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Me & My Money
Read more articles from the Me & My Money series exploring people's relationship with money
‘I had a bet on four horses. Incredibly, three came in. I paid off my student loans with the winnings’
Me & My Money: Gerard Teahon, founder and chief executive of Uniquely
‘I joke that my two children are my retirement plan, but I’m not sure they see it that way’
Me & My Money: Maria Fleming is chief executive of First Fortnight Festival
Mario Rosenstock: ‘Everyone lost money in the crash. I was no different, but it never bothered me’
Rosenstock is a comedian, actor and podcaster
‘My retirement plan is somewhat intertwined with the success of Killruddery Estate’
Me & My Money: Fionnuala Brabazon is chief executive of Killruddery Estate
‘I was a cleaner in my dad’s office, which makes me a nepo baby. I got €50 a shift’
Me & My Money: Fionnuala Jay, fashion advocate and influencer
‘Extravagance? I get stressed by how much my kids will pay for a pair of runners’
Me & My Money: Sanjay Patel, COO, Compass Ireland
‘I laughed when a friend recommended I buy a single bitcoin for €300. It would now be worth €55,000’
Me & My Money: Ciaran Marron, chief executive of Activ8 Solar Energies
‘I once brought my team to London and booked an apartment through a popular booking site. When we arrived, the apartment didn’t exist’
Me & My Money: Claire Tighe, chief executive of TheatreworX Productions
Ronan Collins: ‘My mother always said: if your feet don’t feel right, the rest of you will suffer’
Me & My Money: Ronan Collins, broadcaster and singer
Panti Bliss: ‘To be totally honest, I never expected to live this long!’
Panti Bliss (aka Rory O’Neill), performer/entertainer
‘During Covid, shopping was my medicine. I still have clothes in my wardrobe with tags that I bought during that time’
Lana Dullaghan is an interior designer
Dáithi Ó Sé: ‘I keep change in my car for the tolls and it can go missing. My young fella is my main man and suspect’
Me & My Money: Dáithi Ó Sé is a television presenter
‘There are industries where I know an extra margin has been built in on the first quote, so I will always ask for a discount on that’
Me & My Money: Angela Quinlan is a certified Irish, UK and European patent attorney and has a certificate in intellectual property litigation
‘One of my long-term goals would be to invest in art, which is something you can take pleasure in while you have it’
Me & My Money: Fallon Moore is head of events at Blas na hÉireann
‘I’m not comfortable with debt. I won’t buy anything unless I have the money for it’
Me & My Money: Anne Abberton, founder and chief executive of Coffee Fixx
‘My daughters’ generation are bigger consumers than I remember being’
Me & My Money: Caroline Lyons, co-founder and presenter of What a Woman podcast
Living life to the sound advice from a taxi driver in Brazil
Me & My Money – Éabha McMahon, co-founder of Celtic World Forum
‘I love haggling. It’s satisfying to mortify my husband, friends and kids’
Me & My Money: Kim McKenzie-Doyle is founder and chief executive of The B!G Idea
‘I find I am less impulsive shopping online than I am in person’
Me & My Money - Nicky Blake Knox, commercial director, Conrad Dublin
‘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
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