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Episodes: 648
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Male
Location: Ireland
Instagram: 386.0k followers
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Ciarn Hancock - Irish Times Business Editor and host of Inside Business, presenting a weekly look at business and economics from an Irish perspective.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Eoghan OMara Walsh - Tourism Capacity/bedroom Availability And Implications For Tourism Growth Targets.
Killian Woods - Government Support Scheme For Apartment Building; Housing Affordability And Subsidy Dependence; Targets For New Apartments.
Luke Stedmon - Trade Impact From The FIFA World Cup; Pricing Changes Over Time In The Pub Trade.
Cliff Taylor - Energy Price Expectations And Likely Impacts On Interest Rates And The Irish/eu Economic Outlook.
Michael Dowling - Mortgage-holder And Homebuyer Implications Of Expected ECB Interest-rate Changes.
Episodes
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...
Will a Middle East peace deal make any difference to inflation?
June 17, 2026
The announcement of a 60 day ceasefire in the Middle East to allow detailed negotiations on what we understand could be a deal to end the conflict, has given the financial markets breathing space.First up on this week’s podcast is the potential impact on energy prices through the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil, liquified natural gas and fertiliser.The Irish Times’s Cliff Taylor assesses what we can expect from energy prices and how it could impact interest rates...
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