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The Hidden Cost of College Dropouts — and the Irish Nurse Who’s Fixing It*Episode 273 | That Great Business Show | Hosted by Conall Ó Móráin | Sponsored by De Facto Shaving OilEvery year, 60–65 thousand Irish students sit the Leaving Cert — but 1 in 8 never make it past first year in college. That’s 5 thousand young people – at a cost of a very conservative €45 million in lost fees and accommodation every year.Former nurse and educator Joan Broderick saw this firsthand and founded Pathways.ie, a social enterprise helping parents and students bridge the gap between school and real college life.She joins Conall Ó Móráin to talk about:• Ireland’s hidden dropout crisis and the €100 million blind spot and why it's really bad news for businesses• Why parents, not points, hold the key to student success• How Springboard and UCD Innovation Academy inspired her to start again• The business of social purpose — and why doing good can still pay the billsProudly sponsored by De Facto Shaving Oil — made in Ireland, sold worldwide.Pathways.ie | Irish Education | Student Dropout | College Retention | UCD Innovation Academy | Social Entrepreneurs Ireland | Leaving Cert | Irish SMEs | Irish Women in Business | Education Startups Ireland | That Great Business Show | Conall Ó Móráin | De Facto Shaving Oil | Irish Podcast | Business Podcast Ireland

“Drones, Delivery and the Sky-High Business of Logistics”Etienne Louvet, Founder & CEO of IONA DronesWe’re taking Irish innovation sky-high. In this week’s That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin grills – politely – French founder Etienne Louvet of IONA Drones, the Galway-based start-up building autonomous aircraft to deliver parcels, medicine, even blood supplies.Forget food-drop gimmicks – these drones will fly 200 km with 20 kg payloads and could make the Irish logistics industry airborne again.Is Ireland about to lead the EU in drone logistics? Can startups like IONA compete with Amazon Prime Air and Google Wing? How will the HSE, An Post and Irish Aviation Authority plug into this new economy?🎧 Listen to find out how Galway might become Europe’s Drone Capital. Brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil – made in Mayo, sold worldwide. Ireland Business Podcast, Irish Startups, Galway Innovation, Drone Technology Ireland, Logistics Startups, E-commerce Ireland, Irish Entrepreneurs, HSE Innovation, Sustainability Tech, Aviation Startups

Episode 271 — “You've got to squeeze the boll*x out of it"The hilarious story how a Dubliner became a US Bar King: The Wild, True Story of Shane Carty and the Trinity Bar, Connecticut”What does it really take to succeed in the cut-throat US hospitality business?Forget the glossy Instagram stories and the “living the dream” nonsense — this is the true, outrageous, impossible-to-make-up journey of Dublin man Shane Carty, now co-founder of one of New Haven’s most successful Irish bars: The Trinity Bar & Restaurant.Fires. Covid shutdowns. Insurance battles. 70-hour weeks. Local politics. Massive US taxes.And somehow… a thriving business, a packed bar, a community of veterans, and a Guinness volume that is...impressive!On this VERY different episode Shane reveals:– How a Morrison Visa changed everything– Why his first days as a US bar owner involved a bomb-site renovation and a 400-person event with no warning– The real cost of doing business in America (spoiler: EVERYTHING is taxed)– How feeding US veterans built a following no marketing budget could buy– Why Yale students, Liverpool fans, and random Irish blow-ins all treat the bar like home– Covid horror stories you will not hear anywhere else– What it actually takes to run a bar in the US: graft, grit, Guinness, and gallons of coffee– The secret to creating a true Irish bar atmosphere — and why most Irish bars don’t do it– Why he still loves America… and will never move home– And why his daughter’s US college fees may kill him before the hospitality industry doesThis is not a standard business episode.It’s a raw, hilarious, unvarnished masterclass in survival, luck, stamina — and pure Irish stubbornness.That Great Business Show — Episode 271. You’ve never heard a story like this.Powered by De Facto Shaving Oil — ditch the foam, switch to De Facto.Irish business abroad, US hospitality, Trinity Bar New Haven, Morrison Visa story, Irish entrepreneurs America, running a bar in the US, veterans support, Yale New Haven, Covid hospitality survival, Irish pubs USA.New Haven CT, Connecticut, Yale University, Dublin Ireland,Dublin Ireland, Manhattan, Boston, Hamden CT.

