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Red Business – Episode 210 – Lord Mayor Colm Kelleher & Social Entrepreneurs Ireland

On the latest episode of Red Business, we speak with Lord Mayor of Cork City Colm Kelleher on the benefits of pedestrianisation; and we hear from Social Entrepreneurs Ireland who are investing in new Cork businesses. Listen now!

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Red Business – Episode 209 – IndieCork, Zazzle & Casey’s Furniture

IndieCork is back, Zazzle is hiring and Casey’s furniture is celebrating – it’s a busy week in Cork. Jonathan Healy has been chatting to Mick Hannigan of IndieCork, Sinead Barry of Zazzle and David Casey of Caseys Furniture on this week’s Red Business!

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Red Business – Episode 208 – Eppione, Breakthrough Maths & Cork Convention Bureau

No more office ping pong, maths classes in a click and bringing back the big events – on this week’s Red Business Jonathan Healy chats employee benefits with David Kindlon of Eppione, Breakthrough Maths with TJ Hegarty and business reaction to reopening plans with Evelyn O’Sullivan from the Cork Convention Bureau

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Red Business – Episode 207 – Alpha Wealth, Memories Bridal Boutique & Republic of Work

Back to School, and Back to Business!

On the first episode of a new season of Red Business, Jonathan Healy talks cryptocurrencies with Alpha Wealth, the rush for bridal dresses with Memories Bridal Boutique and Republic of Work is looking for founders!

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Red Business – Episode 206 – Cork Craft Month Special

Like Ross and Rachel, Red Business is on a break! But Jonathan Healy took some time to speak to one of the organisers of Cork Craft Month about what’s happening during August. On this episode, Jonathan speak with Jennifer Ahern, whose business is www.ceramifique.com featuring contemporary ceramic homeware and jewellery.

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Red Business – Episode 205 – Cork Pride 2021

Red Business is on a summer break, but here’s an extra episode to support Cork Pride and to talk about upcoming events supported by Corks RedFM!

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Red Business – Episode 204 – TreeMetrics, Colin & Philip Ryan & ATP Fitness

This week on Red Business with Jonathan Healy – Counting trees from space, restaurant royalty turn their hand to food trucks and life in the gym now that they’re open again.

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Red Business – Episode 203 – The Dean Hotel

This week Jonathan Healy visits the new The Dean Hotel in Cork City.

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Red Business – Episode 202 – Ernest Cantillon, Taxback.com & farm glamping

On this episode, Ernest Cantillon, The Gin King from Cork, Jonathan chats about a rush to return to work with Taxback.com and the farmer offering glamping in the West

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Red Business – Episode 201 – Ireland’s most talked about street – Princes Street!

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan Healy returns to Ireland’s most talked about street – Princes Street! He speaks with traders on the street including Nash 19, Clancy’s, Gerald McCarthy Gifts & Awards and Cork City Council

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Red Business – Episode 200 – Soma Coffee, OTONOMEE, Hidden Hearing & changebydegrees

On this week’s #RedBusiness Jonathan speaks to quality Cork coffee makers Soma Coffee, he learns about OTONOMEE – the new firm helping others scale their technology, he gets the background on the history of Hidden Hearing in Cork and a catch up with award winner changebydegrees

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Red Business – Episode 199 – The reopening of hotels, Zipp Mobility and Keelvar

On this week’s Red Business we talk to Trigon Hotels, Vienna Woods Hotel & Villas and The Bantry Bay Hotel about hospitality reopening earlier this week. Jonathan also speaks to Zipp Mobility about the scooters that could soon be zipping around Cork and Keelvar on how AI is keeping goods moving.

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Red Business – Episode 198 – ApisProtect on bees, EI-H2’s green energy for Aghada and the challenges facing SMEs emerging from the pandemic

On RedBusiness, Jonathan Healy speaks to Fiona Edwards Murphy of ApisProtect on bees, bears and baboons; Tom Lynch of EI-H2 talks green energy for Aghada and Chartered Accountant David Swinburne speaks about the challenges facing SMEs emerging from the pandemic.

