To find out a little bit more about what Dingle as a foodie's destination has to offer, Bobby paid a visit to a few places around the town. He spoke to: - Mark Murphy from The Little Cheese Shop Dingle - Sean Murphy of Murphys Ice Cream - Justin Burgess co-owner of Bean in Dingle
Oct 01, 2022•9 min
Michael Healy-Rae is one of the most recognizable faces in Irish politics - the scourge of some green politicians and champion of rural Ireland in equal measure. He joined Bobby to discuss his political career and the incredible offerings available in Dingle and co. Kerry in general.
Oct 01, 2022•13 min
Bobby was broadcasting out of Dick Mac’s Pub for Blas na hÉireann The Irish Food Awards & The Dingle Food Festival 2022. He was joined by the man behind it all Artie Clifford who is the Chairperson of the Awards plus the Supreme Winners of the Awards, Bart Pawlukojc of Aran Bakery in Kilkenny.
Oct 01, 2022•10 min
Bobby visits the Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships; with thanks to The Local Enterprise Offices-Support for new and growing businesses in Ireland.
Sep 27, 2022•12 min
Joining Bobby Kerr in the Executive Chair this week is Eoin McGettigan, CEO Port of Cork.
Sep 24, 2022•12 min
It’s almost a cliché at this stage to talk about the growth in Digital Payments. In a seemingly very short space of time we seem to be paying for more and more things digitally. Bobby was joined by Conor Quirke who is the BOI Payment Acceptance Manager for Ireland.
Sep 24, 2022•7 min
Last week Bobby Kerr was in Austin and New York for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat. One piece he didn’t get to bring was his chat with the Rigney brothers. Pat Rigney is the man behind the wildly successful Gunpowder Gin from the Shed Distillery and has chatted to use many times before. It turns out his brother Vivian who lives in New York has lived a pretty intense life himself.
Sep 24, 2022•12 min
With a cost of living crisis in full swing next week’s budget promises to bring some serious assistance to struggling citizens. But will it go for enough or will it go too far. Bobby was joined by Economist Dan O’Brien to discuss.
Sep 24, 2022•8 min
For this week episode of Industry Review Bobby was joined by three representatives of endurance events.
Sep 24, 2022•18 min
In this second hour of the 2022 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat brought to you all the way from Austin, Texas & New York City, Bobby speaks to the Secretary of State for Texas, John Scott, about his love of all things Irish. John N. Doggett, Professor of Instruction at the McCombs School of Business of The University of Texas at Austin joins Bobby to chat about how the notion of "success" has changed over the last number of years. Bobby takes a trip to the New York Stock Excha...
Sep 17, 2022•50 min
All week Bobby and the Down to Business team were in Austin, Texas, and New York City for the annual EY Entrepreneur of the Year CEO Retreat. You’ll be hearing from the former American football and baseball player, Quan Cosby, who now works as a business advisor and has some terrific insights into the parallels between high-performance sports as well as Mellie Price, a widely respected thought leader on disruptive innovation & Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at ...
Sep 17, 2022•46 min
Joining Emmet Oliver in the Executive Chair this week is Ken Robertson, Founder and CEO of 'The Tenth Man'.
Sep 10, 2022•11 min
Have you ever found yourself overwhelmed by e-mails arriving long after you should have finished work or are you in way too many WhatsApp groups at work? Are you Crazy Busy? Thijs Launspach is a teacher in 'The School of Life' in Amsterdam and the author of 'Crazy Busy: Keeping Sane in a Stressful World'. He joins Emmet Oliver to discuss.
Sep 10, 2022•11 min
With so much talk around construction in Ireland at the moment we thought we might find out a little bit more about the design process that goes into the homes, offices, and commercial buildings we interact with on a daily basis. Joining Emmet Oliver for this week’s Industry Review are three architects: ● John Dorman, Director at Dorman Architects ● Courtney McDonnell of Courtney McDonnell Studios ● Gráinne Dunne of Co-Director Studio Red Architects
Sep 10, 2022•21 min
Pat Drinan is the founder of Cork-based 'HomeHak', which provides a secure means by which homeowners and tenants can connect with one another. HomeHak offers built-in security with Stripe Identity. Pat joins Emmet Oliver to tell him more.
