The Hot Desk
WLRThe Hot Desk is WLR's weekly business programme, produced and presented by Mary O'Neill and sponsored by MK Brazil. The show features stories and developments from all industry sectors, as well as highlighting the many brilliant entrepreneurs in Waterford City and County.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 161 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipBusiness | |||
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On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill,
Spraoi and ATN might be over for another year, but there are lots more events ahead in Waterford:
Mary spoke to Owen Byrne, General Manager Tramore Racecourse about the upcoming August Festi... more
On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, One in seven Irish people plans retirement just six months before finishing work. Mary finds out more about this from Paul Kenny, Programme Leader at the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland,... more
On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk, EirGrid has launched its Group Strategy 2026, setting out an ambitious roadmap to transform Ireland’s electricity grid. Mary was joined by Eirgrid Chief Infrastructure Officer and Tramore native Siobhán O'Shea, ... more
On this weeks Hot Desk, Mary chats about The annual Kennedy Summer School in New Ross which has been launched and will run this year from August 26 to 29. The programme opens with a Trade and Economic Forum exploring business and investment between I... more
On this weeks edition of The Hit Desk, Mary O Neill was joined in studio by the organisers of EASA Seanchaí, a European Architecture Students Assembly, coming to Waterford later this month and bringing together over 600 architecture students, emergin... more
George Corbett Motors is the winner of the 2026 Waterford Digital Awards. I'll be joined in studio by Chelsey Walsh, the company's Digital Marketing Manager to discuss the win.
Chambers Ireland has launched its Pre-Budget Submission 2027 - Jenny Be... more
This weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, Jordan Clarke joins us in studio to discuss Tandem Local, the sustainable logistics business he co-founded in Waterford City earlier this year.
Denise Whitmore, founder of the Irish Women in Bus... more
James Flahavan, Manager at Flahavan's, joins us in studio after the company celebrated its 200th shipment to South Korea.
A new generation of property technology designed to enable remote property viewing was unveiled at the inaugural Real Estate A... more
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The show spotlights local and regional business, entrepreneurship, and policy insights with a steady stream of Irish business leaders, operators, and innovators. Episodes mix practical success stories from Waterford's SME community with broader economic conversations—ranging from digital transformation, export growth, and cybersecurity to energy transitions, real estate, and events. A standout pattern is the variety of guest backgrounds: family-owned manufacturers, tech startups, hospitality operators, professional service providers, and policy advocates, all tied together by a focus on practical growth, regional development, and community-centric entrepreneurship. The format often blends narrative storytelling with actionable takeaways, ma... more
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Recent guests on The Hot Desk include:
1. Owen Byrne
2. Mark Dunne
3. Laura Dee
4. Paul Kenny
5. Lesley Whelan
6. Siobhán O'Shea
7. Amy Orr
8. Dr. Charles Larkin
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