Brianna Parkins: Buying a first home in Ireland is very difficult, but not impossible Here are some tips and tactics to improve first-time buyers’ chances of getting the key to their own doorWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
JLo and Ben Affleck: If you’re going to bicker in public, at least do it loudly enough for me to pick sidesBrianna Parkins: At the Grammys, Affleck looked like any other man made to go to his wife’s work do. Lopez gives him a loving jab to at least look like he’s happy to be thereTue Feb 07 2023 - 12:29
Brianna Parkins: Growing up without siblings, I knew I was on to a good thingSibling people view my kind with deep mistrust. We are spoiled. We are selfish. We always have to get our own waySat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Using remote working to travel abroad looks attractive, but it can come with a large tax billDigital nomading can get expensive when it comes to managing your tax affairsWed Feb 01 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: Did I really need to buy all that shite? Let me tell you what I regret the mostMikayla Nogueira built a huge TikTok following for her product reviews. Now a dodgy lash threatens her standing. Shouldn’t we stop listening to influencers?Mon Jan 30 2023 - 13:42
Brianna Parkins: Why can’t a woman be left alone with her book and a pint in a hotel bar? There’s a fake wide-eyed laugh all women do when they don’t want to continue a conversation, but feel they have to be polite to avoid being assaultedSat Jan 28 2023 - 04:45
Shamrock Rovers veteran’s wild ride in Brisbane’s fruit markets Wild Geese: Noel Greenlagh, BrisbaneFri Jan 27 2023 - 05:00
‘Greening’ your pension can give you a voice in changing corporate cultureESG doesn’t necessarily mean excluding certain companies or hurting your pension pot, says financial adviserWed Jan 25 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: Tears can work wonders when you’re forced to deal with an Irish bank It doesn’t take long for new arrivals like me to discover a charming cultural quirk of Irish banks: they act like they don’t want your moneyTue Jan 24 2023 - 12:40
I want to end the cult of pretending that overperforming at work is our path to happiness.I don’t trust people who say they would still work if they won the lottoSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
New year, new goals, new bank balance: Help get yourself ready for any economic shocks in 2023Now may be the time to build up savings and hope for the best while the recession warning klaxons are soundingThu Jan 19 2023 - 11:00
Brianna Parkins: I’m launching a Keep Dublin Just a Bit Crap campaign. Its mascot is the SpireThe Spire of Dublin is about to turn 20. It could be art – or Dublin giving the finger to the world. Either way, it’s hardly Sydney Opera House or the Eiffel TowerTue Jan 17 2023 - 06:00
Brianna Parkins: Hikes and swims are what healthy and happy people do, right? I think it’s the exact oppositeWe are led to believe that hikes and swims are what healthy and happy people do, but I think it’s the exact oppositeSat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
Brianna Parkins: We ignore protesters against asylum-seeker housing at our own dangerous riskHow we respond to newcomers in our communities says a lot about usWed Jan 11 2023 - 13:26
Brianna Parkins: It’s tough living with the feeling you’re not as ‘good at life’ as everyone elseAs a person with ADHD, these are the alternative new year resolutions I will be observingWed Jan 04 2023 - 10:00
