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The Home Show with Sinead Ryan

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Sinead Ryan covers all areas of the home from interiors and accessories, to design and architecture, maintenance and renovation - along with expert advice on various aspects of home improvement. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at  http://newstalk.com/listenlive  | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

The Guest Loo, Public Housing Schemes, Irish Room in London 14.09.2024

Sinead Moriarty - Author @sinead_moriarty Ruth McManus - Associate Professor in Geography in DCU and co-author of Building Healthy Homes: Dublin Corporation’s First Housing Schemes @RMcMnow Danniele Patten - Director of creative programmes and collections at Museum of the Home @MuseumoftheHome Denise O’Connor @OptimiseDesign

Dublin Pubs, Bike Shelters, Styling for Autumn 07.09.2024

This week's guests: Donal Fallon - Historian and Presenter of the Three Castles Burning Podcast @fallon_donal. Orla Hegarty - Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at UCD @Orla_Hegarty. Tom Considine - Managing Director of Safety Storage Systems. Paul Kinsella - The Real Housewife of Drumcondra @lifeatno_2. 

Hotel Resort Homes, Writing Spaces, Celtic Tiger Mortgages 31.08.2024

This week's guests: Financial Analyst, Karl Deeter Award-winning Children's Author and Events Manager at Halfway Up the Stairs in Greystones, Sarah Webb Director of Lisney Sotheby's International Realty, Louise Kenny Creative Director at thejournal ie, Niamh Maher.

Why Ireland is Lonely, Choosing Art, Study Spaces 24.08.2024

In this week’s episode: Psychotherapist Stephanie Regan on why Ireland is the loneliest place to live in Europe (despite being considered so friendly). Choosing art for your home, even if you’re a rookie, with Stephen Martin, Managing Director of Merrion Gallery. Picking the right furniture with Claire Callinan, Founder of In The Space Interiors. Making the perfect study space for any students in...

Household Maintenance, Designer Picnic Baskets, One Weekend Room Makeover 17.08.2024

This week's guests: Peter Finn - Pete The Builder @builder_pete Russell Alford - Producer with 98FM and Sunday Times Ireland Restaurant Co-Critic @russellalford_ Paul Kinsella - Real Housewife of Drumcondra @lifeatno_2

Summer Movie Houses and A World Without Airbnb 10.08.2024

In this week's show: The most fabulous movie beach houses you wish you could spend the summer in.  What would a world without Airbnb be like? It might come sooner than you think... It’s been 6 months since the Deposit Return Scheme was introduced. Are you using it? We chat to its CEO. Jennifer Sheahan has been shopping deck chairs to die for.

Living on the Moon, Smart Bathrooms and Olympic Design 03.08.2024

Ever thought of living far, far away? Well scientists have discovered the perfect spot … on the moon. We'll be finding out all about it from space expert Leo Enright. Buying Celtic Tiger apartments, a bargain or a risk? Putting the tech in your toilet, we’ll talk smart bathrooms and Natasha Rocca Devine will be bringing the Olympic spirit to your interiors

The Healthy Age Friendly Home Programme & What Not To Throw Out 02.08.2024

On this week's show, The government scheme helping older people to rightsize, Why are millionaires still getting write offs on debts accrued during the Celtic Tiger? Protecting your house from summer burglars and, what not to throw out when you’re decluttering.

3D Printed Houses, Outdoor Offices, Interiors for Kids 20.07.2024

In this week's show: 3D printed houses with Justin Kinsella - @ltd_harcourt The outdoor office with Shane Cradock, Performance Coach - @shanecradock RTB annual report with Pat Davitt - Chief Executive, IPAV (Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers) @IPAVireland Interiors for kids with Jennifer Sheahan - @JennySheahan

Think Before You Flush, Interiors for Kids, Why do People Name Their Houses? 13.07.2024

In this week's show: Why do people name their houses? With Anna McHugh - Head of Corporate Communications with An Post @AnnaQ121. A home for all seasons, with Kay Prestney and Becca Cherry - Co-Authors of 'A Home for All Seasons'. Thinking before you flush, with Patrick Cross - Campaigns Manager at Clean Coasts @CleanCoasts. Interiors for kids, with Natasha Rocca...

Living in a Tiny Home, Mortgages for Pensioners, Lifesize Plans 06.07.2024

In this week’s show: Smaller houses are more affordable, but when is small too small? We ask the owner of a tiny home. Taking a life sized tour of your new house, before it’s been built. The new mortgage providers offering loans up to the age of 80. @doddl_ie Jennifer Sheahan on sprucing up your mobile home. @JennySheahan

Making a Taylor Swift Shrine, Using Airbnb, Being a Bad Cook 29.06.2024

In this week’s show: How to be a bad cook with Ruth Finnegan Buying a sculpture for your back garden with Frits Potgieter @PotgieterFrits @MontenotteH Doing airbnb the old fashioned way with Aidan McKelvey @AidanMcKelvey How to turn your house into a shrine to Tay Tay with Super Swifty @Niamh_Maher

Global Citizenship, Luxury Bedroom Gadgets, Overhead Lighting 22.06.2024

In this week's show: •Could Global Citizenship be the answer to the cost of living crisis here in Ireland? With Andrew Henderson, CEO & Founder of Nomad Capitalist @nomadcapitalist •Can luxury sleep accessories actually help you sleep? With Fiona Brennan, CEO of The Positive Habit and author of 'Sleep Well: 8 Habits to Help You Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep and Wake Up Refreshed' @FionaBrennan19 •T...

