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Sinead Ryan covers all areas of the home from interiors and accessories, to design and architecture, maintenance and renovation - along with expert advice on various aspects of home improvement. Listen and subscribe to The Home Show with Sinead Ryan on A

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    • May 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from The Home Show with Sinead Ryan

    Weird Accommodation, Living on a Cruise Ship, Sun Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 46:17


    Guests:Travel Writer Joan ScalesJennifer SheahanTravel Journalist Eoghan CorryAnne O'Hagan, Ebb & FlowAnna Sanusi, Amurelle

    Graham Norton's Gaffs, Footstools, Doorway Gallery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 43:12


    Guests:Limerick Mayor John MoranDenise O'Connor from Optimise DesignAlanna Gallagher, Property Journalist with The Irish TimesDenise Donnelly, Owner, The Doorway Gallery

    The Utility Room, Renovations, Recycling Wind Turbines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 44:35


    Guests:Lennon CourtneyPaul KinsellaDr Angie NagleGareth Brennan, Brennan Furlong Architects

    Papal Apartments, Cost Rental Homes, Criminal Assets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 42:15


    Guests:Elisa Valeria Bove, Archeologist and CEO of Roma Experience in RomeFiona O'Connor, Communications and Engagement Manager, Cluid HousingGreg Smith, owner of Glashnacree House & GardensRoisin Murphy, Architect and TV Presenter

    Easter Chocolate, Decor, Gardens and Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 42:22


    Guests:Catherine FitzgeraldJennifer SheahanBenoit LorgeCarol Marks

    Moore Street Redevelopment, Interior Trends, Writers Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 43:01


    Guests:Irish Crime Writer Catherine Ryan HowardOlivia Kelly, Dublin Editor with the Irish TimesNatasha Rocca Devine

    Disney Retirement, Ideal Homes, Expensive Chairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 42:13


    Guests:Daily Mail Columnist Jan MoirMonica DalyPatricia WakelyEdwyn James HickeyJennifer Sheehan

    Tracker Mortgages, Irish Wool, Garden Budget Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 42:45


    Guests:Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor at the Irish IndependentPaul KinsellaBlátnaid Gallagher

    The Downstairs Loo, Summer Garden, Kitchen Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 43:22


    Guests:Brian BurkePete the BuilderJennifer SheahanMáire Henry

    Galley Kitchens, Adding Value, Fairy Forts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 45:59


    Guests:Ann Tuohy, The Room JunkieInterior Designer, Denise O'ConnorNiamh Maher, Commerical Creative Director at TheJournal

    Modular Homes, Salvaged Materials, Outdoor Refresh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 43:09


    Guests:Founder of Copperfish Lighting Company, Eoin ShanleyArchitect Róisín MurphyJohn Lowe from the Money DoctorsDenise O'Connor from Optimise Design

    Spring Reset, Painting, Sprucing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 43:24


    Guests:Hazel Burton, The Home ResetPaula McCarthy, Paula McCarthy InteriorsNatasha Rocca Devine, Interior Architect

    Filming Locations, Making Ice Cream at Home, Expensive Bathrooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 42:54


    Guests:Chef Tracie Daly.SoScout Founders Stephanie O'Sullivan and Sinead Wallace.Ann Tuohy the Room Junkie.Arlene McIntyre.

    Home of the Year, Construction, Revamping Your Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 40:54


    Guests:Hugh WallacePaul MitchellDenise O'Connor

    Writing Crime, Immersion Decor, Rose Alternatives

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 44:11


    Guests:Crime author Jane Casey.Colour Drench Queen of New York Gary Cohn.Florist Bronagh Harte.Jennifer Sheahan.

    The Garment Goddess, Celebrating St Brigid's Day & Anne Tuohy aka 'The Room Junkie'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 41:49


    As we celebrate St. Brigid's Day we'll reflect on the significance of St. Brigid herself—both as a historical figure and a symbol of Irish heritage. Dr. Elva Johnson will join us to delve into the life, Kildare home and legacy of this remarkable woman.Room Junkie Anne Tuohy will be here to reveal simple and quick hacks to transform your living space into a stylish and functional haven.After helping us transform our homes with her best-selling books, Laura de Barra is now bringing her expertise to revamping our wardrobe with her latest book, Garment Goddess. And finally, we'll be looking at the history of the chaise longue and it's modern emanation with the help of our show regular, Niamh Maher.

    Keeping Coastal, Dollhouse Wallpapers, Exploring Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 45:37


    In this week's show:Fancy something quirky and off the beaten track for your getaway in Ireland this year? Travel Expert Joan Scales has some exciting recommendations that will take you well beyond the usual hotel stay.All coastal towns and villages face an uncertain future as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the community. But, in the Welsh village of Fairbourne, residents have been instructed that they must relocate. Despite the dire warnings, many are standing firm in their refusal to leave. With John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus of Geography at Maynooth University.Known for her whimsical wallpapers and fabrics inspired by traditional woodblock printing, Annika Reed has captivated interiors around the world with her unique designs. Her latest venture brings her artistry to the miniature world with a charming new wallpaper collection created specifically for dollhouses. It's a perfect blend of creativity and craftsmanship. With Annika Reed.Designer Paul Kinsella with tips and tricks for a calm and cosy home.

