The Business

Instead of spotting snakes in the house of commons Tory MP Matt Hancock will be spotting snakes in the jungle in I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here. He was being hauled over the coals for the move this week with some suggesting that he might be in the midst of a midlife crisis. Writer and Comedian Colm O’Regan is a man of a similar age, he’s the author of Climate Worrier - A Hypocrite’s Guide to Saving the Planet. Since publication he’s been asked to speak to younger generations - but has that prompted his own mini life crisis?

A man who has grown a small stall that operated at the likes of the ploughing championship to a company that’s operating all over the world, all in just 10 years. Brendan McDowell of BPerfect cosmetics joins us to talk about his life's success so far.

The mass layoffs in Twitter are making a lot of headlines this morning. The company seems to be in chaos. Some of the fired employees are already in the process of suing Twitter for failing to notify them of the layoffs. Others are concerned about the implications for the midterm elections in the US. Many of the team overseeing disinformation have been let go. Extraordinary times.. We’re joined by Editor of Silicon Republic Elaine Burke and Executive Director of Digital Action Liz Carolan.

The cost of living crisis is something that’s at the forefront of most people’s minds. Even essential items are increasing in price and our next guest says families are increasingly looking for help with basics such as toilet paper and toothpaste. Ciara Dalton, is Co-founder of The Hygiene Bank Ireland and she is in studio to discuss.

“The bird is freed” according to new Twitter owner Elon Musk, after he completed his $44 billion acquisition this week. The Financial Times this morning leads with “Musk Closes deal for Twitter as Big Tech valuations lose billions.” So, is this the worst deal in a long time and what does the Tesla CEO have in mind for the social media platform? We’re joined by Elaine Burke, Editor of Silicon Republic to discuss.

Now we probably all saw mini witches and wizards wandering the streets to school in towns and villages around the country yesterday. Our next guest was dressed as a magician as a child, because that was his chosen career from a very young age. Since then, Keith Barry has branched out to become a mentalist, career coach and motivational speaker. He joins us to discuss his fascinating career so far.

Now for something entirely different - the intricacies of human nature. Our next guest believes the world is oversupplied with economists, technocrats, analysts and spreadsheet tweakers - leaving very little room for magic and even emotion. Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, is due to appear at Kilkenomics next weekend, but he joins us now to explain why maybe we should have more psychologists rather than economists in our lives.

This year has been a really strong year commercially for chilling flicks. Here at home the Irish film industry is having something of a horror moment as Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out. She speaks to two-time Academy Award winner Michele Burke, Film Journalist and critic for the Business Post, John Maguire and Film director Kate Dolan.

Finally to something that economists and psychologists will probably be pouring over in the years ahead - the legislation to extend nightclub opening times to 6am. There were many people debating the pros and cons this week and now I am joined by someone who has seen it all over the years in nightclubs. Jim O’Mahony, Jim X Comet is a DJ in Cork and joins me now to reminisce on the late night clubbing days.

It has been a chaotic week for the UK government to say the least. Liz Truss has resigned from her position as PM but is Boris on his way back? What impact has all of this had on their economy and what candidate would be the best fit as the next leader of the country? Joining us to discuss is Economist at BlueBay Asset Management Timothy Ash.