We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.

I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.

In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.

I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.

Believe me, I've done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.

I have been asked to lend people money - I now only ever give whatever amount is comfortable without thinking it will come back, otherwise when you see that person wearing a new coat or going on holiday you think but yes, where is my money?

I've always taken risks and bought property well. As journalism wasn't particularly well paid, buying homes and selling them for profit improved my income.