The Trina Mara Podcast

Ciara Conlon is a productivity and leadership coach who believes the key to maintaining resolutions is to develop daily habits.  She has launched the Life Flow Planner to help boost your productivity, enhance your mindset and help create habits that stick. www.ciaraconlon.com

The legendary singer Paul Young plays Ireland in February - the Cork Opera House on the 27th of February, the University of Limerick on the 28th of February and Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre on the 29th of February.  He chats to Trina about singing the opening line on Band Aid's "Do they know it's Christmas?", how he came to support Genesis on their World Tour even though he was as big as they were an...

Sharon Shannon chats to Trina Mara ahead of her performance at the New Years Festival in Dublin.  She also has a  "Now and Then" boxset available with 30 years of solo music and collaborations with all the greats like The Waterboys, Christy Moore, Adam Clayton, Sinead O'Connor and much more   www.nyfdublin.com    

Roisin O'Loughlin from "The Fertility HQ" answers your frequently asked fertility questions and tells us about the home testing kits you may find useful.   www.thefertilityhq.ie

Barry Gardner from "Arboretum Urban Green", above Chapters Book Shop on Parnell Street in Dublin, chats to Trina Mara about creating that festive look for your front door, what plants are easiest to keep alive and why poinsettias are so popular at Christmas time.   www.arboretum.ie  

Iain Stirling brings his stand-up show to Vicar Street on the 30th of March - you'll recognize his voice as the Love Island voiceover.... he also married an Irishwoman - TV presenter Laura Whitmore. Instagram - iaindoesjokes

We all know that one person who goes too far at the work Christmas party - too many drinks, saying things they shouldn't say and being filled with dread the next day but did you know this behaviour could actually get you sacked?   Aisling Parkinson from Lewis Silkin Employment Law Firm explains all to Trina Mara 

Asa Murphy chats to Trina Mara about the musical comedy he has written, "Irish Annie's" which tours Ireland next year.  He is a proud Irish-Liverpudlian so this show is a celebration of Irish culture.  It stars Asa himself, Catherine Rice (the landlady of "Irish Annie's" pub) and Ricky Tomlinson from "The Royle Family" who is one of Asa's best friends despite their age gap.   www.irishannies.com I...

Trina Mara pays tribute to the legendary Shane MacGowan as the singer sadly passes away at the age of 65.   A special person. May he Rest in Peace.

Sharon Shannon chats to Trina Mara ahead of Shane MacGowan's funeral having performed with him on numerous occasions over the years

Foil, Arms and Hog are in studio with Trina Mara ahead of their Vicar Street dates on December 10th & 15th and January 12th,13th.14th, 20th and 21st.  

Has your "tween" asked for skincare products this Christmas? There is a massive trend this year for 9,10,11 and 12 year olds looking for brands like "Drunk Elephant" thanks to Tik Tok but is it harmful to be using products on your skin at such a young age? The Skin Nerd's Jennifer Rock gives her take on the trend  Jennifer also tells us how you can get a personalised skin consultation with The Ski...

Fran Whearty from the Lotto spoke to Trina Mara about how people often don't realize they've had a lotto win as they don't check their emails! 

Comedian Joanne McNally chats to Trina Mara who explains why Joanne wasn't chosen to be her child's godmother and her Prosecco Express show at the Gleneagle INEC Arena Killarney on December 15th

Do you have old crutches under the stairs? Maybe you have half a packet of nappies your baby has outgrown? Well 3 lads from Dublin, Cork and Ukraine are looking for these medical supplies to bring over to Ukraine.  They also need volunteers to help collect these items across Ireland.   Gym equipment like weights are also helpful for rehabilitation exercises. Items wanted include crutches, boots fr...

There has been a massive jump in the number of people and children attending hospital with RSV - but what is it?  Pharmacist & Podcaster Sheena Mitchell and podcaster (WonderCare) explains 

Richard Meek chats to Trina Mara about the problem with fishnet tights as he stars in "The Rocky Horror Show" on at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from January 15th-20th 2024.

Fionn Foley chats to Trina Mara about "The Giggler Treatment", a mischievous new musical based on the children's book by Roddy Doyle.  It runs at The Ark in Dublin until January.  

Writer and director Aisling Byrne chats to Trina Mara about her short film "Headspace" which is being considered for an Oscar nomination.  As the tensions and frustrations of life in a community house start to close in on him, a young man with Down Syndrome  realizes he may have to cross a line to end a nightly disturbance.  

Trina Mara is chatting to Take That's Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen and finally finds out if Gary Barlow was really the one who posted her his autograph in 1993 after she sent a stamped addressed envelope to his house!!    

Keith Barry has again managed to hack into Trina Mara's mind - this time revealing who her very first crush was!!

Mentalist Keith Barry reveals his past as a cosmetic scientist!  He invented make-up and eye make-up remover aswell as a men's skincare range 

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery chats to Trina Mara about the range of travel deals available on Black Friday - from hotels, theme park tickets, cruises, ski holidays - we cover the lot!   www.thetravelexpert.ie  

Dr. Jamie Gallagher is a science communicator so his job is to find ways to engage us with science.  He chats to Trina Mara about the science experiments you can do at home to impress the kids.  

Kealon Doyle is obsessed with seahorses....so much so, he has dedicated his life to protecting them and he shares some fascinating information about the seahorse which inspired his Netflix documentary "Seahorse Man"