The Home Show with Sinead Ryan

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Going going gone - Sinéad speaks to auctioneer Colm O'Donnellan, Managing Partner O'Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers to hear how the migration to online auctions has gone and just how it all works. Shipping Container Homes - are they the silver bullet we’ve been looking for or more of a white elephant? - Architect Derek Trenaman joins the Home Show to d...

Taking the mystery out of debt.

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan “Many of the Hallowe’en celebrations we enjoy today owe their origins to the ancient festival of Samhain celebrated by our Celtic ancestors?” – That’s according to Sinead's guest Clodagh Doyle Keeper of the Irish Folklife Division at the National Museum of Ireland. Halloween - like many other traditions and festivals throughout the year - comes with many...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Celebrity Gardener Diarmuid Gavin came into the studio to give a masterclass on planting bulbs plus he had an unusual tip on composting that left Sinead blushing! Could a garden room be the solution to your lack of space at home? Andrew Burdock - founder of AB Projects - was on hand to explain how to build outdoors. "What have the Romans ever done for us...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan: As the dust settles from Budget 2022 - what was in it for you when it comes to housing? Sinead quizzed the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien on the measures that were implemented as well as those that weren't. Newstalk has teamed up with SSE Airtricity to take a deep dive into climate change and sustainability. As part of the series, we’re getting t...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Forget windmills and tulips - Gezellig is a new iconic Dutch design concept sweeping Europe. We learn how to get the look in your home Anne Touhy, Irish Interior Designer & founder of Room Junkie Design School.  With the phasing out of coal burning fires on the cards for the country, are the days of the open fire numbered and what can you do with tha...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Inspired by last week's Object of Design, Sinead thought she'd speak to one of the many woodturning experts working throughout the country to chat about the art and what makes it so popular now. Master Wood Turner, Glenn Lucas of the Glenn Lucas Woodturning Centre joined Sinead to chat about his love of the craft and how different woods in different part...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Fresh from his win at the Chelsea Flower Show, Ireland’s Master Gardener Billy Alexander of Kells Bay Gardens in Co. Kerry has been having a rather busy week to say the least! He took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with Sinead about his momentous win in London and also gave us some advice on how best to care for the ferns we have at home. Si...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan We meet the ceramic artist behind the must have item - the 'Tit Tea Mug'. Sophie Mcilwaine talks us through the inspiration for these mugs that celebrate women's bodies - especially those who are battling breast cancer.  What is the new design trend 'Japandi'? Interior Architect and Creator of ‘Styles So Simple’ - Aoife Tobin - guided us through this new...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Former Apprentice contestant Jamie Moran explains the new method of building homes using precast concrete containers. Green is the colour of the year and Home of the Year Winner Jennifer Sheahan has her top tips on how to introduce it into your home. Resident architect Roisin Murphy talks us though how families are memorializing their family pets at home...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan From Playstations to Pokémon Cards - What are the new toy antiques that you could have in your home already? We speak to Ross Ó Súilleabháin - Associate Director and Auctioneer at Herman & Wilkinson based in Rathmines. Tents and Tepees - Mary Ryder Interior Designer and Managing Director of Curated Ltd had some of the must have  children's furniture...

Roisin Murphy presented the show this week We meet the sisters Claire Halpin and Madeleine Hellier from the Pluid Project who have created the 'National Comfort Blanket' containing 1200 individual tiles from artists and the pubic depicting what has brought them comfort during lockdown. To find out more details on the project - including how to get the free tickets - click HERE  Picture Courtesy of...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan From Italian speaking dishwashers to coffee machines that create playlists - we have the ultimate guide to the must have new tech gadgets for your kitchen. Ciara O’Brien the Business and Technology correspondent with the Irish Times had all the latest updates to make your life easier.  Week Three of our Home Show Road Show and Sinead found herself gettin...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan If you are considering having a homebirth - then how do you prepare your home for the most important delivery ever? Sinead heard from Aisling Ui Dhalaigh - a new mother and Owner of Saolu and Gentle Birth Instructor, Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator. Part 2 of the Home Show Road Show sees us going behind the scenes of the National Museum of Irela...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan The Baron of Dunsany shares his passion for rewilding on one of the Ireland's largest stately homes. We put some "feelings into your ceilings" with Designer Garry Cohn of Cohn Designs. Learn how to do more than just paint your ceilings white! The Home Show Road Show takes to the streets as resident architect Roisin Murphy takes Sinead to one of the count...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Harpist and student Conni Rose Dawson gave us a tour of her campervan that she renovated and now calls home as she tries to avoid paying crazy Dublin rent costs. How can you register your home with movie production companies and how much money could you make? Steven Davenport Head of US Production and Partnerships at Screen Ireland explained all. How pin...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan Looking for wardrobe inspiration - what are your options? Home of the Year winner Jenifer Sheahan talked us through her award winning solutions. How can you make your home earn you money? Irish Times journalist Fiona Reddan talked us through how much you could earn if you put a billboard on the side of your home or hired your property out for photoshoots...

On the Home Show this week with Sinead Ryan We look at how you can create a sustainable garden at home with Expert Gardener Peter Dowdall. Why is everyone talking about the demolition of an abandoned lifeguard shelter in Dublin's Clontarf? Architecture historian Emma Gilleece explains all. With the Summer weather here at last, we look at the essential accessories you'll need to host the perfect ga...

On the Home Show this week.... We look at the revival of the Irish tradition of 'Dry Stone Walls' with Rory O’Shaughnessy - Tour Guide, Heritage Specialist and Stone Worker Member of the Dry Stone Wall Association of Ireland 56 families received the keys to their new home in a unique social housing development in a former convent in Baltinglass in County Wicklow. Declan Dunne CEO of Respond Housin...

On the Home Show this week.... Using gold to repair your precious porcelain? Dr. Bonnie Kemske, will tell us all about the Japanese art of Kintsugi... Director of Friel Stafford Financial Services, Tom Murray will help demystify insolvency, and explain why it doesn't necessarily mean you'll lose your home. What is it really like living as a nomadic traveller? Travel blogger, Tara Povey gives us an...

On the Home Show with Sinead Ryan this week we look at the best BBQ equipment on the market for this Summer. Plus we get some essential BBQ recipes from Celebrity Chef,  Author and now winemaker Kevin Dundon.   What are the Pros & Cons of the new fixed rate mortgages in the Irish market? Trevor Grant of Affinity Advisors & Chairperson Of The Association of Irish Mortgage Advisors (AIMA) is...

Could we be better utilizing the derelict homes and buildings across the country? Emma Gilleece, architectural historian thinks so and told us what she believes should be done with them. Home of the Year Winner, Jennifer Sheahan told us how to bring rocking chairs into your home and told us why you should consider a red brick floor! Diarmuid Gavin, celebrity gardener gave us his top tips for patio...

On The Home Show this week... Arlene McIntyre, interior designer to the stars tells us why she's offering to visit your home Trevor Flanagan of Beechfield Healthcare  gives us his tips for future proofing your home Neuroscientist, Tara Swart on using candles, reed diffusers, and essential oils to fragrance zone the different rooms in your house to create a sensory experience Aisling Nugent from Vi...

On this week's episode of The Home Show: Architect, Hugh Wallace, shares his thoughts on the housing crisis; if you are looking for a new sofa, Sinead Considine has been doing her homework on what you should buy to be "on trend" this year; Dr. Rory Hearne gives Sinead his take on the new vacant property refurbishment grant; and show regular Niamh Maher will talk to us about getting the nursery rea...