Brianna Parkins: I’m the one who sought a life elsewhere, who am I to feel homesick?It was your decision to leave home, so nobody wants to hear you whinge about how lonely or sad you feelSat Oct 07 2023 - 05:00
How to choose a credit card: Beware free flights and cashback offersMany of us chase credit cards offering optional extras such as airline miles in the hope of cheap flights and lounge access. Is it worth it?Wed Oct 04 2023 - 06:00
Ballet flats are back. Podiatrists everywhere are putting down deposits on cruises and kitchen extensionsBrianna Parkins: There are three fashion trends we should bury forever - and one to keepTue Oct 03 2023 - 16:09
Brianna Parkins: There is virtue to being an absolute pestMy dad once saved €400 by being a bureaucratic, justice-seeking Terminator armed with a trundle wheelSat Sept 30 2023 - 05:00
Submitting your tax returns: What mistakes do you need to avoid?Tax season is approaching for the self-employed and it can become a minefieldWed Sept 27 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: The Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorce has it all – revenge, Taylor Swift and PR SpinIn the age where information is available to almost everyone pretty much all of the time, audiences have become clued-in to a PR sleight of handTue Sept 26 2023 - 19:16
Brianna Parkins: Posh people know I don’t belong in fancy places Maybe one day I will feel posh enough to tip the free sweet bowl into my bagSat Sept 23 2023 - 05:00
Home insurance is vital. Here is how to save money as premiums soarAttention to detail can help you get more for less on home insuranceWed Sept 20 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: I made the mistake of pretending I liked rugby once. Now I’m trappedRugby World Cup: Spare a thought for those caught in a web of their own liesTue Sept 19 2023 - 15:22
The hidden costs of private schools go well beyond basic feesPrivate schools are more popular than ever, but the cost goes well beyond basic feesWed Sept 13 2023 - 05:00
When switching mortgage, which is cheaper: existing lender or a different provider?Seeking professional advice about interest rates before switching your home loan could save you money in the long runWed Sept 06 2023 - 06:05
‘Don’t box yourself into one industry, because your knowledge can be adapted’Wild Geese: Niamh Keohan, founder of We Love Transformational Travel, is based in DubaiSun Sept 03 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: The people of Ireland will not let me be in bad formI was having a Bad Ireland Day, but conversations with strangers in Dublin made this impossibleSat Sept 02 2023 - 05:00
A guide to health insurance for first-timers or under 40sThere are certain things you can do to lessen the pain of choosing a planWed Aug 30 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: If women decided to play constitutional chicken with the State, there’s good chance it might collapseIf the Constitution says mothers shouldn’t be obliged by economic necessity to neglect their duties at home by going to work, then the State should remove it or pay upTue Aug 29 2023 - 15:19
Brianna Parkins: People think I am a ‘weapon’ because I don’t always read social cuesSome of my neurodivergent traits, things I can’t help, can make me look like a bitch to some peopleSat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Student finances: The supports that can help reduce the €1,500-a-month costsMaking ends meet as a student is tough so make sure you take full advantage of any perks on offerWed Aug 23 2023 - 05:00
Rose of Tralee 2023: Brianna Parkins on the real winner of this year’s competitionTelevision: Only the strongest can survive the contest’s format of doing a tell-us-about-yourself exercise in Spanx and a ball gown on live televisionWed Aug 23 2023 - 00:56
Brianna Parkins: Is Ireland full of inconsiderate people or afraid of confrontation?This is your invitation to politely point out to someone that their actions might cause harm to someoneTue Aug 22 2023 - 14:42
Brianna Parkins reviews Rose of Tralee’s first night: Firefighters, reattached fingers and – OMG – the first woman hostTelevision: Where else would you get this kind of entertainment except in a sports hall in Kerry?Tue Aug 22 2023 - 00:36
Brianna Parkins: Ireland, you can slag the Rose of Tralee all you like but it’s not really for youThe festival that can look like an annual ‘Irish-off’ between women vying to be the best, good-grand-girleen is more important to the people who don’t live in Ireland at allSat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: Why should a visible tattoo stop you from becoming a garda?Three trainee gardaí with visible tattoos were sent home from the Garda Training College in Co TipperaryTue Aug 15 2023 - 16:05
Brianna Parkins: I wish I’d been in Ireland for the Celtic Tiger, with its fake tan and real hopeNot every country has experienced that kind of hope, even if it was brief. What a time to have been aliveSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
Zoom’s announcement has work-from-home haters rubbing their hands with gleeBrianna Parkins: Video conferencing app group will require staff living within 80km of one of its offices to come in two days a weekWed Aug 09 2023 - 18:14
Brianna Parkins: Anyone can be early. Always being late takes skill ‘Plenty-of-time to spare’ fetishists who arrive at their airport hours before they have to are selfishSat Aug 05 2023 - 05:00
AI can help you save, but don’t rely on it to fix your financesAI and automation help you stay on top of your spending, but not if you aren’t keeping yourself under controlWed Aug 02 2023 - 05:00
