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Presented by Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam, this 30-minute programme focuses on the key business stories from home and abroad, market analysis, new business innovations and profile interviews. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
Almost 226,000 or 1 in 10 people in the workforce are directly employed in the tourism sector here, whether that's hotels, visitor attractions or transport. Failte Ireland has launched its new strategy, aimed at persuading visitors to try out the less busy tourist hotspots in the off-peak parts of the year. Joe Lynam was joined by Caroline Bocquel, the chief executive of Failte Ireland.
This weekend is the annual Aer lingus College football classic. This year, TCU Texas wil face the University of Carolina. The annual event brings almost 40,000 Americans to these shores every year spending tens of millions here while shouting for their teams. But will the geopolitical tensions caused by America’s war against Iran make a difference this time? Joe Lynam was joined by Padraic O’Kane, the restaurateur who owns the Fire and Sole eateries in Dublin but crucially also runs the annual Aer Lingus College football classic.
Joe Lynam looks through Tuesday's business headlines.
Joe Lynam takes a run through Monday business headlines along with Paul Kavanagh from Patronus.
There’s no doubt that AI is going to radically change workforces all over the world. The big cities with their trained and concentrated skill sets are usually the big winners from economic change. But how will more remote areas adapt to AI? The Midlands of Ireland is attempting to get ahead of the looming changes through its Re-SHAPE Joining Joe on the show was Geraldine O’Sullivan, the ReSHAPE Project Manager with Munster Technology University.
Tomorrow the government will publish its ‘Ireland for Finance’ strategy. -A new five-year plan on the future of the financial services sector, including the support of local fintechs and Ireland based exporters of financial services. It’s quite relevant to Daryl Byrne the Chief Executive of Euronext Dublin who runs the Dublin stock exchange.
The competition continues to increase for highly skilled workers in the likes of AI, technology, healthcare or financial services around the globe. With that, attracting people to those industries is a hurdle that many employers face as well as making sure they stay! Dominick Miciotta is the CEO of Global Wealth 360 and advises employers and families navigating international moves between the US and Ireland.
Emmet Oliver and Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities at Davy takes a run through Friday business news headlines.
Tesco has partnered with a Dublin based supplier for its meal deal as part of a forty five million euro three year partnership. Freshways is Finglas based and serves more than thirteen hundred customers across retail, food service, cafes and travel .Freshways Managing Director Seán Cleary joined Emmet on the show.
With the ever-increasing reliance on technology and AI in our world, I.T companies have never been so important as they are now. Landmark Technologies is one of Ireland’s leading IT outsourcing and Cloud Service Providers. They have recently pivoted towards becoming a specialist in AI. Joining Jonathan this morning was Ken Kelleher the Founder and Managing Director of Landmark.
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