FIRE - the Irish people retiring early

For most of us, early retirement sounds like packing up the desk at 60.

But a growing number of Irish people are devoting themselves to the FIRE movement - with hopes to retire at 50 or even just 40 years of age.

So, how are they doing it? And can we do the same? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

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