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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

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!

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.

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!

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 he cracks are showing in the glass ceiling.

2020 threw up plenty of challenges, but Cork businesses continue to innovate. Jonathan talks to Fearghal Kelly, CEO DIGISOFT.TV Ltd - The technology helping the army control COVID. Shona Kelly from EQUIPET the retailer who expanded twice last year despite www.equipetstores.com and Ursula McGrath from IRISH DOG DESIGN. The knitting enthusiast, hand knitting hats for dogs www.irishdogdesigns.com

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 making it easier to order food!

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!

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!

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 Just Like Home 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. 

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.

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

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 Mc Namara on trying to do Bikram Yoga during a pandemic.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.