Me & My Money

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

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

My best value for money purchase? A good mattress

Me & My Money: Grainne O’Keefe, chef

Emma Doran: ‘I was a single parent at 18, so I started saving for a house’

Me & My Money: Emma Doran speaks about her most extravagant purchase and how she’s saved from a young age

Terry Prone: ‘If I bought shares, my socialist father would turn in his grave’

Me & My Money: Terry Prone, chairwoman of The Communications Clinic

‘I have lost money on all my albums. I would be a chief financial officer’s worst nightmare, if I had one’

Me & My Money: Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing

‘After Eircom I decided I should stay away from things I know nothing about’

Me & My Money: Rachael English, broadcaster and author.

‘A coffee in the sun by the sea with a friend will always be my top purchase’

Me & My Money: Cherie White, costume designer and maker

Sonya Lennon: After I hit 50, I began to appraise how I spent my time, energy, and money

Me & My Money: The businesswoman says: ‘Any entrepreneur who hasn’t lost money isn’t doing it properly’

‘We have come to our senses, and we just buy eggs [now]’

Me & My Money: Fergus Sheil, artistic director of the Irish National Opera

‘I don’t necessarily believe that a cheaper price equates to savings’

Me & My Money: Siobhán Finn, CEO, Community Enterprise Association Ireland

‘I‘ve always been fascinated by money and how to make it work for you’

Me & My Money: Simon Moore, co-owner of Brickyard Gastropub, Dundrum

‘A bargain is only a bargain when you need the purchase . . . and can afford it’

Me & My Money: Rachel Doyle, founder of Arboretum Home & Garden Centres, arboretum.ie

‘Something about having a physical connection to your money is invaluable’

Me & My Money: Santis O’Garro, money mentor, author and ambassador for Get Ireland Active

‘Kids have a way of making wallets disappear’

Me & My Money - Hazel Rock, head of insurance services at Brokers Ireland

‘When Covid lockdowns were announced, all my upcoming contracts were cancelled. It was a hard pill to swallow’

Me & My Money: Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano

‘Graduating in the recession, being financially stable and secure is very important to me’

Me & My Money: Suzy Cody, Irish Hendrick’s Gin brand ambassador

‘I’m from a working-class background so I don’t feel that I need endless amounts of money to be happy’

Me & My Money: Jenny Johnston, chief executive of Azure Communications

‘I spend my life talking about sport, so I don’t need the added layer of betting on it’

Me & My Money: Jacqui Hurley, RTÉ sports presenter

‘Google says my net worth is €22.5m but I’m not quite sure which bank account that’s in’

Me & My Money: Leah Barniville, singer/performer

‘Anyone who says money isn’t important to them is telling a porky pie!’

Me & My Money, Rebecca Storm, singer

‘The trick with money is not to let it become too important’

Me & My Money: Steve Denehan, poet

‘The whole hospitality sector has gone absolutely crazy’

Me & My Money: Gearoid Farrelly, comedian

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