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The Business with George Lee Saturday 16 March 2013
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The Business with George Lee, Saturday 16th March 2013 - Where We're At?
St Patrick's Day is all about national pride and the image of Ireland both home and abroad. And there is no doubt this year that the reputation of Ireland is improving at a very fast rate.
Look no further than what happened in the bond market earlier this week when more than 400 investors offered to lend huge sums of money to the Irish Government for a ten-year period.
Is it a sign that the country is on the verge of regaining the economic sovereignty we effectively lost in 2008?
We're joined in studio by Brendan Keenan, Economics Editor at the Irish Independent; Paul Sommerville of Sommerville Advisory Markets, from London by Martin Essex, Managing Editor of Markets at Dow Jones, and also David Riley, Global Head of Sovereign Ratings for Fitch.
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The Business with George Lee, Saturday 16th March 2013 - Choosing a Leader
On Wednesday evening, all eyes were on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Rome to see the newly elected pontiff, Pope Francis, emerge from behind red curtains to a thunderous reception. Some say he was chosen for the job because of his humility and warmth.
But are these the kind of attributes that all organisations should take into account when choosing their leaders?
Fabio Grassi, Learning Director at the Irish Management Institute and Karen O'Flaherty, Chief Operations Officer at Morgan McKinley join us in studio.
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The Business with George Lee, Saturday 16th March 2013 - Doing Deals in the Desert
Paul Kenny is Galway man who has had a very good week. The 28 year-old has just sold the business he founded in Dubai three years ago for a reported 40 million dollars. The business is called Cobone and it's the largest daily deal website in the Middle East. Paul joins us from Dubai.
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The Business with George Lee, Saturday 16th March 2013 - DCU UStart
Dublin City University has just launched a competition called UStart. They are looking to find ten new business ideas from ten start-up teams. Dr Ciaran Mac an Bhaird, Director of the UStart Programme explains how it all works. We're also joined by David O'Shea from Ntrai.com, one of those hoping to win a place on the programme.
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The Business with George Lee, Saturday 16th March 2013 - Made Up Holidays
Millions are expected to take part in St Patrick's Day parades around the world tomorrow, and much has been said about the value of all the festivities to "Brand Ireland". Other countries, and indeed many big companies, have tried to replicate such emotional engagement by inventing a big national day of their own.
Two branding experts, Dylan Cotter, Creative Director at Irish International and Judy O'Broin, head of copy at Havas Worldwide's Dublin office, examine the made-up holidays that have worked and those that haven't.
