Adam Maguire

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

Irish drinks brands are facing falling sales in the US, according to a leading distiller, despite the sector likely dodging targetted tariffs. Yesterday the European Union unveiled the list of US products it was planning to impose import tariffs on should attempts at reaching a compromise with the Trump administration fail. The list includes almonds, soya beans and yachts but - despite previous indications from the commission - it does not include bourbon.

2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

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2 weeks ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

The current challenging market conditions may last for some time but most people who have invested should try to sit through it, according to an investments expert. Recent days have seen markets fall sharply on the back of the US tariffs announcement last week however Kevin Quinn, Bank of Ireland's chief invement strategist, said this is an uncomfortable part of investing. "It's reminiscent of things like 2000, things like 2008, what we saw in Covid and even in 2022," he said.

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

As of right now, we still don’t know exactly what tariffs will be applied by the US. And whatever is applied, it won’t really have an impact on what Irish consumers pay at the till – not directly, anyway. But what the US tariffs will likely do is shape the European Commission’s response, and influence tariffs that it might decide to impose on US imports. And these are the tariffs that will ultimately have an impact on Irish consumers.

3 weeks ago | rte.ie | Adam Maguire

Having had a rocky few years following the pandemic, Disney seemed to have regained its grip on the movie box office last year. Three of 2024’s highest grossing movies worldwide were from the Mouse House – with Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine and Moana 2 taking more than $4 billion between them. Mufasa, its follow on from the live action remake of The Lion King, was also the 6th highest grossing movie of 2024 with a take of nearly $720m.