Forget the headlines about spiralling fuel costs and new trade agreements, many airline operators have been in trouble for years. One hundred and thirty airlines around the world are in financial trouble and exposed to takeover. This is according to the Compaedia Report, the first ever study of its kind into what is really happening in the global Airline industry in 2008. Included in the report, ranking high among the world’s top airlines are Irish carriers, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Aer Arann. Interview with Pádraig O'Céidigh Read more...

It's little more that a week before he is due to relinquish his position as Taoiseach. His diary is filled with national and international engagements. He is reading and personally responding to the thousands of letters which have been arriving since the dramatic announcement of his resignation. Yet, when he sits down to discuss entrepreneurship, nothing distracts him from what he clearly sees as a sea-change in the context for enterprise, achieved during his time at the top. Interview with Bertie Ahern Read more...

Notoriety changes everything, evidenced when Liam Casey, who once retained a relatively high level of anonymity, suddenly burst on to everyone’s radar. Niamh Mac Sweeney talks to the international entrepreneur about his ability to create a quality driven enterprise and finds out what it takes to make it big in China. Read more...

the recent decision to sell Ireland’s renewable power force is creating waves and Eddie O’Connor, CEO and Founder of Airtricity is set to cash in on this whirlwind opportunity. Having learnt the ropes in the world of electricity, peat power and now wind energy, he speaks to Jill Acheson about his entrepreneurial encounters. Read more...

There is no doubt that the air of economic doom looming over us is not helping confidence especially among small businesses. Despite this, entrepreneurs are resilient and open to new challenges however we need to rally together to ensure that the structures are in place to provide a safety net for entrepreneurs who take risks. Maree Morrissey leads a discussion with six of our island’s business leaders, entrepreneurs and economists Read more...

Is the era of economic prosperity over and if so, how hard will the casualties be hit by this financial storm? David McWilliams insists our financial miracle will be exposed as nothing more than an extravagant overdraft and tells Maree Morrissey what can be done to protect against this downward spiral
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The Celtic Tiger has been and gone but young entrepreneurs who grabbed on to its tail are emerging as significant benefactors of an era of prosperity. With a flare for brokerage and a keen eye for property, John McGuire talks to Niamh MacSweeney about the Irish property market. Read more...

With youthful enthusiasm, a cheeky chappy attitude and an unconventional and outrageous approach to garden design, Diarmuid Gavin is unstoppable. He talks to Niamh MacSweeney about his journey and recalls it was no walk in the park. Read more...

When the world is not enough, where to next? The race is on to see who will be the first Irish person to take a Virgin Galactic trip into space. So who will be the first? Maree Morrissey and Niamh MacSweeney reveal the very different motivations behind three entrepreneurs’ dreams to be the first Irishman in space. Read more...

Bubbling with energy, Fiona Gratzer oozes enthusiasm. She tells Niamh MacSweeney how she has taken the family business and moved it into the 21st Century ensuring that this revolutionary model has stood the test of time. Read more...

An astute entrepreneur, Jim Miley had a very simple yet shrewd business idea. He grew MyHome.ie from the start-up phase to the ultimate success of selling on the business for a whopping 150 million. He tells Niamh Mac Sweeney how he worked his magic on the web and what spurred him to selll out. Read more...

A rebel with a cause, entrepreneur turned politition Brody Sweeney talks candidly about the risks he took in business and how his decisions nearly buried him. He talks to Niamh MacSweeney about the changes he hopes to bring to the electorate if he successfully wins a seat in the next general election. Read more...

Battling against Government in a bid to find answers to the hottest topic on Earth, the Environment, is no easy task especially when one question leads to another and another and before you know it from what started out as a simple question about protecting our environment ends up a mire of tangled debade on building regulations. Maree Morrissey looks at the facts surrounding Ireland’s rising Co2 emissions and unravels a surprising sequence of events that leaves you wondering if you have been cheated by our government. Read more...

When it comes to the deal of the decade, there’s no beating wise guy and funny man with an eye for photographic beauty, the Kerry King, Kennelly. Making the headlines for Jerry Kennelly was never easier when he sold his business for a whopping $135 million early in 2006, so how did he do it and what next big venture has the cunning entrepreneur up his sleeve? Niamh MacSweeny finds out. Read more...

What makes an entrepreneur an entrepreneur? According to Sahar Hashemi there is no particular mould that entrepreneurs fit into. Niamh MacSweeney spoke to the inspiring business woman and found out, that when she says anyone can do it, she means exactly that. Read more...

Entrepreneur of the year for 2006, Anne Heraty talks to Niamh MacSweeney about the next big boom; the huge value employees contribute to business and how Ireland's workforce is our best resource and an underlying mechanism to our economic wealth. Read more...

Property; education; women in business; the Taoiseach; pensions, there is nothing that financial guru and current media darling Eddie Hobbs doesn’t have a forthright opinion on. Exclusive interview with Maree Morrissey. Read more...

Oprah Winfrey; Virgin; The Ritz-Carlton; Damien Duff; Arnold Palmer and Christie O’Connor, not a bad line up to have in your corner when going into a business venture. Add in a sun kissed Caribbean island with great potential and the deal gets even sweeter. Shane McGinley talks exclusively to some Irish developers behind a new development making waves in St Lucia. Read more...