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Irish Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
‘I've entrepreneurial spirit in my veins' – Apprentice star Jordan Dargan
This week's episode of Inside Business starts with an interview with Irish entrepreneur Jordan Dargan. Fans of the popular BBC show The Apprentice, will have seen Jordan come within a whisker of reaching the final two who got to pitch to secure Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment. There was some consolation for the 22-year-old Dubliner with Lord Sugar giving him his business card before he left the boardroom and encouraging him to keep in touch. Jordan joined host Ciarán Hancock in studio to detail his experience on the Apprentice, how the business he pitched to Lord Sugar has developed since recording finished last year, and offers he has received here to pursue a career in media. READ MORE Earlier this week, US president Donald Trump pressed for drug companies to invest more in the United States and to lower their prices for medicines. So, what would that mean for the Irish pharma sector, which exports a huge amount of medicines to the US each year. Dominic Coyle of The Irish Times has covered the story and goes through Trump's proposals and the possible implications for Irish pharma. Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.
Irish Times
07-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Will DoorDash takeover of Deliveroo mean better pay and conditions for gig economy workers?
Earlier this week, US meal delivery group DoorDash agreed a deal to take over its British rival Deliveroo, which has a big presence in Ireland. The deal is valued at £2.9 billion and will pit the merged group in competition with other online delivery platforms such as Just Eat and Uber Eats. Callum Cant is an author and senior lecturer from the University of Essex and also worked for Deliveroo while he was in college. He joined host Ciarán Hancock on the line to discuss the merger and what it might mean for Deliveroo's battalion of gig economy workers and for retailers using the online ordering platform. READ MORE Also on this week's Inside Business, the Department of Finance's annual progress report on the Irish economy, a document that informs budgetary strategy and is filed with the European Commission. This week it brought news of a slowdown in growth, reduced job creation and a significant fall in corporation tax receipts. Eoin Burke-Kennedy covered the story for The Irish Times and explained the headline numbers in the report and what impact Trump's tariffs will have on Irish economic growth this year. Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.
