Down To Business

For this week’s Industry Review, we turn to Ireland’s booming distillery sector, finding out how Irish whiskey has been growing at home and abroad, and what that means for producers on the ground and the wider industry.
Joining Bobby to discuss is:
Eoin Ó Catháin, Director of the Irish Whiskey Association

Pádraic Ó Griallais, Co-Founder at Micil Distillery in Galway

Pat Rigney, founder & owner of The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney in Drumshanbo

How do you tip and who do you tip to are two of the hardest questions to answer on a night out. This week, the consumer watchdog tried to make things clearer as the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) issued a report which said technology has changed the tipping landscape. It also issued guidelines to ensure that people more clearly understand where their money is going and why. Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Editor from The Irish Times, joins Bobby to discuss.

John Corley, CEO and co-founder of Spanish Point Technologies, joins Bobby in the Executive Chair.

Ireland’s economy shrank in the last three months of 2025, in a time when we hear about bursting government coffers, but how can this be? Joining Bobby to talk through the details is economist, Austin Hughes.

Joining Bobby to go through the Sunday papers is Gina London, Leadership communication expert and Bob Hoffman of Vista Executive Search.