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Red Business – Episode 197 – GuardYoo on cybercrime, AML Property Services on setting up a business during the pandemic, MTU on the hunt for entrepreneurs and it@cork launches #TechFest

On this week’s Red Business, GuardYoo on hunting cybercriminals, the estate agent who set up a business during the pandemic, MTU wants entrepreneurs and it@cork launches #TechFest

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Red Business – Episode 195 – Fermoy ice-cream taking over the world, new jobs from Innowatts and awards for innovation from Virgin Media and Digital Business Ireland (DBI)

On this week’s Red Business podcast, Jonathan Healy hears about Fermoy ice-cream taking over the world; New jobs from Innowatts; Awards for innovation from Virgin Media Ireland and Digital Business Ireland (DBI)

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Red Business – Episode 192 – SIRO Broadband, The Quirkey Kitchen & Radius Cork

This week Jonathan speaks to Ronan Whelan Chief Commercial Officer of SIRO about their superfast broadband, Siobhan QuirkeÓ hAilpín about her vintage food truck The Quirkey Kitchen and Kevin O’Regan director of Radius Technologies about the importance of cyber security.

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Red Business – Episode 191 – Ann Doherty, Chief Executive of Cork City Council

A special episode this week on Red Business. Jonathan Healy has a (virtual) sit-down with Cork City Council Chief Executive Ann Doherty to talk docklands, housing and the future for the city.

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Red Business – Episode 190 – DPD Ireland, SECAD Cork and The Eye Guy

On this week’s podcast, Jonathan Healy talks to the boss of DPD Ireland, sustainability and food production with SECAD Cork and the new Eye Guy in Cork!

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Red Business – Episode 189 – Gateway UCC Sprint Accelerator awards

On this week’s episode, Jonathan Healy talks about the Gateway UCC Sprint Accelerator awards that celebrating world-leading technology being developed in Cork.

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Red Business – Episode 188 – Cork Business Association Awards and horizon8

On this week’s episode, Jonathan Healy talks about how the Cork Business Association awards will be different this year, and how horizon8 is making it easier to sign up to businesses online

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Red Business – Episode 187 – Eoin Murphy (Red Church Suit Hire), Frank Brennan (Republic of Work) & Sara de Miguel Hernandez (Flo With Me)

On this weeks RedBusiness we ask what’s next for formal suit hire with Eoin Murphy from Red Church Suit Hire, Frank Brennan from Republic of Work explains how they are helping new business & Jonathan tries out some chair Yoga with Sara de Miguel Hernandez of Flo With Me

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Red Business – Episode 186 – Alex Chernenko (Translit), Clare McSweeney (KuulPlay) & Fergus Somers (Benchspace)

We’re celebrating Cork businesses through Local Enterprise Week (March 1-5) – This year the schedule is packed with events from “Tips and Tools for Minding your Mental Health & Wellbeing during COVID-19” to a session on selling online. Jonathan speaks to Alex Chernenko CEO of TRANSLIT, Clare Mc Sweeney of KuulPlay and Fergus Somers from Benchspace

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Red Business – Episode 185 – Paul McGuirk (Local Enterprise Office), Daniel O’Mahony (Da Silly Heads) & Margaret Urbanavicz (Sómas Candles)

We’re celebrating local business through Local Enterprise Week running from March 1st-5th. This year the schedule is packed with events from “Tips and Tools for Minding your Mental Health & Wellbeing during COVID-19” to a session on selling online. Jonathan speaks to Paul McGuirk, Local Enterprise Office, Daniel O’Mahony, Da Silly Heads Project and Margaret Urbanavicz, Founder Sómas Candles

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Red Business – Episode 184 – John Lowe of Money Doctors, Tracey Ryan of Codex Beauty and Katherine O’Sullivan on the 2021 Network Ireland West Cork event

In this week’s episode of Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks to John Lowe of Money Doctors about the importance of pandemic money management, Tracey Ryan of Codex Beauty on how her business was acquired after her products were spotted in Cork Airport and Katherine O’Sullivan tells us what we can look forward to as part of the 2021 Network Ireland West Cork event on February 22nd

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Red Business – Episode 183 – Katie Mythen-Lynch (Yay! Cork), Joe Kelly (Live At St Lukes/The Good Room) & Marian Murphy (Flourish Social)

This week on Red Business with Jonathan Healy, Katie Mythen-Lynch Editor of yaycork.ie lists the restaurants re opening for take away this week, Joe Kelly from Live at St Lukes and The Good Room remains positive, despite venues closing for good and Marian Murphy from Flourish Social on clever ways to find new customers using social media!

