Will Apple’s new iPhone 15 have consumers rushing to upgrade?

Plus, Irish users will pay less for the new iPhone

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Attendees view the Apple iPhone 15 pro during an event at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Attendees view the Apple iPhone 15 pro during an event at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

After attending the glitzy launch of Apple’s new iPhone 15 range in California, Irish Times business and technology journalist Ciara O’Brien joins host Ciaran Hancock to pore over the incremental changes in the company’s new handsets. They are lighter, stronger and have a better camera, but with the iPhone 15 Pro starting at €1,239, are they worth the money?

Plus, we go to journalist Hugo McCafferty in Italy to hear how a blue crab invasion is wreaking havoc on the seafood industry there.

Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.