This time two years ago, I said goodbye to my IFSC office for good, and set out to give freelancing a go for six months. At that point I would decide if it was working or not - or if I'd have to dust off the CV and try to get back into financial services. In ...
"My mum always worked and she was very insistent that my sisters and I be independent and have our own financial independence. She was and is a fantastic role model." Emma Meagher is originally from Cashel in Tipperary. She is the eldest of three girls. Emma is married to Gareth, they have two young sons and ...
Did you have the Easter Bunny when you were a child? We didn't. We always got an Easter egg each, and I think (though I may be wrong) they were left at the end of the bed, but they were always from our parents. The first time I heard that the Easter Bunny was a thing ...
“I love working . . . ideally I would love to work three days a week in a less stressful job but these types of jobs are very hard to come by and financially I’m not sure that we could afford it. . . . I’m also very aware that psychologically I’m just not suited ...
I've read many "an open letter to" posts in the last few years. Sometimes they're angry, sometimes conciliatory, and sometimes empathetic. In particular, I've read posts about supermarket confrontations - women who have been judged for their parenting, or had some kind of less than pleasant encounter. I wondered when my day would come - ...