Sep 10, 2022•7 min
Perhaps the most famous business encounter the Queen had when she came to Ireland in 2011 was when she visited Cork’s Fabled English Market. One of the people she met that day was Pat O’Connell, a fishmonger of note. Pat joins Emmet Oliver to discuss the experience and reflect on the impact of the Queen's visit to Ireland.
Sep 10, 2022•10 min
Next week, Down to Business will be bringing you the show from Austin, Texas, and New York as part of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat. Emmet Oliver is joined by Roger Wallace who is the Partner Lead for the Programme at EY to find out what we might expect.
Sep 10, 2022•6 min
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Andrew Lynas, MD of Lynas Foodservice
Sep 03, 2022•12 min
Salma Shah runs her own certified coach training programme with clients ranging from 'Reuters' to the UK’s 'Teenage Cancer Trust', and with all that experience, she has just written a new book 'Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching: A Practical Guide'. Salma joins Bobby to tell him all about it.
Sep 03, 2022•13 min
There are few things that sound more appetizing than a sausage sizzling away in a frying pan. They’re a staple of so many households around Ireland, and indeed the world, and so for this week’s ‘Industry Review,’ Bobby thought he’d speak to three sausage specialists to find out about this cherished food staple. Joining Bobby is: - Jane Russell of Jane Russell's Handmade Sausages in Kildare - Barry John Crowe of Barry John Sausages in Cavan - Peter Whelan of The Whole Hoggs in Meath
Sep 03, 2022•19 min
A constant refrain lately is ‘Why is Ireland so expensive?'. Economist Cormac Lucey says much of it can be explained by the 'Big Mac' - he joins Bobby to discuss.
Sep 03, 2022•12 min
Bobby was out & about in Sandycove, Co. Dublin, where he met up with Waterford-based entrepreneur Frances O’Reilly, who is the brains behind 'DogDry', a brand new super absorbent dog drying coat for wet dogs.
Sep 03, 2022•6 min
How legal are drones and should you need a license to own or use one? Joining Bobby to talk more about this is Simon Henry, Business Development Manager at ZenaDrone.
Sep 03, 2022•7 min
Christmas will come early for one local business this year, as 'Champion Green' - Ireland’s support local initiative - is giving small businesses the chance to win a €50,000 retail opportunity, in partnership with Aviva Life & Pensions. ‘Readymade Retail’ was launched by 'Champion Green', in the Blackrock Village Centre in Dublin and the competition will see a small business with big ambition win a pop-up retail store in the prestigious south Dublin shopping centre, worth over €50,000 for a ...
Aug 27, 2022•4 min
Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair is Aaron Mansworth, MD of Trigon Hotels.
Aug 27, 2022•15 min
Joining Bobby to talk about how your business can improve and reach its goals through everyday actions is leadership mentor & CEO of Black Isle Group, Jeremy Campbell.
Aug 27, 2022•10 min
There is plenty of talk of a global downturn of late following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine but writing in last Sunday’s Independent, Conor Skehan thinks Ireland has the ability to possibly protect itself from its worst effects. He joined Bobby to discuss.
Aug 27, 2022•9 min
Music is a universal language that bridges cultural, political, and religious divides and can bring about the very best in us. So, for this week’s industry review, Bobby sought to find out more about the business of teaching music from those in the know. Joining Bobby is: - Craig Wynne, Owner of the Dublin School of Music - Killian Ivory, School Manager from Everest School of Music in Bray - Jen Tully of JTVox
Aug 27, 2022•17 min
‘Quiet Quitting’ is the concept of no longer going above and beyond, and instead doing what their job description requires of them and only that. Damien McCarthy, CEO of HR Buddy, has had his own experience of ‘quiet quitting’ and he says that it’s not just the employees that are doing it. He joins Bobby to discuss.
Aug 27, 2022•7 min
Bobby took a trip out to Bar 1661 - Winner of the Bar of the Year Awards 2022. There he chatted to the owner, Dave Mulligan, about what makes his establishment so unique and tried some of their wares.
Aug 27, 2022•10 min