Plus, why have Irish tech firm Intercom been in the headlines recently?

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Government plans to levy 20 cent on paper take-away coffee cups to discourage their use and cut waste. Photograph:  iStock
Government plans to levy 20 cent on paper take-away coffee cups to discourage their use and cut waste. Photograph: iStock

Will Government’s plan for a 20c tax on disposable coffee cups have the desired effect, or could it end up hurting businesses?

On this week’s episode of Inside Business, co-owner of Olive’s Room restaurant and co-founder of Vytal Ireland, Michelle Moloughney, gives Cliff Taylor her thoughts on the divisive levy.

And Irish Times business and technology journalist Ciara O’Brien on why she has been writing about Irish tech firm Intercom.