Podcast Episodes

Could a 'cheap Irish home' be key to getting on the property ladder?

As "Cheap Irish Homes" returns to TV screens, Better with Money explores whether vacant and derelict properties could actually offer a route to home …

9 hours ago

New investment scheme: Here's what we now know - and what we still don't

For months there's been a maddening drip feeding of information about the Minister for Finance's proposed state-backed investment scheme for ordinary…

1 week ago

Back to School: Conor Pope's guide to surviving the September squeeze

Yes schoolbooks are now free and non-crested uniforms are more widely available, but there remains an unavoidable financial burden for parents every …

2 weeks ago

Paul Merriman on pensions: ‘I’d rather see clients mortgage-free by 66 even if that means delaying contributions’

If you think €40,000 a year would give you a comfortable life in retirement, the maths might give you a land. A 30 year old on just over €60k per ann…

3 weeks ago

How the viral 'admin party' saved €1,169

The idea of an “admin party” has gone viral since the term was coined last year. It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise given how we are all drowni…

4 weeks ago

Impulse shopping ruining your finances? Here's how to break the cycle

This episode first aired in April.It's exactly the one you need to hear if you buy so many items online, you feel you need to sneak them past your pa…

1 month ago

Buying a car: should you go Hire Purchase, PCP or a loan from your bank?

This episode was first published in September 2025 so the prices quoted will reflect a time when Donald Trump hadn't started a war with Iran, the Str…

1 month, 1 week ago

Solar Panels: 'Our electricity bill now averages €208 a month'

If you’ve been wondering whether solar panels are worth the costly initial outlay, this is the episode for you.

“At no stage have I ever heard anyone …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘The best performing stock market was Colombia last year’: Picking an index fund as an Irish investor

If you have found yourself at the point at which you're finally ready to invest, but you don't know how to do your research into index and exchange t…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Some of my followers have saved €100k’: What influencers told Harris in investment scheme briefing

Aideen Finnegan speaks to financial influencer Annmarie Gaynor (Irish Budgeting Mammy) and Cian Carolan of DNG Financial Services after they attended…

2 months ago