Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

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Booking Overview

A weekly interview-led business and economics show focused on Ireland, featuring CEOs, entrepreneurs, economists, policymakers, association leaders, and sector specialists with direct insight into Irish commercial and public-policy issues. PR agencies could credibly pitch Irish founders, business executives, economists, policy experts, and industry representatives with relevant expertise or data; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong seniority, subject-matter authority, or a timely Irish perspective.

Metrics

Episodes: 649

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: Ireland

Instagram: 386.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Ciarán Hancock - Business editor at The Irish Times covering Irish business and economics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior Irish business leaders, founders, economists, academics, policymakers, association executives, journalists, and sector specialists with direct expertise in a current business or economic issue.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a company or national industry association, Academic or professional expertise in economics, property, taxation, or another relevant sector, Public commentary or reporting on significant Irish business and policy issues, Recognition through entrepreneurship awards or comparable industry credentials

Recent Guest Discussions

Roger Wallace - Artificial-intelligence Investment, Implementation, Workforce Impact, And Indigenous Irish Entrepreneurship.

Tommy Kearns - Business Technology, Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, And Artificial Intelligence.

Harriet Treacy - Healthcare Entrepreneurship, Technology-enabled Obesity Treatment, And Weight Management.

John McCartney - The Dublin Office Market, Commercial Property Cycles, And Office Vacancies.

Barra Roantree - Tax Policy, Public Spending, And The Economic Case Against The Hospitality VAT Reduction.

Recent Topics

Ireland, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Business, Public Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock
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How can tech offer solutions for obesity and weight management?

July 09, 2026

On this special episode of Inside Business recorded at EY’s head office, host Ciarán Hancock is joined by Dr Harriet Treacy, founder and CEO of BeyondBMI, Ireland’s first online medically led weight management and obesity clinic.She explains how frustration at the inefficiencies of healthcare systems was the catalyst in her decision to pivot from a medical doctor to an entrepreneur.Harriet is a finalist in the Emerging category for the 2026 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.Also on this epis...

The 9 per cent VAT rate has been welcomed by restaurants but does the hospitality sector actually need it?

July 01, 2026

In the first half of this week’s Inside Business, we debate the merits or otherwise of the now permanent 9 per cent VAT rate for the hospitality sector which kicked in on Wednesday.This followed a pledge in last year’s budget to cut the rate, and a long lobbying campaign by many in the industry. But at a cost of €681 million in a full year, is it a good way to spend taxpayer’s money? And should the Government have looked at other ways to support the sector rather than this tax break?Adri...

Has the Irish building sector got themselves hooked on Government subsidies?

June 24, 2026

On this week’s episode of Inside Business host Ciarán Hancock has Irish Times new recruit Killian Woods in studio to discuss a Government scheme to support the building of apartments in our cities, which looks set to miss a key target.Croi Conaithe cities is a Government support scheme to help plug the affordability gap to support apartment building, which is a key plank in the State’s plan to solve the housing crisis.Earlier this week, Killian wrote a story in The Irish Times stating that th...

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