Quentin Fottrell
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 Quentin Fottrell at the Morrison Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 2010 | |
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Quentin Fottrell is an Irish columnist, author, agony uncle,[1] journalist, social diarist, and critic.[not verified in body]
Fottrell was born in Dublin,[citation needed] and studied psychology in University College Dublin,[citation needed] and journalism in University College Galway.[citation needed]
Career
Fottrell was the Irish correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal from 2003 to 2011,[citation needed] columnist and feature writer for The Irish Times,[when?][citation needed] and as of this date,[when?] was working as a journalist in New York City.[citation needed]
As of 2020, Fottrell was "run[ing] The Moneyist, an advice column on the finance media siteMarketWatch".[2] He writes about spending and investing,[3] and in the advice column, he answers questions on inheritance, marriage, divorce, relationships, weddings and other financial issues related to ethics and etiquette.[4]
Specific journalistic thrusts
Fottrell reported aspects of Irish life related to the rise of Ireland as the Celtic Tiger,[5] and on the expansion of the European Union during Ireland's six-month EU presidency.[citation needed]
Other writing
Fottrell has contributed to magazines and newspapers in the U.S., U.K., and Ireland, including Town & Country,[citation needed] The Sunday Times,[citation needed] The Dubliner,[citation needed] gave advice on relationships on The Ray D'Arcy Show,[citation needed] and wrote a weekly radio review column for The Irish Times.[citation needed]
He has also published in book length works, including one on relationships in Ireland, titled "Love in a Damp Climate,"[6][full citation needed][7] and contributed to several others, including "A Pint and a Haircut," a collection of true Irish stories.[when?][8][full citation needed]