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Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

Presented by Newstalk's Business Editor Joe Lynam, this 30-minute programme focuses on the key business stories from home and abroad, market analysis, new business innovations and profile interviews. Listen and subscribe to Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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Friday's business new headlines review

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UK and US have agreed trade deal terms

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How many companies failed last year?

We’ve got an idea now of how many companies failed last year. Needless to say the number is substantially up on the previous year when firms were protected by Government support during lockdowns. According to the PwC barometer, the number of insolvencies last year stood at 527 - up 39% on 2021. But that number could rise substantially this year. Ken Tyrrell, PwC Ireland Business Recovery Partner discussed these figures with Joe.