Irish Times Inside Business

It's the beginning of the end for the current Government and their final act may well be Budget 2015, which Michael Noonan will announce next Tuesday. So political as well as economic considerations will play a large role in the decisions made. Today's panel discusses the options open to the Government including a reduction in the USC, changes in how corporations are taxed, increases in duty on old favourites petrol, tobacco and alcohol, and how much, or little, scope there is to satisfy the demands of the various ministries. They also look at what can be done to ease the pressure in the housing market.Host Ciaran Hancock is joined by Economics Editor Arthur Beesley, Political Editor Stephen Collins and economist and former ERSI research professor John Fitzgerald. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With growth reaching the retail sector and unemployment continuing to fall, economic recovery seems to be extending further into Irish society. How has this turnaround been achieved? How much credit is due the Government's economic policies? Is the new capital plan appropriate, and what risks threaten continued growth?To answer those questions, host Ciarán Hancock is joined by Economics Editor Arthur Beesley, Business Affairs Correspondent Mark Paul and economist Jim Power. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast Ciaran Hancock discusses the apparently shock announcement that the Web Summit is to leave Dublin with Ciara O'Brien. Later in the podcast Ciaran hears more about the Digicel IPO with Mark Paul. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's Inside Business podcast Arthur Beesley analyses the Fed's much discussed interest rate rise with John McManus and Eoin Burke-Kennedy. Later in the podcast Arthur evaluates the commercial prospects for the Rugby World Cup with Laura Slattery and Dominic Coyle. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An investigation of the tax affairs of hospital consultants has so far netted over €30 million in unpaid taxes. In part one of today's podcast, Health Correspondent Paul Cullen tells Laura about the schemes used by medical professionals to avoid tax, and how their targeting by Revenue may hurt attempts to lure doctors back to Ireland. In part two (8.15) we look at the stubborn gender pay gap. In Ireland it still stands at 14.4%, while UK companies may soon be forced to publish the difference in pay for their male and female workers. Business journalist and workplace expert Charlie Taylor tells Laura what companies here can do to redress the imbalance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part one Mark Paul tells Laura about eircom's imminent rebranding and what the company's new image will look like. But why do they need to do this, and what effects are they hoping it will have? In part two, Stephen Wynn-Jones and Conor Pope look at a survey revealing our favourite brands, and what they say about how savvy or naive we are when pushing the trolley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast Ciaran Hancock returns and discuss a turbulent week for the markets with John McManus, Chris Johns, and, Clifford Coonan in China. Later in the podcast he analyses the merger of Paddy Power and Betfair with Barry O'Halloran. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A controversial New York Times article has accused Amazon of treating its workers unfairly and put its practice of 'rank and yank' performance reviews under the spotlight. Business Journalist Charlie Taylor explains the story and how harsh performance reviews have fallen out of fashion in many companies. In part two: As the roll-out of Microsoft's latest operating system Windows 10 continues, Technology Journalist Ciara O'Brien explains what is new, what features are attracting praise and criticism, and privacy concerns over access to user information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Slattery is joined on the line by Athens Correspondent Damian Mac Con Uladh and in studio by Managing Editor Cliff Taylor to discuss the economics and politics behind the new Greek bailout, some of the unusual stipulations included in the terms of the deal and what the next steps are in the never-ending Greek saga. In part two Business Reporter Eoin Burke Kennedy explains the counter-intuitive logic behind the decision to raise prices and lengthen odds for Lotto players. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

TV3, CRH, Elán, Aer Lingus: Ireland's mergers and acquisitions market has seen several big deals this year already. Arthur Beesley is joined by The Irish Times' Mark Paul and Simon Howley of Goodbody Corporate Finance to look at the deals that have gone through and what they tell us about underlying economic conditions. They also discuss the funding available for these deals and whether we've returned to the days of "debt-fuelled feeding frenzies". In part two Clifford Coonan is on the line from Beijing to explain why China's stock market has fallen by 30% in the last month and how some of China's many lay investors have lost it all in the carnage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mistakes by Permanent TSB that led to the repossession of some customer's houses has hit the majority state-owned bank's reputation this week. Arthur Beesley is joined by Finance Correspondent Ciarán Hancock and David Hall of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association to look at how the errors came about, what they mean for those affected and the bank's controversial announcement yesterday. In part two: smartphones are now ubiquitous pieces of kit. But we don't know much about what materials go into them, or the trouble that getting the stuff is causing in the developing world. Derek Scally calls from Berlin to tell Arthur about a new kind of phone whose makers aim to reduce the harm caused by the smartphone industry, and make tougher, longer-lasting phones while they're at it. But are the phones any good? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition of Inside Business Laura Slattery discusses the latest travails of Nama; a dispute with a Czech property company. She is joined by John McManus and Mark Paul. Later in the podcast she examines the problems facing Bray Wanderers with Colm Keena and Emmet Malone. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the latest allegations made by Deputy Mick Wallace about NAMA and the current status of the Oireachtas banking inquiry. He is joined by Mark Paul and Ciaran Hancock.Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Laura Slattery discusses the controversy involving NAMA and the sale of it's Northern Ireland loan book. She is joined by Gerry Moriarty from Belfast and, John McManus and Barry O'Halloran in studio in Dublin.Inside Business is a weekly business podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea in association wtih Irish Life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arthur Beesley discusses the latest phase of the Greek crisis with John McManus, Chris Johns and Conall Mac Coille. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's Inside Business podcast Arthur Beesley discusses the latest on the Greek deal from Brussels with Suzanne Lynch, John McManus and Alan McQuaid from Merrion Capital. Later in the podcast he talks about the links between the Lux Leaks investigation and Poolbeg with Colm Keena. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Clerys gone, what next for the Dublin retail sector? Arthur Beesely is joined by Damian O'Reilly of DIT and Richard Guiney of business representative organisation Dublin Town to discuss what shops need to do to survive and whether O'Connell Street can be restored. Later we hear from Damian Mac Con Uladh on the gloomy outlook in Athens where people are slowly withdrawing their cash as the risk of Grexit grows, and Suzanne Lynch in Brussels on the increasingly desperate negotiations with creditors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Slattery is joined by Eoin Burke-Kennedy of The Irish Times and Oisín Coghlan of Friends of the Earth to look at the establishment of the Expert Advisory Council on Climate Change, which it was announced today will include among its members Ottomar Edenhofer of the powerful Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. They discuss the composition of the council, the strengths and weaknesses of the Climate Change Bill, and the challenges and opportunities for Irish business presented by emissions reduction. In part two, Business Reporter Ciara O'Brien tells Laura about how Apple plans to make its mark on the music streaming industry with the launch of its own Apple Music service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the politics of Irish media mergers with Laura Slattery and Stephen Collins. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the sale of Aer Lingus and the extraordinary rise in profits for Ryanair with Fiach Kelly, Barry O'Halloran and David Holohan, head of research with Merrion Capital. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.