Barbara McCarthy

Contributor

Barbara McCarthy is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in business.

‘I travelled the world, but with a laptop instead of a rucksack’

Wild Geese: Alan Kelly, Zurich

‘I got to the top of the ladder, so I bought the company’

Wild Geese: Wendy Mather, Los Angeles

‘In New York we have close connections to the Irish community. It is a great place to raise a child too’

Wild Geese: Maedhbh McCullagh from Co Cavan has made a life in the arts in New York

‘There’s a lack of formality and a straight-talking approach that’s really refreshing’

Wild Geese: Elaine Herlihy, Sydney

‘It’s funny that I work in chocolate; when I was a child, we weren’t really allowed sweets’

Wild Geese: Sarah Souther, Nashville

‘In Cape Town, most people have an upbeat attitude and that’s what I enjoy’

Wild Geese: Despite regular power cuts, Tipperary woman Rachel Nicholson is enjoying life in South African capital

Things are compact and efficient in Japan, just as you would expect

Wild Geese: Greg Timmons, Osaka

The city where a car parking space is ‘worth more than gold’

Wild Geese: Sinead Naughton, New Jersey

Lovin’ Dublin founder Niall Harbison on moving from life in Irish media to caring for street dogs in Thailand

Wild Geese: Niall Harbison, Thailand

‘Surprised by the kindness of neighbours’ in German rented home

Wild Geese: Niamh O’Reilly, Düsseldorf

‘Moving in your 50s is a big step – you just have to go for it’

Wild Geese: Prosperity.ie’s Gary Mullan took advantage of pandemic and moved to Barcelona to expand agency’s Spanish market

‘New York is very much a work hard, play hard place, so you celebrate your victories’

Wild Geese: Sara Kennedy works for Douglas Elliman real estate company and lives in Williamsburg

‘When it rains in Los Angeles, I run out on the balcony. You’d miss a bit of rain’

Wild Geese: Jordan Lawlor moved to LA last year to work in the entertainment business

Wild Geese: ‘Most of our clients are Irish, but we welcome everyone’

Rebecca Skedd, CEO of Solace House in New York

Cambodia: ‘Tourism has brought great prosperity to many in the region’

Wild Geese: Cavan man says paying €350 in rent allows you to live in ‘pure luxury’