About us
Who are moneysherpa?
Voted No 1 Mortgage Broker by Best in Ireland and largest personal finance advice website in Ireland. moneysherpa was created by Irish financial and media professionals frustrated at the lack of good quality home buying guidance available for the Irish consumer.
Introducing our founder
Welcome!
My name is Mark Coan, founder of moneysherpa. We are changing home buying for the better.

My own buying journey
When it came to buying a home, I was surprised at how hard it was to get good quality information about how to go about it.
This prompted me to delve a little deeper into the world of home buying.
That’s when I realised the significant impact the differences in rates, fees and who you work with have on your outcome.
During my research it became crystal clear I was not alone in needing a free, straightforward, unbiased and comprehensive home buying service.
In fact according to a Central Bank of Ireland report 61% of Irish consumers believe that the personal finance advice they receive is based on the incentives the advisor receives, not their best interests. As a qualified finance professional and business veteran who recently led one of Ireland’s largest consumer banking operations, we’ve created a team to provide the straightforward, independent and comprehensive home buying guidance Ireland needs.
We believe in information transparency.
- All the content we will publish on this site has been written or overseen by a qualified financial advisor in the relevant field.
- Our independent product reviews, guides and tools cover all the main providers in the Irish market.
- We do not carry advertising, companies can’t pay to feature on our service or rank higher in our comparison tables.
- We may receive a commission from a provider when you select one of our recommendations, but this simply allows us to provide the service for free and doesn’t change our content in any way.
In founding moneysherpa, I’ve put together all the guidance I couldn’t find when I was planning my own purchase. I hope this service will help Irish home buyers find a home to set them up for a securer future.
Mark Coan (CBD, LIB) Founder.
Certified Bank Director (CBD)
Licentiate of The Institute of Banking (LIB)




How we can help
If you’re here it means you are looking for the information buying a home. No worries, we have you covered:
- Use our financial planning tools and calculators to home in on the right direction for you.
- Read our guides for the lowdown on savings and home buying.
- Read our mortgage top picks, to go straight to the the best products without passing go.
- Set up a free, no obligation video chat with one of our mortgage sherpas, who can point you in the right direction to save on your mortgage.
We hope you find our tools, guides and top picks super useful. We worked hard to pull it all together, and if you have any suggestions to make this site better, we’d love to hear them! You can also check out our disclaimer and privacy policy.
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Meet the team
At moneysherpa we’ve created a crack team of financial experts to help you climb to the top of your home buying journey.
You can read more about our startup journey here or why moneysherpa was founded here.

Team of financial experts
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Joe is the architect of our tech stack which powers our customer tools. He is also the co-founder of Bizgraph a leading business planning software firm. With over twenty years as chief data scientist and software architect for leading multi-nationals, Joe makes sure our tech works hard for our customers.

Damien Garret (QFA)
Mortgage Sherpa
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- (085) 264 2406
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Damien is a fully qualified mortgage advisor. He previously held mortgage advisory roles with Which Mortgages. He is a key member of the moneysherpa team working with our customers to help them get the best result every day.

Reny Joseph (QFA)
Customer Sherpa
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- (089) 414 6497
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Reny is an experienced fully qualified mortgage advisor and proud dad. He previously held mortgage advisory and customer facing roles with AIB. Reny gets a kick every day from helping our customers.

Gavin O’Callaghan (QFA)
Customer Sherpa
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- (085) 264 2406
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Gavin hails from north Dublin, is a proud dad and has bags of experience working with lenders. He was in fact a mortgage manager at PTSB for over a decade, managing peoples mortgage, soup to nuts. His real passion (apart from rap music) though is working with customers, that’s what he does every day at moneysherpa, helping our customers get the best possible outcomes all day everyday.

Kinga Starostka (QFA)
Customer Sherpa
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- (089) 206 7280
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Kinga hails from Cavan, is an experienced fully qualified mortgage advisor and passionate fund raiser for Ukrainian refugees. She previously held mortgage advisory roles with Cornmarket and Bank of Ireland.

Niki Ellis (QFA)
Mortgage Completions
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- (089) 201 8237
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Niki is a proud mum and has been in banking and finance roles for years. She worked for both Ulster Bank and Pay Pal, helping customers.At moneysherpa Niki looks after our completions team, working with lenders and solicitors to get customers mortgages as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Jenn Calvey
Mortgage Submissions
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- (086)191 8563
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Jenn is also a proud mum and also worked for Ulster Bank. Once of the parish of Portmarnock she has now settled with her family in County Meath. At moneysherpa Jenn looks after our submissions team, working with lenders and advisors to make sure our customers get mortgage approval pronto.

Mark Coan
Founder
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- (085) 679 7301
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Mark is originally from Liverpool and is a proud red. He has been settled in Ireland for over 20 years and now lives in Dundalk. At moneysherpa Mark tries to support the moneysherpa team to do the best possible job for their customers.
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