
Deirdre O'Keeffe
Deirdre O'Keeffe is the managing director of Burdy, a bookkeeping and tax advisory business she founded two decades ago as a side hustle. With a keen understanding of the evolving job market, she has observed a significant increase in individuals seeking mentorship for their own side businesses in response to rising living costs. O'Keeffe categorizes these side-hustlers into three types: aspiring entrepreneurs, income supplementers, and opportunists, reflecting the diverse motivations behind the growing trend of side income generation.
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Deirdre O'Keeffe, managing director of bookkeeping and tax advisory business Burdy, started it up as just such a side hustle some 20 years ago.
from walking dogs to €60 an hour grinds – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2026-06-02
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