Gabrielle Monaghan
Money Journalist at Irish Independent
Money Journalist at The Sunday Independent
Money journalist at the Sunday Independent/Independent.ie. Ex-Sunday Times/Bloomberg. Got a story? Contact me at [email protected].
Articles
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6 days ago |
independent.ie | Gabrielle Monaghan
With an estimated 20pc of us now worth €1m or more what does it mean to be seen as truly rich in Ireland in 2025? Wealth managers and financial experts argue the tossThe EuroMillions winner who last week made history by clinching Ireland’s biggest ever lottery win, with a jackpot of €250m, will likely be catapulted straight into the country’s top 100 rich list.
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1 week ago |
independent.ie | Gabrielle Monaghan
How these four budget influencers save thousands of euro on summer holidays – without scrimping on funLisa Cooke and Stephen Coughlan with their van 'Reece'Families are gearing up for their summer holiday, with secondary schools finishing up and primary schools set to follow suit later this month. Plenty of families will be putting that €3,000 week-long stay in Centre Parcs or that €5,000-trip to Majorca on the credit card, determined to forget about tight budgets for a week or so.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Gabrielle Monaghan
Discussing pay in the workplace is considered taboo but a new EU directive aims to bring greater transparency to the subjectPicture this: you’re on a coffee break with a colleague with whom you’ve worked alongside for years. You have a lingering suspicion that you’re paid less than them – despite being in the sale role and having similar seniority and qualifications – so you ask them how much they’re earning.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Gabrielle Monaghan
With rising rents nationwide, and fewer remote work opportunities, there are question marks over whether the urban exodus still makes financial sense After the first Covid lockdown was lifted in June 2020 and a ban on domestic travel was eased, Shawna Scott, the owner of online retailer Sex Siopa, packed her entire stock of sex toys and her belongings into a rental van parked outside her rental house in Dublin and drove to Sligo in a quest for cheaper rent, more space and a lower cost of living.
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3 weeks ago |
independent.ie | Gabrielle Monaghan
Advice from the experts on approaching the delicate question of an advanceThe first rule of the Bank of Mum and Dad is you do not talk about the Bank of Mum and Dad – to paraphrase Fight Club – the cult 1990s novel and film that riffed on generational angst.
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My Money: ‘My worst-ever job was playing Bob the Builder at a corporate event – and being kicked by a kid’ @Independent_ie https://t.co/bjmaIjbysH
In the Money section of today's Sunday Independent: Ever wonder how much your colleagues earn? How new EU legislation will shatter the taboo of discussing how much you earn in the workplace @Independent_ie https://t.co/Ie37vBsjNE
Five years on from Covid: are the thousands who upped sticks and moved to rural areas still living the good life? Thanks to @SexSiopa, Bob at @TheWhiteHag, @CarolTallon, @MightyGrays, and Chloe Sullivan @WindEnergyIRL for their insights. @Independent_ie https://t.co/8v86G3uvHt