Money Matters for Renters Webinar

Sinead has worked as a print and broadcast journalist for 20 years writing on consumer, property and personal finance matters for the Irish Independent. Sinead also presents 'The Home Show' on Newstalk on Saturday mornings.

She is an experienced MC, conference host, interviewer and keynote speaker, mainly on business and financial topics, including pensions.

Prior to her media career, Sinead worked for over a decade in financial services after qualifying as a financial adviser. She also holds diplomas in Journalism and Economics.

Adam is the Chief Commercial Officer in Distilled, an Irish technology company whose mission is connecting businesses and people in Ireland to make buying and selling simple.

Daft.ie is the proptech arm of Distilled.

As the Chief Commercial Officer of Distilled, Adam is responsible for running many facets of the business including responsibility for ensuring all business activities across all brands are in line with Distilled's objectives. He creates and oversees the implementation of sales, marketing and overall commercial strategies to accelerate the company's growth while ensuring the business adheres to the annual budget.

Ann-Marie O’Reilly is the National Advocacy Manger with Threshold, the national housing charity which supports private renters and delivers homeless prevention services.

Prior to joining Threshold, Ann-Marie worked in frontline homeless services for ten years.

She has completed a MSocSc (Rights and Social Policy) at Maynooth University; her research focussed on the prevention of homelessness from the private rental sector.

Darren is an accomplished finance professional with 13+ years’ experience providing advisory services across many financial arenas such as Debt Restructuring & Insolvency, Mortgage Lending, Financial Planning & Wealth Management for individuals in the private & public sector, and business owners.

He has extensive industry experience working on behalf of pillar banks, private investment funds and brokerages. His skillset ranges from cashflow modelling, protection, investments, pensions, mortgages, estate planning, inheritance planning and succession planning.

When building a financial plan, Darren's core focus is to always listen to the client(s) and develop an appropriate strategy that will meet their future needs and objectives while also highlighting any financial exposures and opportunities.

Marian Ryan, has over 12 years’ experience advising individuals and corporates on tax compliance to individuals and companies, both domestically and globally.

Marian specialises in Irish taxation and has significant experience in both employment taxes and compensation and benefits, working with diverse clients across a range of industry sectors, including market-leading multinationals in technology, financial services and software.

In addition, Marian also has extensive experience in delivering presentations, seminars and taxation briefings, both to individuals at VIP and Senior Executive level, as well as groups.

A highly organised person, with a very clear understanding of the importance of leading by example to inspire and motivate.