The Irish FIRE Podcast
Hosted by Michael · Michael Houghton
4.8from 120 ratings
- 134
- Episodes
- 20
- Transcribed
- 120
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 303
- YouTube views
About The Irish FIRE Podcast
The Irish FIRE Podcast explores the journey to financial independence and early retirement from an Irish perspective. Hosted by Michael Houghton, the podcast covers practical strategies for saving, investing, and working towards financial independence. Each episode dives into topics like tax efficiency, property investment, pensions, and lifestyle optimization, all tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities in Ireland. Whether you’re just starting out or well on your FIRE journey, The Irish FIRE Podcast offers actionable insights to help you achieve your financial goals.
- Publisher
- Michael Houghton
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
20 of 134 episodes have a transcript.
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Contracting in Ireland: Tax, Expenses and Early Retirement with Sarah Flynn
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Coast FI Guy Stopped Coasting - So What Went Wrong?
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Questions People Ask When You Say You’re Retiring at 42
Inside a recent episode
Contracting in Ireland: Tax, Expenses and Early Retirement with Sarah Flynn
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But generally speaking, we do find anyone who's full time independently working, to use that catch all term. is going to end up having to have a limited company, whether it is through a need to secure a contract or whether it is through it making financial sense. There are some sectors where I suppose you're a sole trader, maybe you're a trader, something like that. You can get away with working as a sole trader longer term, but that's where doing a pulse on whether this is still making financial sense for me is really good. And it's easy. […]
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- Sarah Flynn
- Anders Skagerberg
- Karena Duane
- Sjoerd Bak
- Michael Healy
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 303
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 116 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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- Quality
- 32
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 92
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Michael host the show. Published by Michael Houghton.
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The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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