About Sinéad
Sinéad covers consumer-protection content for NI homeowners on NI Trades - how to verify a tradesperson, how to recognise and report rogue traders, and how to hire safely. She holds an LLB (Hons) in Law from Ulster University.
What Sinéad covers
Sinéad covers consumer-protection content for NI homeowners. The credential-verification guide, the rogue-traders guide, and the building-regulations overview all sit in her cluster. She also reviews the legal accuracy of any guide that touches statutory compliance.
- Northern Ireland consumer protection
- Tradesperson credential verification
- Gas Safe Register, NICEIC, NAPIT, OFTEC, FENSA
- Rogue trader reporting routes
How Sinéad fits the process
Sinéad writes the guides in her topic cluster end-to-end and works with the digital content editor for sign-off. Every published guide carries her byline and the date of the most recent review. The full editorial process is on our methodology page.
Flag a correction or suggest a topic
To flag a correction on a guide Sinéad wrote, or to suggest a topic, email hello@nitrades.co.uk and reference Sinéad’s name in the subject line. Corrections we accept are made within five working days.