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Law on Trial: Alex White, from the bar to the front bench

The former Minister for Communications discusses his career from journalism to law to politics

‘Good advice? Empty your toaster, it can be quite a dangerous piece of machinery’ – Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose, the actor, blogger and podcaster, reveals her party piece and which day of the week she likes to go wild on

Law on Trial: Building Dentons’ Dublin office from scratch with a powerhouse team

The law firm’s country head for Ireland, Eavan Saunders, sat down with Business Post legal correspondent Catherine Sanz to discuss gender balance, Britain’s ‘macho’ industry, and a gap in the litigation market

Five Degrees of Change: Erinch Sahan

Head of Enterprise at Doughnut Economics Action Lab explains why the ownership structures and governance of businesses need to change

Law on Trial: Noeline Blackwell on new human trafficking legislation and assisting Ukrainian refugees

The Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre also talks about her views on arming the gardaí, pro-bono work, and winning a recent lifetime achievement award

Five Degrees of Change: Laura Burke

The director general of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives her five degrees of change for a greener world

Five Degrees of Change: Andrew Murphy

The head of buildings and industry with the Environmental Coalition on Standards spoke about how to include aviation emissions in national climate targets, and ban emissions offsetting

‘I’m very privileged to do a job that I feel really matters’: Irish barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Speaking on Law on Trial, the Business Post’s legal affairs podcast, the London-based Gallagher discusses the challenges that come with representing some of the world’s leading pro-democracy campaigners

Law on Trial: Caoilfhionn Gallagher, KC, on defending pro-democracy campaigners and journalists

Kicking off our new season is Caoilfhionn Gallagher, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, who discusses the case of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro democracy campaigner, and Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist

Five Degrees of Change

‘Solar is an area of common ground between farmers and environmentalists’ – Thomas Duffy

The latest guest on our Five Degree of Change podcast series, the vice-president of the European Council of Young Farmers, outlines his personal changes and the policy changes he would like to see, including a ban on below-cost selling of food, to support a sustainable future

Five Degrees of Change: Laura Heuston of Sustainability Works

Heuston spoke about how sustainable finance can help drive change in the private sector and the impact of changing career

Appetite for Distraction

What to watch this week: Dr Who still flying about with the Daleks through time and space

Nearly 60 years on from the doctor’s TV debut, Jodie Whittaker stars in a feature length episode in her last appearance in the role

The Drivers and Challenges of Ireland's IT Landscape

Emmet Ryan talks to Greg Casey, sales director, Digital Realty and Davin Cody, chief technology officer, HPE about 2022 Amárach research on the IT opportunities and challenges facing businesses in Ireland today, from data and hybrid IT, to what the future holds.

Connection that matters

Host Quinton O'Reilly chats to Stephen Butterly, the Head of Fundraising & Business Development at Aware, about the experience, keeping best practices in a remote world and the benefits that came from the switch. Later on, Ciara O’Reilly, head of Products for Three Ireland, about 3Connect and the work that goes into making sure the switch is as seamless as possible.

Phoenix Talent Talks: Episode 6: The Success Series

Three’s grants for small businesses

Host Quinton O’Reilly sits down with two of the winners of the 2021 Grants for Small Businesses programme, Niamh Tallon, founder of Her Sport and James Power, founder of Agriguardian

Five Degrees of Change: Jim Scheer

The head of data and insights at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland spoke about speeding up clean energy projects and reconnecting with nature in the busy modern world

Five Degrees of Change

‘We are going to have to buy ourselves some time’ – Jim Scheer, SEAI

The head of data and insights for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is the latest interviewee for the Business Post’s energy and environment podcast, in which he sets out the personal and political changes that he’d like to see result in a greener world

Five Degrees of Change: Diarmuid Torney

Torney discussed how we can better equip the state to deliver on climate action, while explaining why he is cutting down on flying

Five Degrees of Change

‘I was a carbon criminal ... from a work perspective, I used to travel too much’ – Diarmuid Torney

The associate professor in Dublin City University’s school of law and government is the latest guest on the Business Post