The Trina Mara Podcast

Comedian and actor Jessica Fostekew

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 's "Success for Life" tour comes to Ireland

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 
 
 

Do you struggle with your sleep?

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 Holiday World Show at RDS - What to expect

The Travel Expert Sarah Slattery and travel journalist Ed Finn chat to Trina Mara about "The Holiday World Show" on at the RDS
 

Canadian Adventures with Ed Finn and Sarah Slattery

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

Room To Improve's Quantity Surveyor Claire Irwin

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 

Misneach Ukraine Update - Collection of medical equipment

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

How to maximize your annual leave days

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

How to finance your home improvement project

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 

Tax break proposed for volunteer workers

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.