Adam Maguire

Business Journalist

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Global Buzz: How caffeine is worth over $850bn

Caffeine has been consumed by humans for thousands of years and demand for the chemical only seems to grow from year to year, writes Adam Maguire

Business • 27 Sep

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Acquired Memories: The boom in pop culture collectables

Technology and growing interest from would-be investors, philantropists and super-fans have made it a good time to sell pop culture memorabilia, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 20 Sep

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Matcha of the Day: How social media has upended food fads

Food fads have been a part of the market for decades - but social media has made their lifecycle faster, shorter and harder to predict, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 13 Sep

ICG shareholders narrowly back management buyout

The majority of shareholders in Irish Continental Group have backed a €1.2 billion takeover bid led by CEO Eamonn Rothwell.

Business • 10 Sep

A huge variety of products at an ultra-low cost made Shein a major player in the fashion world - but changes in the EU and US have forced it to rethink its business model

Lost its Shein? Why the fashion giant's value has slumped

The slump in Shein's valuation represents doubts about the Chinese firm's ability to grow rapidly into the future rather than an expectation that consumers are abandoning fast fashion, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 05 Sep

SSE Airtricity announces gas, electricity price rises

SSE Airtricity has announced a price increase which will see its average customers' energy bills rise by around 9%.

Business • 05 Sep

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Door to door sales: How advent calendars became big money

Advent calendars are hundreds of years old, but the past decade has seen them develop into a billion dollar industry, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 31 Aug

Wealth Club: Billionaires' big risks buying soccer clubs

Jeff Bezos joins a long line of billionaires to buy into an English soccer club, but being a member of this elite comes with significant financial and reputational risk, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 22 Aug

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Almost half of air passengers unaware of rights - IAA

Almost half of Irish air passengers do not know their rights and entitlements in the event of flight disruption.

Business • 18 Aug

SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 26 : A made in South Africa Raleigh fixie bike, as riders gather for a Heritage ride from Vilakazi Street. Fixed gear bikes are synonymous with urban culture on September 26, 2020 in Soweto South Africa. Celebrating Herita

Tired brand: Raleigh the latest big name to hit the skids

Raleigh was once the biggest bike company in the world - now its only hope of survival is a cut-price buy-out; but that's a fate that's befallen many other iconic brands, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 17 Aug