Consumer Corner on Lunchtime Live

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...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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...

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…

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…

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...

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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..

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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