Taking Care of business is your weekly digest of the business stories and current affairs affecting how we do business locally and globally from start-ups to SMEs to multi-nationals every Tuesday from 7pm!
Ronan Berry leaves no stone unturned as he unearths strategies for success from business leaders. Ronan loves to showcase local companies on the road to success and to discover the story behind every business. As General Manager at Polar Ice Ltd in Portarlington Ronan is immersed in the business world daily, keeping him up to date with the latest business trends.

Proudly supported by the Local Enterprise Office Laois, Offaly and Westmeath this programme is sure to open your mind irrespective of the topics being discussed.

Taking Care of Business

20 year old Aoife Byrne from County Laois has never let her Down Syndrome get in the way of her life. As a volunteer for the Irish Red Cross, and now studying with National Learning Network, she tells Ann Marie of her many hopes, among them, her dream of living independently in the country.

The Open Door - Aoife Byrne

Famed Gardener and Writer Lilly Champ from Portarlington guides us through her garden full of buzzing bees, vegetables and blossoming flowers while sharing her thoughts on country living, finding peace and why cows don't cause climate change.

The Open Door - Lily Champ

Ann Marie looks back as she looks forward, reliving some of the most memorable moments since The Open Door first aired.

The Open Door - Looking Back

Cllr. Thomasina Connell - expansion of J17 National Enterprise Park in Portlaoise will bring jobs to the area…and a new distillery!

What links Edenderry,  Steinway & Sons New York and the National Enterprise Awards 2022? Its Acoustic Interiors and founder Derek McCreanor joined Ronan on Taking Care of Business.

TUS Providing over 1300 opportunities through Government’s Springboard+ Initiative and, Bord Failte announces €700,000 'Works for Me' campaign to attract parents and retirees into tourism sector.

Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday, 31st May

John Geoghegan of Landcorp Private and Mullingar Chamber discusses the transformation in the commercial property market and the proposed film studio for Mullingar.Also, Tom Parlon of CIF on the impact of inflation on the cost of construction. 

Offaly native Executive VP at energy giant Kent discusses energy transition, family life in Texas and changes to his hometown since his last visit 5 years ago. 
David Touhey from Tullamore lives in Houston Texas and is Executive Vice President of Completions, Commissionsing and Start-Ups at Kent, an energy company with 12,000 employees globally.

Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday, 7th June

Offaly native Executive Vice President at energy giant Kent discusses energy transition, family life in Texas and changes to his hometown since his last visit 5 years ago. 

David Touhey from Tullamore lives in Houston Texas and is Executive Vice President of Completions, Commissionsing and Start-Ups at Kent, an energy company with 12,000 employees globally.

Taking Care Of Business - Offaly to Texas, Uprooting For Business

'Less HSA inspections in 2021 than previous years - but this is likely to increase' - Breda Colgan of Salutem Advisory and Training

Apply now to Digital Construction Traineeship by LOETB.Padraig Boland Training Manager LOETB tells you how and why to get involved!

Laois IT firms All-Star run continues - Dave Devery of NetSupport.ie

Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday, 14th June

Laois IT firms All-Star run continues - Dave Devery of NetSupport.ie

Taking Care Of Business - Laois IT Firms Aren't Stopping

Over 500 jobs up for grabs at Offaly Job Fair on 2nd July - with Anthony Hanniffy President of Tullamore Chamber. Let Sarah know about this too please as she's doing the social media for it.

Shortage of soap in pandemic propels two sisters to start making their own! Meet Sam and Sinead from S&S Soap Sisters.

South East Technological University as they are awarded €9.9million in Springboard+ with Lifelong Learning Manager Eoin O'Brien and  90% of the money from Lottery sales is reinvested in the community including €254m to Good Causes in 2021 by Shane Dempsey HEad of Communications.

Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday, 21st June

Do you love the Outdoors? 
When Birdman Ricky Whelan got leukaemia he started the Irish Wildlife Trust. 
On our walk through Abbeyleix Bog we discover a lot more than Robins and butterflies. 
His passion for Nature is inspiring.

The Open Door - Ricky Whelan

I would have gone insane without it! Jim Keller kept himself busy over the last 6 months by finishing a Model Village of Portlaoise. 
Not going to the Men's Shed meant he had to do it alone. 
Hear Jim's story on keeping busy on this episode of The Open Door.

The Open Door - Jim Keller

Dolores Keaveny has just self published her 14th book Dee the Bee. 
Ann Marie and Dolores chat about bees, staying positive and embracing change.

The Open Door - Dee The Bee

Surviving Lockdown: Two teens from Monasterevan, Brendan McGlynn and Billy Sinnott taught themselves music production during lockdown as a means of getting through it. 
Hear their uplifting story of strength in the face of adversity and the resuts of their efforts in the form of new song "Defeat" on this episode of The Open Door.
The future is bright.

The Open Door - Music Production

Joe Kerr started his new business 'Joe's Eggs' during lockdown and it has not only helped him get through having no Gym, and no access to facilities but it has made him happy. 
Ann Marie Kelly brings her very eggcited girls to visit Joe's new business!

The Open Door - Joe's Eggs

Birr Military Cemetery & Barracks: 
Over 200 years ago Crinkle was a military hub. 
Akin to Templemore, the Barracks was destroyed by Anti-Treaty forces in 1922. 
Stephen Callaghan has spent the last 10 years uncovering up to 200 names of unknown people buried in Offaly's only military graveyard. On this episode of the Open Door, Stephen takes us through the area with stories of the children buried there, how an officer shot his Sergeant when he was pushed too far and how did the Clock Tower end up in Australia?

The Open Door - Birr Military Cemetery & Barracks

A Westmeath father Aidan O'Rourke talks about the birth of his daughter Alison with Down Syndorme and how it completely tranformed his world.

The Open Door - Aidan O'Rourke

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Taking Care Of Business - Tuesday, 31st May

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