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Consumer experts join Ciara each week, to share tips on how you can save money, while also answering listener questions along the way.

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    Consumer Corner: TV Box Replacement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 13:05


    One of our listeners, Dessie, got in touch with the show over an issue his parents are having with their Virgin Media TV Box. Dessie and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to try and solve the issue...

    Consumer Corner: Broadband Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 12:37


    One of our listeners, Ruth, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with her broadband. Ruth, Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk and Jess Kelly, Newstalk's Technology Correspondent joined Adrian Kennedy on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Car Hire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 10:57


    This week on Consumer Corner, one of our listeners, Kara got in touch with the show over an issue she had when trying to hire a car. Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Online accommodation booking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 11:43


    One of our listeners, Christine, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with an accommodation booking. Christine and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Savings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 10:35


    As AIB increases interest rates for deposit holders – where are the best places to save? Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Roaming Charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 11:35


    One of our listeners, Noel, got in touch with the show over an issue he was having with mobile network provider and roaming charges he faced when travelling outside Ireland. Noel and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Travel Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 12:45


    Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss travel insurance and the pitfalls you can fall into…

    Consumer Corner: Instalment Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 9:54


    Newstalk's Cathal O'Sullivan and Sinead Ryan, presenter of The Home Show joined Clare McKenna on the Consumer Corner to discuss instalment plans and their pitfalls...

    Consumer Corner: Car Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 8:57


    Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss car insurance and the pitfalls you can fall into…

    Consumer Corner: Gas Bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 11:13


    One of our listeners, Alexis, got in touch with the show over an issue he was having with his gas bill. Alexis and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Revolut Car Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 14:04


    Revolut recently announced they were planning on joining the car insurance market. Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk and Consumer Expert joined Andrea on the show to discuss...

    Consumer Corner: Airline Refunds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 14:00


    One of our listeners, Maria, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with getting a refund after a flight she had booked was rescheduled due to weather. Upon arrival at the airport the next day, the flight she was booked on by the airline didn't exist. Maria and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Pre Booked Airline Seats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 11:09


    One of our listeners, Ken, got in touch with the show over an issue he was having with getting a refund after he booked specific seats for a flight but wasn't allocated the seats upon checking in. Ken and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Getting a deposit back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 10:51


    One of our listeners, Siobhán, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with getting a deposit back from a contractor who never finished work on her new house... Siobhán and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Travel insurance for pre-existing conditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 14:22


    One of our listeners, Padraig, got in touch with the show over an issue he was having getting travel insurance for his partner, who is on dialysis. Padraig and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Phonewatch Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 10:43


    One of our listeners, Susan, in Roscommon, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with Phonewatch... Susan and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Airline Refunds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 9:27


    Following on from last week's item looking at airline refunds, one of our listeners, Debbie, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with getting a refund from Ryanair. Debbie and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Airline Refunds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 12:21


    One of our listeners, Sarah, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with getting a refund from Ryanair. Sarah and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Electricity Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 11:32


    One of our listeners, Martina, got in touch with the show over an issue she was having with her electricity provider... Martina and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: An Post Digital Stamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 9:38


    One of our listeners, Glenn, got in touch with the show over an issue he was having with the An Post Digital Stamp. Glenn and Sinead Ryan, presenter on The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea on the show to discuss…

    Consumer Corner: Credit Card Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 10:38


    Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Andrea to give her tips to David, a listener who was having issues with his credit card...

    Consumer Corner: How loans affect your credit rating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 9:09


    A new survey out today reveals that almost half of the Irish public would need to access some form of credit to cover the cost of a sudden but essential €3000 bill. But how do loans affect your credit rating? Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to discuss...

    Consumer Corner: Christmas Vouchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 10:28


    Whether buying or receiving vouchers this Christmas - what do you need to know? Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Andrea to give her expert advice...

    Consumer Corner: Pensions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 11:42


    Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Andrea to give her tips to Catriona, a listener who was having issues with her pension...

    Consumer Corner: Travel Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 12:32


    Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Andrea to give her tips to a listener about issues he was having around travel insurance. Sinead also advised listeners on how to get the best Black Friday deals...

    Consumer Corner: Fraud Awareness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 8:36


    It's International Fraud Awareness Week, and we've teamed up with Bank of Ireland to help educate and inform how to protect our online profiles. We'll joined a number of anti-fraud experts to help cut through the jargon, drop the confusing terminology, and land the simple message: Stop Think. Check. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday fast approaching, how can you stay safe from fraud? Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home show joined Clare McKenna to discuss..

    Consumer Corner: Government energy credit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 9:40


    Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Clare McKenna on Lunchtime Live to help a listener with some difficulties they are having with the Government's energy credit issued as part of Budget 2023...

    Consumer Corner: Energy Saving Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 15:42


    Sinead Ryan, consumer expert and presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk, joined Andrea to give her tips on how to save on energy costs with your household appliances...

    Consumer Corner: Car Rentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 12:39


    Renting a car can be outrageously expensive, especially when done in another country. But there are things that can actually make it even dearer, as one of our listeners, Kevin, discovered. Sinead Ryan, presenter of The Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to discuss what problems you can run into when renting a car...

    Consumer Corner: The cost of home appliances

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 12:46


    Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to chat through the cost of different home appliances and how you can reduce how much you pay...

    Consumer Corner: Flight Cancellations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 11:39


    Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to advise Anton, a listener, on how to get a refund after his wife's flight was cancelled at the last minute...

    Consumer Corner: Christmas Countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 9:23


    The countdown to Christmas is on, with just 15 weeks to go. Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show on Newstalk joined Andrea to give her tips on how to start budgeting to ease the burden later on.

    Consumer Corner: Student Loans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 9:25


    In this weeks consumer corner, Sinead Ryan discusses student loans.

    Consumer Corner: Buy now, pay later

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 10:32


    In this weeks consumer corner, Sinead Ryan discusses Buy now, pay later schemes.

    Consumer Corner: Back to school costs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 11:37


    In this weeks consumer corner, Sinead Ryan discusses how to cut back to school costs.

    Consumer Corner: Energy Costs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 10:28


    In this weeks consumer corner, Sinead Ryan discusses the increase in energy costs and what is behind the jumps people are experiencing.

    Consumer Corner: Student Digs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 13:03


    Sinead Ryan, presenter of the Home Show here on Newstalk joined Andrea to discuss all you need to know about the rent a room scheme.

    Consumer Corner: Scams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 7:29


    Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show, joined Andrea to give her a rundown of the most expensive electrical items in your home.

    Consumer Corner: Cost of Electrical Goods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 13:03


    Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show, joined Aideen to give her a rundown of the most expensive electrical items in your home.

    Consumer Corner: Foreign Exchange

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 10:30


    From ordering foreign currency in the bank before you travel to taking money out of the ATM, Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show joined Andrea to discuss the best thing to do when it comes to foreign exchange.

    Consumer Corner: Maternity Benefits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 8:13


    The baby box announced this week is a pilot arrangement for 500 lucky mums, who will receive a host of necessary items to get them started on the road to parenthood. It is the latest in an increasing range of state benefits available to new parents. Sinead Ryan, Presenter of the Home Show joined Andrea with a roundup of the benefits available.

    Consumer Corner: Interest Rates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 11:50


    Sinead Ryan joined Andrea for The Consumer Corner on Lunchtime Live. This week she discussed interest rates.

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