Down To Business

Next Tuesday marks 10 years since the UK voted to leave the EU. Bobby is joined by award-winning journalist and author of A History of Brexit in 256 Disasters, Jonty Bloom, to look back at the morning after the result, the immediate shock in markets, and why he wasn’t surprised by the vote.

This week’s Industry Review on Down to Business, Bobby digs into the world of the garden centre - the, "one-stop shops" behind one of the nation’s favourite pastimes.Oliver Schurmann, Owner of Mount Venus Nursery LtdBarry Doyle, CEO of ArboretumPaul Harvey, of Windyridge Garden Centre

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Stephen O'Malley, CEO & Co Founder of Civic.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Linda Daly, business reporter with the Sunday Times, and Stephen O'Leary, founder of Olytico.

For this weeks' Industry Review, Bobby will be taking a look at the EV market.With Ireland having set the ambitious goal of 845,000 EVs on the road by 2030, the question remains, is this possible?Joining Bobby was Conor Faughnan, Independent Motoring Expert with Carzone, Derek Reilly, General Manager at Nevo.ie, and Brian Cooke, Director General of SIMI.

Bobby was joined by Conor Galvin, CEO of Ornua, in the Executive Chair this week.

The quest for love seems to be an eternal one, but the business of helping others find it is more contemporary.As disillusionment in dating apps, speed dating, and social media rises and AI poses new challenges, matchmaking is ready to become mainstream again.Joining Emmet Oliver to discuss the industry’s rebirth was Feargal Harrington, MD & Co-Founder of Intro Matchmaking, Sharon Kenny and The Matchmaker, Jennifer Haskins, Two's Company Dating Agency

We take our connected lifestyle for granted these days. The shiny bells and whistles websites may look easy to navigate, but how accessible are they if you have any form of disability?My next guest has personal experience of living with a disability. He is also the founder and CEO of a company that offers clients solutions to make their websites accessible to over one billion potential customers worldwide who have a disability.Kyran Mahoney is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Nexus Inclusion, and he joined Emmet Oliver to discuss his company.

Ireland's tax revenues continue to surge, driven largely by a small number of US tech and pharmaceutical giants.But with Brussels warning about over-reliance on multinational corporation tax, unemployment beginning to tick upwards, and growing uncertainty around US trade and tax policy, questions are being asked about how resilient Ireland's economic model really is. Emmet Oliver was joined by Cliff Taylor, Managing Editor of the Irish Times, to discuss

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Seamus Hunt, Managing Director of Huntoffice.ie

It’s the dream of every business leader. Doing more in less time and with far less stress. Can it be done and how easy might it be?Bobby was joined by e Barry Cryan of DoMoreBetter to the show to discuss how we might be able to be more efficient in the way we work so we can all work less be less stressed.

Bobby was joined by  one of the few Irish entertainers whose stage is the globe. He has the title of being one of the best Magicians to perform in Vegas, and he is also ready to hack our brains.  He joined Bobby to discuss his career and what a working week looks like for him.