On this weeks Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, Mary was joined in studio by brothers Peter and Sean Ormonde, owners of the Spinnaker Bar in Dunmore East, to tell her about celebrations this weekend, sponsored by DNG Reid & Coppinger, and Dunmore East Guest Rooms; to mark the venue's first anniversary.
Event planner Anna Jordan will also be in studio with details of her new business, Tiny Weddings Ireland. 
And Aaron Jay, CEO of Emagine, discussed how their new technology is helping capture ancient historic sites around Ireland in vivid detail. 

On this weeks Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, Mary was joined in studio by brothers Peter and Sean Ormonde, owners of the Spinnaker Bar in Dunmore East, to tell her about celebrations this weekend, sponsored by DNG Reid &amp; Coppinger, and Dunmore East Guest Rooms; to mark the venue's first anniversary. Event planner Anna Jordan will also be in studio with details of her new business, Tiny Weddings Ireland.&nbsp; And Aaron Jay, CEO of Emagine, discussed how their new technology is helping capture ancient historic sites around Ireland in vivid detail.&nbsp;

The 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.

The 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.

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On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, Entries are now open for the annual Waterford Business Awards 2026 - Mary got all the details from Lynda Lawton of Waterford Chamber. 


She was also joined in studio by Mark McLoughlin who has set up Ithaca, a new cafe / bookshop in Waterford City. 
And Boxworks, the co-working space in Waterford City, is celebrating 10 years in existence. Mary spoke to Founder and Director of Operations Jim Flash Gordon about its evolution in the past decade. 

On this weeks edition of The Hot Desk with Mary O Neill, Entries are now open for the annual Waterford Business Awards 2026 - Mary got all the details from Lynda Lawton of Waterford Chamber.&nbsp;
 She was also joined in studio by Mark McLoughlin who has set up Ithaca, a new cafe / bookshop in Waterford City.&nbsp; And Boxworks, the co-working space in Waterford City, is celebrating 10 years in existence. Mary spoke to Founder and Director of Operations Jim Flash Gordon about its evolution in the past decade.&nbsp;

HOT DESK Aug 12th, Lyna Lawton, Mark McLoughlin, Jim Flash Gordon

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 Festival and the economic knock-on for the town and beyond. 


She was also be joined in studio by Mark Dunne, Co-Director of Waterford Harvest Festival about this year's lineup. 


And the team at Curraghmore Whiskey, based at Curraghmore House in Portlaw, is nearing completion of a bonded warehouse to store the casks onsite - Mary spoke with Marketing Manager Laura Dee in studio.

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:&nbsp;
 Mary spoke to Owen Byrne, General Manager Tramore Racecourse about the upcoming August Festival and the economic knock-on for the town and beyond.&nbsp;
 She was also be joined in studio by Mark Dunne, Co-Director of Waterford Harvest Festival about this year's lineup.&nbsp;
 And the team at Curraghmore Whiskey, based at Curraghmore House in Portlaw, is nearing completion of a bonded warehouse to store the casks onsite - Mary spoke with Marketing Manager Laura Dee in studio.

The Hot Desk, Aug 5th, Owen Byrne, Mark Dunne & Laura Dee

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, which carried out the research.

More multi-stage interviews, pay transparency and growing expectations around workplace flexibility have reshaped recruitment in 2026, according to Matrix Recruitment, which has a base in Waterford. Breda Dooley, Head of Recruitment, will have the details.

And cruise holidays and trusted European favourites are shaping how Irish people will travel over the next 12 months, according to booking data from Travel Counsellors Ireland. To discuss this,Mary is joined in studio by Waterford based Eleanor Roche, who built her own concierge cruise business as part of Travel Counsellors Ireland.

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, which carried out the research.
More multi-stage interviews, pay transparency and growing expectations around workplace flexibility have reshaped recruitment in 2026, according to Matrix Recruitment, which has a base in Waterford. Breda Dooley, Head of Recruitment, will have the details.
And cruise holidays and trusted European favourites are shaping how Irish people will travel over the next 12 months, according to booking data from Travel Counsellors Ireland. To discuss this,Mary is joined in studio by Waterford based Eleanor Roche, who built her own concierge cruise business as part of Travel Counsellors Ireland.

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