#070: The Bottom Line - Consumer Sentiment, Construction, Animation & Aviation

Austin Hughes, Chief Economist with KBC Bank spoke with John about Brexit and consumer confidence. Austin discussed how the public have been spending during Covid and what impact we are seeing on the housing market with people working & spending more time at home. Wolfwalkers by Kilkenny based animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been receiving rave reviews since its release. However, it was in the final stages of completion when Covid hit, Mark Mullery Assistant Director joined John to tell him about how the film was finished at the height of the first wave of Covid 19 earlier this year.The Construction Industry is one of the Country's biggest employers and like every sector it's an industry that has been challenged by Covid. Tom Parlon, Director General of the Construction Industry Federation joined John to talk about the past year as well as to tell us more about an initiative "A Home For Everyone", a design challenge aimed at second level students across the country.Kevin Cullinane, Head of Communications at Cork Airport spoke to John about the extremely difficult year it has been for Irish aviation and with a vaccine on the horizon whether he is feeling positive about a return to the skies in 2021.     With thanks to O’Neill Foley, Produced by Deirdre Dromey.To contact the show, email [email protected]