Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock Podcast
1) Could Trump’s new global tariff scupper the US-EU trade deal?
First up on this week’s Inside Business are US tariffs. Last Friday, the Supreme Court there ruled that Donald Trump’s tariffs from last year via emergency legislation were illegal. Trump responded by...Show More
2) Could Simon Harris’s savings scheme for the ‘middle classes’ prove to be a sound investment?
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris announced a plan this week to introduce a new savings scheme to unlock the €170 billion that people here are keeping in mostly low-yield bank deposit acc...Show More
3) David McWilliams on how social media giants are making billions from fake ads
First up on this week’s episode of Inside Business, we look at new research this week from Revolut suggests that social media companies made €32 million in revenue from scam ads to Irish users in 2025...Show More
4) Is it time Ireland abolished mandatory retirement?
On this week’s episode of Inside Business, we hear the argument for scrapping mandatory retirement here.Host Cliff Taylor is joined on the line by Irish Times contributor John Fitzgerald who thinks Ir...Show More
5) With the price of an ounce now more than $5,000, why is everyone going for gold?
This week on Inside Business, host Ciarán Hancock is joined in studio by Cliff Taylor to talk about the recent surge in the price of gold, which went past $5,000 an ounce on Monday, setting a new high...Show More
6) Old order ‘not coming back’ as Trump overshadows World Economic Forum
As the annual World Economic Forum enters its third day, host Ciarán Hancock is joined from Davos in the Swiss Alps by Irish Times Economics Correspondent Eoin Burke-Kennedy.US President Donald Trump’...Show More
7) Trump vs the Fed: What does it mean for global trade and Ireland?
On this week’s episode, host Ciarán Hancock is joined in studio by the Irish Times economics experts Cliff Taylor and Eoin Burke-Kennedy.Tensions are rising between US President Donald Trump and the F...Show More
8) Ireland’s record tax take makes light of Trump tariffs fear
2025 proved to be a record year for tax receipt figures, with the total hitting €106bn.This was despite extensive warnings about the State’s precarious position due to Donald Trump’s series of ta...Show More
9) Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?
For this week’s episode, host Ciarán Hancock Is joined by an expert panel to look forward to 2026. After another record-breaking year for corporate tax receipts, is there now a real threat of concentr...Show More
Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?
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10) Trump’s tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and more corporate tax bonanza: The big stories of 2025
For this episode of Inside Business, host Ciarán Hancock is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the major stories of 2025.A busy year in markets was dominated by US president Donald Trump’s threat...Show More