In a few days, much of Northern Ireland's hospitality sector will reopen - but in a very different environment. John Mulgrew speaks to the experts: Colin Neill (Hospitality Ulster), Rajesh Rana (Andras Hotels) and Janice Gault (Northern Ireland Hotels Federation) about how our pubs, restaurants and hotels will look, how they'll cope with demand, and those which may never been able to open the doors again while social distancing remains in place.

The Ulster Business Podcast with Bank of Ireland UK speaks to Devenish chief executive, Richard Kennedy. A recent winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year, the head of the top agri-tech and animal food business speaks to John Mulgrew about life as an essential business amid Covid-19, the time it will take society to deal with the changes ahead, the impact a huge fire had as its main Belfast site, the impact of the crisis on the economy and finding a way through Brexit.

In a special episode looking at Derry and the north west, John Mulgrew speaks to Jennifer McKeever of bus business Airporter and Londonderry Chamber of Commerce chief Paul Clancy about how the city has fared, the challenges it will face in an area which already suffers from high levels of unemployment, when air travel could return to normality and how the area can rebound post-crisis.

There are both emotional and heart-wrenching stories which have occurred as a result of the coronavirus crisis, but have largely been unheard. John Mulgrew speaks to Shane Logan, chief executive of Bryson Charitable Group about being an essential service on the frontline, expanding his team, the untold stories of victims of the greatest global crisis in a generation but getting on, setting dates and opening up Northern Ireland.

Neil Gibson says while post-lockdown and post-virus, Northern Ireland could see a 'bounce', it won't see a 'bounce back'. The chief economist for EY in Ireland speaks to editor John Mulgrew about the 'heavy lifting' the Northern Ireland Executive is still facing, a renewed, new demand for the office, the importance of continuing spending and investment, but the thousands still due to hit our unemployment queues.

Suzanne Wylie has gone from heading up Belfast City Council, responsible for the running a bustling city, to now working in a city which has been silent for weeks. The chief executive speaks to John Mulgrew about a "different but bustling” city post-coronavirus, opening it up to the public, pushing for more city living, working remotely, retraining and reskilling, and ensuring a future for the economy.

Claire Hanna took her Westminster seat back in December 2019 with a huge majority in a snap election dominated by Brexit. In this episode she speaks to editor John Mulgrew about whether our road map to recovery should include dates, dealing with the myriad of issues from constituents and businesses, the importance of parallel conversations taking place about both health, and the economy, having a fresh appetite for a universal basic income amid the pandemic, and whether there should be a one off tax for industry giants, such as Amazon, which have prospered during global lockdowns.

Darragh McCarthy has grown his financial services business FinTrU into a giant now employing 500 people. He speaks to John Mulgrew about moving from office to remote working, the firm's busiest period in April, heading towards 1,000 workers, facing an economic downturn worse than any other in modern times and how our cities and epicentres will never be the same again.

Could Northern Ireland be out of lockdown before the rest of the UK? Stephen Kelly, chief executive of Manufacturing NI, believes it could and that we should be following our own plan to open up again. He speaks to John Mulgrew about staff returning to workplaces they won't recognise and how businesses are coping amid the coronavirus.

As the Republic of Ireland announces restaurants can begin to open up in June, John Mulgrew speaks to one of Northern Ireland's best-known restaurateurs, Michael Deane and food critic Joris Minne, about being allowed to get back to business as early as next month, how social distancing can work, the number of businesses which could go to the wall if lockdown is extended and the need for government consultation alongside the industry experts to get things going.