Interview

May 2020

Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 7 - Darragh McCarthy

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Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 6 - Stephen Kelly

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Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 5 - Michael Deane and Joris Minne

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April 2020

Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 4 - Aodhán Connolly

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Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 3 - Angela McGowan

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Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 2 - Peter Hannan

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Podcast

Simon Hamilton: Coronavirus impact 'will be severe and long-lasting'

The impact of coronavirus will be “severe and long-lasting” and a huge joined-up approach by the Government will be needed to tackle the economic aftermath, a former Stormont Economy Minister has said.

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Podcast

The Ulster Business Podcast: Episode 1 - Simon Hamilton, Belfast Chamber

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Power NI: the changing face of energy

“The energy world is changing,” Power NI’s managing director Stephen McCully tells Ulster Business.

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March 2020

Sarah Friar: Start me up - it’s all about the hustle

For Sarah Friar, the hustle is all part and parcel of ensuring your business gets off the ground and onwards to the next level.

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Belfast Harbour’s Joe O’Neill: Brexit, development and beyond

Joe O’Neill’s role at the helm of Belfast Harbour will see him steer an ambitious course which will include a £250m investment, two new buildings, major port improvements and tripling the size of what will become the second largest film studio outside of Pinewood.

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Connaire McGreevy: Brewing up a burgeoning £20m business

“It’s good for the environment, businesses and people,” Connaire McGreevy tells me.

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Interview: Brexit and the £8bn UK ports industry

If you’re eating it, sitting on it or typing up a magazine interview on it, on this occasion, then there’s every likelihood it’s come through one of the UK’s hundreds of ports and harbours.

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Gerry Mallon: Difficult decision to leave Ulster Bank

Gerry Mallon says he has “zero regrets” as he’s set to leave the Ulster Bank in the Republic after less than two years in charge.

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Pulse PR: a decade in Northern Ireland communications

A bold decision a decade ago to go out on her own and establish Pulse PR has seen Grainne McGarvey work with a range of clients to help sell their message to a wider audience.

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MIPIM: Taking Belfast to the world

For Joe O’Neill and the wider delegation heading to potentially warmer climates, the proposition of selling the city and wider region to major investors has gotten easier.

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Conor Pierce: Samsung pinning hopes on punters giving a Flip about folding phones

Conor Pierce always dreamed of being a coastal paramedic off the west coast of Ireland. This is partly due to an unscheduled love of water. Conor was diagnosed with arthritis as a child and, to help his body adjust, took to swimming. What started out as therapy led him into competition as an elite swimmer.

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Diane Dodds: the Brexit argument 'has passed its sell-by date'

“The argument has kind of passed its sell-by date”, newly appointed Economy Minister Diane Dodds tells me somewhat dismissively when asked if she can confidently represent the business community after her staunch position on Brexit flew in the face of the wishes of the bulk of NI’s private sector.

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Kevin Holland: Invest NI's new man at the helm

The new chief executive of Invest NI has been getting to grips with the role he took over from Alastair Hamilton last year.

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Cara Haffey: positivity and gearing up for growth

“It’s a great time to be working with local businesses, helping to guide them through the challenges they’re facing and identifying the best opportunities for their future,” Cara tells Ulster Business.

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August 2019

Glandore: the family flexible workspace on the rise

Eighteen years ago and in its early stages of infancy, Glandore began its life in one building at Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin – capable of hosting just 75 members.

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Simon Hamilton: from minister to the helm of business

The last time I spoke to former DUP MLA Simon Hamilton at length was not long after he took up his last ministerial role in charge of Northern Ireland’s economy.

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Thompson Aero: The Co Armagh manufacturer doubling turnover with bigger plans for growth

Andres Budo has only been in the job at the helm of Thompson Aero Seating since January, but in those few months he’s been able to share some impressive news about the ongoing success of the aircraft seat maker.