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Red Business – Episode 182 – Michael O’Donovan (The Castle Inn), Orla McAndrew (Orla McAndrew Catering) & Niall Ruddy (My Canine Companion)

We speak to bar owner, Michael O’Donovan of The Castle Inn on the challenges still facing their industry, Orla McAndrew the chef who has moved into a very different area and Niall Ruddy from My Canine Companion on a charity drive for dogs.

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Red Business – Episode 181 – SOMEGA, V1 Medical and Ballymaloe Foods showing ingenuity and resilience in the face of significant challenges

This week Jonathan speaks to Cork Businesses who have been showing ingenuity and resilience in the face of their most significant challenges. He chats with Mark Clifford and Paula Gaynor, the West Cork couple who want to make cod liver oil tasty with their company SOMEGA. Ronan O’Farrell from V1 Medical speaks to about their launch in Cork to provide rapid antigen COVID 19 testing with results within 30 minutes and Sarah Collins from Ballymaloe Foods talks about their new pasta sauce!

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Red Business – Episode 180 – Lehane Motors, Farmsy & Odgers Berndston

This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks to John Lehane of Lehane Motors, the car dealership marking a milestone, Farmsy’s Carmen & Michael O’Sullivan, the egg man who has grown his flock and Mark O’Donnell of Odgers Berndtson on the cracks are showing in the glass ceiling.

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Red Business – Episode 179 – 2020 threw up plenty of challenges, but Cork businesses continue to innovate

2020 threw up plenty of challenges, but Cork businesses continue to innovate.

Jonathan talks to Fearghal Kelly, CEO of DIGISOFT.TV Ltd – The technology helping the army control COVID. Shona Kelly from EQUIPET the retailer who expanded twice last year, www.equipetstores.com and Ursula McGrath from IRISH DOG DESIGN. The knitting enthusiast, hand knitting hats for dogs www.irishdogdesigns.com

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Red Business – Episode 178 – President of Cork Chamber, Dennis Horgan Photography & Banba App

In the last Red Business episode of an interesting 2020, Jonathan Healy speaks to Paula Cogan, President of Cork Chamber, photographer Dennis Horgan and Cormac O’Riordan of the new Banba App

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Red Business – Episode 177 – Dennehy’s Health & Fitness, Fervor and Hue & Kinderama

On this week’s podcast Jonathan Healy speaks with Dennehy’s Health & Fitness about their new gym at Penrose Dock, he takes a trip to Fervor and Hue and a guilt-free way for parents to allow kids to watch screens with Kinderama!

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Red Business – Episode 176 – Castlemartyr Resort, Bó Rua Farm and Oak Fire Pizza reveal what a Real Cork Christmas means to them and gifting experiences with Sandra Murphy of Trigon Hotels

Discover the Sparkle on Your Doorstep – Jonathan speaks to Danielle Murrihy of CastleMartyr Resort, Norma and Tom Dineen of Bó Rua Farm and Katie Loane from Oak Fire Pizza about what a Real Cork Christmas means to them in association with Cork County Council. Also The Christmas Gift of Dreams – Sandra Murphy of Trigon Hotels talks gifting experiences this year!

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Red Business – Episode 175 – Happy Graze, JustLikeHome.ie & Cope Foundation Cork

Order your delicious Late Late Toy Show Grazing box ahead of next week’s big event with Jennifer Graven of Happy Graze. Family can’t get home for Christmas? How you can get a taste of home to them with Eimear O’Brien of JustLikeHome.ie and Sean Abbot of Cork’s Cope Foundation explains how if you’re a business with free office space, it’s a novel way to give back.

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Red Business – Episode 174 – Ride in Peace, Jump Juice Bars & DoneDeal

This week on Red Business we hear about the Cork motorbike hearse with Pat Noonan of ‘Ride in Peace’, We find out how you can get your smoothies delivered with Jump Juice Managing Director Charlie Scanlan and his Cork success story. Jonathan also speaks with Elaine Doyle about dodgy car sales and how DoneDeal put trust at the centre of the relationship.

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Red Business – Episode 173 – Cork Chamber, Java Republic & Starcamp

Conor Healy of Cork Chamber tells the tale of two economies, Grace O’Shaughnessy MD of Java Republic finds new ways to reach her customers and Aideen O’Grady Managing Director of Popular Cork kids camp creates a unique activity box to entertain the smallies this Christmas

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Red Business – Episode 172 – Cork Film Festival, Brand Hive and Bikram Yoga

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy speaks to Fiona Clark of the Cork Film Festival about reworking a festival in its entirety, Alison Mac Sweeney of Brand Hive on setting up a new marketing enterprise and Kate McNamara on trying to do Bikram Yoga during a pandemic.

