Adam Maguire

Business Journalist

More steps needed to help develop offshore wind - WEI

Ireland needs to take a number of steps to build on the "significant progress" made in the development of offshore wind, according to Wind Energy Ireland.

Business • 6 hrs

Sarah Jane Larkin said the figures highlight the need for Ireland to grow its domestic funding market

Venture capital funding to Irish SMEs falls 58% in Q1

Venture capital funding to Irish SMEs fell sharply in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest survey from the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 25 May

Shoppers queue in front of a closed shop of Swiss watch company Swatch

Time and again: How consumer frenzies have a rich history

You might think the frenzy around Swatch's €400 pocket watch is proof that younger people have lost the run of themselves, but these kinds of consumer frenzies are nothing new, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 23 May

Home finances, paying bills, cost of living

Consumer sentiment improves in May - survey

Consumer sentiment improved in May but remained well below the long-term average as the conflict in the Middle East continued to weigh on confidence, a survey showed today.

Business • 22 May

Credit Unions top reputation ranking for fourth year

Consumers here see credit unions as the most reputable organisation in the country for the fourth year in a row, according to Ireland's Reputations Index 2026.

Business • 21 May

GagaMuller has helped to build data centres in Ireland, Finland, the UK and US

GagaMuller to create 70 jobs as part of €2m investment

Irish project and cost management firm GagaMuller is to create 70 new roles over the next year.

Business • 20 May

Be our guest: The price problem facing Disneyland

Disney's holiday resorts are making billions of dollars of profit every year, but there are growing concerns that they've pushed their customers to their limit, writes Adam Maguire.

Analysis and Comment • 16 May

Employers 'should have clear policy' around annual leave

Employers should set out a clear policy around workers' leave in order to avoid issues with staff taking time off, according to a legal expert.

Business • 13 May

2 businessmen outside a manufacturing facility with the Diageo branding

Diageo to invest €400m more in Kildare brewery

Diageo has announced plans to invest a further €400m in its newly-opened brewery in Littleconnell in Co Kildare.

Business • 11 May

Your next career move could hinge on what you do with a dirty coffee cup

Hire Power: The odd tactics firms are using to find staff

Finding the best workers for a job has always been a challenge, but some firms are going to increasingly convoluted, complicated and - sometimes, strange - lengths to hire staff, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 10 May