The Trina Mara Podcast

Trina Mara chats to sleep therapist and the founder of Joy Space Therapy Denise Jordache about how to resolve your sleeping problems.  We discuss sleep hygiene, nightmares and what to do if you wake up during the night.  www.joyspacetherapy.com  

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery and travel journalist Ed Finn chat to Trina Mara about "The Holiday World Show" on at the RDS  

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery are in studio with Trina to explore Canada with new direct flights to Calgary and so much to see.   www.canadiansky.ie

Trina Mara is joined by Claire Irwin who is the Quantity Surveyor on RTE's Room to Improve with Dermot Bannon.  She explains the benefits of using a QS, the grants available to homeowners and answers your construction questions.   Her own website is www.irwinconsulting.ie  

Andy Kenny from Misneach Ukraine has an update for us after asking our listeners to donate their old crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, boots from fractures, first aid kits, adult incontinence products, hoists and commercial gym equipment.  They're still collecting this equipment to bring to Ukraine and help the injured in their rehabilitation but they're also looking for shoeboxes for the children. ...

Lynne McCormack from FRS Recruitment chats to Trina Mara about how to optimize your annual leave days.......you could get lots of extra days off by choosing your dates carefully   www.frsrecruitment.com

The new series of "Room to Improve" with Dermot Bannon is back on RTE Sunday nights and you might want to take on a home improvement project yourself but what's the best way to finance it? Paul Merriman from www.askpaul.ie offers his advice 

Mick Finn, Cork Independent Counsellor chats to Trina Mara about a proposed tax break for those who volunteer in their community.  Would you give up more of your time to volunteer if you paid slightly less tax? It would certainly encourage more people to give up their time.  

Melanie Kevelighan from Dogs Trust Ireland chats to Trina Mara about the horrific case of animal cruelty they came across recently where a litter of puppies were dumped and left to die in a plastic bag.  Just two pups from the litter called "Faith" and "Hope" have survived. www.dogstrust.ie

Dr. Jennifer Owens from The Glow Clinic chats to Trina Mara about the beauty trends that will be left behind in 2023. www.theglowclinic.ie 

Paul Merriman explains the Ask Paul savings challenge for 2024 where you can save either €1,378, €5,000 or €8,000 by the end of the year.   www.askpaul.ie

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