushing up on the situation.

New EU laws to crack down on harmful and illegal content on the web come into force today giving Ireland’s online media watchdog the power to monitor the activities of major technology companies based here. I’m joined by Eileen Culloty, Deputy Director of the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy and Society to explore how it’s all likely to work.

Andrew is a very familiar face to rugby fans across the island, he played for Ulster 229 times - and has 70 caps for Ireland. Since his retirement in 2018, he’s also been making a name for himself off the pitch - and in recent weeks, his business, Kairos founded with Gareth Quinn has been sold to Teamworks, a US firm .

The world of influencing and online content creation has always moved quickly, but in recent times things have been changing faster than ever. I’m joined by Lynn Hunter, founder of the Collaborations Agency and influencer, Dev Skehan who are here to give us an insight into the influencing business.

With the Leaving Cert mocks done and dusted, all eyes are on the big exam in June which will dictate the next steps for more than 135,000 students. So, many parents are pulling out the stops, and their wallets, in the hope of maximising results as Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out.

While maximising our potential is important, what really matters at the end of the day? Tributes have been pouring in for the former Taoiseach this week. Which got us thinking about legacy and what it really means. Should we all be conscious of our workplace legacies on a daily basis? Clinical psychologist Ian Robertson is here to enlighten us.

The remarkable story of Nadia Adan who arrived here as a child refugee with nothing but the clothes on her back. Two decades later she owns Ashford Motors, a female-led dealership that specialises in mid to high-end cars.

The road to success can be long and winding with many bumps and obstacles along the way. We’re joined now by a man who is a big believer that people can blossom at any point in their lives and they don’t have to show any kind of talent at all as youngsters. Professor Adam Grant joins me to discuss.

The cost of caring and parenting is huge as we know, from cots and cradles to college fees. But for women the costs are even bigger than they are for men. Author and journalist Edel Coffey has been thinking about this a lot and she penned this essay for us.

Fiona O’Neill’s story is one of grit and resilience. A single mum from County Kilkenny, she’s the woman behind Count on Us Recruitment - an association that finds work for carers around the country. She joins me in studio to tell her story.