#159: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business; Blended Workforces; Consumer Sentiment Index & The Cat Laughs.

This week on The Bottom Line on KCLR, John Purcell was joined by communications consultant and former business editor of the Irish Independent, Maeve Dineen to discuss some of the business news stories from the week.Jimmy Sheehan, Managing Director at Contracting PLUS joined John to chat about blended workforces and the recently released study “Ireland’s Project Economy 2023” -  a collaboration between Contracting PLUS and Trinity Business School which examines  the extent and nature of working as a self-employed contractor or freelancer in Ireland.Earlier this week the latest Consumer Sentiment Index for May was released and to provide an insight into the findings of the report and understand why consumer confidence is an important barometer, John was joined by Economist Austin Hughes.With The Cat Laughs festival kicking off this weekend, John chatted to Cat Laughs Founder Richard Cook to talk about the business of comedy festivals and what he’s learned over almost 30 years of producing some of the best festivals around.To contact the show, email: [email protected]