The Home Show with Sinead Ryan

Sinead talks to James Dempsey, TV Reviewer, about the best home improvement shows. Samantha Forest, Founder of Fussy Food Plates, provides tips on encouraging kids to eat their greens. Kieran Lawlor, Partner of Lawlor O'Reilly Solicitors, and Mark Gannon, Owner of Courtmacsherry Angling Limited, explain the importance of free wills for those over 55. And finally, Natasha Rocca Devine rounds things off with her top summer styling tips.

Artist Orla Walsh speaks to us about re-designing her home for accessiblity after her husband’s horrific life altering accident. Not content with destroying your furniture, cats now want their own. We’ll be finding out about the booming industry of cat furniture. May is RNLI’s Free Wills Month. We’ll talk through the process and the pitfalls of writing a will. AND Niamh Maher will be settling one of life’s great debates, to bar cart or not to bar cart. That is the question.

What would you do if you had half a million Euro to renovate your three bed semi? How do you charge your electric vehicle at home if you don’t have a driveway? Do we need to bring back bridging loans to help older people downsizing? AND Jennifer Sheahan has searched the length and breadth of TikTok for the cleaning hacks you never knew you needed

Never mind a bit of fish for dinner, what about an entire tank in your living room? Are we entering the age of Aquariums? Stained Glass Windows are as beautiful today as they were when they were first installed hundreds of years ago but what is involved in keeping them that way? How to design the perfect nursery for your newborn AND Natasha Rocca Devine will be here with the latest spring design trends and tips all the way from Italy

Neuroarchitecture, what is it and should all of our homes be designed with it in mind? The rental crisis has led to a rise in accommodation scams so how can we avoid them especially for students going to college. The PTSB Ideal Home Show is just around the corner. We’ll find out what’s coming to town? AND Denise O’Connor talks to us about patterned flooring and how less can be more.

Has the changing of the clocks got you dreaming of long sunny evenings out the garden? We’ll be putting you in the know about garden patios We’ll have a new Taoiseach in the next week or so, but what can Simon Harris do with the housing crisis with less than a year to the next general election? Downsizing, a housing solution or blatant ageism? AND Natasha Rocca Devine will be here to talk about the return of retro

From whipping the herring to Egg hunts, we’ll take a look at where some of the stranger Easter traditions come from Home of the year’s Hugh Wallace joins us to tell us how he judges Ireland’s houses and what you can do to make yours a winner AND Niamh Maher will be here with some last minute tips to get your home decorated for Easter Sunday

As part of Newstalk Goes Green with SSE Airtricity we thought we would take a look at retrofitting your home and some of the myths surrounding the process. Brian Mc Intyre is Programme Manager at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. He joins Sinead. With thanks to SSE Airtricity, to find out more about Generation Green Home Upgrade, see sseairtricity.com.

Retrofitting your house? We’ll be busting some myths about the process You can check out any time you like but you can never leave, why some people choose to live in a hotel? Earthships, what are they and how can you build your own? AND showing off your Shakespeare and making your Orwell ostentatious. Arlene Mc Intyre will be telling us about bookshelf wealth

We’ve been told that Listed buildings on RTE’s campus have seemingly devalued the property for potential sale. But what are those listed buildings and why are they such an issue for a buyer? What furnishings should be avoided for those who have allergies? Should you become a director of the management company in your building? AND we look back on the flamboyantly stylish life of interior designer Iris Apfel

On this week's episode: Lighthouses no longer have lighthouse keepers but you can make believe you have the job for a weekend by staying in one. Why it’s important to set up your home office ergonomically. Deciding what film to watch using colour. And Natasha Rocca Devine will be helping us find last minute stylish Mother’s Day presents

Is there life on Mars? Not yet but NASA is planning on some of the human race living there. So what would a martian house look like? The First Home Scheme. Almost two years in, is it fit for purpose? And Jen Sheahan tells us all about outdoor saunas

Living in an historic home … a lordly life or a labour of love? Are house pets only suitable for certain homes? Pete the Vet will be here to chat cats and dogs. 30 years of the Green Building - we rediscover Dublin’s best kept secret and Niamh Maher will be telling us how to achieve quiet luxury without the luxury budget

Sinead speaks to Michael Kelly from GIY about keeping Hens. Joey Sheahan tells us about the mortagae market for first time buyers in 2024. We have a Legal Clinic with Catherine Ardagh and we talk bathrooms with Denise O’Connor

Sinead finds out about Valentine's sweets, the meaning of flowers and Mayo's Tinder for Houses

On this week's Home Show Podcast: Life on a houseboat. Will new permit increases turn an affordable alternative into an expensive luxury? Ryanair bulk buying new builds in Swords raised the ire of many but they’re not the first company to do it? Historian Donal Fallon explains. Sinead meets the visual artist of the year who made her name painting interiors. And Jenny Sheahan runs us through the dos and don’ts of Airbnb lettings

This week on The Home Show Podcast: Estate Agent, Owen Reilly on selling Ireland's dream homes; we'll be finding out about the prestigious 'EUmies Awards', the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - the highest honour a building can receive - with Séan Mahon, President of the RIAI; timber framer, James Grace gives us a roofing masterclass; and we'll be exploring the ways we can ditch the smart tech in our homes with show regular, Niamh Maher.

This week on The Home Show Podcast: Have you heard of the new travel trend of "set-jetting"? Pól Ó Conghaile, Travel Editor at the Irish Independent and Independent.ie joins Sinead to explain all; if you’ve been an avid follower of The Crown you’ll be fascinated by an auction coming up which is selling off the throne, golden carriage, and even No. 10 Downing street - Sinead speaks with Bonham Auctioneers ahead of their sets and props sale; we hear from a couple of exhibitors ahead of Showcase Ireland 2024 which opens tomorrow at the RDS in Dublin; and Natasha Rocca Devine on bar and hotel decor and how to recreate the luxe look in your own home.

The week on The Home Show Podcast: Owner of Sway Pilates Studio, Naomh Kirwan has some tips on putting together a home exercise routine using whatever you have lying around the house; Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Business Post on why international funds are still able to buy up entire housing estates; stylist Judy Gilroy on her new venture 'Clossy'; and Denise O'Connor of Optimise Design on simplifying the decision-making process with home renovations.

This week on The Home Show Podcast: To look back on 2023's best and worst interior design trends as well as what we might expect in 2024 is Natasha Rocca Devine of NRD: Interior Design Studio; Jennifer Sheahan former home of the year winner; and Peter Irvine. Simon Thompson from The Hunt Museum also joins Sinead to chat about the launch of their 'Kite Power Festival: Fun with Wind Energy' plus Niamh Maher, Commercial Creative Director with @TheJournal_ie to talk New Year's decorations.