That Great Business Show

Sales up. Bank balance looks fine. Everyone busy.
So why does the business still feel… tight?
On Episode 281 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin is joined by accountant and business adviser Sharon Kearns, the woman who spots the leaks most business owners never see.

This is not theory.
This is what actually drains cash, time and energy from otherwise successful businesses.
We talk:
The “leaky bucket” problem most owners don’t want to face
Profitable businesses quietly losing money on certain products or services
Hidden time leaks, stock traps and invoicing sins
Why “busy” does not equal profitable
The simple fixes that free up cash fast
And the “hire in a heartbeat” answer you won’t forget

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Episode 280 – Why local newspapers still matter (and why we’d miss them if they were gone)

Confession time:
I love local newspapers.
And I cannot go past the small ads without reading every last one of them.
While national newspapers are having a torrid time — and some may not even survive this decade in their current form — one part of print is quietly going against the tide.
The local free newspaper.

On Episode 280 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin is joined by Catherine Madden, Managing Director of the Dublin Gazette Newspaper — Dublin’s number one free weekly, reaching over 300,000 readers every week.
We talk about:
Why local papers are surviving while nationals struggle
Why small ads still work for real businesses - and that's important for your business
Who is actually keeping an eye on councils, planning and courts
Why “free” doesn’t mean low quality
And why local journalism matters more than ever
If you care about your area, your business, or who’s minding the shop locally — this one matters.

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Brexit, Britain and the business opportunity Ireland shouldn’t ignore

A lot of Irish businesses quietly turned their backs on the UK after Brexit — paperwork, friction, hassle.

But here’s the thing:
The UK never stopped being one of Ireland’s biggest trading partners.
In Episode 279 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin talks to Billy Griffin, Vice President of BITA, about why now may be the time for Irish businesses to take a fresh look at Britain — and where the real opportunities (and blockages) lie.
We cover:
Why Brexit is still costing UK growth — and what that means for Ireland
How red tape, permits and skills recognition are quietly choking trade
Why services travel better than goods post-Brexit
The surprising truth about doing business in Manchester vs London
What BITA actually delivers beyond business cards and bad coffee
As always, we bring you insight, not hype.

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On Episode 278 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin is joined by Aidan Donnelly, Head of Equities at Davy Private Clients, for a plain-English global market update — and a hard look at the biggest investment story of our time: artificial intelligence.

Markets have rallied.
Investors have relaxed.
But a simple question sits underneath it all:
What happens when companies start lending money to their own customers just to keep the story going?
In this episode, Aidan explains:
why AI is transformative — but valuations still matter
how today’s AI boom is being funded
why debt is quietly replacing equity
what happens when sellers subsidise buyers
and why “everyone cheering” is not an investment strategy
No jargon. No hype.
Just a calm explanation of where risk may be building — and what investors should really be watching.

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On Episode 277 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin speaks with James Flynn, co-founder and CEO of Coso.ai the Irish startup automating one of the biggest headaches in small business: social media.
Most SMEs know they should post.
Most don’t have time.
Most can’t justify agency fees.
Coso.ai solves that problem by automatically writing, scheduling and publishing social media content — without needing a full-time marketer or a €2,000-a-month retainer.

In this episode, James explains:
why 90 percent of SMEs don’t have a social media manager
how Coso.ai actually works in practice
why AI failed before ChatGPT — and why it works now
how Coso.ai is raising €5 million to scale internationally
why AI isn’t replacing marketers, but rescuing business owners

This is AI doing something useful — reducing cost, saving time, and fixing a real business problem.
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