The Trina Mara Podcast

Roisin Baggott is the Egg Donation Lead at SIMS IVF and talks us through the various options for those wanting to avail of egg donation. www.sims.ie

Feargal Harrington from Intro Matchmaking on why dating outside of your usual types can often lead to relationship success. www.intro.ie

Filmmaker Simon Chambers finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back to London from India to care for his single, gay Uncle David, who had been an actor before he retired. He refuses to go into a care home and despite not knowing where he left his false teeth, he can recite all the lines of the Shakespeare plays. Simon has won the award for Best Directing, International Competition at the 2022 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING played at a number of international festivals including Hot Docs Festival, DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, and more. Much Ado about Dying Trailer

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery have just returned from Los Angeles - they tell us everything you need to know about the City of Angels www.edfinntravels.com www.thetravelexpert.ie www.shannonairport.ie www.tropicalsky.ie Winner will be called on Tuesday 21st and must be available to take the phonecall Terms and conditions for the competition are as follows: Shannon Airport will endeavour to book your chosen dates of travel; however, you may be offered alternate dates depending on seat availability. This prize is valid for one return flight for two passengers and is non-transferable. It includes assigned seating and one 23kg checked bag per passenger. Booking requests must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to departure date. Travel must be completed as follows: Aer Lingus flights to Boston and New York are valid for travel before 14th December United flights to Newark are valid for travel before 25th October United Flights to Chicago are valid for travel between 24th Mary and 24th September Delta Airlines flights to New York are valid for travel between 25th May and 06th October If a passenger travelling is under the age of 16 on the departure date, they must be accompanied by a passenger over the age of 16. The passenger must provide a valid email address and contact phone number for the flight reservation. Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation from the relevant airline. Passengers must have a valid passport and all necessary documentation needed to travel to the United States. All regular airline terms and conditions apply once your reservation has been confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of this prize can only travel to the destination, which is the subject of this prize, via Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co. Clare. To the extent that this term and condition is inconsistent with any of the other terms and conditions herein contained, this term and condition shall prevail. Other terms and conditions may apply in relation to the flight and/or flight arrangements.

SIMS IVF Specialist Fertility Counsellor Helga Behan chats about looking after yourself before and during fertility treatment. www.sims.ie

Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery are exploring South Africa today plus giving you a chance to win return flights to New York with thanks to Shannon Airport and Tropical Sky www.shannonairport.ie www.tropicalsky.ie www.edfinntravels.com www.thetravelexpert.ie Winner will be called on Tuesday 14th May and must be available to take the phonecall Terms and conditions for the competition are as follows: Shannon Airport will endeavour to book your chosen dates of travel; however, you may be offered alternate dates depending on seat availability. This prize is valid for one return flight for two passengers and is non-transferable. It includes assigned seating and one 23kg checked bag per passenger. Booking requests must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to departure date. Travel must be completed as follows: Aer Lingus flights to Boston and New York are valid for travel before 14th December United flights to Newark are valid for travel before 25th October United Flights to Chicago are valid for travel between 24th Mary and 24th September Delta Airlines flights to New York are valid for travel between 25th May and 06th October If a passenger travelling is under the age of 16 on the departure date, they must be accompanied by a passenger over the age of 16. The passenger must provide a valid email address and contact phone number for the flight reservation. Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation from the relevant airline. Passengers must have a valid passport and all necessary documentation needed to travel to the United States. All regular airline terms and conditions apply once your reservation has been confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of this prize can only travel to the destination, which is the subject of this prize, via Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co. Clare. To the extent that this term and condition is inconsistent with any of the other terms and conditions herein contained, this term and condition shall prevail. Other terms and conditions may apply in relation to the flight and/or flight arrangements.

