Down To Business

Bobby was broadcasting today from the Three Store on Grafton Street to celebrate Three’s Grants for Small Businesses Programme for 2024, just a stone’s throw away from the Stephens Green Centre. But before the shopping centre was built, the site was home to The Dandelion Market, home to hippies and punks selling everything youth culture in the 70s and 80s needed. Damian Corless, author, playwright, and scriptwriter who has penned more than a dozen volumes on Irish history and culture, joins Bobby to look back at its impact and legacy.

Many independent businesses have left Grafton Street in recent years with large chains replacing them. This is a major contributing factor that has led to the changes felt by many in recent years on Dublin's most famous shopping street. To discuss, Bobby is joined by:Frank McDonald, Dublin author & former Environment Editor of The Irish Times.Dairne McCarthy of Cornucopia on Wicklow StreetDamian Byrne of the Camer Centre here on Grafton Street.Mark smith Srore manager Great outdoors  on Chatham streetBobby was Broadcasting live from the Three Store on Grafton Street to celebrate Three’s Grants for Small Businesses Programme for 2024.

Today Bobby was broadcasting live from the Three Store on Grafton Street to celebrate Three’s Grants for Small Businesses Programme 2024. Bobby is joined by three people who know the benefits of this great initiative - the Programme Sponsor, Padraig Sheerin, Head of SME Three Ireland; Niamh Tallon, Her Sport Founder and 2021 Three Ireland’s Grants for Small Businesses winner: and Catherine Devine, Pumpskynz Founder and 2023 Three Ireland’s Grants for Small Businesses winner.

Bobby is joined by David Baker, MD of Decwells Hardware on South Great George's Street, who are celebrating 40 years in business this week.

Broadcasting live from the Three Store on Grafton Street, joining Bobby to look through the business stories making the morning papers is Linda Daly, Business Reporter with the Sunday Times & Conor Faughnan, CEO at Royal Irish Automobile Club & commentator on transport.

Bobby was out and about at Adman Steel Sheds a family run company who manufacture an extensive range of steel garden sheds, garages, garden rooms and greenhouses.

Ireland’s largest manufacturer of wood packaging and Pallets is  CJ Sheeran. Showing Bobby around their base in Laois was Mark Sheeran. The two talked about creating sustainability in the wood packaging industry and what challenges such as business brings.

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is Keith Young, Managing Director of ATC Computer and Logistics

Whether it be a crick in your neck, or serious rehabilitation post-surgery, the world of physiotherapy provides an excellent service that is sure to get you back into shape.Joining Bobby to discuss how to the Physio industry in Ireland is getting on and how they get started and grew their careers were Physios •        David Dalton x Consultant Chartered Physiotherapist and CEO PhysioCare Ltd in Dublin·       Alison Quinn- Chartered Physiotherapist and owner of the rehab rooms in Deansgrange·       Dr Grace O’Malley - Senior Lecturer at the School of Physio – RSCI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Clinical Lead of the CHI Complex Obesity Service

This week we heard the startingly news that since 2005 over 2,000 pubs have closed. To make sense of this and to ask is the Irish Pub in real danger ? Bobby was I’m joined by economist Colm McCarthy and also by CEO of the Vintners Federation of Ireland and former publican Pat Crotty

How important is a happy workplace and can a happy work environment benefit your bottom line?Mark Price, author of Happy Economics and former managing director of Waitrose joined Bobby to explain the book and how how to create a happy but also profitable business

Joining Bobby to take a look at the business stories that are making the morning papers is Journalist and Author Valerie Cox and also by Doug Keatinge Head of Communications at Avolon

Joining Bobby in the Executive Chair this week is David Anchell, founder and Managing Director of Camida.

As the obtaining of private information has become a more sophisticated scam, how can you safeguard your online reputation and what if you’re a victim of online disinformation? Bobby is joined by Nicola Byrne from Risk Eye and by Stephen O’Leary of Olytico to discuss.

Joining Bobby to discuss the business of barbecuing is John Relihan of Pitt Bros; food writer, Ali Dunworth; and David Oelke from Bbq4you.ie.

Bobby was out & about at Kilkenny Architectural Salvage & Antiques where he caught up with owner, Harry Maharaj to chat about the business.

Dublin restaurant and karaoke bar Ukiyo is the latest in a fleet of restaurants across the country that have closed due to pressure on the hospitality sector. Bobby is joined by Independent Economist Jim Power and chef Kevin Dundon to discuss.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Susan Hayes Culleton aka 'The Positive Economist' & Paul O’Dwyer, dental surgeon from Portman Dentex.

Bakeries are a business that rank as one of the oldest in the world but between sourdoughs, velvet cakes, croissants, and cookies, how has the industry changed in recent years and how is the business of running a bakery faring in the face of rising energy and staffing costs?Joining Bobby to discuss is:Eoin Cluskey of Bread 41 in Dublin & WicklowCharlotte Leonard-Kane co-owner of Sceal Bakery in GreystonesCaryna Camerino of Camerino Bakery at IMMA

The days of doing business without engaging in what is happening in the world at large are gone but how do business owners make sure they are doing and saying the right things without sounding false? Rob Hayward, chief strategy officer with Principia Advisory joins Bobby to discuss.