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Join Jonathan Healy for reaction to #Budget2018, recording before a live lunchtime audience in Republic of Work. On the expert panel are Caroline O’Driscoll of KPMG Ireland; Thomas McHugh Director of Policy and External Relations at Cork Chamber; and Grainne McGuinness of the Irish Examiner. How does the budget affect you? Was it balanced or boring?

This week Jonathan is in Douglas Village Shopping Centre - the oldest shopping centre in Cork. He chats to Centre manager Bartosz who is ten years at the centre as well as retailers such as Michael of Pharmacy First Plus, one the original tenants at the center and Ray O'Brien of MusicZone. Also on is Vikki from ItsoMe. Some really interesting stories of how these retailers are doing under the Douglas Village roof.

This week it’s all about the Business of Music. Jonathan talks to the CEO of Red FM, Diarmuid O’Leary about the radio business. Also on the show is Finbarr Pyne of Centrestage, a Cork-based startup which allows people watch live music concerts from their living rooms. Singer Gemma Sugrue is on to discuss her latest venture, Voiceworks Studio. A packed show of great guests all working in the music business.

This week Jonathan talks to John Mullins of Amarenco and in studio he speaks about the business of young people with Kevin and Joe of Frankly Nuts, Ross O'Halloran of Safety Solutions and Adrienne Rogers of Cork City Local Enterprise Office

This week on Red Business Jonathan speaks to Rachel Healy of Healy's Celebration Cakes in Blackpool, Patrick Buckley, MD of EPS Water and Sean Carroll from AIB Financial Planning. He also speaks to Ciaran McCormack, CEO of CompuB about Apple's new range of products including the iPhone X and iOS 11 and the demand for these products.

This week’s show is dedicated to Starting a Business. Get tips and advice from experts and those who have gone it alone and set up their own business. Find out what the biggest challenges are and what supports are available for those looking to start out. The Big Interview this week is with Cork Businessman, Pat Phelan. Pat talks about his journey from driving a Fiat Uno with broken windows to a Six Series BMW. On the panel this week Jonathan is joined by Cork Businesswoman of the Year, Susie Horgan, owner of Springboard PR and Marketing; Eamon Curtin, Director the the IGNITE programme at UCC and Kevin Kennedy, owner of Crossfit Cork and Anu Dairy.

As we live in a tech revolution, this week’s RedBusiness is focused on companies in Cork that didn’t exist ten years ago. This week Jonathan chats to Sean Prior of Wavebreak Media. Also on the show is Ronan Murphy of internet security firm, Smarttech247 and former Irish Examiner Editor, Tim Vaughan who is now with Poppulo. Don’t miss this fantastic episode focused on many Cork companies operating on a global scale.

It’s that time of the year again when preparations are well underway for kids going back to school. On this week’s show we talk to the people involved in that process. Schoolteacher, Damien Moriarty is the owner of High Street Books and tells Jonathan how he set-up the company in 1999 when he couldn’t find books on his son’s list. HSB have a team of 10 full time staff and over 35 seasonal staff in their three stores. Also on the show this week is careers expert, Emmet O’Halloran; tennis coach, Conor Twomey and principal of Cork Educate Together National School, Elizabeth McKennedy.

This week on Red Business we go to town! What is it like to trade in the city centre? What are the challenges? And what does the future hold? We speak with Claire Nash of the famous Nash 19 about her career and how she has made the restaurant into the force that it is. And on our panel, Tom Murphy Murphy's menswear and Catherine Lougheed of Ydentik Perfume Bar talk about trading in town.

A very special Red Business this week. Will Sliney works as an artist for Marvel and draws Spider-man. His wife Laura Jean is a very successful wedding singer. They are in studio this week chatting to Jonathan Healy on Red Business about how they met, life in Ballycotton, the fantastic jobs they have and Laura Jean even sings a bit of Bob Dylan!

This week on Red Business it’s all about Weddings. The ring, the hair, the planning, the pictures – we have got it covered. We are chatting to Tim from Michel Jewellers, hairstylist Christine O’Sullivan, photographer Sean Clarke and Wedding Planner Sandra Looney. Check out the latest podcast here, sponsored by Compu b, Apple Premium Reseller.