Paul Harrington joins Trina Mara in studio to look back 30 years after his Eurovision win with Charlie McGettigan and the song, "Rock n Roll Kids"

Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood chats to Trina Mara about his TV persona and playing the Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz" at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from May 28th-June 8th

Registered Dietician and Physiologist Orla Walsh, who is working on an osteoporosis awareness campaign in association with the Irish Osteoporosis Society and organised by Amgen, talks us through meal plans to protect your bone health.

Kate O'Neill chats to Trina Mara about the Big Bounce Challenge happening on Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June at Palmerstown House Estate in Co.Kildare. It's Ireland's largest inflatable 5km obstacle course for individuals and groups that will test your skills and endurance. Adults and children aged 7 and over can participate. There'll also be food stalls and music with spectators who aren't taking part in the 5km welcome.

Pharmacist Sheena Mitchell shares some remedies if the vomiting bug has hit your household. She also has the Wondercare Podcast Instagram - @Wondercare_Irl

Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery are back in studio with Trina with your guide to Catalonia plus giving you a chance to win return Aer Lingus flights to Boston with thanks to Shannon Airport and Tropical Sky www.shannonairport.ie www.tropicalsky.ie www.edfinntravels.com www.thetravelexpert.ie Winner will be called on Tuesday 7th May and must be available to take the phonecall Terms and conditions for the competition are as follows: Shannon Airport will endeavour to book your chosen dates of travel; however, you may be offered alternate dates depending on seat availability. This prize is valid for one return flight for two passengers and is non-transferable. It includes assigned seating and one 23kg checked bag per passenger. Booking requests must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to departure date. Travel must be completed as follows: Aer Lingus flights to Boston and New York are valid for travel before 14th December United flights to Newark are valid for travel before 25th October United Flights to Chicago are valid for travel between 24th Mary and 24th September Delta Airlines flights to New York are valid for travel between 25th May and 06th October If a passenger travelling is under the age of 16 on the departure date, they must be accompanied by a passenger over the age of 16. The passenger must provide a valid email address and contact phone number for the flight reservation. Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation from the relevant airline. Passengers must have a valid passport and all necessary documentation needed to travel to the United States. All regular airline terms and conditions apply once your reservation has been confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of this prize can only travel to the destination, which is the subject of this prize, via Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co. Clare. To the extent that this term and condition is inconsistent with any of the other terms and conditions herein contained, this term and condition shall prevail. Other terms and conditions may apply in relation to the flight and/or flight arrangements.

Deirdre O'Keefe is here from www.burdy.ie to enlighten us about Parent's Leave, not to be confused with "Parental Leave". Each parent can take 7 weeks off work up until your child is age (and in August, this will be extended to 9 weeks per parent) and receive a weekly payment from the Department of Social Protection Instagram - @cleverburdy

Brian Dawson from the impartial public body An Coimisúin Toghacháin chats to Trina Mara about how to ensure you're on the voting register and why your vote is so important. www.electoralcommission.ie www.checktheregister.ie

Registered Dietician and Physiologist Orla Walsh is working on a new osteoporosis awareness campaign in association with the Irish Osteoporosis Society and organised by Amgen. She shares a number of fast facts around bone health to debunk myths and shed some light on how we can look after our bone health. For more information, please talk to your local GP and check out www.irishosteoporosis.ie

SIMS IVF Embryology Lab Manager Mandy Leslie chats to Trina Mara about Fertility Preservation for both social and oncology reasons and what the process involves. www.sims.ie

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery and travel journalist Ed Finn are exploring Porto in Portugal for us this week plus your chance to win return flights to Chicago with thanks to Shannon Airport and Tropical Sky www.tropicalsky.ie www.shannonairport.ie www.thetravelexpert.ie

Peter Finn, the builder from RTE's Home Rescue chats to Trina Mara about the new series on RTE2 Thursday nights at 9.35pm

Registered Dietician and Physiologist Orla Walsh and campaign ambassador working on a new osteoporosis awareness campaign in association with the Irish Osteoporosis Society, organized by Amgen, chats to Trina Mara about eating for bone health For more information, visit your local GP or see www.irishosteoporosis.ie

