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4 days ago | 
thetimes.com | Siobhán Maguire
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6 days ago | 
irishtimes.com | Siobhán Maguire
“You have to eat, even in the midst of a nuclear war.” So begins a section on Food and Water in a 1965 Irish booklet on how to survive a nuclear attack. Distributed to 700,000 homes in May that year, Cosaint Shibhialta Bás Beatha – Survival in a Nuclear War – warns that “nuclear weapons have added a new and deadly peril to war, RADIOACTIVE FALL-OUT”, and how “it can affect every home and every farm in the country”.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishmirror.ie | Siobhán Maguire
Did you know that 80% of the global supply of Botox comes from a site in Westport in Mayo, most of the world’s Viagra is manufactured in the small village of Ringaskiddy in Cork, and we make over a third of the planet’s contact lenses? Or that we supply 13% of all baby formula used across the globe and half of the ventilators in acute hospitals worldwide are produced here. For a small country we’re a pretty big deal in the world of pharmaceuticals.
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3 weeks ago | 
irishtimes.com | Siobhán Maguire
Karen Heffernan wouldn’t know the father of her child if he passed her on the street. What she does know is what he looked like as a baby, his height, that he is Danish, and has a clean bill of health. –That’s because when Heffernan, a 37-year-old hairdresser from Blackrock in Co Dublin was in her early 30s, she began to explore the idea of intrauterine insemination (IUI), using donor sperm. “I always knew I wanted a child, but my last long-term relationship ended when I was 25.
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1 month ago | 
esmmagazine.com | Siobhán Maguire
From insects as food to meatless jerky and matcha-infused everything, last year's food-and-drink landscape gave us plenty of innovation and change to digest, but what about 2025? Siobhán Maguire meets world-renowned food futurologists and FMCG experts to find out what supermarket surprises might be in store. This article first appeared in ESM’s January/February 2025 edition. Last year gave us plenty of food for thought when it came to food and drink trends.
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1 month ago | 
esmmagazine.com | Siobhán Maguire
Supermarkets have become something of a cultural experience for travellers in 2025. Siobhán Maguire finds out more. This article first appeared in ESM’s January/February 2025 edition. There’s a new tourist attraction in town, and it requires no admission or booking fee. It has no waiting lists to enter, and you might even be lucky enough to find one that never closes its doors.
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2 months ago | 
businesspost.ie | Siobhán Maguire
Sponsored Getting professional advice as early as possible is essential for owner managed businesses when it comes to succession planning and tax In 2024, small business owners were dealing with fluctuations in interest rates and inflation concerns, as well as struggling to compete with larger organisations when it came to securing talent.
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2 months ago | 
businesspost.ie | Siobhán Maguire
Sponsored A roadmap mirroring that of foreign direct investment strategies must be put in place for small businesses, including all owner-managed firms, according to the Small Firms Association (SFA) David Broderick, director of the Small Firms Association (SFA), met with Alan Dillon, Minister of State for Small Business and Retail and Circular Economy, last week to discuss solutions for the sector including a long-term vision to provide greater certainty for businesses.
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2 months ago | 
businesspost.ie | Siobhán Maguire
Sponsored For many Irish business owners, stepping back from the company they’ve built is a moment of pride – but it also comes with complexities, particularly around tax and succession planning Whether you plan to sell the business or pass it on to the next generation, careful planning is essential to avoid unnecessary tax liabilities and ensure a smooth transition.
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2 months ago | 
businesspost.ie | Siobhán Maguire
Sponsored A family charter helps owner-managed businesses navigate challenges such as conflict and succession issues By defining clear roles, responsibilities and guidelines, a family constitution or charter can prevent confusion and conflict, ensuring family members work towards a shared vision that will keep the company running successfully.