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Red Business – Episode 171 – The Business Heart of Cork is Still Beating Strong

Jonathan Healys talk Neuroscience with Mark O Sullivan @markosullivann, Eggs with DJ Kelleher  of www.rivervieweggs.ie and good news for the Cork commuter –
The Dunkettle interchange upgrade contract has been awarded, Sean O Neill of Transport Infrastructure Ireland www.www.tii.ie

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Red Business – Episode 170 – SIMI calling for more support in Budget 2021, Comh Health anxiety app proving helpful during the pandemic and MamaBear Foods on how lockdown helped develop new products

Jonathan Healy speaks to Tom Cullen, Deputy Director General of SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) who is calling for more support ahead of Budget 2021. He also talks to Conor Organ who is the man behind the IGNITE UCC created anxiety app Comh Health that could prove helpful during a global pandemic and Jonathan catches up with Loretta Kennedy of MamaBear Foods on how lockdown has helped to develop new products.

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Red Business – Episode 169 – Yooni, UCC Sprint Accelerator Programme & Good For The Soul

Jonathan speaks to the people behind Yooni, the startup that’s going to help students find the perfect college course. We’ll tell you what UCC Sprint Accelerator programme is taking in this year and Good For The Soul, the cafe that’s traded through the crisis and is looking to the future with brightness in their day.

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Red Business – Episode 168 – Awards for Kinsale Gin, theatre director turning to advertising and free courses for women with Cork City Partnership

Jonathan Healy speaks to Ernest Cantillon who has won more awards for Kinsale Gin, theatre director Al Dalton turning his attention to advertising with PosterDisplays.ie and Siobhan O’Neill on how women working in the home can explore new opportunities with a free course with Cork City Partnership!

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Red Business – Episode 167 – Keeping Warm On Cork’s Outdoor Seating, Health Innovation Hub Ireland & How Lidl Is Delivering Groceries With Buymiea

Erin O Brien, City Centre Co-ordinator at Cork City council on keeping warm on Cork’s outdoor street seating, Dr Tanya Mulcahy of Health Innovation Hub Ireland on how COVID has helped health care innovations and Conor Nagle of Lidl explains how the store is delivering groceries on Leeside in partnership with Buymie.

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Red Business – Episode 166 – Network Ireland event, upskill with Cork University Business School and how Ballinacurra House is adapting to change

Jonathan speaks to Louise Meehan, President of Network Ireland about their upcoming event which includes Cork’s very own Samantha Barry, Editor-in-Chief of Glamour magazine, Jeremy Hayes from Cork University Business School about free upskilling courses for language graduates and Des McGahan of Ballinacurra House about how they’re adapting to change.

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Red Business – Episode 165 – Keeping Businesses Growing In A Crisis

Jonathan chats to Tim Horgan of www.Submit.com who can take the pain out of form filling using software to collect, manage and evaluate all types of submissions and applications. Peter Travers of the Cork Business League (www.corkbusinessleague.ie) who is connecting businesses through sport and Brid O’Connell from (www.guaranteedirish.ie) calls on Cork consumers to get behind the “G” and support local.

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Red Business – Episode 162 – The Power of the Pivot

Cork Businesses have adapted brilliantly to their changing circumstances. In this episode of Red Business Jonathan Healy speaks to Victor Murphy of O’Mahony’s of Watergrasshill, Paudie O’Donovan of One For The Road Mobile Bar and & Financial expert John O’ Driscoll of Financial Fitness about what changes they made to survive.

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Red Business – Episode 161 – How Cork city has been changed for the better by Covid-19

On this week’s Red Business, we pop down to Prince’s Street to speak with Brian Geaney of Cork City Council and Claire Nash of Nash 19 about how the city has been changed for the better by COVID-19

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Red Business – Episode 160 – Frankie Whelehan of Montenotte Hotel, a merger for M&P O’Sullivan and how Covid-19 couldn’t defeat Cork Craft Month

On this week’s Red Business, we speak with Frankie Whelehan of Montenotte Hotel, the merger that’s good news for M&P O’Sullivan and how COVID19 couldn’t defeat Cork Craft Month.

