Money Talks
This is Money Talks - a podcast from the Irish Independent hosted by Katie Byrne, focused on our relationship with money - from the first time we discovered it right up to how we spend it today.
Each week, you’ll hear anecdotes, advice, and eyebrow-raising admissions from Katie's guests as they delve into their finances and how it impacts their lives – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
So, if that sounds like a show worth investing in, you can follow Money Talks wherever you get your podcasts... new episodes land on Wednesdays.
Latest Episode
Financial Independence, Retire Early: ‘It took us three years to save €100,000’
(08.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Budget 2026: What your payslip will look like in January 07.10.2025
- 'I went to New York first class. I spent it with the faith that there'd be more money' artist Kevin Sharkey on making almost €5m and losing it all 01.10.2025
- Matchmaker Mairead Loughman: ‘I don't split the bill with friends or with family. Never have. So why would you do it on a first date?’ 24.09.2025
- Chef JP McMahon: ‘I’ve spent between €1,500 and €2,000 on meals for two people in the past... Was it the best meal of my life? Probably not’ 17.09.2025
- Caz Mooney: ‘ We sat down with our kids and said, look, we're going to do a low-spend year and hopefully buy our own home’ 10.09.2025
- ‘Our date nights are usually at the kitchen table... two laptops and a takeaway’ – Dublin skincare entrepreneur Sara Stokes on bootstrapping her beauty brand and touring with U2 03.09.2025
- The secret millionaire: Dublin game developer Dáire Bohan (23) on why he hid his wealth from friends, family and even his girlfriend 27.08.2025
- 'I’ve got the best in the biz’: TikTok star Lauren Whelan on hiring a financial adviser and starting a pension at 23 20.08.2025
- ‘I built a tiny house for €30k to escape the rat race – now I can live on €50 a week, easy’ 13.08.2025
- ‘I made €247,000 in tennis... so not a lot': Conor Niland on the true cost of competitive sport 06.08.2025
- Sonya Lennon: ‘I stood in a pharmacy and cried because I didn’t have €7.99 to pay for a foot exfoliator’ 30.07.2025
- 'When Dad left, there was no money' - Chupi Sweetman on the impact of her dad's affair with her mum's sister 23.07.2025
- Fionnuala Jones: “I really don't panic about things that I probably should be panicking about” 16.07.2025
- Colm O’Regan: “I worked as a human scarecrow for six weeks” 09.07.2025
- Jenny Claffey: “Affording something doesn’t mean you have the money in your bank account” 02.07.2025
- Rob Lipsett: ‘You can spend €20,000 on a bottle of champagne but it’s also easy to live the normal Spanish life’ 25.06.2025
- My daughter is 22, I can’t see her buying in Ireland anytime soon: Lorraine Keane on buying a house at 20 18.06.2025
- Money Talks: Introduction 16.06.2025
