Conor meets Munster & Ireland rugby star Frankie Sheahan. A professional rugby player for 14 years until retiring in 2009, He’s now the founder and CEO of the business & self-improvement organisation Pendulum Summit. He has also found time for 5 kids, some schools coaching and a lot more besides. Frankie talks about his rugby years in Munster, learning to drive in Cork and his delight that we are finally back to having events in person.

Driving Life with Conor Faughnan. Ep.10 - Frankie Sheahan

Conor meets with the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alison Gilliland. She tells us how you get to be Lord Mayor and what you actually do while in office, and we talk too about her own background, her thoughts on the housing crisis, and what is being done at street level to improve the city.

Driving Life with Conor Faughnan Episode 13

Sinead Ryan is a print and broadcast journalist for more than 20 years writing on consumer, property and personal finance matters for the Irish Independent. 
Sinead presents ‘The Home Show’ on Newstalk on Saturday mornings. 
Originally trained as a financial advisor she worked in the insurance sector for many years. 
In 2009 Sinead set up a not-for-profit organisation teaching teenagers about budgeting and personal finance.  Her book, co-written with Frank Conway, ‘Cents and Sensibility’, was published in 2010.
Sinead was appointed to the Pensions Council, a Government Advisory Board in January 2015 and to the Probate & Conveyancing Expert Group of the Department of Housing in 2023

Mind It! with Sinead Ryan. Episode 1

Sinead's guest this week is Dermot Goode. Dermot is the leading expert on healthcare benefits in Ireland. He has over 35 years experience in healthcare having worked with VHI, BUPA Ireland, Cornmarket Healthcare Division and healthcare consultancy roles with Irish Pensions Trust and Mercer Ltd. He established PHI Consulting Ltd (trading as Total Health Cover) in 2009 to provide advice on all aspects of healthcare cover in Ireland and his company was acquired by Lockton Insurance Brokers Ireland (LIBI) in February 2022. He is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) and also holds the APA qualification for general personal lines insurances.

Sinead Ryan is a print and broadcast journalist for more than 20 years writing on consumer, property and personal finance matters for the Irish Independent.
Sinead presents ‘The Home Show’ on Newstalk on Saturday mornings.
Originally trained as a financial advisor she worked in the insurance sector for many years.
In 2009 Sinead set up a not-for-profit organisation teaching teenagers about budgeting and personal finance. Her book, co-written with Frank Conway, ‘Cents and Sensibility’, was published in 2010.
Sinead was appointed to the Pensions Council, a Government Advisory Board in January 2015 and to the Probate & Conveyancing Expert Group of the Department of Housing in 2023

Mind It! with Sinead Ryan. Episode 2: Health Insurance

Mind It! with Sinead Ryan. Episode 3: Getting treated under the EU Cross-Border Directive

Sinead talks to Andrew Yates, Head of Expressway at Bus Éireann and Paul Hackett, CEO of ClickandGo about options, value and more for the Over 60s.

Mind It! with Sinead Ryan. Episode 4: Travel and Holiday Options

Conor meets Dr Umar Al Qadri; Sunni Islamic Scholar and Chair of the Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council. In Ireland for 20 years, he became a citizen when Michael D Higgins prompted him to and has since been a candidate in both the last European and General Elections. A well-known voice in Irish life, he sheds some light on what it is like to be Muslim in Ireland, his views on radicalisation and extremism, his work to promote integration and inclusion, and his own very deep faith.

Conor Faughnan's Driving Life- Conor meets Dr Umar Al Qadri

Sinead talks Money Management with Gwen Harris of MABS.

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is a free, independent, confidential and non- judgmental money advice and budgeting service for all members of the public.

MABS primarily works with people experiencing over-indebtedness. MABS money advisers work with clients who may have difficulties with a wide range of personal debts including personal loans, mortgages, credit card debt, catalogue debts, debts to legal moneylenders and hire purchases.

Mind It! with Sinead Ryan. Episode 6

Sinead meets Valerie Hand, Bord Gais Energy  Retrofit Manager, to learn more about the hows and whys of investing in solar panels, heat pumps and more - and the incentives available to homeowners.

Mind It! with SInead Ryan. Episode 7: Home Energy Upgrades

How can you earn interest on your savings without putting them at risk? Sinead Ryan talks to Eoghan O'Hara of Raisin Bank.

MindIt with Sinead Ryan. Episode 8: Getting a Return on Savings

The podcast for people who *don't* act their age.

Mind It! with SInead Ryan. Episode 7: Home Energy Upgrades

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