It's more than a year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a Monaghan hand-weaver has developed a new gift to bring people together during these difficult times.
The Monaghan Misses Ewe campaign, by Liz Christy of Swallow Studios in Annayalla, helps customers send a virtual hug to everyone with Monaghan connections around the globe.
The "hug" will take the form of a blue and white rambling sheep in the county colours, beginning with the strong Irish diaspora Down Under.
Liz spoke to our reporter, Diarmuid Pepper, about the Monaghan Misses Ewe campaign, how she has adapted to lockdown, and her advice for small businesses who have made the jump online: