The ieBusiness Podcast

Chief executive and festival director of Cork International Film Festival Fiona Clark sits down with Irish Examiner business journalist Emer Walsh to discuss the soaring costs of operating the long-running event, the rise in home-grown acting talent and the Ireland's growing audiovisual industry, which now contributes €1bn annually to the national economy

The sports leader on the club’s various revenue streams, player dynamics and the its recently opened centre of excellence in Cork.

Irish Examiner business journalist Emer Walsh sits down with founder and CEO of National Beauty Distribution, Kieran Walsh, the man behind Bare by Vogue and LUNA by Lisa. In this episode, Kieran discusses his company's aggressive expansion, the trajectory of the Irish beauty and cosmetics industry, and what it takes to produce a best-selling brand.

Irish Examiner columnist and strategist Sarah Harte joins Business Journalist Emer Walsh to talk about the rise of misogyny in the era of AI, the inherent biases of language models and their impact on users and the need for comprehensive legislation and action from big tech companies to protect women from malicious actors.

Partner and Tax Practice Leader at PwC Nicola Quinn joins Irish Examiner Business Editor Alan Healy and business reporter Emer Walsh to unpack the myriad of measures announced in this year's Budget. How Budget2026 compares to previous years, if the Government has done what it has been advised to do, and what this year's Budget means for you, the taxpayer. 

UCC lecturer in finance and accounting John O'Brien talks to Irish Examiner Business Journalist Emer Walsh about the EU/US Trade deal in the wake of Donald Trump's punitive tariff measures and the unintended consequences of the EU's soft-handed approach to negotiations.

Veteran publican Benny McCabe talks to Irish Examiner Business Journalist Emer Walsh about the evolving landscape of Cork City as a political and business hub, the long-standing issues impacting Ireland's hospitality industry and his growing portfolio of pubs and bars that have become a staple of Cork City's thriving night-time economy.

Cork property developer Michael O’Flynn believes the growing deficit of homes has yet to be addressed by the Government, with the current problem in housing “spiralling out of control.” Speaking to host Emer Walsh on the  Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, the CEO and chairman of the O’Flynn Group said that he did not feel enough was being done to solve growing deficits in housing, adding that the Government was “going nowhere.” “Take one message from this. We can fix housing if we are involved and if we are allowed to," Mr O'Flynn said. 

Tom Ryan, Managing Partner of SF Bloodstock and Racing Manager for SF Racing talks about his career in horse racing that has taken him all over the world before he settled in Lexington, Kentucky where he works at the heart of the horseracing industry.   A native of Wexford, Tom’s love of horses has seen him working in Australia and Japan before he headed to the US. However, an accident involving a horse – a stallion bit off his right thumb – caused him to re-think his role in the industry and led him to focus on bloodstock and investments. The thumb was successfully reattached, but the career trajectory had changed for good.   Talking to Emer Walsh of the Irish Examiner Business desk, Tom discusses the horse racing industry from breeding to racing, management and decision-making. He discusses the fall-out of the recent US election and explains why he believes lives will improve in the US under a Trump presidency.  Reflecting on the role of the Irish in America, Tom believes that Irish people have a head start when they arrive in the States which he describes as the ‘land of opportunity’.