Mikey O'Brien, Group Clinic Director at SIMS IVF talks us through the criteria for publicly funded fertility treatment. www.sims.ie

Lorraine Keane chats to Trina Mara about her DEXA scan experience which checks your bone density. She decided to have the DEXA scan after fracturing her foot and also because our bone health declines as we age. Instagram - @lorrainekeaneofficial

Registered Dietician and Physiologist Orla Walsh and campaign ambassador working on a new osteoporosis awareness campaign in association with the Irish Osteoporosis Society, organized by Amgen, chats to Trina Mara about looking after your bone health and preventing osteoporosis. For more information, visit your local GP or see www.irishosteoporosis.ie

Lyra (the Beyonce of Bandon) has beaten Beyonce to the top of the Irish album charts with her debut album "Lyra". She chats to Trina Mara

Travel journalist Ed Finn and "The Travel Expert" Sarah Slattery are in studio with Trina looking at the wide range of flights available out of Shannon Airport plus giving you a chance to win return Delta flights with thanks to Shannon Airport and Tropical Sky www.shannonairport.ie www.thetravelexpert.ie www.tropicalsky.ie Winner will be called on Tuesday 23rd April and must be available to take the phonecall Terms and conditions for the competition are as follows: Shannon Airport will endeavour to book your chosen dates of travel; however, you may be offered alternate dates depending on seat availability. This prize is valid for one return flight for two passengers and is non-transferable. It includes assigned seating and one 23kg checked bag per passenger. Booking requests must be submitted a minimum of 14 days prior to departure date. Travel must be completed as follows: Aer Lingus flights to Boston and New York are valid for travel before 14th December United flights to Newark are valid for travel before 25th October United Flights to Chicago are valid for travel between 24th Mary and 24th September Delta Airlines flights to New York are valid for travel between 25th May and 06th October If a passenger travelling is under the age of 16 on the departure date, they must be accompanied by a passenger over the age of 16. The passenger must provide a valid email address and contact phone number for the flight reservation. Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive an email confirmation from the relevant airline. Passengers must have a valid passport and all necessary documentation needed to travel to the United States. All regular airline terms and conditions apply once your reservation has been confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the recipient of this prize can only travel to the destination, which is the subject of this prize, via Shannon Airport, Shannon, Co. Clare. To the extent that this term and condition is inconsistent with any of the other terms and conditions herein contained, this term and condition shall prevail. Other terms and conditions may apply in relation to the flight and/or flight arrangements.

Antoinette Coffey supports women to create a balanced and stress free life so they have the time for what matters most to them. If you are a stressed out mother, she has been there, done that, bought the t-shirt but has turned her life around and wants to help other women do the same. Her Instagram page is well worth a follow on @antoinettecoffeycoaching www.antoinettecoffeycoaching.com

Ireland's best-known architect Dermot Bannon chats to Trina Mara about the Open Door campaign in aid of Simon and tips on how to revamp your home!

Aileen Hogan chats to Trina Mara about the PTSB Ideal Home Show at the RDS 26th-28th April at RDS Simmonscourt and her work with Fleetwood Paints www.shabby.ie

Trina Mara chats to SIMS IVF Fertility Midwife Tara Murphy about fertility testing www.sims.ie

Trina Mara chats to Kel Galavan, a.k.a Mrs Smart Money on Instagram, about the energy saving tips that could save you money Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrssmartmoneyhq/?hl=en www.mrssmartmoney.com

Ireland AM host Muireann O'Connell chats to Trina Mara about early mornings, house hunting and never really moving out of your parents' house! Plus she tells us about Virgin Media's new streaming TV offering.

