All Episodes

#165: An Economic Update with Economist Jim Power.

#164 The Bottom Line - Central Bank of Ireland, Quarterly Bulletin 2023:3

#163: The Bottom Line - Business News of the Week; Launch of Carlow Business Awards; Digital Business Cards & Business & the Economy H1 2023.

#162: The Bottom Line – Business News of the Week; Google Analytics Updates; Central Bank of Ireland Quarterly Bulletin 2 & Climate Change & Business.

#161: The Bottom Line - Live from Arboretum, Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow. Rachel Doyle – “My Tree of Life” book launch.

#160: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business; Recruitment & Retention; Goal Setting; & A New Local Business.

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

Blended Workforces - Ireland's Project Economy 2023

#158: The Bottom Line – Business News of The Week; Trade Links - South East regions of Ireland & Georgia USA; Monart Solar Farm & A Sauna on the Banks of The Barrow.

#157: The Bottom Line – Business News of The Week; The Benefits of Plants in the Office; The Business of Security & The Evolving World of Work.

#156: The Bottom Line – Economic Update; Local Tech Summit; Business & Sustainability; & Local Cycling Business.

#155: The Bottom Line - Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney; Latest Motor Trade Data & Newly Opened Local Restaurant.

#154: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business; Jobs Announcement For Kilkenny Based Company; Local Soap Making Business & Business in The Community Ireland.

#153: The Bottom Line: Business News of the Week; Insurance & Your Business; Fashion Business; & Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

#152: The Bottom Line – Business News of the Week; Neurodiversity & The Workplace; Award Winning App Development Company & Making Excel Work for You.

#151: The Bottom Line – Business News of the Week; Official Opening of Tirlán Headquarters; Starting Your Own Business; & Cake Designer of The Year.

#150:The Bottom Line – Economic Update; Health & Wellbeing; Local Business Official Opening & Award-Winning Carlow Business.

#149: The Bottom Line – Business News of the Week; New Local Business & Classified Website; CRM Systems & Wellbeing in the Workplace; & St. Patrick’s Day Festivals & Local Economies.

#148: The Bottom Line – Central Bank of Ireland Quarterly Bulletin 2023:1;British & Irish Trading Alliance; Local Enterprise Week Highlights; & A Recently Launched Certificate in Strategic and Operational Management.

#147: The Bottom Line – Sustainability in Hospitality & Tourism; County Enterprise Awards; National Digital Awards & Business News from the week.

#146: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business; Ministerial Visit to Kilkenny; “Twenty Questions”; and Powerhouse – Women in Business Network

#145: The Bottom Line – Business During Inflationary Times, Tourism & Hospitality in 2023, Network Ireland Carlow & Business News of the Week.

#144: The Bottom Line - The Irish Economy & Latest Forecasts; Cyber Security; Digital Town Awards & An Award-Winning Local Business.

#143:The Bottom Line – Business News of The Week, TV Production & The Local Economy, Start-Up Showcase event & A Local Farm Shop.

#142: The Bottom Line - Emerging Businesses through Student Enterprise Programme; One local Company Celebrates 5 Years in Business & The Week in Business

#141: The Bottom Line: Jobs Announcement for Carlow Based Company; Enterprise Offices Carlow & Kilkenny on Jobs Created in 2022; Business News from the Week & Climate Change & Your Business.

#140: The Bottom Line – The Economy – Are there reasons to be Optimistic? How to Tell Your Business Story; The Highs & Lows of Business; & New Beginnings.

#139: The Bottom Line – Goal Setting; Marketing, Branding & Your Business; and Health & Fitness.

#138: The Bottom Line – Economic Update; Cycle Friendly City; Carlow Business Awards 2022 & A Local Hurley Maker.

Bonus: One Year On - Hawkeye Falconry.

#137: The Bottom Line – The Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin; New Business Opportunities; Falconry; & A Handbook for Managers.

#136: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business; First Business in The Brewhouse; Ethical Clothing & Horizon Irish Open.

#135: The Bottom Line - Kilkenny City's One Way System, Coaching for Business Leaders & The Powerhouse Picnic.

Bonus: Sustainability in the Fashion Industry.

#132: The Bottom Line - The Fashion Industry & Sustainability; Business Succession Planning; Radio, Advertising & Accents; & Recovery Hub in Carlow.

#131: The Bottom Line – The Economy, Inflation & Business; The Big Idea; Network Ireland Kilkenny & Innovation in Catering.

#130: The Bottom Line - Inflation, Covid & The Economy, SIMI Industry Research, "Twenty Questions" and Training for Business

Bonus: Kilkenny Based Tabletop Gaming Accessories Company.

#129: The Bottom Line – Business News of the Week, Tabletop Gaming Accessories Company, Chamber Update & New Frontiers Programme.

#128: The Bottom Line – KCLR Celebrates 18 years on air; Minister Visits in Kilkenny & Carlow and a local bespoke furniture maker.

#127: Business News of the Week, Carlow Based Toolmakers, Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce AGM & Sustainability in Business.

#126: The Week in Business; Minister of State for Business, Employment & Retail; Small Business Management & Local Business Linen Shirt Company.

Bonus: Green Skills for Business.

Bonus: "Twenty Questions" on The Bottom Line.