18th Century Food, Bridgerton Living, Maximum Comfort 15.06.2024

In this week's show, with guest host Ciara Kelly: What’s it like to live the Bridgerton life? With Laura Bowe. Designing your bedroom for maximum comfort, with Maria Fenlon. Dining in Ireland’s Regency era, with John O’Driscoll. How celebrities influence interior design, with Arlene McIntyre.

Timber Houses, Room by Room Makeover, Small Living Rooms 08.06.2024

In this week's show: TV personality Paul Kinsella on how to make loads of colour pops work in your house. Blogger Catherine Carton on giving your house a DIY and craft makeover room by room. Why aren’t there more timber houses in Ireland when they’re the obvious answer in other countries? Natasha Rocca Devine on getting the most out of petite living rooms.

Would you Get a Portrait? Keeping Plants Alive, The Olympic Village 01.06.2024

In this week's show: King Charles’ very Red portrait made the headlines, but would you get a portrait painted to hang in your sitting room? With Dr. Brendan Rooney. Why are most of us so hopeless at keeping house plants alive? With Erin Thomas. What will life be like for the 14,000 people in the Olympic Village in Paris? With Nancy Gillen. Niamh Maher tells us about the best kitchen gadgets.

Castle for Sale, Turning your Balcony into a Garden, Communal Living 25.05.2024

In this week's show: Neal Morrison tells us about the castle on sale in Fermanagh. Could communal living be the way of the future? With Rosie Kellett. Turning your balcony into a garden with Gavin Saunders. Arlene McIntyre on why we should have two master bedrooms.

Milion Pound Idea from a Skip, Summer Garden Renovation, Interiors Trade Show 18.05.2024

In this week's show: It’s time to get working on your summer garden before the sun reconsiders! There's a luxury villa that Berlin’s government can’t give away... The million pound idea that began in a skip. Jennifer Sheahan has been to the Interiors Trade Show, Salone del Mobile in Milan. She’ll be filling us in on the latest styles and trends.   

Home Shows, Fussy Eaters & Free Wills 11.05.2024

Sinead talks to James Dempsey, TV Reviewer, about the best home improvement shows. Samantha Forest, Founder of Fussy Food Plates, provides tips on encouraging kids to eat their greens. Kieran Lawlor, Partner of Lawlor O'Reilly Solicitors, and Mark Gannon, Owner of Courtmacsherry Angling Limited, explain the importance of free wills for those over 55. And finally, Natasha Rocca Devine rounds things...

Redesigning for Accessibility, Cat Furniture, Writing a Will & Bar Carts 04.05.2024

Artist Orla Walsh speaks to us about re-designing her home for accessiblity after her husband’s horrific life altering accident. Not content with destroying your furniture, cats now want their own. We’ll be finding out about the booming industry of cat furniture. May is RNLI’s Free Wills Month. We’ll talk through the process and the pitfalls of writing a will. AND Niamh Maher will be settling one...

An Extraordinary Renovation, Bringing Back Bridging Loans & CleanTok Hacks 29.04.2024

What would you do if you had half a million Euro to renovate your three bed semi? How do you charge your electric vehicle at home if you don’t have a driveway? Do we need to bring back bridging loans to help older people downsizing? AND Jennifer Sheahan has searched the length and breadth of TikTok for the cleaning hacks you never knew you needed

Aquariums, Stained Glass Windows & Nurseries 20.04.2024

Never mind a bit of fish for dinner, what about an entire tank in your living room? Are we entering the age of Aquariums? Stained Glass Windows are as beautiful today as they were when they were first installed hundreds of years ago but what is involved in keeping them that way? How to design the perfect nursery for your newborn AND Natasha Rocca Devine will be here with the latest spring design t...

Neuroarchitecture, Rental Scams, The Ideal Home Show & Patterned Flooring 15.04.2024

Neuroarchitecture, what is it and should all of our homes be designed with it in mind? The rental crisis has led to a rise in accommodation scams so how can we avoid them especially for students going to college. The PTSB Ideal Home Show is just around the corner. We’ll find out what’s coming to town?  AND Denise O’Connor talks to us about patterned flooring and how less can be more.

Downsizing, Housing in the last year of Government, Outdoor Patios & The Return of Retro 06.04.2024

Has the changing of the clocks got you dreaming of long sunny evenings out the garden? We’ll be putting you in the know about garden patios We’ll have a new Taoiseach in the next week or so, but what can Simon Harris do with the housing crisis with less than a year to the next general election? Downsizing, a housing solution or blatant ageism?  AND Natasha Rocca Devine will be here to talk ab...

Hugh Wallace, Easter Traditions & Last Minute Decorating 30.03.2024

From whipping the herring to Egg hunts, we’ll take a look at where some of the stranger Easter traditions come from Home of the year’s Hugh Wallace joins us to tell us how he judges Ireland’s houses and what you can do to make yours a winner  AND Niamh Maher will be here with some last minute tips to get your home decorated for Easter Sunday

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