LMFM - The 11-1 Show - Podcasts

Youtubers the Anasala family hit headlines this week as they lit up the worlds tallest building to reveal the gender of their unborn child, in the states a huge forest wildfire was caused when a firework was set off revealing the gender of a baby in California. Is this gender reveal craze going too far? Laura Erskine our resident parenting expert from the baby doc club had a lot to say on the issu...

Conor O Donoghue from Wild Youth took time out to chat to Sinéad about getting creative in lockdown, new single next to you and he revealed the strangest thing a fan has said to him! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish music icon Phil Coulter spoke to Sinead about everything from cocooning, keeping busy with the lockdown lounge, discovering talent and his upcoming intimate gigs in the venue theatre Ratoath. He also dropped an exclusive that he is working with Picture This on some new songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinéad caught up with Mick Ryan the man behind the teddy bear solar light beacons that are being placed on bridges and on railway stations around the country to provide hope, light and comfort for those in a dark vulnerable mental state. Mick says the teddy bears are popping up around Ireland and he is overwhelmed with the response from people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Today Sinéad caught up with covid 19 survivor Claire Twomey from Ashbourne who is still suffering horrific symptoms from contracting the virus, she explained how she has to try and cope with chronic fatigue, gastric problems, a rash, shortness of breath and many other symptoms 6 months after first contracting the virus. She had strong words to say to anyone who refuses to wear masks. Hosted on Aca...

Franciska Ace felt the need to spread a little joy to vulnerable people living in direct provision or homeless hostels through her love of baking. During lockdown she and her boyfriend came up with consider it cakes a voluntary run organisation that bakes free birthday cakes for people living in direct provision. What started out as a small idea is spreading joy and happiness amongst people living...

Dr Malie Coyne is one of Ireland's leading psychologists but she also grew up a very anxious child. Anxiety in children is something she sees time and again in her work and so she was inspired to write a book offering advice and help to parents of anxious children. She told Sinéad how a child will communicate anxious feelings, the Safe chain of resilience technique and lots more. Hosted on Acast....

It's the TV series we are all waiting for the Deceived starring Normal People's Paul Mescal airs tonight Sinead caught up with producer Imogen O Sullivan who chatted about the all star cast, Gothic story-line and what to expect from episode 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All roads normally lead to Stradbally Co. Laois as one of the best music festivals gets underway we have no Electric Picnic but Sinéad had a little taster today as local man Andrew Cassidy from Slane who runs the Salty Dog stage at the picnic every year had some great stories including meeting superstar BONO! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sinéad is fed up hearing about Adele and Rebel Wilson's weight loss, she feels that there is too much focus on how these women look and not enough focus on their creative talents. She is also disturbed by the use of the words 'shrinking' and 'unrecognisable' which are being used as compliments when it comes to reporting on the weight loss of these women. Plus size model and body positive advocate...

Each month Image consultant Maria Macklin from house of colour discusses style, fashion trends and issues around clothing and the fashion industry. Today Maria discussed our new more casual style as a result of covid 19,how to make a new work wardrobe work for you and how clothing should reflect your identity and personal brand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pipe down and clear the deck I'm coming through! Ever wonder how these maritime phrases ended up in everyday use? Author and blogger Grace Tierney from Stamullen shared her fascination into the stories and history around certain words with Sinéad on today's 11-1. Grace has written a book 'Words the sea gave us' she shared some really interesting and humorous stories about learning the ropes, booby...

Tired of reading his daughter Jade stories about princesses needing rescuing from towers Gavin Leonard decided a change was needed and created his own series of adventure books featuring his daughter Jade in a variety of different roles. The series Not just a princess sees Jade take on the role of detective, pilot, fire-fighter and everything in between. Gavin told Sinéad that we shouldn't be limi...

Whilst the rest of us have been enjoying our staycations visiting various places around Ireland Simon Mullen and Christopher Kenny from Dublin are travelling around the Irish coastline for a very different reason. They took on a challenge cycling 3,000km to raise money for Unicef. They told Sinead that despite battling through two storms, sleeping rough in tents they are enjoying the experience. T...

Adrian Mc Cusker was fed up of feeling bad every time he opened his postbox until one day a postcard from a good friend who was on holiday in France changed his mood and gave him a great idea for a business. He told Sinéad how he is sending smiles all over the world via his post a selfie app. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there something strange in your neighbourhood, well who you gonna call? Today on 11-1 Sinéad met real life ghost buster Tina Barcoe who is a complete sceptic when it comes to the afterlife but it led her to setting up paranormal researchers Ireland who willingly spend the night in some of Ireland's most haunted locations all in the hopes of finding concrete evidence of the supernatural. Hosted...

Like many artists and musicians Covid 19 has had a profound effect on Luan Parle, she released her fourth studio album earlier this year and was about to embark on a tour before lockdown was enforced. She told Sinéad how she had to adapt to the challenges the pandemic presented and how she is determined to keep going and is writing new material. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Face masks have become part of our lives now for the foreseeable and some people like to go all out with really colourful ones however, Ballivor based Textile artist Anita Reynolds has come up with a way of merging her art and love of nature into a range of masks. She joined Sinéad for a chat about the work involved in creating the masks, her work in ceramics and how she knew she would be a profes...

As we are all wearing masks to protect us and others from covid 19 skincare experts are noticing an increase in maskne, a form of acne flaring up around the chin and mouth. As government and HSE guidelines are very much still in place around mask wearing how can we prevent and treat bad acne? Eavanna Breen skincare specialist to the stars director of Akina beauty and laser clinic in Dublin shared...

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 anyo...

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 t...

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 rea...

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. Hosted on...

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 t...

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 sham...