Episode 270 That Great Business ShowUCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year'.When couriers crumble and tolls soar, two very different innovators are keeping Ireland moving.John Tuohy, the man behind Parcel Motel and now OOHpod, tells host Conall Ó Móráin how a national locker network could rescue Irish e-commerce after Fastway’s meltdown.And Phil Barnes of Geotab reveals the data driving the trucks — 5 million vehicles, 100 billion data points a day, and the truth about Ireland’s €25 k toll shock.Business, logistics, and hard numbers — all in one fast-moving episode.Brought to you thanks to De Facto Shaving Oil, the world's finest shaving oil.

In Memory of David Horgan — Energy, Insight and IntegrityThis is a special re-release of That Great Business Show, Episode 79 (March 2022), in tribute to the late David Horgan, Chairman of Petrel Resources — a man of rare clarity, courage and intellect.Recorded in the early days of the war in Ukraine, this conversation captures David at his most incisive: explaining Europe’s dependency on Russian energy, Ireland’s stalled exploration policy, and the hard economics that shape geopolitics. Some facts have since moved on. David’s insight has not.He warned of blackouts and energy shocks. He spoke about Ireland’s potential — and frustration — with a mix of authority and candour few could match.The final minutes of this interview reveal the man behind the analysis: principled, humorous, and forever hopeful about young Irish talent. His last line, about hiring “a youngster with fire in their belly,” says everything about how he saw life and leadership.🎧 Listen back and remember a thoughtful Irish business voice, a generous contributor, and a true gentleman.Originally recorded: March 2022David Horgan, Petrel Resources, Irish energy policy, oil and gas Ireland, LNG Ireland, Conall Ó Móráin, That Great Business Show, UCD Smurfit Business School Podcast of the Year, Irish business leaders, tribute episode, energy security, Russia Ukraine war, Ireland geopolitics, De Facto Shaving Oil.

“Goodbye barcodes. Hello QR codes.”Once upon a time, the packaging just sat there. Now it talks back.On Episode 268 of That Great Business Show — officially UCD Smurfit Business School Podcast of the Year — I meet: • Donald Douglas of Scanfinity / Return2Sender, turning butter wrappers and Guinness cans into interactive billboards, • Graham Byrne & David Crimmins of Global Health Capital, the fintech that pays doctors before the paperwork clears.Donald’s wow line still rings:“The barcode is dead.”Turns out your fridge door may soon be your media plan.Brought to you by the world’s smoothest sponsor, De Facto Shaving Oil — made in Mayo, sold to the world. If you like podcasts that shave away the fluff, please REPOST on LinkedIn — that’s the real algorithmic love.#IrishBusiness #MarketingInnovation #Fintech #Packaging #DigitalTransformation #PodcastOfTheYear #DeFactoShavingOil #ThatGreatBusinessShow #UCDSmurfit

Falling Oil Prices, Rising Power Bills — and the AI Boom You Didn’t See ComingOil prices are heading down. Electricity prices are heading up.Wait… what?In this episode of That Great Business Show with Conall O Móráin, Phil Byrne, Chief Investment Officer at Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management, explains why — even if gas prices fall to zero — our power bills will still rise. From grid build-out costs to data-centre demand, Phil unpacks the new economics of energy and what it means for businesses, households, and investors.Then, Carmyn Del Rosso joins Conall to talk about her AI-powered career app, Beyond Borders, and why Irish professionals need to get better at selling themselves — especially when the competition is global.Hosted by Conall O’Morain, That Great Business Show — officially Ireland’s Business Podcast of the Year (UCD Smurfit Business School).Sponsored by De Facto Shaving Oil — made in Mayo, sold worldwide.Smooth faces. Smoother podcasts.🎥 Also watch in full colour on YouTube.

E266 That Great Business ShowUCD Smurfit Business School, 'Podcast of the Year'Can a thumbs-up cost you thousands? It can.Partner Wendy Hederman (Mason Hayes & Curran) lays out, in plain English, how a quick WhatsApp, email or text can lock in a binding contract, why “subject to contract” won’t always save your skin, and how your employee’s casual message can bind the whole business.Fast fixes for SMEs: approvals, authority, and the one line to add before you hit send.Sponsored by De Facto Shaving Oil.