On episode 12 of RedBusiness Jonathan speaks to management and traders of one of Cork's top tourist destinations, The English Market. He catches up with The English Market's General Manager Orla Lannin, Conor McNamara, the owner of the market's newest stall Maki Sushi Rolls, butcher John Boylan of Best Meats and Pat O'Connell of K. O'Connell's Fish.

In this week's episode Jonathan Healy talks all things summer activities. Parents can tell you how hard it is to keep a child entertained during the summer holidays, especially when the Irish weather isn't the best! Jonathan catches up with those who are making hay while the sun shines. First he speaks to Sean McKeown, Park Director at Fota Wildlife Park about the park's expansion over the years and the recent new, exotic additions to the park. Also on this week's podcast is Mark McManus, Business Development Manager of LW Management, better known as Leisureworld. Jonathan talks to Mark about the groups many business including Leisureworld Bishopstown & Churchfield, Douglas Pool, Mahon Golf Course and St Peter's Church on North Main Street. Finally Jonathan speaks to Mervyn Horgan of the Learnit Lego Summer Camp which encourages children to learn engineering and robotics skills through the medium of Lego while having fun at the same time.

Episode 10 of RedBusiness sees Jonathan catch up with Sean O Tuama of Firemole. We first met Sean in episode 2 of RedBusiness. At that stage Sean's product, an alarm for overheating chargers, was in prototype stage but things have dramatically changed since then. Jonathan also speaks to Michéal Sheridan of the Mercy Foundation about what it's like to work for a charity and Pat Ledwidge, Director of Services at Cork City Council about what's happening in planning and construction in Cork.

In episode 9 of RedBusiness Jonathan Healy speaks to Jim Woulfe of Dairygold about Cork cows producing milk for bottles of Chinese babies, the impact of Brexit and what's in store for the future of the business. Jonathan also speaks to some of West Cork's best foodies.

In episode 8 of RedBusiness Jonathan speaks to Paul Montgomery, proprietor of a number of Cork bars including Reardens about the current bar scene and how those bars are keeping their doors open. We also speak to TJ Mulcahy, General Manager of the Hayfield Manor Hotel, Stephen Belton, General Manager of the Garryvoe Hotel and Sharon Corcoran, Director of Cork County Council about the tourism industry in Cork and how their hotels are dealing with the demand.

Episode 7 of RedBusiness discusses the festival scene in Cork. Jonathan Healy speaks to Live At The Marquee organiser, Peter Aiken, about what gave him the idea to pitch a big tent at Cork's Marina and invite some of the world's top acts to play in Cork. We also speak to Lorraine May of Cork Midsummer Festival, Ernest Cantillon, organiser of many cork festivals such as Cork Dessert Festival and Cork Whiskey Festival and Siobhan McCarthy or Cork Craft & Design Festival

In episode 6 of RedBusiness we talk about coffee and booze. We speak about the reason behind the coffee boom, the skills of the trusted barista, the rise of craft beer and how the little guy stands up to the big brands. On this week's panel we have Eoin Kennedy, CEO of Zone Digital and founder of @coffeecork, Aidan Duke, owner of Dukes Coffee Company on Carey's Lane and and City Gate Mahon and Stephen Ryan, Head of Marketing at Cork's RedFM

On episode 5 of Red Business, we speak to Niamh Sweeney from Facebook about how social media has redefined the advertising industry. We speak to Judy Hopkins of Hopkins Communications, Frits Potgieter of the Imperial Hotel and Rachel O' Connell from Travel Counsellors Ireland about how their respective Cork based businesses have found success through adapting to the changes in digital marketinmg and advertising.

On episode 4 of RedBusiness we have an in-depth interview with one of Cork's business giants - Linda Kiely of Voxpro on her rocky road to success. We speak to the new President of Cork Chamber on why we might be about to make the same economic mistakes again and... how a small Cork bookshop, Liam Ruiseail, is taking on the Amazons of the world by using social media