‘Being a woman means having an automatic responsibility to other women. There are rules’Brianna Parkins: What do people mean when they say ‘girl’s girl’?Tue Aug 01 2023 - 14:37
Brianna Parkins: Some people want holidays to be enriching rather than relaxing. These people are wrong Some will happily spend evening in hotel watching TV, others warn that touching minibar is gateway to bankruptcySat Jul 29 2023 - 05:00
Moving to Australia? Here’s how to make your finances workIrish migration to Australia is surging once again, but your wallet could be in for a shock if you’re on the moveWed Jul 26 2023 - 06:05
Barbenheimer: One movie, more than the other, had people crying in their seatsBrianna Parkins: No demographic has their taste mocked as ‘unserious’ more than women, especially teenage girlsTue Jul 25 2023 - 16:07
Brianna Parkins: We should prepare kids for real life with ‘Burnt Out’ Barbie and ‘Can’t Find a Place to Rent’ KenThe children are our future so we should break their spirits early with the crushing realities of adulthoodSat Jul 22 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: How to go about financing the purchase of your fixer-upperRefurbishment grant allows applicants to avail of up to €50,000 but it will only be paid after the owner completes the workWed Jul 19 2023 - 06:14
I’m a humidity veteran. There are ways to make it bearable High humidity probably has lots of benefits from a scientific standpoint, but primarily its main function is to remove enjoyment from lifeTue Jul 18 2023 - 14:25
Brianna Parkins: It can take years for the true horrors to surface about the person you share your life withSome behaviours cause you to look at the people you love most and demand, ‘What is wrong with you?’Sat Jul 15 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: Jonah Hill’s ‘boundaries’ texts are emotional abuse masquerading as ‘therapy-speak’Like the velociraptors in Jurassic Park learned to open door handles, the tools we came up with to keep abuse out of relationships has been weaponised by perpetrators to get inWed Jul 12 2023 - 14:19
The tax facts you need to know about crypto assets Many people have invested in crypto currencies without thinking about the tax implications - that could prove to be a costly mistakeWed Jul 12 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: People think my family must be proud of me, but the truth is they’re concerned I am a journalist still in student debt and renting in my 30s. My industry is unstable and freelance rates haven’t changed for a decadeSat Jul 08 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: What to pack for ‘Euro Summer’ in IrelandAussies led to believe Europeans spend warm months in linen and blue denim overalls. Reality could not be further from the truthTue Jul 04 2023 - 14:05
Brianna Parkins: I found the misogyny in Australia tough to deal with but Ireland’s kind is harder to fight againstPeople who are pregnant and desperately do not want to be should be given help, not a patronising ‘go away and have a think about it’Sat Jul 01 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: How to plan a wedding, without breaking the bankIt’s one of the most expensive and stressful events in a couple’s life: here’s how to make it workWed Jun 28 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ pay scandal: We will all suffer in the long run from a stripped-back public broadcasterBrianna Parkins: Staff will once again be asked to do more with less if the Government makes good on threats to delay a funding model overhaulTue Jun 27 2023 - 14:53
Pensions are boring but they are still the best way to earn money tax-freeStarting early is key to maximising your retirement income despite the competing pressures of saving for a home and the general cost of living early in your careerWed Jun 21 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: In defence of Ireland’s McMansions We scoff at them because we like to tell ourselves we would be better at having money than other peopleTue Jun 20 2023 - 11:56
Brianna Parkins: Seeing tourists from your own country on holidays can be cringeworthyNo one likes a mirror reflecting what big goms we actually are, right back at us in human formSat Jun 17 2023 - 05:00
‘I see Portugal as home now. Coming from Ireland, I never thought I would say that’Sharon Farrell has found herself becoming a one-stop shop for British and Irish expats moving to the Portuguese regionFri Jun 16 2023 - 05:00
How to manage money when dealing with autism, ADHD and other conditionsHaving a different sort of brain to the majority of the population can become a de facto tax. Here’s how to avoid those financial issues.Wed Jun 14 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: Maybe the Gen Zs are right to stop treating workplaces like ‘family’I for one will welcome our new chaotic overlords when they eventually take charge – even if they are too scared to make a phone callTue Jun 13 2023 - 12:47
Brianna Parkins: ‘Being all Australian’ is the best way to improve Irish healthcareWe get awfully cranky. We demand a lot. And in some ways, this sense of entitlement worksSat Jun 10 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: Friends panic-drinking after an engagement break-up is more enjoyable than weddings that shouldn’t happenI love agony aunt columns, where people send in their most intimate dilemmas seeking the advice of an expertSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Should you have a joint bank account? Here’s what to know firstPooling finances can lead to more openness in a relationship, but can also cause frictionWed May 31 2023 - 05:00
