The Trina Mara Podcast

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery are in studio and today we are exploring Lisbon as a holiday destination. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Would you go travelling on your own? Become a parent by yourself? Set up a business or buy a home alone? Ariana Dunne's podcast "Solo Powered" is about this very topic and how we shouldn't wait to meet a romantic partner before we start living our lives. She chats to Trina Mara

Caz Mooney is in studio chatting to Trina Mara about how she got out of debt and saved for a house deposit within a year. Her Instagram @irishbudgeting has some great ideas including how to feed 5 people on a fiver and her book is called "Caz Mooney's Budgeting Planner".

Def Leppard play Marlay Park on the 4th of July with Motley Crue and Joe Elliott chatted to Trina Mara ahead of the show

Trina Mara pays tribute to Tina Turner after her sad passing at the age of 83.

Deirdre Ryan from DR Dogcare offers her advice for training your dog to walk nicely on the lead. She has a book out called "Trained puppies don't bite children" www.drdogcare.ie

Travel journalists Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery are in studio as we explore Croatia as a holiday destination. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Facing redundancy at any time in your career can be a traumatic experience but probably even more so as you get older and wonder that younger candidates who are competent in social media will have the edge over you. Dan Potts, @thecareercoach_official on Instagram says this needn't be the case

Brittany Ferries are now sailing direct to Bilbao from Rosslare and travel journalist Ed Finn went on the ferry this week to report back about his adventures. www.thetravelexpert.ie www.brittany-ferries.ie

Do you have a plan as to how you'll finance your kids' 3rd level education? Bernard Walsh from Bank of Ireland says investing is key especially for long-term growth and although it can be confusing for some, they are holding a free webinar on 31st of May. You can register at www.bankofireland.com/invested

Lorraine Keane chats to Trina Mara about how so many women are overdoing their exercise during perimenopause and menopause when in fact, you need to take it easy and do a different type of exercise like weight bearing exercise. She trains with Educogym.

Trina chats to Stuart Dempsey about Gamerfest coming to the RDS in Dublin May 2th and 28th. He explains what we can expect and if your old gaming console is worth any money. www.gamerfest.ie

Travel journalists Sarah Slattery & Ed Finn are in studio with Trina uncovering Malaga as a holiday destination. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Marie Hannon from the voluntary organization Dogs in Distress chats to Trina Mara about dogs being surrendered and how you can make a difference by fostering one. She also talks about what is required when it comes to fostering a dog. www.dogsindistress.org

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery are back in studio this week uncovering Malaga!

Oonagh O'Hagan from Meagher's Pharmacy explains the process of getting emergency contraception in your chemist and why you should never feel embarrassed. There are also a couple of types so she talks us though which ones are most effective. www.meagherspharmacy.ie

With over 26 new travel routes now available out of Ireland, why not travel to somewhere you haven't been before?

Johnny Logan chats to Trina Mara about playing Vicar Street on the 1st of September 2023 for one night only, his recent appearances on "The Masked Singer" where he performed as a reindeer and if he'd ever do Eurovision again!

Do you know when it's time to change your child's car seat? Barry from www.babymoonbabyshop.ie explains all

Dan Potts from @thecareercoach_official chats to Trina Mara - this week, we're focusing on feeling regret after leaving your old job and what to do next.

Owner of www.thetravelexpert.ie Sarah Slattery and award-winning travel journalist Ed Finn are in studio with the latest travel deals. This is where you'll find all the bargain holidays

Instagrammer Jennifer Carroll (@jens_journey_ie) chats to Trina Mara about leaving an abusive relationship, finding herself as a single parent, losing 12 stone and turning her life around. She has just released her memoir and cookbook inspired by the many recipes she shares on Instagram on her weight loss journey.

Wondercare Podcaster & Pharmacist Sheena Mitchell chats to Trina Mara about why you shouldn't allow family and friends to kiss your newborn baby until their immune system has developed after 12 weeks.

Ireland's first drink spiking detection test, CYD Check Your Drink self-test kits are available to buy in all major pharmacies. Just add a single drop of the drink onto the test and it will indicate the presence of the drugs Ketamine and GHB which are used from drink spiking. Eoin McKeon tells us all about it.

Are gel and acrylic nails bad for your health? It's been claimed that the products used for gel and acrylic nails can cause a major allergic reaction which could prevent you from availing of joint replacement and dental work in the future.