Adam Maguire

Business Journalist

A stock investor is following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in China

Markets 'underpricing' risk posed by Middle East conflict

Financial markets are underpricing the risk posed by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to one geopolitical strategy expert.

Business • 30 Mar

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: Easter Eggs are seen in a customer's shopping basket in a Sainsbury's supermarket on March 26, 2026 in London, England. People buying chocolate ahead of Easter this year are paying up to 40% more for some seasonal favorites, wh

Shelling out: Why you're paying more for smaller eggs

Easter eggs are getting smaller - which is arguably good for your health - but they're getting dearer too, which is bad for your wallet, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 30 Mar

Springboard+ opens applications for 2026 courses

This year's Springboard+ programme has been launched, with 7,200 places available across 244 different courses.

Business • 26 Mar

Waterford Whisky to be acquired by Tennessee distiller

Waterford Whisky Distillery is to be acquired by US spirit-maker Tennessee Distilling Group.

Business • 23 Mar

Boss Blunders: When CEO slip-ups damage their brands

Social media tore apart the McDonalds' CEO's attempt to promote the company's new burger - but his PR misstep is far from the biggest a company boss has ever made, writes Adam Maguire.

Analysis and Comment • 22 Mar

ELLON, SCOTLAND - APRIL 03: Stacks of BrewDog beer cans at their brewery on April 03, 2020 in Ellon, Scotland. Scotland based brewery BrewDog have adapted their production to develop and produce hand sanitizer to donate to various charities across the UK

Bad Dog: The spectacular collapse of a craft beer giant

BrewDog was once the top dog of the booming craft beer market, but over-ambition and claims of a toxic work culture undermined the brash brand it had cultivated, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 15 Mar

General view of a branch of PTSB in Finglas, Dublin

PTSB to sell some items from its art collection

PTSB is to sell a number of pieces of art from its collection, with an estimated combined value of €50,000.

Business • 13 Mar

Concerns grow about US private credit funds

There is growing concern about the risks facing private credit funds in the US, with multiple lenders restricting withdrawals and one bank clamping down on lending in the area.

Business • 13 Mar

Pay up: The return of Irish bankers' bumper pay packets

Bankers' pay is rising again, and while they may not be earning anywhere near the excesses seen in the Celtic Tiger years, the scale of their compensation packages is sure to cause plenty of irritation, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 09 Mar

Novo's woes in spite of Ozempic's growth

The market for weight-loss drugs is booming - but the pioneer in the field is shedding profits and share value, writes Adam Maguire

Business • 28 Feb