Better With Money

Aideen Finnegan

Booking Overview

This is a personal-finance interview and explainer show focused on spending, saving, investing, property and major financial decisions, with recurring interviews featuring practical specialists and financial professionals. Suitable pitches include Ireland-focused investment experts, financial advisers, estate-planning lawyers, property and renovation specialists, and consumer-finance professionals; booking difficulty is low because the show typically uses accessible subject-matter experts rather than high-profile public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 50

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: Ireland

Instagram: 405.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

subscribe@irishtimes.com

dconlon@irishtimes.com

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Host

Aideen Finnegan - Presenter focused on practical personal-finance coverage for Irish audiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Ireland-based or Ireland-relevant professionals with demonstrable expertise in personal finance, investing, property, taxation, estate planning, consumer spending or government financial-support programmes. Guests should be able to explain complex financial issues clearly to a general audience.

Required Achievements:

Professional practice or specialist expertise in a relevant financial, legal, property or public-policy field, Leadership or advisory experience in an established organisation, Practical experience helping consumers, homeowners, investors or families make financial decisions

Recent Guest Discussions

Trea McGuinness - Wills, Inheritance Tax, Gifting Assets, Intestacy, Family Arrangements And Estate Planning In Ireland.

Kevin Elliott - ETF Investing, Ireland’s Proposed Personal Investment Account, Taxation, Fees And Comparisons With Overseas Schemes.

Stephen Farrell - Energy-efficiency Grants And Retrofit Supports For Homeowners Renovating Vacant Or Derelict Properties.

Rachael U Bhaoill - Buying And Renovating Derelict Properties, Financial Planning For Renovations And Property Affordability.

Recent Topics

Finance, Personal Finance, Investing, Home Ownership, Budgeting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Better With Money

Revealed: Ireland's new personal investment account - so how will it work?

October 06, 2026

Aideen Finnegan is joined by Dan Malone of Honest.ie for a debrief on the new personal investment account scheme unveiled by Finance Minister Simon Harris in Budget 2027. Dan explains it's a tax-advantaged “home” for investing in assets like stocks, funds, bonds and ETFs, with a €12,000 annual contribution cap and a €50,000 tax-free threshold. Once you go above that, a flat 1% tax rate kicks in on the portion above €50k. The bad news is that will happen even in years when markets fall and...

"Most people are overpaying for their health insurance": here's how to save on yours

September 29, 2026

Not everyone can afford or even wants health insurance. But for those who do - or those who worry affordability will force them to drop theirs - this episode of Better with Money is your ultimate guide to saving at a time of stringent price hikes. Dermot Goode has been working in the area of health insurance for over 35 years and what he doesn't know about the industry isn't worth knowing. He explains how many people are on outdated, overly expensive plans and could save by switching ...

Wills, windfalls and inheritance tax: Here’s how to understand them in Ireland

September 22, 2026

Irish Times deputy business editor, Dominic Coyle, and trust and estate practitioner,Trea McGuinness, discuss what’s set to be the biggest transfer of generational wealth ever in Ireland. That’s because the over 65s own the lion’s share of the country’s private wealth and they’re set to pass on billions of euro – much of it tied up in property – over the coming decades. But McGuinness, who’s a partner with BHSM, emphasises it’s important for younger people to draw up a will and not to fall in...

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dconlon@irishtimes.com

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