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Red Business – Episode 159 – Cork Businesses Innovate & Grow During Lockdown

This week we look at the introduction of Street pods, anti blue light glasses and a new food ordering app called Swoofee.

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Red Business – Episode 158 – So far so good for Cork Businesses

Jonathan speaks to Justine from Cork Flower Studio about Douglas Street coming alive again, Hannah from Organico Cafe, Health Food Shop & Bakery in Bantry who is encouraging bosses to show some love and the people behind brand new app Ordee which allows you to virtually queue for your favourite Cork businesses!

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Red Business – Episode 157 – Kevin Cullinane of Cork Airport on the challenges facing aviation

On a special episode of Red Business, Jonathan Healy catches up with Kevin Cullinane of Cork Airport on the challenges facing aviation, cancelled flights and frustrated customers.

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Red Business – Episode 156 – The Kingsley Hotel on preparing to open, To Have And To Hold on postponed weddings & Concierge of the Year at The Metropole Hotel

On this week’s episode, we speak with the team at The Kingsley Hotel as they prepare to reopen (and they tell us about their bees 🐝), Sandra Looney of To Have And To Hold on postponed weddings, and John Coleman, Concierge of The Metropole Hotel Cork on his recent award 🎩

Red Business is sponsored by McCarthy Insurance Group – mig.ie

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Red Business – Episode 155 – Reopening Cork – It’s Happening

This week Jonathan Healy speaks to Sabrina Hill of Kopper Hair Salon, Paul Kavanagh of McCarthy Insurance Group and Neil Murphy of Con Murphy’s Menswear about the reopening of business in Cork.

Sabrina Hill talks about the realities of reopening – working at half capacity, shift work, gowns and visors.

Paul Kavanagh of McCarthy Insurance Group says – “Our focus is getting businesses and the economy going again”

Neil Murphy of Con Murphy’s Menswear tells Jonathan – “The store was established in 1932, it was the first time that the store closed for any period over three days.”

Red Business is sponsored by McCarthy Insurance Group – mig.ie

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Red Business – Episode 154 – Moving Through the Phases – Cork restaurants prepare for Phase 3

Moving Through the Phases – Cork restaurants prepare for Phase 3 – A New Way of Doing Business.

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy talks the business of food in Cork in the new normal with Dennis Cotter of Paradiso, Ali Honour of Ali’s Kitchen, Bastien Peyraud, General Manager of The Imperial Hotel and the Cork Midsummer Festival’s adapted Long Table event

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Red Business – Episode 153 – A step closer to normality with Bubble Brothers, Abodoo and Crann.co

This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks about taking a step closer to normality with Billy from Bubble Brothers who talks about ‘whispering angel’, Vanessa from Abodoo on the future of Smart Working and Eoin from Crann.co on sustainable fashion.

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Red Business – Episode 152 – The Kinsale Comeback Campaign, the baby boom and should businesses cocoon or continue to trade?

This week Jonathan speaks to Guny Patel of Kinari Boutique and Catherine
Norman of Giles Norman Townhouse about the Kinsale Comeback Campaign. He also chats to Jim
McCarthy of MC2 Accountants on whether businesses should cocoon or continue to trade. Finally, Jonathan talks about the potential baby boom following the lockdown with Suzanne Browne of ClevaMama.

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Red Business – Episode 151 – Making the best of a really bad situation with Ian Lucey, Diarmuid Vaughan and Seamus Leahy

This week Jonathan speaks to Ian Lucey of Lucey’s in Mallow, Diarmuid Vaughan, General Manager of Cork Airport Hotel and Seamus Leahy, of Invite Resorts about how to make the best out of a bad situation.

Ian Lucey says “It’s more than business, we have a duty to take care of each other.”
Diarmuid Vaughan says“ We have repurposed our space to offer remote working spaces.”
Seamus Leahy says “Corporate bookings are going to be slow coming back.”

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Red Business – Episode 150 – Spending time helping others with Ruth Fuller (Fuller Marketing), Aoife Horgan (Versify Communications) & DC Cahalane (Republic of Work)

This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy talks to people who are spending time helping others, rising to the online challenge & getting back to business. On the podcast this week is Ruth Fuller, Managing Director of Fuller Marketing, Aoife Horgan, co-founder of Versify Communications and DC Cahalane, CEO of Republic of Work.

