From whipping the herring to Egg hunts, we’ll take a look at where some of the stranger Easter traditions come from

Home of the year’s Hugh Wallace joins us to tell us how he judges Ireland’s houses and what you can do to make yours a winner 

AND Niamh Maher will be here with some last minute tips to get your home decorated for Easter Sunday

Retrofitting your house? We’ll be busting some myths about the process

You can check out any time you like but you can never leave, why some people choose to live in a hotel?

Earthships, what are they and how can you build your own?

AND showing off your Shakespeare and making your Orwell ostentatious. Arlene Mc Intyre will be telling us about bookshelf wealth

As part of Newstalk Goes Green with SSE Airtricity we thought we would take a look at retrofitting your home and some of the myths surrounding the process.

Brian Mc Intyre is Programme Manager at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. He joins Sinead.

With thanks to SSE Airtricity, to find out more about Generation Green Home Upgrade, see sseairtricity.com.

We’ve been told that Listed buildings on RTE’s campus have seemingly devalued the property for potential sale. But what are those listed buildings and why are they such an issue for a buyer?

What furnishings should be avoided for those who have allergies?

Should you become a director of the management company in your building?

AND we look back on the flamboyantly stylish life of interior designer Iris Apfel

On this week's episode: Lighthouses no longer have lighthouse keepers but you can make believe you have the job for a weekend by staying in one. Why it’s important to set up your home office ergonomically. Deciding what film to watch using colour. And Natasha Rocca Devine will be helping us find last minute stylish Mother’s Day presents

Is there life on Mars? Not yet but NASA is planning on some of the human race living there. So what would a martian house look like?  The First Home Scheme. Almost two years in, is it fit for purpose? And Jen Sheahan tells us all about outdoor saunas

Living in an historic home … a lordly life or a labour of love? Are house pets only suitable for certain homes? Pete the Vet will be here to chat cats and dogs. 30 years of the Green Building - we rediscover Dublin’s best kept secret and Niamh Maher will be telling us how to achieve quiet luxury without the luxury budget

Sinead speaks to Michael Kelly from GIY about keeping Hens. Joey Sheahan tells us about the mortagae market for first time buyers in 2024. We have a Legal Clinic with Catherine Ardagh and we talk bathrooms with Denise O’Connor

Sinead finds out about Valentine's sweets, the meaning of flowers and Mayo's Tinder for Houses

On this week's Home Show Podcast: Life on a houseboat. Will new permit increases turn an affordable alternative into an expensive luxury?  Ryanair bulk buying new builds in Swords raised the ire of many but they’re not the first company to do it? Historian Donal Fallon explains. Sinead meets the visual artist of the year who made her name painting interiors. And Jenny Sheahan runs us through the dos and don’ts of Airbnb lettings