Michael Houghton: ‘Our combined income is almost double what it was in 2022, yet strangely we don’t feel like we have twice as much to play with’

Sitting in a restaurant in Carrigaholt, Co Clare recently, my older son looked through the menu and said, “Is it OK if I have the surf and turf?” Having a quick browse of the menu, I noticed the cost of the meal was €37. “Ummm, could you have a burger?” was my initial reaction.

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