Ibrahim from St. Paul's RC Academy and was made up of old maps. The entry would then join the Irish competition for the Grand Final. Music star Una Healy from The Saturdays joined the judging panel, along with make-up artist Rhys Ellis - who would later go on to star in Netflix show Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star. Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana student Mariusz Malon picked up the Overall Winner prize with his design Enigmatic, created from a trampoline, a broken chandelier and a recycled carpet maker. The emergence of the Beast from the East storm in February 2018 caused havoc in the Junk Kouture calendar, with the company being forced to hold four of its regional finals in The Helix, Dublin, with the South regional final going ahead in University Concert Hall, Limerick being the only survivor. The 3Arena again played host to the 2018 finalists, with Pippa O'Connor Ormond joining the judging the panel for the first time. For the third time, an entry from Our Lady's Bower, Athlone won the Overall Prize, as Mary Brody's MOO - created from 300 milk cartons and 30,000 O-rings - took home the title. Junk Kouture returned to normal in 2019, with over 4000 participants. TV presenter Doireann Garrihy joined the judging panel for the first time. With 80 Grand Finalists selected from the five regions, Maxim O'Sullivan from Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in Dingle, County Kerry was crowned Overall Winner for his design Cinematic. The design was made from old film reels, VHS tapes and DVDs, all taken from his family-owned cinema - The Phoenix. It had been Maxim's second time entering Junk Kouture, and his design went on to be showcased in Cannes during the acclaimed Cannes Film Festival, and at the Royal Film Performance of 1917 in London. 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 Due to celebrate its tenth edition in 2020, Junk Kouture's competition ran as normal up until March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread throughout Ireland. With a partnership in place with public service broadcaster RTE for the first time, the programme got off to an incredible start with record numbers of voters in its Lifeline and Wildcard voting processes and selling out three of its five regional finals in record time. Having completed its regional finals by the beginning of March 2020, Junk Kouture had found its 80 Grand Finalists and also engaged