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Red Business – Episode 149 – Moving Forward – The Food Safety Company, De Roiste Foods & UCC Scholarships

This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks to people about moving forward from the current lockdown. He speaks to The Food Safety Company who have launched a ‘Hygiene Assured’ Certification, Ballyvourney’s De Roiste Foods will now be stocked in 142 Aldi stores and UCC are to offer scholarships to help promote women senior roles.

Red Business is sponsored by McCarthy Insurance Group – www.mig.ie

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Red Business – Episode 148 – Necessity is the mother of invention – Jack Crotty, Bronwyn Connolly & FundOurFavs.ie

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy Jack Crotty from Rocket Man talks NeighbourFood – Ebay for Local Foods Producers, Bronwyn Connolly of Wild Design Collective sets up a vending machine outside her Paul St store to sell goodies and gifts and 3 friends who set up FundOurFavs.ie to help local cafes, restaurants and businesses affected by COVID-19 to sell gift cards to their customers.

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Red Business – Episode 147 – Challenges, innovation & growth

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy speaks about challenges, innovation and growth.

He speaks to Dr. Rich Ferrie Director of the Office of Technology Transfer at UCC talks innovation. Diarmuid Ó Dálaigh, proprietor Oakloadge Nursing Home talks challenges facing his sector & the innovative steps they’re taking to protect patients and staff and Jeffa Gill of Durrus Cheese says “65% down on business but we have great local supermarkets and sales continue – things will improve.”

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Red Business – Episode 146 – Adapting your business during Covid-19

Businesses are adapting and others are continuing to grow, despite COVID-19.

Jonathan Healy speaks to Allison Roberts of The Exploding Tree continues to deliver her chocolate treats by bicycle and also Nathan Mayes Co-Founder of www.yooni.ie

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Red Business – Episode 145 – Accelerated Digital Transformation – The Remote Revolution with Eugene Murphy of Indeemo

This week Jonathan Healy speaks to Eugene Murphy, founder of Indeemo about the accelerated digital transformation and the remote revolution brought on by Coronavirus. He says “10 years of digital transformation will happen now in 3 months.”

Red Business is sponsored by McCarthy Insurance Group – www.mig.ie

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Red Business – Episode 143 – Supporting Cork Businesses During Covid-19

This week on another special edition of Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks to:

Rob Horgan of Cafe Velo – “How we interact with our customers is so different and feels strange – we don’t want to engage with them and they don’t want to engage with us” #socialdistancing

Pat O’Connell of K O’Connell Fish Merchants – “It’s stressful trying to keep staff employed” #ShopCorkOnline

Economist Susan Hayes – “We are all talking about the new supports for business but don’t forget the ones that have been and still are available to businesses.”

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Red Business – Episode 142 – How Covid19 Is Affecting Business

The Best View Comes From The Toughest Climb.

On this week’s Red Business, we look at the latest COV19 updates and how it is affecting businesses.

“The power to detain” – Sarah Slevin of Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors talks Health Bill 2020 and why it is necessary.

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“It’s not about business; it’s about people” Margaret Griffin of Griffins Garden Centre & café www.griffinsgardencentre.ie

“For the first time in my career in the travel industry, I am advising people not to travel” Declan Hughes Director of Fly, Cruise, Stay www.FlyCruiseStay.com

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Red Business – Episode 141 – What Can Businesses Do To Prepare For Coronavirus?

A special Red Business with Jonathan Healy, thanks to McCarthy Insurance Group – mig.ie. We ask what businesses can do to prepare for #COVID19, how working from home works, and the HR implications for everyone. Available for download now!

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Red Business – Episode 140 – Sprint & Gateway at UCC

This week Jonathan Healy is going to take a look at a part of UCC that supports start-ups develop their business. He speaks to Miriam Cronin about what’s involved.

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Red Business – Episode 139 – McCarthy Insurance Group – MIG.ie

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan Healy looks at the challenges facing the insurance industry with Paul Kavanagh of McCarthy Insurance Group mig.ie, including #Coronavirus and rising costs.

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Red Business – Episode 138 – Local Enterprise Week, Derval O’Rourke & Academy Crests

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan Healy looks forward to Local Enterprise Office Cork City week and speaks with Derval O’Rourke and Academy Crests. More info here; https://www.localenterprise.ie/CorkCity/Training-Events/Local-Enterprise-Week-2020/

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Red Business – Episode 137 – Eamon Curtin of IGNITE UCC

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks with Eamon Curtin of IGNITE UCC about how UCC is supporting entrepreneurs, and how university has a new approach to budding businesses.

