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This episode is a gem for any startups out there..

We have a big chat with Eamon Curtin, Programme Director, Michelle Dorgan, Programme Manager and four of the participants of the 2020 UCC IGNITE Business Incubation Programme for startups.

We discuss "ugly babies", the process as ideas become businesses, the changes of direction, the benefits and learnings of the group dynamic, creating the right environment for ideas to flourish and the truth that there are "no straight lines" from initial idea to launch.

The IGNITE participants in this show included:

- Anzhelika Samiulova

- Conor Hayes

- Emer Keaveney

- Luke O'Mahony

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

Gina Murphy's passion for the hospitality industry and for her customers is infectious.

Here she chats about the trauma of the sudden shutdown of her wonderful and very well known restaurant, Hugo's, on Merrion Row in Dublin and the very careful preparation for the re-opening.

We also discover where the passion for this life comes from and we learn about her fantastic mum, Pat who had her own special way of raising her family.

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In this episode Greg chats with the very lovely and passionate Corkonian, Paula Cogan who is the President of Cork Chamber in it's 200th year and is Head of Sales of The Doyle Collection.

Paula chats about her role in Chamber, her love of Cork, that place that "pleasantly surprises" people and her busy role within the hospitality industry.

She describes herself as someone who loves getting stuck in, hates the "hurlers on the ditch" and she speaks about active citizenship and her accidental career in hospitality.

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In this fascinating chat with Robert Bourke, Partner in Charge of Solicitors firm, HOMS Assist we discuss the subtle differences between practising law in Dublin, Limerick and Cork where they have offices and the many legal issues that are and will arise from the Covid19 crisis.

These include issues regarding family law, nursing homes, health care workers, duty of care with employees, missing life critical medical procedures, landlord and tenant breakdowns and GDPR.

We also chat about running a business with a large team, the role of sport in his life and literally losing his 81 year old mother at the airport after the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff!

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In the middle of the Covid19 lockdown I had a big chat with the 11 year old rapper, Darren Stewart aka MC Tiny from Knocknaheeney in Cork.

He spoke about the magical moment he first entered The Kabin run by Gary, GMC Beats, the latest hit track from the Kabin Crew that he featured on, "Ya Boy", appearing in The Young Offenders and Christy and making a special appearance on The Late Late Toy Show.

He reflects on Covid, living in the Northside of Cork and praying that he can make Tramore for more special memories with the family this summer.

He says "Shut your gob boy, will ya" was the classic line from the short film Christy.

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

Ian Hannon, MD of Activate Training gets up at 4am to do the "breakfast run" with Dublin Simon, bringing hot drinks and snacks to the homeless in the city as they are waking.

Saying "hello" is one of the greatest things you can do to a homeless person he says in this fascinating chat where he shares his own story and how he got involved.

He also shares some of his valuable sales and leadership training advice as well as some big learnings from his career.

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In this episode, Greg and Alma Brosnan from the Fuzion Communications digital team discuss the very unique and diverse role of social media during this crazy COVID19 crisis.

From the early naming and shaming of pubs by the public, the outcry about Cheltenham, packed beaches and parks, to the social media "stars" of official Ireland including Head of the HSE, Paul Reid who was happy to have a spat with outspoken Paddy Cosgrave, Medical Professor Paddy Mallon, journalists such as Fergal Bowers and our Health Minister Simon Harris who was brilliantly transparent "live" each evening on Twitter.

There have also been some changes on the social media platforms to take into account different circumstances, we have been busy producing podcasts and we leave you with some tips!

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In this fascinating episode we chat with Crisis Communications specialists from across Europe (CCNE) to discuss how each country is managing as each navigates the very challenging job of easing the COVID19 restrictions and safely returning to "normal".

We learn that the easing of restrictions is more difficult than a lockdown when it comes to communications, that different "agendas" start to play a role at this time and we also compare who got it right and who got it wrong.

The big lessons are that Early Communications is Queen and Transparency is King in a crisis. Strong leadership, good values and staying positive for morale are also critical attributes.

Also check out Episode 114 where we chatted with this group at the very beginning of the crisis.

This podcast featured members of the Crisis Communications Network Europe (CCNE) group:

• Christian Lemvigh: Corporate Matters (Denmark)
• Deirdre Waldron: Fuzion Communications (Ireland)
• Eva Ploner: Daviso Communications Agency (Italy)
• Greg Canty: Fuzion Communications (Ireland)
• Kathrin Hansen: Engel & Zimmerman AG (Germany)
• Kim De Roedt: PM (Belgium)
• Maria Luisa Moreo: Senor Lobo & Friends (Spain)
• Matthias Gloetzner: Engel & Zimmerman (Germany)
• Norman Schirmer: Rosam.Grunberger (Austria)
• Tim Toulmin: Alder Media (England)

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

We chat with Joe McNamee, passionate food writer and food critic with the Irish Examiner and other publications as well as being the "ringmaster" of the Grub Circus event.

He tells us about the new, free to use, 32 County Irish app, "Eat for Ireland" that he has developed to connect Irish consumers with Irish food producers and restaurants, in particular during Covid19.

He shares his passion for great food, his deep views about the Irish Food Industry, including the exploitation of farmers and a situation that results in cheap labour coming to Ireland as we have seen with the recent Keelings Fruit scenario.

Finally he tells us where he is going for a dream food weekend when the lockdown is eventually over!

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This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty

In this episode the sometimes teacher and always singer/songwriter, Jack O'Rourke, joins me for some big conversations about his life, the big influences, playing piano since the age of just four and new songs during the Covid lockdown.

We chat about the huge influence of his folks and their attitude to life and the big moments in his career including his album Dreamcatcher and EP Ivory Towers.

We also chat about "coming out" and being thrust into the spotlight through his beautiful song, 'Silence', and if the time is coming when we don't have to have that conversation.

Oh yeah..he showcase two giants of new songs.

Wow!

This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork.

The show is produced by Greg Canty