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Down To Business

Down To Business

Hosted by Newstalk

Episodes

1418

Latest episode

Aug 2026

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About the show

Join Bobby Kerr for Ireland's premier business show covering all enterprise-related topics from personal finance to business news. 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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August 22, 20266 min

Could the e-sim boom spell the end of roaming fees?

We all know how much of a hassle travel can be, from delayed flights and packed airports to the moment you switch off airplane mode and wonder just how much your phone bill is about to cost. But that last part might be changing as an e-sim boom might spell the end of roaming fees. Joining Bobby to discuss is Ciara O’Brien, Irish Times business and technology journalist.

August 22, 202610 min

Executive Chair: Declan Ryan, CEO and Founder of Project Foundry

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Declan Ryan, CEO and Founder of Project Foundry.

August 22, 202624 min

Bobby’s Business Roundup August 22nd

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Joan Mulvihill, Digisation expert and artist & also by Stephen O’Leary the founder of Olytico.

August 22, 202613 min

What separates a good conference from a bad one?

Many of us over the years have attended various conferences and events for work, whether they’re in-house offsite events or larger gatherings of hundreds of businesses and industry professionals. But what separates a good conference from a bad one? What is the best way to organise one so that attendees get the most out of it? Joining Bobby to discuss is Professional Public and Motivational Speaker, Enda O’Doherty and Founder of Pendulum Summit, Frankie Sheahan.

August 22, 20268 min

Breaking Out of Founders' Prison: Make the Shift and Scale Your Business

When you have created your own business, brought it to market, and seen it grow, the time to step back and allow others manage it on your behalf can be the hardest decision you will make. Dennis Kuipers has personal experience of this and his observations on how to break free from doing everything yourself forms the backbone to his new book, ‘Breaking Out of Founders' Prison: Make the Shift and Scale Your Business’ - he joins Bobby to discuss.

August 22, 202618 min

Industry Review: Dentists

For this week's industry review Bobby talks to a group of professionals from an industry we're all familiar with in some way; Dentists. Though they provide us all with a huge service, this often-overlooked healthcare branch has unique challenges even compared to other areas of the health industry. Joining Bobby to discuss all of this is: National Group Advisor to Portman Dentex Ireland and Adjunct Faculty at both the Royal College of Surgeons and University College Cork, Dr Paul O'Dwyer Owner of Boyne Dental in Navan, David Murnaghan Dentist in Truly Dental Bray and Cherrywood Eavan Deithrick

August 15, 20267 min

Upcoming Anthropic IPO

Anthropic investors expect the AI stand-up to float at a valuation of $2 trillion in what would be the world's largest IPO. A listing at that level could unlock billions of dollars in gains for the five-year-old company’s early investors. Ronan Reid, the director of Cantor Fitzgerald, joins Bobby to discuss all things IPO.

August 15, 20268 min

On The Pace Note

Killian Duffy began his working life as a Rally co-driver. This passion led him to start streaming the final stages of races both here and in the UK. In time, he became frustrated at companies like facebook either deleting his work too soon or not allowing him monetise the real value of the time and energy he put into his work. That has all changed now as On The Pace Note provides all sorts of sports the chance to both stream and monetise their events without being dependent on third parties.

August 15, 202622 min

Bobby's Business Roundup August 15th

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers are Declan Ralph of BWG Foods & journalist and author, Valerie Cox.

August 15, 20269 min

Out & About: OpenHive Honey

This week Bobby was Out & About at OpenHive Honey.

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