The Trina Mara Podcast

Comedian Tom Houghton chats to Trina about appearing on a Netflix TV show his own dad didn't even watch, how he may have wound up the producers on "First Dates Hotel" and being so posh, he would have to "sign in" any girls he brought home as he lived in the Tower of London www.honourabletom.com

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery talks us through her experience of Greek Island hopping and all the things you should know. Further details on her website www.thetravelexpert.ie

Comedian John Colleary is Live On Tour for 2024 having spent much of 2022 and 2023 opening for Tommy Tiernan. He has written and appeared on "The Savage Eye" and "Irish Pictorial Weekly" which is why he often gets mistaken for a real life Garda! Mar 1st Civic Theatre Tallaght Mar 2nd Abbey Tavern, Howth Sept 14th Dundalk Spirit Store Sept 20th Westport Town Hall Theatre Sept 21st Ballina Arts Centre Sept 27th TLT Drogheda Prop room Sept 28th Abbey Arts Centre Ballyshannon Oct 4th Greystones Whale Theatre www.johncolleary.ie

Professional Organizer Vera Keohane talks to us about how to make that start decluttering your home - she was the first Irish person to complete Marie Kondo's course in New York and has been helping families enjoy their homes in Cork and beyond. www.enjoyyourhome.ie

Travel journalist Ed Finn and The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery are in studio with Trina to help plan your cruise holiday - and yes, there is a cruise out there for everybody! www.thetravelexpert.ie

David Smith is one of the "Bobsleigh Bus Drivers", so Dublin Bus drivers who are heading to Austria for a crazy bobsleigh adventure all in aid of www.dogstrust.ie https://www.justgiving.com/page/david-dario-rachael-1701813297845

Dr.Sarah-Anne Bennett from www.webdoctor.ie talks us through the measles outbreak and how you can still get vaccinated if you missed yours!

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery and travel journalist Ed Finn chat to Trina Mara about Lanzarote's hidden gems

SIMS Group Scientific Director Graham Coull joins Trina Mara to discuss fertility, challenges some couples face and what can be done. We also hear about the initial fertility test you can have done for €315 (for the month of February 2024) at SIMS that involves a scan, AMH test (egg count), semen analysis and follow-up with doctor to discuss the results. Some couples have this test done just to see where they are at and there is no obligation to take it any further, unless of course they wish to do so. www.sims.ie

Comedian Ray Bradshaw brings his stand-up comedy show "Doppelginger" to Whelan's in Dublin on March 13th and he is on the hunt for guys who look like him!!! You can send your baldy, ginger photos to him www.doppelginger.net

Niamh Kelly from Re-Turn explains the Deposit Return Scheme where you'll pay a 15 cent or 25 cent on your plastic drink bottles at purchase and will be refunded when you return the bottle undamaged for recycling at one of the Re Turn reverse vending machines www.re-turn.ie

The Tax Nerd Mairead O'Driscoll talks us through how to get your tax refund and what you might be entitled to. Instagram: @thetaxnerd_

Comedian and actor Jessica Fostekew chats to Trina Mara about her stand-up show "Mettle", being cast as a "scruffy mum" in "Motherland" and her addiction to the TV show "Married at First Sight". Her last show "Wench" is now available on Amazon Prime. She brings her stand-up show to Coughlan's in Cork on 28th of May and The Sugar Club in Dublin on the 29th of May. www.jessicafostekew.com Instagram: @jessicafostekew Photo Credit: Matt Stronge

Paul McKenna chats to Trina about his "Success for Life" tour which comes to Ireland in March (The Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin on 19th and 20th March). He tells us about the techniques that can make you more confident. www.paulmckenna.com

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. You can fill these with colouring books, crayons, markers, sweets, new hats, new gloves, new scarves and thermals. Misneach Ukraine are also looking for dog crates, clean pet bedding, worming tablets etc to help animals that were left behind. They're also in need of drivers in Ireland to collect this equipment - you can volunteer to do this as a one-off or whenever you have time. Van drivers especially needed for larger items to be collected across the country. www.misneachukraine.com

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 and his experience of appearing on "This is Your Life" with Michael Aspel. www.mcd.ie

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 Irish dates can be found HERE https://www.asamurphyproductions.co.uk/Tour%20Dates/

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 Skin Nerd team to make sure if they are using products, they're doing it correctly (same applies for the adults!) www.theskinnerd.com

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 from fractures, zimmer frames, walking aids, hoists, adult nappies, first aid equipment aswell as Calpol and other items listed on their website - www.misneachukraine.com www.misneachukraine.com

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"