The 11-1 Show

About hope a new independent romantic comedy has broken into the tough U.S box office top 20. Navan actress Claire Bermingham plays one of the love interests of the main character Thomas Madison Sinéad caught up with her for a chat about the movie, working in L.A and what she misses from the Royal County.

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Saving a life is all in a day's work for the team at East Meath Defibrillator unit, James Shields Chairman of the group told Sinéad about how they raced to help during a recent emergency in Laytown, how vital this life saving equipment is needed in every community around the country. James updated Sinéad on what they have been up to in the past few months.

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On February 2nd 2011 Ian Lawton from Navan and his wife Jennifer lost their 1 day old baby Hank. Ian's attempts to cope with his grief sent him down a dangerous self destructive path. He is sharing his story in the hopes that other men will open up about loss, bereavement and other mental health issues.

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We all need help livening up home schooling so Sinéad invited Philip Smith from RTE home School Hub on the show to give us some great ideas for fun science experiments we can do at home to encourage stem activities and educate children on the every day science all around them.

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Starting out in 2013 with a small room and 1 cage Yvonne Mc Cann built up a rescue centre especially for rehabilitating and rewilding hedgehogs. She has come along way since she set up rehoming thousands of hedgehogs she shared some insightful information about these little creatures and advised the public on how to live along side them without damaging their hedgerows and habitats.

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Next week marks Engineers week and engineer Thomas Murphy from Collon who works with WuXi Biologics in Dundalk is hoping to inspire the next generation of students to consider a fulfilling career in the many fields of engineering. He explained what inspired him to pursue this career, the opportunities available to perspective students and the best thing he loves about his job

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Did you know that Balbriggan is Ireland's youngest townand all this week there is a festival dedicated to celebrating art and creativity running online in response to this growing youthful population. Chairperson and organiser of the grasshopper festival artist Cliodhna Noonan spoke to Sinéad about her work as an early years artist, the need to introduce this age group to art and creativity and what people can expect from this year's grasshopper festival

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Our wonderful wordfoolery wordsmith Author Grace Tierney is proud ambassador for the Ireland Reads campaign encouraging us all to drop everything and read this Thursday. Grace told Sinéad how important books are in her life and how reading didn't 'click' straight away for her as a child but it didn't put her off!

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Lockdown is particularly hard this time around especially for teenagers Foiroige have come up with a great series of online events designed to help teens beat boredom and engage with people their own age. Everything from tik tok dance lessons, fitness, nutrition and make up classes available. Colin Mc Aree from North East Foroige shared the details.

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Teacher Robbie Keane from Tullyallen wants everyone to feel more confident learning maths and so has come up with a great online grinds system that can help students of any level. He is offering a free 12 week course for primary school children heading to second level in September. He told Sinéad how mathsplanations works.

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