Business Matters with Karl Fitzpatrick

To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, Karl Fitzpatrick interviews Deirdre Mortell, CEO of Rethink Ireland about her 30 years of supporting social change in Ireland. She discusses her time working with Oxfam, Barnardos and the past 10 years with Rethink Ireland. Deirdre also provides an insight into working alongside Declan Ryan, co-founder of Ryanair, where she supported him with establishing and leading 'The One Foundation', which set up Social Entrepreneurs Ireland and Jigsaw, The Theme for IWD2025 is Accelerating Action and Deirdre outlines her concerns about the lack of Government action in promoting women to cabinet positions. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Karl Fitzpatrick discusses the stages of AI development with Philip Swan from The AI Solution Group, his thoughts on the EU AI Act and how businesses should start to implement AI into their organisations.The AI Solution Group take a working-backward approach, starting with their customers’ desired outcomes and engineering solutions that don’t just meet expectations but redefine success. Their goal is to help organisations embrace the AI-driven Service as Software paradigm. #KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Karl Fitzpatrick interviews David Kieran of Zoma about his web agency, which assists retailers with establishing Shopify stores and creating digital marketing strategies, his thoughts on Live Social Shopping, the TikTok store and the role of AI in marketing.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

John O’Beirne, Executive Director of Square, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his transition from the banking world to Jack Dorsey’s payments firm, the growth which Square continues to enjoy and where the future opportunities exist.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur

CEO of the Mater Private Network Cork, Sandra Daly, joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discusses its reputation for groundbreaking transformation in healthcare, its significant investment in infrastructural projects and the realities of running a private hospital in Ireland.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur

Richard Tierney from the St. Patrick’s Festival joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss his experience in the music promotion industry, the commercial goals which he set for the festival and what people can expect from the upcoming events.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur

Ryan Chute from The Wizard of Ads joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how being fired from his position in a furniture store changed his perspective on leadership and culture, the key to creating an effective brand and the effectiveness of innovative advertising.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneur

Shane Mann from Tranzaura joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how its software management platform can help the fleet industry with rising costs and burdensome compliance requirements, the traction which it has gained within the Irish, UK and Australian markets and its plans for further international expansion.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie

Clare Ryan from ITUS Secure Technologies joins Karl Fitzpatrick to highlight the cybersecurity challenges which small businesses face, how its cybersecurity solutions have been designed with small businesses in mind and why its partnerships with Irish and UK insurance companies are driving growth in those markets.#KarlFitzpatrick #businessmatters #irishbusiness #irishbusinessnews #businessnews #entrepreneurkarlfitzpatrick.ie