Me & My Money

Read more articles from the Me & My Money series exploring people's relationship with money

‘There are ups and downs with horses – some work out and some don’t’

Me & My Money – Niamh McEvoy, showjumper

Does Paschal Donohoe haggle? ‘I get enough of that at budget time so I leave shopkeepers in peace’

Me and My Money: Pascal Donohoe is Minister for Public Expenditure

‘In 2007 I lost an entire week’s wages. That feeling of knowing you’ve just worked for free all week really hurt’

Me & My Money: Stephen Gibson, founder and chef, Pichet Restaurant

‘That phrase “cash is king” is long dead’

Me & My Money: Jordan Conroy, Olympian and Ireland Rugby Sevens player

‘When we first moved into our house, we ordered a custom-made bed for €4,800. Pure luxury’

Me & My Money: Margaret Barrett, managing director of Mortgage Navigators

Swimmer Daniel Wiffen: ‘The last thing I bought gives me my best chance to step on to the podium in Paris’

Me and My Money: Daniel Wiffen, double World swimming champion and Irish Olympian

‘Any investment in my home I consider value as it’s my sanctuary’

Me & My Money: Patricia Roberts, owner and manager of No 1 Pery Square, Limerick

‘We saved for our wedding in 2007. We knuckled down for the year previous so we could have everyone we wanted there’

Wendy Stunt, chief marketing officer of Future Horizons

‘I remember what it was like to count my pennies. Money allows me to live a life I’ve always dreamed of’

Me & My Money: Enya Martin, comedy writer and performer

‘I’ve always put a small amount away each month for my children since they were born’

Me & My Money: Robert Read, CEO, National Concert Hall

‘I received a heart transplant in 2016 ... There are an awful lot of things money can’t buy’

Me & My Money: Ken Mulkerrins, Kilsaran Group

‘My parents always encouraged us to work hard but to also enjoy life’

Me & My Money: Doireann Healy, founder/designer, Begley and Bowie

‘I lost €1,000 in cash on the way to the bank to lodge it. Someone in Dún Laoghaire had a big win that day’

Me & My Money: Ronan Cunningham, co-founder and managing director of Virtual Reality Gaming

‘Whenever I can save time by spending money, I usually do and I never regret it’

Me & My Money – Sile Walsh, leadership coach and author

‘Since Covid, I am even more conscious of not buying processed food’

Me & My Money: Birgitta Hedin-Curtin, chief executive and owner of the Burren Smokehouse

Hugh Wallace: ‘I lost a lot of money during the financial crisis. Once you get badly burned, the fear never leaves you’

Me & My Money: Hugh Wallace, architect, founding director Douglas Wallace, and television presenter

‘In my 20s, I saw a credit card limit as a target to be reached’

Me & My Money: Flo McSweeney, singer and voiceover artist

Amanda Torrens: ‘I bought a racehorse and in her first race I got the price back in a bet’

Me & My Money: Amanda Torrens, CEO Barberstown Castle Hotel

‘I wouldn’t like to start out on the property ladder again’

Me & My Money: I put my energy now into running a successful business but also into my well-being’, says travel executive Mary McKenna

Annalise Murphy: ‘I need money to live, but I know it will never buy me happiness’

‘After so many years in sport, I know nothing is a given,’ says the Olympic medallist

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