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We talk to HomeBot founder and CEO Clara Mulligan about the genesis of her business which makes and sells robot lawnmowers, vacuum and floor cleaners as well as robots that wash windows. She talks about the future of automation and how she and her husband were inspired to become a leading player in the smart robotics space in Ireland.

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Bank of Ireland’s chief sustainability and investor relations officer Eamonn Hughes talks about how the Bank embraced sustainability at the heart of its strategy and at all levels of the business. The Bank has surpassed €15bn in green lending and is targeting €30bn by 2030. Hughes says the ambition is to go even further.

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We speak with Oisin Hanrahan, the Irish CEO and co-founder of B2B manufacturing platform Keychain, about how he is enabling the future of brand development across the US using AI. Hanrahan is best known for his successful platform Handy.com, which raised almost $100m before being sold to Nasdaq-listed Angi.

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Sonia Harris Pope, owner of Harris PR, talks about the Harris PR Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Bursary, which she developed in partnership with The Open Door Initiative and the Public Relations Institute of Ireland. The aim of the initiative is to create a pathway for people from under-represented groups in society to train in public relations and communications. This, she believes, is not only good for her industry but is vita...

Declan O’Reilly from Empathy Research has built a human insights business that has grown exponentially by working with leading household name brands to transform consumer understanding into smarter strategy. He talks about the shifting sands of consumer attitudes in the digital world and his plans for the growth of the business.

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Andrea Dermody, DCU lecturer, consultant and former head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at State Street, talks about her work in shaping the next generation of inclusive business leaders. A prominent voice in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion, she discusses the global impact and challenges in this area. While at State Street she spearheaded initiatives across 14 countries and supported 12,000 employees through more t...

Bank of Ireland recently launched its new Sustainable Business Coach online platform, a free digital tool designed to help SMEs identify their ESG priorities. Along with Green Business loans, this is one of a plethora of sustainability resources emerging from the Bank. Colette Shirley, director of Sustainability at Bank of Ireland talks about the development of the Coach and why it is vital to support businesses on their sustainabi...

What began as a side-hustle for Caitriona McGettigan eventually became a passion project and now a fully-fledged business called Luxury Exchange. We talk to McGettigan about how Luxury Exchange, a curated collection of pre-loved designer handbags, clothing, and accessories, is hurtling towards a €4m turnover this year.

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Despite external pressures, companies in Ireland remain committed to workplace diversity but key challenges persist, according to the recent Business in the Community Ireland Elevate Pledge Report. We speak with Richa Tyagi, Senior Sustainability Adviser at Business in the Community, and Adrienne Daly, Head of Social Impact at Deloitte, about why businesses who remain committed to DE&I will find themselves on the right side of ...

We speak to Adam Dorr, director of Research at the US thinktank RethinkX about what the future beyond AI holds for our communities, our businesses and our livelihoods. Dorr will be a headline speaker at the upcoming Dargan Forum in Dun Laoghaire in July. He has gained global recognition for his ground-breaking work exploring how innovations in energy, transport, food, and AI are rapidly reshaping economies and societies faster than...

Andy Culligan, an Irishman based in Austria is building a global online marketing business. Recently named Marketer of the Year at the 2025 Tekpon Awards, Culligan is CEO and co-founder of Purple Path, an outsourced marketing business, which recorded half a million euros in revenue in the first quarter of 2025, alone. The business is bootstrapped by a €700,000 founders’ investment.

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We talk to Stephen Wynne-Jones, an editorial entrepreneur building a new platform called SustainabilityOnline.net that focuses on sustainability from a practicality perspective. Wynne-Jones explains that while saving the planet is obviously a non-negotiable, he firmly believes that for sustainability to truly gain traction, the financial opportunity needs to be front and centre, prompting the corporate world to drive positive actio...

We talk to brothers Barry and Fergal Doyle about how the lifestyle and gardening business that was started by their mother in Carlow in the 1970s has grown to become a €14m a year business. They talk about sustainability and how the business has sold half a million plants this year with 85% of their suppliers being Irish. Not only that they discuss their move into Dublin 1 to support the advent of the urban gardener.

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We talk to Kevin McPartlan, CEO of Fuels for Ireland, about how the fuel sector is actually the lynchpin of Ireland’s transition to green energy, arguing in favour of new fuels like hydrotreated vegetable oil and low-carbon liquid fuels. The sector employs more than 66,000 people and supplies more than half of Ireland’s current energy consumption. McPartlan envisages a cleaner energy future, is supportive of electric vehicles and h...

We talk to Ciarán Murray from Olas, a seasoned veteran of the blockchain industry and a former employee of BSkyB, about what does the future hold for Ireland’s local media sector. He argues that local media serves as a cornerstone of community life in Ireland, providing trusted news that keeps people together. Today local media continues to be among the most trusted news sources in Ireland, with up to 70% relying on local newspaper...

We talk to Bank of Ireland chief economist Conall Mac Coille who looks at the likely impact on the Irish economy of tariffs enacted by the Trump administration in the United States. He also assesses what could happen if punitive tariffs are placed on pharmaceuticals and ICT exports if a trade war was to occur between the EU and the US.

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