{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/68eccc0fef7cfb1e14e37e1b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Local Meath Designer Warns ‘We Need to Rally Around Small Shops or We’ll End Up with Wmpty Streets’ - 13/10/2025","description":"<p>As we watched Ireland’s fashion elite make their way to iconic Irish sites this week for the country’s first fashion week, one designer from Co. Meath is advocating for the small designers continuing to make their mark off the runway.</p><p><br></p><p>Siobhán Daly Designs was founded in 2016, showcasing the creation of headpieces for occasion wear, necklaces, and earrings, while putting sustainability first.</p><p><br></p><p>Support for local shops and businesses is growing according to Siobhán, but she says: “we need to see more of it”.</p><p><br></p><p>“We need to rally around small shops or we’ll end up with empty streets. We don’t need to be buying from large manufacturers.</p><p><br></p><p>Siobhan joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}