Business Post Podcasts

€1bn revenues, 40,000 students and a place in the top 100: Orla Feely on running UCD

With over 40,000 students, revenues approaching €1 billion and a place on the list of the top 100 universities in the world, UCD is among Ireland's most recognised instit

Connected Live: How AI could transform Ireland by 2030

Listen back to Connected Live - a panel discussion with some of Ireland's foremost AI experts recorded at the Business Post's AI 2030 event last week. Our tech editor Cha

The Business Post Podcast Live: George Osborne on the need for a global regime to regulate AI

George Osborne has spent much of his career making consequential decisions and living with the arguments that follow. This was the case during his tenure as UK Chancellor

Ivan Yates on going from €80k a week to bust and how to win the game of life

Since leaving school at the age of 16, Ivan Yates has lived many lives. He went from government minister to a successful bookmaker, to bankrupt, to one of the country's b

Slowing down AI and surviving the SaaSpocalypse: The Connected Dreamforce special

Last week saw 50,000 people descend on San Francisco to attend Dreamforce - Salesforce's flagship tech conference. Movie stars, AI executives and our very own Charlie Tay

Alan Joyce on Qantas controversies, Michael O'Leary and learning from failure

Alan Joyce is the first to acknowledge his polarising reputation. During his time at the head of Qantas, his public profile oscillated between a cut-throat union buster t

Has the ship already sailed on Apple's new $2,000 folding phone?

Last week saw Apple finally announce the launch of its first folding phone - seven years on rival Samsung's heels. With a hefty price tag starting a $2,000 and alternativ

Kilkenny Design chief on the retreat of Irish retail and the hunt for new talent

Originally founded as state-run initiative, Kilkenny Design has grown into one of the biggest names in Irish retail. Amid such a challenging period for bricks and mortar

Why Nvidia's $13bn bet on Hugging Face matters

Nvidia's $12.9bn deal to buy Hugging Face, a collaborative hub for AI, is not only seismic in value - the deal is sure to have huge consequences for the chip giant's traj

Ep 26: James Browne on housing targets, 'risk averse' banks and putting manners on local authorities

As Ireland's accommodation crisis deepens, the position of Housing Minister has become increasingly important to the welfare of the country and increasingly dreaded in po

Ep 9: Legora's tech chief on how AI is transforming the legal sphere

Within just 18 months of launch, Legora surprised itself in hitting annual recurring revenues of $100 million. The AI-powered legal workspace has firmly established itsel

Ep 8: How Ireland's Debbie Downer attitude on AI will hurt Irish tech

Ahead of the publication of the Business Post's annual Connected 100 list this week, Charlie is joined by venture capitalist and former founder DC Cahalane to discuss how

Ep 25: Emily O'Reilly, former European Ombudsman

In her eyes, Emily O'Reilly's career has been centred around one thing: the search of truth and transparency. She began this search during her time as a journalist, writi

Ep 7: Stripe's expanding empire

On this week's episode, Charlie and Alice delve into Stripe's recent flurry of M&A activity and how the deals will improve the unicorn's standing in the AI revolution. Al

Ep 6: Apple and OpenAI at war

There are no friends in the AI race - a fact made clear by the ongoing trade secrets row between Apple and OpenAI. As the legal dispute between the two tech giant deepens

Ep 24: Caroline Bocquel, Fáilte Ireland chief executive officer

With one in ten people in Ireland directly employed in tourism, ensuring the prosperity of the industry is a tall order. No one knows this better than Caroline Bocquel, w

Ep 5: Coroflo's Rosanne Longmore on the uphill battle in building award-winning medtech

In 2017, Coroflo founders Rosanne Longmore, Jamie Travers and Helen Barry embarked on their mission to build the world's first accurate breast-feeding monitor. Almost a d

Ep 23: David McRedmond, outgoing chief executive of An Post

David McRedmond is no stranger to leadership. His CV boasts experience at the top of TV3, An Post, Eir and a slew of senior board memberships in some of Ireland's most re

Ep4: How Irish unicorn Tines is going all in on AI

Welcome to the Business Post Connected Podcast - a weekly dive into the stories dominating the world of tech hosted by Charlie Taylor. In February 2025, just seven years

Ep 22: Jim O'Leary, Penta Group chief executive

Since its establishment in 2022, the Penta Group has become a heavy-hitter in the realm of PR and brand reputation.   The firm works with the majority of Fortune 50 compa