Bonus: Central Bank of Ireland, Quarterly Bulletin with Martin O'Brien, Head of Irish Economic Analysis

#125: Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin; Radio Centre Ireland; “Twenty Questions”; and Green Skills for Business.

Bonus: Kilkenny Based Greeting Card Company.

Bonus: "The Brewhouse" at the Abbey Quarter Development, Kilkenny.

Bonus: Explainer: Pension Auto Enrolment.

#124:The Bottom Line - The Week In Business, Pension Auto Enrolment; Abbey Quarter Development Update; Kilkenny Based Greeting Card Company

Bonus: Wellness and Productivity with Michael Demetriou, Thrive Together Wellness & Performance Coaching.

Bonus: Cyber Security with Paul Delahunty, Chief Information Security Officer at Stryve.

Bonus: "Small Business of The Year" - Rafter's Gastro Pub.

#123: The Bottom Line - Business News of The Week, Wellbeing and Productivity, Small Business of the Year and Cyber Security.

Bonus: A Six Generation Family Business- Cushendale Woollen Mills.

#122: The Bottom Line - Newly Appointed CEO, Business in Ukraine, National Enterprise Awards and Employment and Recruitment Federation.

Bonus: Economic Update with Economist Jim Power

#121: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business, Cloud Computing, Retail & National Enterprise Awards.

#120: The Bottom Line – Town Centres; Invoice Redirect Fraud; Consumer Behaviours; & Michelin Stars for Two Local Restaurants.

Bonus: "Twenty Questions" with Marion Acreman

Bonus: Is Focus the Key for Greater Productivity in Business?

Bonus: Tourism in 2022

#119: The Bottom Line - Business News of the Week; Tourism in 2022; "Twenty Questions" and How To Be More Productive

Bonus: Health & Safety - Margaret Kirby, Health and Safety Review

Bonus: Retail; Pivoting in Business; & Laboratory Grown Diamonds.

#118: The Bottom Line – The Week in Business, Health & Safety, Lab Grown Diamonds & Local Business Insights

Bonus: Tips on Becoming a Cycle Friendly Employer

#117: The Bottom Line –Inflation an inexact science; The Right To Request Remote Work; Cycle Friendly Business & Kilkenny Chamber Business Awards.

Bonus: Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland on Inflation; Interest Rates; & Local Economies.

#116:The Bottom Line - Easing of Covid Restrictions; Inflation, Interest Rates & The Economy; Carlow & Kilkenny Local Enterprise Offices.

Bonus: Critical Thinking & Creative Problem Solving

#115: The Bottom Line - The Week in Business, Hospitality, The Big Idea & Network Ireland Kilkenny.

Bonus: "Twenty Questions" with Yvonne O'Toole.

#114: The Bottom Line – The Economy Through 2021, Retail in Ireland, Twenty Questions & Jobs for Family Carers.

Bonus: Dedicated Rescue Process for Small Companies.

#113:The Bottom Line – The week in Business, Rescue Process for Small Companies, Motor Industry in Carlow and Kilkenny & Wellness Tips for focus and Resilience.

Bonus: Kilkenny City's One Way Traffic System.

Bonus: A Winning Mindset in Sport & Business

Bonus: Understanding the Global Supply Chain & it's Challenges.

#112: The Bottom Line - The Week in Business, Sport, Business & A Winning Mindset, Understanding the Supply Crisis & Kilkenny's One Way Traffic System

Bonus: Consumer Sentiment with Economist Austin Hughes

#111:The Bottom Line - Consumer Sentiment, Bringing Your Best Self to Work, Form Carlow & Ultraluxe Tourism.

Bonus: Carbon Neutral Business By 2030.

#110: The Bottom Line – Carbon Neutral By 2030, Accounting & Business Software, Air Quality, Wildflowers & Woodturning.

Bonus: Carlow Business Awards 2020/2021 - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Bobby Quinn

#109: The Bottom Line - Celebrating Local Business - Carlow Business Awards 2020/2021

#108: The Bottom Line - Climate Action & Economics, The Big Pitch, Design & Craft and Carlow Business Awards.

Bonus: The Global Supply Chain & Labour Shortages - What are the impacts on Business?

#107: The Bottom Line - Supply Chain & Business, "Twenty Questions, IT Specialists & The Abbey Quarter Development

#105: The Bottom Line - Budget 2022; Air Quality; & A Multi Million Euro Government Contact.

Bonus: Carlow Chamber Business Awards 2021.

#104: The Bottom Line - Ireland's Corporate Tax, Branding & Communication, Virtual Reality Retail & Carlow Business Awards.

Bonus: National Women's Enterprise Day 2021

Bonus: The Cost of Lost Sleep.

#103:The Bottom Line - Covid Resilience Ranking, National Women’s Enterprise Day 2021, Sleep & Productivity, and A New Business Launch

Bonus: Kilkenny Business Awards 2021.

Bonus: Developing an Award Winning Salad Dressing.

#102: The Bottom Line – Business & Economics, Kilkenny Business Awards 2021, Busking & Award Winning Salad Dressing

Bonus: Golf, Crowdfunding & Lockdowns.

Bonus: Trucking with Brian Butler, Ormonde School of Motoring.