The 11-1 Show

She started her sports leisure wear for women from the kitchen table now she is selling in over 30 countries, has been endorsed by celebrities and has even featured in British Vogue magazine but Sharon Keegan CEO of Peachy Lean is facing her toughest challenge yet as she faces the Dragons Den tonight. She joined Sinead for a chat

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Physical therapist Margaret Walsh like many business owners has had a tough year with her doors closed but not someone to sit around she took action and pivoted her focus to women's health specifically pregnancy and post natal health. She noticed a great need for a platform to not only educate women around various pregnancy related topics but also to encourage women to connect with each other. The result is mama live well, a fantastic new website for new and expectant mums. She explained how the website came about.......

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Shocked by the amount of damage the fast fashion industry was having on the environment former shopaholic broadcaster and journalist Fionnuala Moran decided to take drastic action. In 2019 she put a ban on buying new clothes for 6 months and now 2 and a half years later Fionnuala is a leading voice when it comes to living a more sustainable life. She shares her experience and top tips for buying more sustainably with Sinéad

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She's written songs for Niall Horan, Britney Spears, JoJo to name just a few now she is writing music for herself. Singer/songwriter Ruthanne joined Sinéad for a chat about making it in the music business, the support she has received for her debut album, collaborating with the Irish women in harmony and releasing new music.

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Did you know that 22,000 single use cups end up in landfill not every month, not even every day every hour! Kevin Murphy CEO and founder of 2 go Cups reusuable cup deposit scheme is hoping to eradicate single use coffee cups. He told Sinéad how his ingenious 2 go cup system works.

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1 in 16 people are living with diabetes in Ireland Dr Daragh O Neill from Clann Medical in Drogheda is concerned about these figures that are rising rapidly. He joined Sinéad to discuss how you can prevent the condition and the early signs to watch out for

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This month Grace was still eating Easter eggs so she had a great story around the origin of the word egg, plus how profanity came into use and the word Whiffler left listeners scratching their heads as Sinéad asked them to guess what the word might mean without googling.

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A chance meeting with a producer for Disney channel in L.A whilst she was waiting tables as a between jobs singer/songwriter led Annmarie Cullen to a successful career writing and performing music for hit shows like Zoe101 Victorious' and many more she left that behind for love and moved to her wife's native Barcelona to work in the tech industry, however once the marriage broke down she found herself back in Ireland and writing music once more and has released a brand new single she told Sinéad how cathartic it was to write......

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Arlene Caffrey one of Ireland's most well known award winning pole dancers joined Sinéad for a chat about how her hobby became a full time job, setting up her own pole dance academy and how pole dancing has become more accepted as an art form.

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Some good news finally for Irish businesses as 73% of Irish consumers feel it's important to buy Irish products and many will continue to support Irish business once shops re-open, this is according to research gathered by Irish country magazine who have launched their Irish made awards. Klara Heron editor of Irish country magazine told Sinéad how it's been an interesting year for Irish business where she has seen many businesses adapt in innovative ways, many new companies launching and many traditional brands coming up with creative ways to reach their customers. She encouraged all Irish business owners to enter the Irish made awards......

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