Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

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Jul 2026

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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

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July 24, 20268 min

Friday's business headlines

Susan Hayes Culleton takes a the business stories that are hitting the headlines along with Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities at Davy.

July 24, 20267 min

How to plan your income in retirement

Only 47% of people feel confident they will manage financially after retirement. This is according to “The New Retirement Reality Report”. To explore how people expect retirement and employment to intersect, Susan was joined on the show by Emer Kirk, CEO for the Financial Planning Standards Board.

July 24, 20268 min

The new global tax arrangement two years on

Two years ago a new global tax arrangement under the auspices of the OECD for large companies came into force after years of wrangling and much resistance from this country.  It raised the minimum rate for corporation taxes on huge companies to 15%.   It was part of a suite of global tax changes and was affectionately known as Pillar Two. Speaking to Joe this morning was Brendan Murphy is a Tax Partner with the consultants Baker Tilly.

July 24, 20268 min

How to handle an employee request to work from abroad

We have become very familiar with working from home. But what about working from anywhere? Where should employers draw the line on time and location? To discuss the tax and HR risks, Susan spoke to  Ronan Berry, Managing Partner of HRConsultants.ie .

July 23, 20263 min

Thursday's business news headlines

Thursday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.

July 23, 20268 min

PTSB supporting SME's

PTSB is hoping to catch up with the other two big pillar banks when it comes to business lending.  It loaned out €500m last year to SMEs.  Now it’s setting up a new pool of money for them worth €250m with the express view of lending for energy and sustainability projects as well as female entrepreneurs. Patrick Farrell - Chief Retail Banking Officer with PTSB explained all their plans. 

July 22, 20267 min

The business of the regulation of asset management

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, a whole new ecosystem of financial regulation was set up.  Now the Commission as part of its simplification drive is thinking about transferring some regulation of asset management from national to EU level.  Because Ireland has a very large fund management sector, we’re not so keen.Speaking to Joe this morning was Michael D'Arcy the Chief Executive of the Irish Association of Investment Managers.

July 22, 20267 min

Managing Director of De’Longhi UK and Ireland Lee Bonniface

In the past 5 weeks, wholesale coffee prices have jumped 35%, Meaning your cuppa ‘morning Joe’ may soon get more expensive. De'Longhi says coffee is a useful indicator of the cost pressures on consumers and companies which also include tariffs, climate change and rising wages. Lee Bonniface is the Managing Director of De’Longhi UK and Ireland joined Joe this morning to discuss this further. 

July 22, 20263 min

Wednesday's business news headlines

Wednesday's business news headlines with Joe Lynam.

July 21, 20268 min

TCN signs major new deal

When people fall behind with their repayments, debt collection agencies are often engaged.  They operate in a strictly regulated environment because they handle people’s most intimate financial details. TCN is to provide cloud storage and AI capabilities to the debt collectors and last week TCN signed a major deal with one of the biggest platforms in this area Capone. Speaking to Joe on their new contract was Kerry Sherman is the Co Founder of TCN.   