For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby goes goes beyond the headlines and takes a closer look at the job of being a columnist.

● Tanya Sweeney, features writer and columnist for the Irish Independent

● Mick Clifford, Special Correspondent for The Irish Examiner

● Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Independent & Irish Daily Mail

Bobby is joined in the Executive Chair this week by Peter Hyland, CEO of Carroll's Irish Gifts.

Ice cubes used to be quite functional, but Richie French, the founder of the LXRY Ice Collection, thinks it is just an important feature in any luxury setting. He joins Bobby to discuss.

Starting a business can be terrifying. It is estimated that 90% will crash and burn. That means heartache and pain, both emotionally and financially, both for the entrepreneur who came up with the idea and the investors who backed it. It doesn’t have to be that way. Why Startups Fail’ has just been launched. It’s written by a man who has worked in venture capital for 21 years & has also been part of that 90%, but he dusted himself down and went again. Dr Bernard J Bulkin joins Bobby to discuss.

Joining Bobby to go through the main business stories from the Saturday papers is Breda Browne of Unique Media & Ciaran Hancock, Business Editor of the Irish Times.

With the midterm elections in sight, the strength or weakness of the US economy will resonate more with US voters than ‘that’ AI image of Donald the Messiah. US economics commentator and columnist for The Times, Irwin Stelzer joins Bobby to chat about it all.

The Irish bridal sector is a significant and competitive market, built on reputation, precision, and trust.

For this week’s Industry Review, Bobby is joined by three business owners operating at the sharp end of that industry:

• Marina Hogan, owner of Stylicious Hair & Makeup

• Yvonne Maher, of Makeup by Yvonne

• Mairéad Kennedy from MK Bridal Ltd

We all know AI might do some of the day-to-day ‘heavy lifting’ for some tasks, but we still need leaders engaging with their teams. Claire Brumby thinks the human connection that all good leaders should possess will be key to business success. She is also the author of ‘Forget Normal, I Want Magic: The 5 Rules of Leadership’ and joins Bobby to discuss.