The 11-1 Show

Sanctuary runners a solidarity through sport initiative which uses running, jogging and walking to bring together asylum seekers, refugees migrants and all Irish residents is setting up a new group in East Meath and they are encouraging everyone to come along to their first meeting this Saturday at Laytown beach. National co-ordinator Ailish Mc Sweeney and one of the runners who joined in 2021 Mosney resident David Olabode joined Sinéad to discuss how the simple idea of getting people from all walks of life to go running together is having a huge impact.

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Calling all brides to be fancy going green on your big day? Dundalk branch of SVP who are opening their bridal room this week they want you to say yes to the SVP dress, Have you got a cluttered or outdated room in your home that just isn’t working? Fancy a FREE room makeover with the help of top interior designers and up-cyclers, producer Colin Cowman tells us about a brand new sustainable interior design tv series he's working on. Irish people have a big problem in the bedroom it's causing breakups and Magic result for Meath magician Cillian on Britains got talent.

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Over 20 years ago Carmel Armstrong brought her beloved Paolo Soprani 120 bass professional piano accordion into the Sound shop in Drogheda and traded it in for a keyboard, it’s a decision to this day that she deeply regrets, yesterday on the show her husband Ian got in touch with us asking for help in tracking it down...

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Over 20 years ago Carmel Armstrong traded in a beloved piano accordion now she needs our help tracking it down she and husband Ian tell the story, Niall O Brien was back talking movies in Reel Reviews this week new Dracula movie Renfield is up for discussion, all those Easter Egg boxes need to go somewhere Repak remind us about the importance of recycling and Fionn is back with another Friday floor filler song to start the weekend 

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Droichead Youth Theatre return to the stage with an exhilarating new production: The Night Witches! which follows a group of all-female military aviators who fought with the allies in WW2 Sinéad popped into their rehearsal earlier this week, we learn how a pair of our old shoes can make a huge difference to kids in Africa plus more excitement as Joe makes a big impression on the wee county

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In world war 2 a group of all-female military aviators, fought with the allies, dubbed the “Night Witches” by friends and foe alike, due to their supernatural prowess in the air and the cockpit.  Their incredible story is being brought to the stage by the talented Droichead Youth Theatre earlier this week Sinéá popped into their rehearsals to meet the cast....

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Today on the show it’s not everyday a helicopter carrying a U.S president lands in your pitch Niall Brady chairman of Cooley Kickhams told us how their GAA pitch was selected as a helipad, Most people take eating out in a nice restaurant for granted but for coeliacs it can be a minefield 11 year old Aila Mitchell daughter of our pharmacist Sheena Mitchell Alia shared her experience of what life is life for a coeliac child, plus presenter Lorraine Keane was back with us sharing top exercise tips for women going through perimenopause

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A few weeks ago whilst out for dinner 11 year old Aila Mitchell was glutened in a restaurant despite checking with the server whether her meal was gluten free. Aila and her mam pharmacist Sheena Mitchell joined Sinéad to discuss the many challenges people with coeliac disease face and the frustrations they feel around the lack of education and awareness within the hospitality industry when it comes to catering for those on a strict gluten free diet.

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Filmmaker Sinéad O'Shea returns to her hometown of Navan, Co. Meath , to explore the history of control by the Catholic Church and brutality against children and women. She finds a group of citizens who stood against the Catholic church whose remarkable bravery she documents in this powerful feature. Sinead discusses the inspiration behind the film, the remarkable discoveries she made and how the film focuses on moments of great hardship and moments of hope and triumph.

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PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS a new documentary by acclaimed journalist and filmmaker Sinead O Shea  documents Sinéad’s return to her hometown Navan in search of those who fought against the Catholic Church and discovers the ways in which local people found a way to resist. The film is due for release on April 21st Sinead joined us for a chat. The Louth woman bringing order to the chaos and clutter in your home professional organiser Chloe Litchfield joined Sinead in studio and would you change your name if given the chance?

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