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Red Business – Episode 136 – Marguerite O’Sullivan of Network Cork

On this week’s Red Business, a woman who has twice climbed Everest, has volunteered in the slums of Calcutta, and is now campaigning to get more girls involved in science and engineering. Jonathan Healy speaks with Marguerite O’Sullivan of Network Cork

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Red Business – Episode 134 – Cork Airport Hotel, Red Balloon, Cyber Security & Yoga

On the bumper final #RedBusiness of 2019, Diarmuid Vaughan of Cork Airport Hotel on why he’s giving away free coffee; Jenny Murphy of Red Balloon on her growing business; Philipa Jane Farley on why cyber security should be a new year’s resolution and Jonathan Healy learns about yoga!

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Red Business – Episode 133 – Cork Airport’s Kevin Cullinane

On RedBusiness, Jonathan Healy speaks with Kevin Cullinane on his career, and how Cork Airport has really taken off

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Red Business – Episode 132 – Glandore Network & Finding A Suitable Gym To Deal With Christmas Excess

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan Healy talks with Glandore about how the Irish view business failure; and he finds a suitable gym to deal with Christmas excess

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Red Business – Episode 129 – Rebel Wheelers, Green Friday & STEM at CIT

On this week’s Red Business, @RebelWheelers ask businesses to try wheelchair basketball; why #GreenFriday is better than #BlackFriday; and @CIT_ie on the importance of STEM.

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Red Business – Episode 128 – Pat Ryan of PM Group

On this week’s Red Business, @jonathanhealy speaks to Pat Ryan of @pmgroupglobal on their 40 years in Cork, plans for the future, and how they’re working with @NagleComCollege to inspire the next generation of engineers.

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Red Business – Episode 124 – Polar IceTech and EFM Ireland

Jonathan speaks to Damien McDonnell and Mairead O’Donnell of Polar IceTech and former TD, Aine Collins, now of EFM Ireland.

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Red Business – Episode 123 – T4 Adventure, Peckish & FightCon

Jonathan Healy speaks to Jen Hurley of T4 Adventure and Paul O’Shea of Peckish, both of which emerged from UCC’s Ignite programme. He also talks to Jay Woodard and Cian O’Leary about Cork’s first conference on Mixed Martial Arts ‘FightCon’ on February 29th 2020.

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Red Business – Episode 122 – Business Insurance & What It’s Like To Run A Pharmacy

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy talks about the challenges businesses face getting insurance and what it’s like to run a busy community pharmacy in Cork. Jonathan spoke to Geoff Wycherley of Smuggler’s Cove & Lagoon Activity Centre about what it’s like for a business to get covered for insurance, especially in the leisure business. He also talks to Nigel Maloney of CarePlus Pharmacy in Carrigaline about what it’s like to run a pharmacy today.

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Red Business – Episode 122 – Business Insurance & What It’s Like To Run A Pharmacy

This week on Red Business Jonathan Healy talks about the challenges businesses face getting insurance and what it’s like to run a busy community pharmacy in Cork. Jonathan spoke to Geoff Wycherley of Smuggler’s Cove & Lagoon Activity Centre about what it’s like for a business to get covered for insurance, especially in the leisure business. He also talks to Nigel Maloney of CarePlus Pharmacy in Carrigaline about what it’s like to run a pharmacy today.

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Red Business – Episode 121 – Skibbereen Town Takeover Pt. 2

On this week’s episode, Jonathan Healy speaks to solicitor Helen Collins; Fiona Ryan of Beacon Privacy and Siobhan O’Callaghan of Kalbos Cafe as part of the #RedFMTownTakeover of Skibbereen

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Red Business – Episode 120 – Skibbereen Town Takeover

On Red Business this week, we take over Skibbereen! Jonathan speaks with Spearline, Fields of Skibbereen, The Ludgate Hub and Charles McCarthy Property.

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Red Business – Episode 119 – Brian Cremin of 3SIXTY, SECAD Courses & Student Inc.

This week Jonathan speaks to the expert who says he can teach you about leading change within your business, training courses from SECAD and speaks to the people behind Student Inc. in the Rubicon at CIT.

