The Business RTÉ
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- Negócios
A weekly look at the world of business and personal finance with Richard Curran. Listen live Saturday at 10am on RTÉ Radio 1.
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Book clubs, Book Tok and Bookouture
Irish author Colm Tóibín's new book was picked for Oprah's book club. To discuss its impact and changes in publishing, we're joined by journalist Aoife Barry and author Clare McGowan, whose book "Truth, Truth, Lie" launched this week on Amazon.
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Implications of the cap at Dublin Airport & summer travel
Thursday set a record at Dublin Airport with over 63,000 departures. This summer, 10 million passengers are expected, but the 32 million annual cap on passengers concerns the Dublin Airport Authority. CEO Kenny Jacobs joins us to discuss the impact on business and tourism.
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Oil in Antartica
Russia's recent claim of discovering 510 billion barrels of oil in Antarctica, ostensibly found during a scientific mission, has raised concerns about a potential Russian oil grab in a British-owned region. Here to discuss this is Professor Klaus Dodds, an Antarctic expert and geopolitics professor at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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Paul Cadden of Saba on growing his Thai chain of restaurants
Paul Cadden, grew up in the West of Ireland and has made a name in Dublin with his Saba Thai restaurants and takeaways, plus a new sauce range at Dunnes Stores. His brother Alan works with him, while brother Mark runs a restaurant in Castlebar, continuing their family's hospitality legacy.
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The growing popularity of Guinness in London
Recent data shows Guinness has overtaken Carling as the UK's favourite pint, with a 24% sales increase, especially popular in London's trendy bars. Joining us to discuss this is Mark Paul, London Correspondent for the Irish Times.
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Are we all that Productive?
A new study suggests that Irish workers may be among the least productive in Europe, challenging our national pride in productivity. Have multinationals misled us about our efficiency? We’re joined by Dr. Tom McDonnell, co-director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, who is conducting this study with trade union SIPTU.