Cork property developer Michael O’Flynn believes the growing deficit of homes has yet to be addressed by the Government, with the current problem in housing “spiralling out of control.” 

Speaking to host Emer Walsh on the  Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, the CEO and chairman of the O’Flynn Group said that he did not feel enough was being done to solve growing deficits in housing, adding that the Government was “going nowhere.” 

“Take one message from this. We can fix housing if we are involved and if we are allowed to," Mr O'Flynn said. 

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Tom Ryan, Managing Partner of SF Bloodstock and Racing Manager for SF Racing talks about his career in horse racing that has taken him all over the world before he settled in Lexington, Kentucky where he works at the heart of the horseracing industry.  

A native of Wexford, Tom’s love of horses has seen him working in Australia and Japan before he headed to the US. However, an accident involving a horse – a stallion bit off his right thumb – caused him to re-think his role in the industry and led him to focus on bloodstock and investments. The thumb was successfully reattached, but the career trajectory had changed for good.  

Talking to Emer Walsh of the Irish Examiner Business desk, Tom discusses the horse racing industry from breeding to racing, management and decision-making. He discusses the fall-out of the recent US election and explains why he believes lives will improve in the US under a Trump presidency. 

Reflecting on the role of the Irish in America, Tom believes that Irish people have a head start when they arrive in the States which he describes as the ‘land of opportunity’.

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In this week’s ieBusiness Podcast, George McGarry of McGarry Construction, talks about building his construction business in Australia and the challenges facing newcomers to the country 

Passage West native George McGarry studied cabinet making and worked in Cork for six years before emigrating to Australia where he worked in carpentry before eventually starting his own construction business over 10 years ago. 

In this episode of the ieBusiness podcast, George reflects on his journey from being a contractor building extensions and renovations to running his own construction business in Sydney.  He discussed how the business has expanded to handle multimillion euro projects that run over a year and a half and how he hopes to focus on the developing market for sustainable builds in Australia.  

Speaking to reporter Emer Walsh from a “toasty” Sydney, George also has plenty of advice for would-be emigrants to the country he has made home.   

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The ieBusiness Podcast in association with PWC delves into the journeys of Irish business leaders who have achieved remarkable success on the global stage.

In this episode Shayne Murphy, from Cork has worked with the world's top football clubs and is bringing his expertise to Ireland's business world

Wanting to work at the elite level of sports science, Shayne Murphy took a leaf from Roy Keane's book as a young man and wrote to every club in the Premier League asking for a role.

He went on to spend more than a decade in England and Scotland working for the world's top clubs including Liverpool and Manchester City. 

Shayne returned to Ireland in recent years to found ADM Performance where he is applying his learnings in sport to the business world.

In this episode of the Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, in association with PwC, he spoke of the importance of the overall aim and direction of an organisation.

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Mark Garvey has witnessed two managing directors take the helm of Glanbia and its expansion into a nutritional giant particularly in the US.

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Mark Garvey splits his time between Chicago and Ireland as Glanbia continues to build its presence across the US, especially with its protein powder products.

On this episode of the Irish Examiner’s ieBusiness Podcast, in association with PwC, Mark spoke about witnessing the company evolve over time, how consumer trends and global economic volatility continue to shape the company and how he manages his time between two timezones.

Mark also spoke candidly to business journalist Cáit Caden about his family ties to the US and how large Irish diaspora’s in places like Chicago make it easier for Irish businesses to tap the market.

Mark joins the list of other guests on this season of The ieBusiness Podcast that that delves into the journeys of Irish business leaders who have achieved remarkable success on the global stage.

Each episode will feature an in-depth interview with a different leader, exploring their background, career trajectory, key challenges, and insights into the business world in their adopted country.

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Lauren Duggan built an impressive marketing career working with tech firms including Microsoft and London-vased Smartology until the Cork native returned home to co-found the sustainable period products company Riley in 2021. 

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Mary McKenna and Sinead Crowley are two out of the five friends that created AwakenHub to help grow the number of women led-business in Ireland. The organisation offers mentorship and funding to business across the island of Ireland. In this candid conversation with Cáit Caden, they talk about why men wear failure as a badge of honour and women don’t, expanding their reach into Europe and the US and providing education about financial reliance for women entrepreneurs. 

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