    Charity Shop Treasure, Garden Care, Showcase 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 42:22


    In this week's show:Diarmuid Gavin on preparing your garden for a season of growth and colour!Interior Designer and renter Gillian Lawlee and the mind behind ‘My Life in Colour' on making a rental feel like home.Finding treasure in charity shops with Interior Designer Natasha Rocca Devine.Showcase Ireland's Creative Expo 2025 returns to the RDS. Two exhibitors: Alison Byrne from Wildbird Studio and Ceramicist Ola Wartak-Tolak, creator of Stories by Ola, join to discuss.

    Buying the Bank, Snug Fittings, an Eco Makeover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 42:53


    This week's guests:Jo Linehan, Editor of the Climate Supplement at the Sunday Times Ireland.Jennifer Sheahan from Small Home Interiors.Caroline Stanford, In-house Historian at Landmark Trust.

    Insurance increases, resetting your home, new hobbies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 48:39


    Guests this week:Hazel Burton, Founder of The Home Reset.Kevin Hollingsworth, President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland.Brenda McGinn, Founder of Busy Bee Ceramics in Monaghan.Noel Dempsey, Matchstick model maker in Cork.Denise O'Connor.

    The Best of the Home Show 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 55:26


    Guests:Artist Orla Walsh.Space Commentator, Leo Enright.Author Donal Fallon.

    Homeware Gifts, Vegetarian Christmas Dinner, Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 45:08


    In this week's show:Curator of the Irish Folklife Division at the National Museum in Castlebar, Clodagh Doyle, discusses how past generations celebrated Christmas.Paul Kinsella, Jennifer Sheahan and Niamh Maher give gift ideas for a homeware lover.Food Business Coach, Tracie Daly joins with plenty of recipes to keep a vegetarian happy at Christmas!

    Hotel Decor Inspiration, Pet for Christmas, Sustainable Homeware

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 45:26


    In this week's show:Festive wine glasses – what do you need and when do you need them? With Owner of the Nude Wine Company, Michelle Lawlor.Why you should think twice before buying a pet this Christmas, with Pete the Vet.Sustainable homeware selections to make the perfect gift, with Acting Editor of Irish Country Magazine, Niamh Devereux.Natasha Rocca Devine will be drawing festive inspiration from hotel decor as well as upcycling old decorations!

    Housing Policy, Christmas Dinner, The Snag List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 43:56


    In this week's show:Designing a beautiful and stylish Christmas dinner table for the ultimate festive feast, with Event Specialist and Founder of the Designed Table, Tara O'Connor.Potential coalitions and what a new government will mean for housing policy with Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, Fionnan Sheahan.When you hit a snag with your new house, you create a snag list - with Founder of McGovern Surveyors, Pat McGovern.Paul Kinsella on Christmas tree alternatives that still make a splash.

    Dirty Kitchens, Small Business, Winter Garden Prep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 41:43


    With guest host Anna Daly!This week's guests:Food Business Coach, Tracie Daly.Mixed Media Artist, Jo Howard and Co-Owner of Kaiko Studios, Maciej Grzechowiak.Founder of Grow It Yourself, Mick Kelly.Denise O'Connor.

    Granny Flats, Pubs, Lessons from Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 42:35


    With guest host Anna Daly!This week's guests:Ross Kavanagh from Haughton's Pub.Lee Ryan - Owner of GrannyFlat.ieJennifer Sheahan - @JennySheahan.

    Irish Wine & Ireland's Oldest Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2024 42:57


    Could Cobh or Innisowen produce the new Côtes du Rhône? We'll be asking an Irish wine maker. The Ukrainian woman immortalising Ireland's native dog breeds / on canvasSomething or someone suddenly has Americans on the hunt to move to Ireland. What could it be? AND Ghostbusters - We'll be talking about Ireland's oldest continuously lived in home with its very own spooky guests.

    Posh Christmas, Houses that Don't Burn, Writer's Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 42:16


    This week's guests:Edel Coffey - Journalist, Broadcast and Author of In Her Place & Breaking Point @edelcoffeyLisa Morey - Founder and Owner of Colorado Earth & Melanie Glover - Earth Home OwnerKim MacKenzie-Doyle - CEO of The B!G Idea @KimMacDoy @TheBigIdea_IRLArlene McIntyre

    London's Lost Interiors, Kitchen Wooden Floors, Loft Beds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 44:51


    This week's guests:Steven Brindle - Historian with English Heritage and Author of London: Lost Interiors @StevenPBrindleRonan O'Dailaigh - Presenter of RTE One's “Heated” @RonanODalaighCian Mulvey - Owner of MulveysNiamh Maher @Niamh_Maher

