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Down To Business

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Join Bobby Kerr for Ireland's premier business show covering all enterprise-related topics from personal finance to business news. Listen and subscribe to Down To Business on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
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Episodes

Industry Review: Candles

Joining Bobby for this week's industry review was: Vincent Brady of Rathbornes Mark Van den Bergh Creative Director of Max Benjamin Lisa Barnett, Owner of The Irish Chandler

Apr 05, 2025•15 min

How Trump's tariffs are impacting businesses and markets

Joining Bobby to explain how Trump's tariffs are impacting businesses and markets was Simon MacAllister, Co Head of Geopolitical strategy at EY Ireland and Corporate Finance Partner, Economist Cormac McCarthy, and Pat Rigney of the Shed Distilery.

Apr 05, 2025•13 min

Executive Chair – Lisa O’Connell

Lisa O’Connell shares her journey from primary teacher to CEO of Forus Training with Bobby Kerr. Get the whole conversation here.

Mar 29, 2025•12 min

Work Backwards

A new book reveals how working backwards can help you work smarter and live better. Bobby was joined by Author Tim Duggan to speak about his new book, and a perhaps revolutionary way to look at work-life balance.

Mar 29, 2025•13 min

Industry Review: Cookery Schools

Pat Conway from Smokin’ Soul in Wexford, Catherine Fulvio, from Ballyknocken House, Farm & Cookery School and Darina Allen from Ballymaloe Cookery School talk about the business of teaching people to cook. Listen to our Industry Review here.

Mar 29, 2025•18 min

Spotify

Charlie Taylor, Technology and Innovation Editor at The Business Post discusses how the music giant is reshaping the industry and why some artists are pushing back. Get all the latest here.

Mar 29, 2025•8 min

Tariff Day

Economist, Jim Power and Cormac Lucey, Chartered accountant and Economics columnist Sunday Times (Ireland) explain what the incoming U.S. tariffs mean for Ireland. Listen here.

Mar 29, 2025•12 min

Business Stories

Businesswoman and broadcaster, Norah Casey, and Louisa Meehan from Woodview HRM. join Bobby Kerr on Down to Business to break down the biggest business stories of the day. Get all the week’s business news here.

Mar 29, 2025•23 min

Executive Chair: Stephen Faloon

On this week's Executive Chair Bobby spoke to Stephen Faloon, General Manager, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

Mar 22, 2025•17 min

Industry Review: Home Energy Efficiency

Ireland has committed to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero by 2050 but with those ambitions comes a lot of hard work and graft. So, what are the challenges facing homeowners when it comes to making their homes more energy efficient and how are the businesses involved keeping up with demand? For this week's Industry Review Bobby was joined by Martin Grogan, Director of Green Energy Homes, Briain Kelly, Editor with Energy Efficiency Ireland & David Walsh, Owner...

Mar 22, 2025•15 min

Leading Impactful Teams

James Louttit, Author of Leading Impactful Teams is an award-winning project manager. He has also seen the stress that comes with managing large projects as you juggle timelines, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. He joined Bobby to discuss his new book

Mar 22, 2025•12 min

What will Amazon.ie mean for Irish consumers & Retail?

It has been something Irish customers have been wishing for since they clicked a mouse - Amazon.ie saw daylight this week but what will it mean to both consumers and businesses? One man has all the Answers. Conor Pope, the Consumer Correspondent from The Irish Times joined Anton to discuss.

Mar 22, 2025•7 min

Is Tesla’s Slump Down to Musk’s Political Affiliations

Tesla has seen its sales across the U.S., China, and Europe decline in recent months and its stock price dropped almost 50% from a mid-December peak. Is all of this down to Elon Musk mixing business with politics and if so, what can the company do to stem the tide? Adrian Wecker from the Irish Independent spoke to Anton

Mar 22, 2025•11 min

Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution

The AI Leadership Institute is an organization founded in 2015 to help businesses and individuals understand and implement artificial intelligence responsibly. That’s nearly 10 years ago and its founder Noelle Russell has spent most of her recent career advising businesses how to use AI. She has distilled all this in her latest book Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution. And she joined Bobby earlier.

Mar 15, 2025•12 min

Industry Review: Fruit and Veg

Spring is finally here with longer days, warmer evenings, and lots of life and colour on show. Bobby was joined by three fruit & veg business owners to chat about some of the challenges the variability of Irish seasons can bring. Joining me is: Eamon Crean of Greenhills Fruit Farm Wexford Tom Keogh of Keogh’s Farm in Dublin Michael Kelly , founder of GIY (Grow It Yourself)...

Mar 15, 2025•22 min

Is Dublin retail in a state of decline?

Is Dublin retail in a state of decline or is it simply a changing of the guard? Joining Bobby to discuss is Neil Bannon of Bannon, Ireland’s largest independently owned commercial property consultancy & Vinny O'Brien, e-commerce and marketplace consultant.

Mar 08, 2025•11 min

'Money Remixed' with Mark Wilkinson

Bobby is joined by Mark Wilkinson, co-author of 'Money Remixed', a guide designed to reshape your mindset, redefining your relationship with money, and unlocking the abundant life you've always desired.

Mar 08, 2025•13 min

Industry Review: Concierges

The concierge industry is undergoing a transformative phase at the moment, driven by technology, personalisation, and sustainability. So, for this week’s Industry Review, Bobby wanted to chat with three of the county’s finest to find out just what makes this line of business tick. Joining Bobby is Padraig Casey, Head Concierge at The Killarney Park Hotel & President of Les Clefs d'Or Sally McGrath, Concierge at the Cashel Palace Hotel in Tipperary Martin Mulholland, Head Concierge at The Eur...

Mar 08, 2025•18 min

Six Nations Look-Ahead: Ireland v France

Can Ireland win three Six Nations Championships in a row and bag a Grand Slam along the way? Bobby is joined by former Irish International, Shane Byrne and Cameron Hill from Off the Ball to preview today's crunch game in the Aviva Stadium.

Mar 08, 2025•11 min
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