The 11-1 Show

Going above and beyond the call of duty is something the St Olivers scout group have at it’s heart and over the lockdown period the scouts proved to be an important life line for vulnerable members in their community. From helping older people who were cocooning getting shopping and medication to completely overhauling the garden for a woman recovering from illness the scouts were on hand for anyone who needed their help during the difficult lockdown period. Sinéad felt it was only right to honour them with the wee county trophy covid community hero award

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Dave Lambe from Ardee started to notice an increase in litter building up around beauty spots in his local area in Ardee during his daily lockdown walks however rather than leaving it to someone else to sort he felt compelled to take action and restore his town to it's former beauty. He set up the Ardee litter watch group and told Sinéad that he has big plans for the group but needs local people to support him.

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A tweet from a restaurant in Dublin exposing a social media influencer with over 100k followers who asked the restaurant for 'influencer rates' has now gone viral. The restaurant owner felt it was 'cheeky' in the current climate where businesses are re-opening and posted about it. Many responded to the tweet with nasty comments that influencers are 'stupid' 'brain-dead' and 'wouldn't know what real work is'. Drogheda based social media influencer, presenter, blogger and make up artist Dawn Finnegan speaks out about the negative backlash and gave Sinéad a realistic insight into her very busy schedule.

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After years of hard work and perseverance Drogheda based artist Jackie Hudson Lalor's hard work and determination has paid off as she is shortlisted for the prestigious Zurich portrait artist of the year at the National gallery of Ireland. Here she tells Sinéad how a doodle on a cigarette box aged 3 was when her creative flair was first noticed and how suffering for her art has paid off.

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What was life like for children in the North East during lockdown? What do they think covid 19 is? What would they wish for? Big stories from little worlds shines a light on how covid is affecting our children and shaping their world. Responding to 5 questions about life during the pandemic children from all over the North East and beyond sent us voice messages with their views on the virus. The team at An Tain arts Centre produced this 8 minute mini documentary capturing their thoughts.

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The news that the Tampax ad 'Tampons and Tea' was banned in Ireland reached Sinéad whilst on holidays she felt the need to bring this issue to the air and to normalise the conversation around menstruation and women's health. Today Lisa De Jong a menstrual coach spoke candidly to Sinéad about research she conducted on her own social media around the issue of the ad being banned, the trauma and shame that a lot of women feel around their periods and why we should be speaking about this and not making it taboo!

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1 month 20 items of clothing chosen from the wardrobe 3 pairs of shoes 2 self confessed shopaholic and clothes hoarders Sinéad Brassil and Tamara Howard were set a challenge by image consultant Maria Macklin, the capsule wardrobe challenge in an effort to inspire the girls to wear what they have. Stop impulse buying and slow fast fashion. Here they discuss how they felt the challenge went and what they have learned about their attitudes to clothes.

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on average new parents are spending a whopping €10,000 on baby for the first year of life! Surely this can't be accurate? Baby doc club carried out an indepth study among parents in their community. Laura Erskine parenting expert explained the findings

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Can a new relationship hold up under lockdown? This is the question at the very heart of an award winning new Irish short film that has been long listed for an Oscar next year. The documentary short film how to fall in love in a pandemic which had it’s premiere at Galway film fleadh scooped up the best short documentary award allowing it to qualify for next year’s Academy Award and the talented filmmaker behind the project is from Dunboyne Co. Meath joined Sinead on today's show

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Continuing our look into sustainable fashion Sinéad meets Eoin Mc Guinness from Clonalvy Co. Meath his love of watches and sunglasses mixed with a passion for helping the planet inspired him to set up Crann. A family run business making gorgeous watches and sunglasses from 100% ethically sourced sustainable materials. Eoin told Sinéad how the company came about and why being 100% sustainable is extremely important to him.

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