    Halloween Traditions, Protecting Pets, Kitchen Upgrades

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 40:20


    This week's guests:Kelly Fitzgerald - Head of the School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore in UCD @CeallaighnicG @UCDScoilGLCB @ucddublinTom Lawlor - Director of the Bram Stoker Festival @TomMLawlor @bramstokerdubPete Wedderburn - @petethevetPaul Kinsella - The Real Housewife of Drumcondra @lifeatno_2

    Open House, Portrait Miniatures, Garden Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 43:10


    This week's guests:Sibil Archer - Interior DesignerEmmet Scanlon - Director of the Irish Architecture Foundation @Emmett_Scanlon @IAFarchitectureDonough Cahill - Executive Director of The Irish Georgian Society @IrishGeorgianNatasha Rocca Devine

    Ideal Home Show, Retro Trends, Guinness Family Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024


    This week's guests:Interior Stylist and author, Pippa JamesonArchaeologist James KyleJennifer SheahanArtist Lee FlanaganWayne Stanley, Executive Director, Simon Community

    The Budget, Bomb Shelters, First Home Decorating

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 45:16


    This week's guests:Ron Hubbard - Owner of Atlas Survival SheltersSean Defoe - Newstalk's Political CorrespondentDenise Donnelly - Owner of the Doorway GalleryNiamh Maher

    Making a Will, Vacant Property Grant, Design Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 48:49


    This week's guests:Architect and TV personality Hugh Wallace.Iveta Bowe of Pond Beach Resort in Co. Laois.Financial Advisor John Lowe, aka 'The Money Doctor'.Interior Designer, Anne Tuohy.

    Mementos, Inheritance Tax, Decluttering

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 43:19


    On this week's show:In our Writer's Room series, Author Catherine Dunne will be stopping by to chat about her writing space and how a wall of mementos and memories helps keep her focused.Inheritance tax is flagged for change in the budget. The Money Doctor, John Lowe will be here to warn about what could happen the family home when someone passes away.Decluttering and reorganizing a room can look like a big task. Sarah Reynolds, founder of Organised Chaos has some helpful tips.Natasha Rocha Devine will be talking special DIY projects and finding a space's USP.

    The Guest Loo, Public Housing Schemes, Irish Room in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 47:39


    Sinead Moriarty - Author @sinead_moriartyRuth McManus - Associate Professor in Geography in DCU and co-author of Building Healthy Homes: Dublin Corporation's First Housing Schemes @RMcMnowDanniele Patten - Director of creative programmes and collections at Museum of the Home @MuseumoftheHomeDenise O'Connor @OptimiseDesign

    Dublin Pubs, Bike Shelters, Styling for Autumn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 42:30


    This week's guests:Donal Fallon - Historian and Presenter of the Three Castles Burning Podcast @fallon_donal.Orla Hegarty - Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at UCD @Orla_Hegarty.Tom Considine - Managing Director of Safety Storage Systems.Paul Kinsella - The Real Housewife of Drumcondra @lifeatno_2.

    Hotel Resort Homes, Writing Spaces, Celtic Tiger Mortgages

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 47:00


    This week's guests:Financial Analyst, Karl DeeterAward-winning Children's Author and Events Manager at Halfway Up the Stairs in Greystones, Sarah WebbDirector of Lisney Sotheby's International Realty, Louise KennyCreative Director at thejournal ie, Niamh Maher.

    Why Ireland is Lonely, Choosing Art, Study Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 46:58


    In this week's episode:Psychotherapist Stephanie Regan on why Ireland is the loneliest place to live in Europe (despite being considered so friendly).Choosing art for your home, even if you're a rookie, with Stephen Martin, Managing Director of Merrion Gallery.Picking the right furniture with Claire Callinan, Founder of In The Space Interiors.Making the perfect study space for any students in the home with Denise O'Connor of Optimise Design.

    Household Maintenance, Designer Picnic Baskets, One Weekend Room Makeover

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 44:07


    This week's guests:Peter Finn - Pete The Builder @builder_peteRussell Alford - Producer with 98FM and Sunday Times Ireland Restaurant Co-Critic @russellalford_Paul Kinsella - Real Housewife of Drumcondra @lifeatno_2

    Summer Movie Houses and A World Without Airbnb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 49:00


    In this week's show:The most fabulous movie beach houses you wish you could spend the summer in. What would a world without Airbnb be like? It might come sooner than you think...It's been 6 months since the Deposit Return Scheme was introduced. Are you using it? We chat to its CEO.Jennifer Sheahan has been shopping deck chairs to die for.

    Living on the Moon, Smart Bathrooms and Olympic Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 55:41


    Ever thought of living far, far away? Well scientists have discovered the perfect spot … on the moon. We'll be finding out all about it from space expert Leo Enright. Buying Celtic Tiger apartments, a bargain or a risk? Putting the tech in your toilet, we'll talk smart bathrooms and Natasha Rocca Devine will be bringing the Olympic spirit to your interiors

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