What Counts as ‘Risky Business’?

What Counts as ‘Risky Business’?

July 7, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

Dave and Fionnuala discuss the implications of Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers' call for civil servants to take more risks in project management.

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers wants Ireland’s civil servants to take “more risk” to get big projects moving - housing, energy, public transport and all the rest. Dave and Fionnuala try to figure out what that actually means… and what it definitely doesn’t. Because there’s “risk” like buying land before a project is fully approved — and then there’s real risky business: sitting down before checking for toilet paper, driving past the fuel warning, carrying three pints through a packed pub, or timing four dishes at once.

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