The Trina Mara Podcast

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"

Professor Philip Nolan, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland chats to Trina Mara about Science Week 2023

We all know Ricky Tomlinson is a legend.....so what an experience it was for Trina Mara getting a lift to work with him!  

Darina Allen chats to Trina Mara in studio about her book "The New Ballymaloe Bread Book" and why she has started a new business venture at the age of 75

Dr. Alma Creaven from the Galway Dental Group chats to Trina Mara about the latest in dentistry

Trina Mara has an incredible story to share about how a tragedy turned to inspiration.  It's the story of The Ollie Hughes Band.  She goes into the rehearsal studio with a group of men, in their early 40's, from Griffith Avenue who always dreamed of making music but as can happen, real life gets in the way.  However, when Ollie Hughes was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, music turned out to b...

Dr. Lisa Hynes is Head of Health Programmes at Croí and a health psychologist.  She talks to Trina Mara about how to go from wanting to get healthy to actually doing it as we continue our campaign to know your number and get your cholesterol tested with Benecol       

Trina Mara chats to Brendan Molloy from South William Clinic about the latest in beauty technology and trends that offer a fresher look rather than turning back the clock www.southwilliamspa.com

Award winning interior designer Natasha Rocca-Devine chats to Trina Mara with tips on how to stage your home for sale 

Alannah Pardy from www.recaptureone.ie tells Trina Mara about the memorial plaques that are now available for graves and memorial spots like benches.  You scan a QR code and memories of the deceased in the form of videos and photos can be viewed.  They also offer this for beloved pets or even as a way of storing photos from your wedding day.  

Dr. Caoimhe Hartley is clinical lead at the Rotunda Hospital Menopause Clinic and founder & CEO of Menopause Health.  She helps us dispel some menopause myths.     

Comedian Phill Jupitus chats to Trina Mara about why he's gone back to college to study art and how he has "found" the weight he "lost" again!!!  

Caroline Dermody is the community nurse lead with Croí and she chats to Trina Mara about how important it is to get your blood pressure and cholesterol checked.  Benecol products contain plant stanol ester which is proven to lower cholesterol. 

It's been an entire decade since Ciara O'Callaghan left her role as "Yvonne Doyle" in "Fair City".  She'll be starring in "The Valley of the Squinting Windows" at the Gaiety Theatre from the 7th to the 11th of November 2023. 

Comedian Omid Djalili chats to Trina Mara about allegedly being the last person to make the Queen laugh before her death, his time spent living in Ireland and how nobody can ever pronounce his name !