Ed Finn has been exploring Boston, Connecticut, Miami and Fort Lauderdale on his holiers! For more, see www.edfinntravels.com

CBBC Presenter and Strictly finalist Karim Zeroual chats to Trina Mara about becoming a dad just two weeks ago and starring in "Madagascar the Musical" on at the Gaiety Theatre 11th-14th of April

Pete Waterman chats to Trina Mara about the Stock, Aitken and Waterman musical "I should be so lucky" coming to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre - the perfect girl's night out - from the 7th to the 11th of May

Sarah Slattery from www.thetravelexpert.ie chats to Trina Mara about the latest travel deals with great prices on trips to Sardinia, Matera, Tenerife, South Africa & Mauritius, a cruise deal from Portugal to the Azores, Newfoundland, Canada, New York and Miami, Morocco & Ireland

Comedian Kevin McGahern chats to Trina Mara about how parenting two kids under the age of 4 is now part of his comedy routine and why slagging Cavan people is the last acceptable form of racism and he's not one bit happy about it. www.kevinmcgahern.com

SIMS IVF Fertility Nurse Ciara Donoghue chats to Trina Mara about taking that first step into fertility for "Fertility Friday" www.sims.ie

Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery are back in studio taking a look at staycations in Ireland - Kenmare House in Killarney, Fiddler's Cottage in Fermanagh and Dunowen House in West Cork. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Aoife Lee offers her parenting advice for creating a calmer environment at home with the family www.parentsupport.ie

Comedian Chris Kent joins Trina in studio to chat about his brush with reality when he went back to work on a building site recently and how that was more terrifying than doing stand-up! He is touring now with dates available on www.chriskentcomedy.com

Vonda Shepard who starred in and wrote the theme tune for "Ally McBeal" chats to Trina Mara about the success of the show that debuted with Calista Flockhart in 1997 and how she is coming to Ireland for a show in October. www.ticketmaster.ie 5 Oct - Liberty Hall, Dublin

Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery are in studio to look at some alternative city breaks - today we focus on Matera in Italy, Basil in Switzerland and Malaga in Spain. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery join Trina Mara in studio to discuss All-Inclusive holidays. Are they worth it?

Trina Mara speaks to Dr.Sarah-Anne Bennett from The Medical Weight Management Clinic about World Obesity Day and how we must recognize obesity as a disease that needs medical intervention. www.medicalweightmanagementclinic.ie

Comedian Stephen Mullan has never experienced the "Irish Mammy" - his dad is from Cork and his mam is Argentinian. He chats to Trina Mara about being the voiceover on Love Island Australia and how ironically, he can't seem to find love himself as a single dad. He is on tour - for details see www.thestephenmullan.com King's Head Galway - March 8th Glor Ennis - March 15th Bakers Clonmel - March 21st Kavanaghs Portlaoise - March 22nd The Whale Theatre Greystones - April 5th Cleere's Kilkenny - April 6th Liberty Hall Dublin - April 12th Dolan's Limerick - April 13th DeBarra's Clonakility - April 19th Spirit Store Dundalk - April 26th

Aoife Lee is a parenting coach from www.parentsupport.ie and chats to Trina Mara about the pros and cons of parenting courses and how important it is to find the right one for you

David Smith and the Bobsleigh Bus Drivers are back from Austria - alive and well - after their crazy adventure!

Marti Pellow plays the 3Arena on the 10th of March and popped in to visit Trina Mara at Ireland's Classic Hits Radio where we talked about the amazing songs he released with "Wet Wet Wet", recited a bit of "The Wonkey Donkey" and surprised a caller!! The final batch of tickets for Marti's show are available HERE

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery and Ed Finn are in studio to talk about travelling to America and all the new routes. www.thetravelexpert.ie

Trina Mara catches up with actor Michael Greco, who played Beppe Di Marco in "Eastenders" back in the 1990's! He'll be starring in the Reginald Rose courtroom thriller "Twelve Angry Men" at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from 16th to 20th April

The BAFTA nominated comedian Rachel Parris, known for Live at the Apollo and The Mash Report chats to Trina Mara about turning 40 and playing Liberty Hall in Dublin on the 4th of October. Insta - @rachelsvparris www.rachelontour.com