Cash in transit: the handiest travel wallets

Paul Costello Living Studio

EXECUTIVE accessories don’t have to be dull, as this wallet from the Irish designer’s range at Dunnes Stores proves. Made from 100pc leather and subtly embossed with his logo, it’s a roomy number, zipped on three sides, with lots of slots within to hold documents and other essentials. If blue isn’t jaunty enough for you, it also comes in coral, and at this price point, it’s a winning combination of functionality and style. €50, dunnesstores.com

Autograph luxury leather

MADE from 100pc soft, black, environmentally-friendly leather, the Autograph luxury leather double travel wallet is a high quality offering form Marks & Spencer. With two compartments, it’s spacious enough to carry everything you could possibly need and sections marked with labels such as ‘passport’ and ‘currency’ make life easy. There are plenty of zips to keep coins safe, and the wallet also comes with a detachable hand strap. €120, marksandspencer.ie

Dubarry Milltown wallet

IRISH company Dubarry has come up with a winner in the form of this smart holder, with a pleasing old-world feel. Made of crushed and smooth leathers, features include multi open pockets, compartments for two different currencies including colour zipped coin purses, a detachable wristlet strap, all secured by an elasticated outer strop and metal snap closure. €129 dubarry.ie

LifeVenture RFiD

THE LifeVenture RFiD mini travel document wallet is extremely practical, weatherproof and uses anti-RFiD (radio frequency identification) material, which stops information being transmitted, thus reducing the risk of identity theft. It has seven card slots, a pocket for your smartphone and passport, as well as three additional slip pockets for tickets, a zipped internal pocket and a pen loop. If you want to stay secure when you travel, this is for you. €23.56, lifeventure.com