The Business

Why do humans crave luxury when there’s so much uncertainty in the world? Sarah McGuinness has been finding out...

Have you ever wondered where wealth comes from and why it’s become so unequally spread around the world? Our next guest has written a book about just that. We are now joined by author of ‘The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality’, Oded Galor.

Our next guest has worked in a variety of banks, from Goldman Sachs to ING, before moving to AIB after the recession began. He is now the CEO of Virgin Money. David Duffy joins us now to chat about his career.

Whether he is addressing the Dáil or addressing The Grammy's, Volodymyr Zelensky has perfected the technique of reading the room. To find out how the rest of us can do the same, we are joined by psychologist and neuroscientist, Sabina Brennan, and Barry McLoughlin, Senior Training Consultant with The Communications Clinic...

A new round of sanctions has been imposed on Russia this week, including a ban on coal imports, which will be the first EU embargo targeting Russia’s energy industry. We’re joined by Economics and Business correspondent with AFP in Russia, Andrea Palasciano, to discuss.

As Europe prepares for an energy crisis, do our plans in Ireland go far enough? We are joined by John Mullins, Executive Chairman of Amarenco Solar and former CEO of Bord Gais.

Philly McMahon is a playwright and the Co-Director of ‘This Is Pop Baby’ theatre company. He joins us live in studio to chat about his career.

We’ve all heard stories from the front line in Ukraine - but how are creatives within the country coping with the crisis? How do you write poetry, fiction or film scripts when a war threatens around you? Ukrainian author, poet and filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk brings us her account.

In the week of April Fools Day, Siofra Mulqueen has been finding out what are the makings of a good office prank and when to know if the joke goes too far…

The World Bank has issued a stark warning on how developing economies are going to be damaged by the Russia-Ukraine war. Caoimhe de Barra, CEO of Trócaire, and Dr. Ian Madison of the London School of Economics join us now to discuss.