This week Breifne Earley is joined by Michelle O'Donnell, an inspiring lady who decided she needed to change certain things in her life as she approached the half century point in her life.

In October 2018 she decided to set herself a bucket list of challenges which she would attempt to accomplish to celebrate her 50th Birthday which actually occurs today.

The list includes learning new skills such as the piano, visiting tourist hotspots at home and abroad, running a marathon, kayaking and swimming, experience a live comedy show as well as attempting to make new friends by getting people to join her to mark each item off the list.

Already mostly through the list with a few months to do to complete the year, she's danced with Nathan Carter, been sung to by Derek Ryan, climbed Scaffell Pike, night kayaked, run a half marathon and reconnected with an old school friend.

Originally from Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, she has been settled in the rural countryside of County Leitrim for the past two decades and with her children now reared she decided to do some things she'd always wanted to do but just hadn't quite managed to find the time for.

You can find full details on Facebook on Michelle's "50 Firsts by Shelly".