Bobby Kerr

Wake-up call on Newstalk Breakfast as inflammatory language on immigration goes mainstream

Radio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly run the gamut from children’s sleepovers to John McGuirk’s bellicose language

Fri Apr 19 2024 - 05:00

Katie Hannon, alert and empathetic, knows what makes Irish life tick

Radio Review: As Joe Duffy’s default Liveline stand-in, she never gets bogged down

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 05:00

VC guy Alan Foy: Irish tech company backer is anything but starstruck

Dubliner is well used to convincing Liam Neeson, U2 and other celebrities to part with their money

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 06:00

DropChef secures €2m as Impact Ireland fund makes first investment

Irish meal-kit delivery service is first company to receive financing from €100m fund

Mon Nov 09 2020 - 05:30

Post office network faces collapse without support, report warns

Irish Postmasters’ Union calls for €17m in annual State funding be put in place

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 11:05

Inside Track: Stephen O’Sullivan, founder and owner of ParcelDirect.ie

O’Sullivan saw a customers’ need for a more convenient and cost-effective way of sending packages

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:40

Huffing and puffing Bobby Kerr, a magic dragon for lazy Sundays

The Dragon not running for president brings a genial appeal to his Newstalk show

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 09:39

A quietly forceful rebuke to Danny Healy-Rae’s outburst

Radio: No papal bull as radio presenters give muted welcome to pontiff’s visit

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 05:00

Bobby Kerr looks to the future after cashing in at Insomnia

‘I might do some investing ... consultancy or voluntary work’

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 05:45

End of an era as Bobby Kerr moves on from Insomnia

Businessman sells his shares in coffee chain he established 20 years ago

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 09:16

The best business books of 2017 and the ones to avoid

A trawl through this year’s offerings unearths a few inspirational gems among the dross

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 05:30

Noel Whelan: Post offices help take edge off digital divide

Postmasters have shown an unrivalled capacity to adapt and compete

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00

Taxing coffee cups: why it won’t work

A 15 cent levy might bring in revenue but it won’t change disposable cup culture

Tue Nov 07 2017 - 06:45

It is perfectly acceptable to wear your passion on your sleeve

Candid interviews with high-profile Irish personalities focuses on purpose and drive

Sat Oct 21 2017 - 07:15

Seen & Heard: State-backed funds using Section 110 to slash tax bill

What the Sunday papers say: Cardinal Capital and BlueBay use controversial structure

Sun Jul 02 2017 - 17:26

The key business events happening this week

14 young Irish people will compete at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Mon Jun 19 2017 - 01:00

Insomnia eyes first German outlet as part of expansion

Coffee chain operating in Ireland and UK plans to open up to 30 outlets by end of year

Mon May 22 2017 - 13:31

No women need apply as Ivan Yates brings manly swagger to Sundays

Newstalk adds more middle-aged male voices to its roster in the form of Yates and Bobby Kerr, but the formula is wearing thin

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 13:00

Dragon’s Den is not the fire-breathing, wad-waving wealthfest it used to be

Nowadays, it has all the pizzazz of a business studies course and could be plausibly renamed Rich People Doing Sums

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 13:37

Downsizing of post office network to spark fierce response

An Post says more than half of the company’s 1,100 outlets are ‘uneconomic’

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 01:00

Post office closures will ‘devastate rural Ireland,’ protesters say

Dozens of postmasters march into GPO demanding maintenance of services

Tue Mar 14 2017 - 14:22

Postmasters to protest against potential closures

Minister says future not as bad as suggested despite claim 1,100 offices are loss-making

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 17:20

An Post warns it cannot meet wage bill next month

Company says it needs to increase price of stamps to raise money to pay employees

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 01:00

Plan to close 80 post offices a ‘serious blow’ to rural Ireland

No decisions yet made while in-depth review of network still ongoing, says An Post

Tue Mar 07 2017 - 15:43

Inside Track: Niamh O’Shea, cofounder of Cool Baby

Family-run business offers range of personalised, high-quality baby wear

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 07:15

Angling Notes: Leitrim council awards €100,000 to develop lake angling

Grant will assist in building centre of excellence to attract domestic and overseas anglers

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 11:37

Post offices could offer motor tax renewal services, Dáil told

Michael Ring says number of options considered for rural An Post network

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 20:37

Independent TDs to call for safeguarding of post offices

Government is expected to accept requests for a new banking service run by An Post

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 01:00

Angling Notes: World Shore Angling Championship under way

For the first time an Irish ladies’ team is competing

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 00:00

Kenny insists State is acting to keep post offices open

Clare GP warns ‘if the Government does not act, it will passively strangle post offices’

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 01:00

Maxol’s €2m expansion to focus on food courts

McMullan family working with independent food operators such as Supermac’s

Wed May 25 2016 - 01:00

Union calls for post offices to be used for range of new services

Irish Postmasters’ Union says Government needs to show commitment to communities

Mon May 16 2016 - 01:00

Radio: Ryan Tubridy puts Joe Rooney through the emotional wringer

Review: ‘The Ryan Tubridy Show’, ‘Down to Business’, ‘Moncrieff’

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 14:00

Businessman Bobby Kerr announces cancer diagnosis

Broadcaster is receiving treatment for cancer of the neck and head

Sat Nov 07 2015 - 18:09