The Business

The lack of property around Ireland is having a real impact not only on housing, but also on culture. Artists from all walks of life; musicians, visual artists and more are finding it hard to find space to work in, but some are trying to shake things up. Karl Stacey’s montage starts with Tadhg Kinsella of Dublin Modular, an electronic music and visual artist collective, one of those hoping to inject life in the arts in Ireland.

In a press conference that was standing room only, Rory McIlroy was despondent as he reacted to a story that rocked the world of sport - the news that Saudi Arabia is to pump billions of dollars into a merger between LIV golf and the PGA tour. “Money Talks” mused McIlroy. CEO of Platinum One and contributor of the Currency Fintan Drury joins us.

We’re joined by two members of a family whose business was an early introduction to Ireland for the likes of Facebook, Google and Dropbox. Glandore is a property company that rents out workspaces in Dublin, Cork and Belfast, with revenue in excess of 20 million in 2023. It’s a family business, set up by Michael Kelly. His three daughters are partners in the company. We’re joined by Michael and one of those daughters, Clare.

Palo Alto is well known as a big tech centre, the home of Stanford University, a source of great innovation, wealth and power. But Malcolm Harris, presents a narrative of a dark place with a very different history to what we’re used to hearing. A history that he says continues to influence the place.

Jose Mourinho is in bother after he verbally tackled a match official in a car park after Roma’s defeat in the Europa League Final. But what about abusive behaviour in regular workplaces, or even just basic bad manners, what does it do to staff morale? Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out.

With Harry Styles imminent arrival, it’s hard to find a feather boa in Ireland. The mucky wellies are gone, fashion has completely taken over gigs, but at what cost? Emma Power of 2FM joins us.

A potential row is brewing between the Greens and Fine Gael over new land use plans, which the Greens deem essential to meet climate change targets. It comes as the Environmental Protection Agency said Ireland is falling well short of meeting its greenhouse targets. Dr. Tara Shine, CEO of Change by Degrees, joins us

Wexford man John Evoy is the general manager of Grow Remote, an organisation that promotes remote work. But John made his name as the founder of Mens Sheds Ireland.

As ITV launches an external review to establish the facts around an affair between Philip Schofield and the former TV runner, it brings up the importance of power dynamics in the workplace. Melrona Kirrane, Associate Professor of Organisational Psychology at DCU Business School,

From Ireland leading the way in sustainable innovations, to a report that was published this week warning that almost half of the world’s species are seeing a rapid population decline because of climate change. So how is that impacting those working in the area? Siofra Mulqueen has been meeting some Irish people who have made conservation their life’s work.