Consumer Corner On The Hard Shoulder

Car, home and health insurance are some of the most common kinds of protection, but they can be difficult to understand. Sinead Ryan hosted another Consumer Call In with an expert panel, and they answered listener questions and queries on air. Ciaran Mulligan from Blue Insurance, Deirdre McCarthy from InsureMyHouse.ie and Dermot Goode, TotalHealthCover.ie were on hand with advice and guidance.

Sinead Ryan's Consumer Call in continued this evening, and her focus was on investments. Brendan Costello from Talk Financial and Andrew Fahy from Investec joined Sinead in studio to answer all your questions and queries, as well as offer general advice. From windfalls to shortfalls, pensions to lump sums, there was lots to discuss!

Mortgages was the hot topic for this evening's Consumer Call  in with Sinead Ryan. Karl Deeter from Irish Mortgage Brokers and Joey Sheahan from mymortgages.ie were on Sinead's expert panel offering advice, and answering listener queries.  

In the third installment of Sinead Ryan's Consumer Call In, the focus was on consumer complaints, online shopping and flight issues. Caroline Curneen of the European Consumer Centre and Eoghan Corry, Editor of Travel Extra were in studio to offer advice and answer listener queries.  

Sinead Ryan is hosting a special series of hour-long features on personal finance, and this evening's episode was all about planning for your future after your career. Each evening from 6-7 pm, Sinead is joined by a panel of experts who will delve into a topic that effects your pocket. For the second installment, Eunice Dreelan, Director of Strategy and Change at Irish life, and Donal Keating, Tax Director PwC, joined Sinead to explain everything you need to know about pensions and planning a secure future. Tomorrow (Wednesday) it's consumer rights and passenger rights. Email thehardshoulder@newstalk.com if you have a query and tune in from 6pm!

Our regular Consumer Corner champion Sinead Ryan is hosting a series of special hour-long programmes answering all your personal finance queries. From 6-7pm each evening, Sinead takes the reins on The Hard Shoulder with a different panel of experts on a wide range of issues that impact your pocket. First up is the cost of running a car - insurance, buying second hand, switching to electric or hybrid and much more. Jonathan Hehir from insuremycars.ie and motoring journalist Geraldine Herbert joined Sinead in studio. And tune in tomorrow (Tuesday 30th July) when we'll be covering pensions!

A pervasive new rule has crept into utility providers which is annoying customers hugely.
 It's the imposition of exit fees, or breakage clauses into contracts.  This week  our consumer guru and presenter of the home show Sinead Ryan will be at how exit fees work, why they are there at all, and how you can avoid them…

The schools have broken up for the summer and if your a parent you've said goodbye to the early morning school drop offs , but many parents minds will already be turning to the September school duties. This week our consumer guru Sinead Ryan and presenter of the Home Show on Newstalk from 9-10am on Saturdays, is back to tell you how you can get a head start, and where you can save money.If you’ve any questions for Sinead, text me on 53106 at a cost of 30c or email thehardshoulder@newstalk.com  

Standing in for Sinead Ryan is Bob Quinn, Consumer and Financial commentator and principal of The Money Adviser, and he is looking at the circular economy and car ownership.  

Bank charges never fail to frustrate customers, and it seems as though member of the public are paying through the nose for their current accounts. On top of that, the Central Bank have revealed that there is a general apathy towards the charges, and a lack of willingness to search for the best deal. The Hard Shoulder's consumer guru, and host of the 'Home Show', Sinead Ryan, gives you all the advice you need on navigating the jungle of current accounts.