Adam Maguire

Business Journalist

The strange and striking setting of the Met Gala proved an ideal backdrop for multiple AI-generated images

Seeing is disbelieving: How to spot an AI-generated image

The rapid advancement of AI tools is making it harder to spot fabricated images but, for the moment at least, there are still tricks to help you find fakes, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 13 May 24

Wolfgang Digital CEO Alan Coleman (right) with its trust's new employee representatives

Wolfgang Digital in employee ownership trust model first

Marketing company Wolfgang Digital is to move its business to an employee ownership trust (EOT) model, giving staff ownership of the business.

Business • 03 May 24

Platforms like TikTok and Instagram's Reels have helped to boost spending on digital video ads

Digital ad spend up 11% last year - IAB Ireland

Almost €960m was spent on digital ads in Ireland last year, up 11% year-on-year.

Business • 02 May 24

Some café chains are now charging as much as 23% more for a large coffee than was the case in 2020

Bean Counting: The rising cost of a cup of coffee

You probably noticed that the cost of a cup of coffee has jumped in recent years; the bad news is it looks set to go even higher, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 04 Sep 24

Apple begrudgingly replaced its own Lightning connection (left) with USB-C (right) on its latest iPhone

Wired: USB-C replaces old headaches with new ones

USB-C is quickly becoming the default connection type for gadgets, but the dream of needing one cable – and having less waste – is still far from becoming a reality, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 28 Apr 24

Tesla's shipments have fallen, while it's been forced to cut prices in order to compete with cheaper Chinese rivals

Tesla shares rise ahead of quarterly results

Shares of Tesla gained today ahead of the electric car maker's first-quarter results, with analysts expecting its lowest gross profit margin in more than six years due to price cuts and slowing demand.

Business • 23 Apr 24

Billie Eilish is one of the growing number of artists that has collaborated with clothing and fashion brands

Designed By... The booming world for celeb collabs

The influence celebrities can have on consumers' shopping habits is leading brands to start partnerships that go way beyond traditional endorsement deals, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 17 Apr 24

Irish consumers' reliance on overnight accounts means they are not earning interest on their savings

Irish savers missing out on interest earnings

Irish household deposits have hit a record high, according to data published by the European Central Bank.

Business • 02 Apr 24

Hundreds of thousands of workers do not have a private pension - which the Government wants to change

Pension auto-enrolment: What is it and what will it cost?

One of the biggest reforms of the country's pension system moved a step closer this week, with hundreds of thousands of workers set to be impacted by auto-enrolment, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 30 Mar 24

The legal profession had the biggest gender pay gap, while areas like retail and health had the smallest

Irish firms see gender pay gap narrow slightly

The gender pay gap among larger Irish firms narrowed slightly last year, according to analysis from PwC Ireland.

Business • 25 Mar 24