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Red Business – Episode 118 – Cork Oyster & Seafood Festival and 21 Stories Conference

This week on Red Business, Jonathan Healy speaks to Sandra Murphy of the Trigon Hotel Group and Mike Ryan of the Cornstore about the upcoming Cork Oyster and Seafood Festival. Jonathan also catches up with Stephen Ryan ahead of his latest 24 stories conference.

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Red Business – Episode 117 – East Cork Food & Drink Festival

On this week’s Red Business, Jonathan looks ahead to fEast Cork 2019, the East Cork Food & Drink Festival which takes place from 1st to 8th September in Midleton. He speaks with the owner of Sage restaurant, finds out why a celebrated gin is named after an elderly cow, and hears how hard it is to make good cheese.

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Red Business – Episode 116 – Mitchelstown Town Takeover Part 2 – The Quest For Cakes

Jonathan speaks with four business owners in Mitchelstown working in different areas, but who share a common love of the town.

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Red Business – Episode 115 – Mitchelstown Town Takeover

Jonathan Healy took to the road again to talk to the people behind business in Mitchelstown as part of the RedFM Town Takeover to see what makes the town tick. Jonathan spoke to Eddie Walsh of Treasure Chest Jewellers and Michael O’Sullivan, owner of Blueberries Bakery & Cafe, Justin Finn of J’s Bar and John Cleary of Walsh’s Bar in the town. He also caught up with Emily Bolton of Horan’s Health Shop.

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Red Business – Episode 114 – Win A Gaff, Bluestone Motor Finance & Clotilde’s Fruit Compotes

Jonathan Healy chat the business of sport with Cork City FC’s General Manager Paul Wycherley. Paul discusses the club’s current fundraiser along with Kinsale AFC and Douglas Hurling & Football Club which will see someone in Cork ‘Win A Gaff’ for €100! Jonathan also speaks to Managing Director of Bluestone Motor Finance, Donal Murphy, abot how they have become Ireland’s fastest growing provider of motor finance. He also sits down with Clotilde Fitzgibbon to get the story behind her fruit compote business, what brought her to Ireland and where she sees the company going.

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Red Business – Episode 113 – Perks Entertainment Centre

Perks Entertainment Centre has been a part of Youghal life for 90 years. Jonathan caught up with Sal Tivy of Perks to discuss the history of the business that was started by her father.

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Red Business – Episode 112 – Heineken Ireland, BlackBee Investments & Cork Camogie

An institution in Cork’s city, Barbara-Ann Richardson speaks about Heineken Ireland becoming a champion for green energy. David O’Shea from BlackBee Investments & Marion McCarthy from Cork Camogie talk about the company’s investment in the Cork team.

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Red Business – Episode 111 – Youghal Town Takeover Pt. 2

Part two of Jonathan Healy’s Red Business Town Takeover Special in Youghal

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Red Business – Episode 109 – Mixer On The Mall, NRG Store & Rebel Con

Frank from Republic of Work talks about #MixerOnTheMall; Patrick Hogan on the NRG Store; and the lowdown on Rebel Con

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Red Business – Episode 108 – Wind Energy, Influence & The Cork Card

On this week’s episode, Jonathan Healy previews the wind energy conference that’s blowing into Cork; he speaks with blogger Amy Jane’s Domain; and hears all about the new #CorkCard

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Red Business – Episode 107 – McCarthy Insurance & Oxford Recruitment

This week on Red Business Jonathan chats Paul Kavanagh, the MD of one of Cork’s finest companies – McCarthy Insurance. He also meets Denis Carroll from Oxford Recruitment, who had a big announcement recently.

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Red Business – Episode 106 – The Business of Festivals

This week on RedBusiness it’s all about the Business of Festivals. We chat to the people behind Cork Summer Show, the Festival of Science and Seafest as Cork gears up for a jam-packed June.

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Red Business – Episode 105 – Business Of The Mind

This week on Red Business Jonathan talks to a panel of experts on the Business of the Mind. He also chats to Caroline O’Connor from Solidstart.ie.

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Red Business – Episode 104 – EDPAC & Hegarty Properties

This week on Red Business we hear from Cork company, EDPAC, that has projects stretching from Doha Airport to the Odeon Cinemas in London and also Adrianna from Hegarty Properties chats to Jonathan Healy about her booming business.

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Red Business – Episode 103 – Energy Cork & The Rubicon Centre

On @RedFMBusiness with Jonathan Healy this week, we hear about Energy Cork’s upcoming conference, and the good work being done to support new businesses at The Rubicon Centre