Irish Times Inside Business

TV3, CRH, Elán, Aer Lingus: Ireland's mergers and acquisitions market has seen several big deals this year already. Arthur Beesley is joined by The Irish Times' Mark Paul and Simon Howley of Goodbody Corporate Finance to look at the deals that have gone through and what they tell us about underlying economic conditions. They also discuss the funding available for these deals and whether we've returned to the days of "debt-fuelled feeding frenzies". In part two Clifford Coonan is on the line from Beijing to explain why China's stock market has fallen by 30% in the last month and how some of China's many lay investors have lost it all in the carnage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mistakes by Permanent TSB that led to the repossession of some customer's houses has hit the majority state-owned bank's reputation this week. Arthur Beesley is joined by Finance Correspondent Ciarán Hancock and David Hall of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association to look at how the errors came about, what they mean for those affected and the bank's controversial announcement yesterday. In part two: smartphones are now ubiquitous pieces of kit. But we don't know much about what materials go into them, or the trouble that getting the stuff is causing in the developing world. Derek Scally calls from Berlin to tell Arthur about a new kind of phone whose makers aim to reduce the harm caused by the smartphone industry, and make tougher, longer-lasting phones while they're at it. But are the phones any good? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition of Inside Business Laura Slattery discusses the latest travails of Nama; a dispute with a Czech property company. She is joined by John McManus and Mark Paul. Later in the podcast she examines the problems facing Bray Wanderers with Colm Keena and Emmet Malone. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the latest allegations made by Deputy Mick Wallace about NAMA and the current status of the Oireachtas banking inquiry. He is joined by Mark Paul and Ciaran Hancock.Inside Business is a weekly business podcast. It is researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Laura Slattery discusses the controversy involving NAMA and the sale of it's Northern Ireland loan book. She is joined by Gerry Moriarty from Belfast and, John McManus and Barry O'Halloran in studio in Dublin.Inside Business is a weekly business podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea in association wtih Irish Life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arthur Beesley discusses the latest phase of the Greek crisis with John McManus, Chris Johns and Conall Mac Coille. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's Inside Business podcast Arthur Beesley discusses the latest on the Greek deal from Brussels with Suzanne Lynch, John McManus and Alan McQuaid from Merrion Capital. Later in the podcast he talks about the links between the Lux Leaks investigation and Poolbeg with Colm Keena. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Clerys gone, what next for the Dublin retail sector? Arthur Beesely is joined by Damian O'Reilly of DIT and Richard Guiney of business representative organisation Dublin Town to discuss what shops need to do to survive and whether O'Connell Street can be restored. Later we hear from Damian Mac Con Uladh on the gloomy outlook in Athens where people are slowly withdrawing their cash as the risk of Grexit grows, and Suzanne Lynch in Brussels on the increasingly desperate negotiations with creditors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Slattery is joined by Eoin Burke-Kennedy of The Irish Times and Oisín Coghlan of Friends of the Earth to look at the establishment of the Expert Advisory Council on Climate Change, which it was announced today will include among its members Ottomar Edenhofer of the powerful Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. They discuss the composition of the council, the strengths and weaknesses of the Climate Change Bill, and the challenges and opportunities for Irish business presented by emissions reduction. In part two, Business Reporter Ciara O'Brien tells Laura about how Apple plans to make its mark on the music streaming industry with the launch of its own Apple Music service. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the politics of Irish media mergers with Laura Slattery and Stephen Collins. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast researched by Declan Conlon and produced by Sinead O'Shea See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the sale of Aer Lingus and the extraordinary rise in profits for Ryanair with Fiach Kelly, Barry O'Halloran and David Holohan, head of research with Merrion Capital. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley is joined by The Irish Times' finance correspondent Ciaran Hancock and economist Jim Power to discuss what is really going on in the banking inquiry, and whether it is likely to shed much light on the fateful events of September 2008. Plus, with a UK referendum on EU membership now all but certain, how likely are our nearest neighbours to take their ball and go home, and what might that mean for the Irish economy?Inside Business is sponsored by Irish Life. The podcast is produced by Sinead O’Shea and researched by Declan Conlon.You can subscribe to the show or download individual episodes via Soundcloud, iTunes and Stitcher. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Laura Slattery discusses the Revenue Commission's decision to review the international corporate structures used by Larry Goodman’s ABP Food Group and other businesses with John McManus and Colm Keena. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Laura Slattery discusses the behaviour of the British media in the run up to the UK elections with Mark Hennessy and Dr. Kathryn Simpson. She also hears about the latest from Greece with Suzanne Lynch.Inside Business is sponsored by Irish Life. The podcast is produced by Sinead O’Shea and researched by Declan Conlon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley analyses the contents of the Government spring statement with Cliff Taylor and Professor Philip Lane. Inside Business is weekly business podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Arthur Beesley discusses the issues surrounding legal and accounting fees with Fiona Reddan from The Irish Times and former government adviser Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Inside Business is a weekly business podcast for The Irish Times. It is presented by Ciaran Hancock and produced by Sinead O'Shea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First this week Ciaran is joined by Economics Editor Arthur Beesley and economist and Irish Times columnist Chris Johns to discuss Ireland's falling unemployment rate, and whether the government's target of under 6% without jobs by 2018 is achievable. In part two, Ciaran and Chris analyse state-owned Permanent TSB's new share offering, and competitiveness in the Irish banking sector. Inside Business is sponsored by Irish Life. The podcast is produced by Sinead O’Shea and researched by Declan Conlon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Ciaran is joined by Mark Paul and Colm Keena to discuss Kellogg's tax avoidance strategy and Denis O'Brien's links with Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Laura Slattery discusses the latest on the property market with Conall Mac Coille chief economist with Davy and the rise of the superwealthy with Liam Bailey from Knight Frank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Ciaran Hancock discusses the future for Irish data law with Elaine Edwards and Derek Scally. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.