Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock

803 - Microsoft president Brad Smith: Ireland is “well-positioned for future of AI”

A weekly look at business and economics from an Irish perspective hosted by Irish Times Business Editor Ciarán Hancock. Produced in association with EY.

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803 - Microsoft president Brad Smith: Ireland is “well-positioned for future of AI”

Wed, 14 Oct 2026
802 - Budget 2027: Does this giveaway budget have potential banana skins that might lie ahead for the Government?

Tue, 06 Oct 2026
801 - Ireland’s economic outlook ahead of Budget 2027 and agentic AI going rogue

Wed, 30 Sep 2026
800 - Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?

Wed, 23 Sep 2026
799 - Soaring energy costs and why ‘we can’t protect everyone from the impact of war’

Wed, 16 Sep 2026
798 - From kitchen counter to supermarket shelves, the rise of Ballymaloe Foods

Wed, 09 Sep 2026
797 - Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026
796 - Will the upcoming budget drive inflation and increase costs for Irish households?

Wed, 26 Aug 2026
795 - How many new homes does Ireland really need?

Wed, 19 Aug 2026
794 - Should Meta's 'intrusive' smart glasses be banned?

Wed, 12 Aug 2026
793 - Are middle earners getting gouged by the tax system here?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
792 - What size does your pension actually need to be for a comfortable retirement?

Wed, 29 Jul 2026
791 - Aer Lingus job cuts and Ryanair’s profits plunge - what is happening in the Irish aviation sector?

Wed, 22 Jul 2026
790 - Will the State’s plan for the Carlton Cinema site revitalise O’Connell Street?

Wed, 15 Jul 2026
789 - How can tech offer solutions for obesity and weight management?

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
788 - The 9 per cent VAT rate has been welcomed by restaurants but does the hospitality sector actually need it?

Wed, 01 Jul 2026
787 - Has the Irish building sector got themselves hooked on Government subsidies?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026
786 - Will a Middle East peace deal make any difference to inflation?

Wed, 17 Jun 2026
785 - ‘No profit and crap governance’ – is Elon Musk’s SpaceX actually worth $1.75 trillion?

Wed, 10 Jun 2026
784 - David McRedmond: ‘O’Connell Street needs high density housing’

Wed, 03 Jun 2026
783 - Will new pay transparency rules close the gender pay gap for good?

Wed, 27 May 2026
782 - Rents and evictions soar as house price inflation slows

Wed, 20 May 2026
781 - Could we be heading toward a world recession if Trump can’t broker a deal with Iran?

Wed, 13 May 2026
780 - PrepayPower are hiking their prices - will other energy suppliers soon follow suit?

Wed, 06 May 2026
779 - Inflation remains steady; and Conor Pope’s energy saving tips

Wed, 29 Apr 2026
778 - Kerry Group CEO on the impact of Middle East conflict, AI and drive to keep bread fresher for longer

Wed, 22 Apr 2026
777 - Has the fuel protest shown that the loudest lobby generally gets what they want?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026
776 - “Back yourself”: Aimee Connolly shares her story of 10 years in business

Wed, 08 Apr 2026
775 - Iran’s cyber-attacks on Irish-based companies and the ongoing impact of conflict in the Middle East

Wed, 01 Apr 2026
774 - Are Government's fuel measures betting on a quick resolution to the conflict in Iran?

Wed, 25 Mar 2026
773 - The difficult choices that could dramatically increase housing supply in Dublin

Wed, 18 Mar 2026
772 - ‘Over a billion eyeballs will be on the parade’: St Patrick’s festival CEO Richard Tierney

Wed, 11 Mar 2026
771 - How the conflict in the Middle East is already affecting Irish consumers

Wed, 04 Mar 2026
770 - Could Trump’s new global tariff scupper the US-EU trade deal?

Wed, 25 Feb 2026
769 - Could Simon Harris’s savings scheme for the ‘middle classes’ prove to be a sound investment?

Wed, 18 Feb 2026
768 - David McWilliams on how social media giants are making billions from fake ads

Wed, 11 Feb 2026
767 - Is it time Ireland abolished mandatory retirement?

Wed, 04 Feb 2026
766 - With the price of an ounce now more than $5,000, why is everyone going for gold?

Wed, 28 Jan 2026
765 - Old order ‘not coming back’ as Trump overshadows World Economic Forum

Wed, 21 Jan 2026
764 - Trump vs the Fed: What does it mean for global trade and Ireland?

Wed, 14 Jan 2026
763 - Ireland’s record tax take makes light of Trump tariffs fear

Wed, 07 Jan 2026
762 - Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025
761 - Trump’s tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and more corporate tax bonanza: The big stories of 2025

Tue, 23 Dec 2025
760 - Could the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?

Wed, 17 Dec 2025
759 - Why are apartments in Ireland so much more expensive to build than houses?

Wed, 10 Dec 2025
758 - Will the Government’s new plan speed up the delivery of vital infrastructure projects?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025
757 - If Irish households are so rich, why does it feel like an illusion?

Wed, 26 Nov 2025
756 - How AI is beginning to wreak havoc in the jobs market

Wed, 19 Nov 2025
755 - Irish business grandee Gary McGann on working with Michael Smurfit, the fall of Anglo Irish and the current state of the Irish economy

Wed, 12 Nov 2025
754 - Will Imagine’s big gamble double its customer base?

Wed, 05 Nov 2025

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