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Warrenpoint, Portstewart and Corbet
A 36 foot sleeping giant is on its way to Warrenpoint by ferry, mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin on the songs of this place and a new book written about the family history of haulage firms in Northern Ireland.
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Sat 18 Aug 2018
08:05
麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Foyle & 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Ulster
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'My father felt it was a fantastic decision for Coleraine'
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'I fell in love with the place years ago'
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Carolyn Dobbin
Anne Marie has been invited to the home of Northern Irish mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin about her latest project. The release of her new CD is a collection of Northern Irish songs from 1880 to the 1960s and new songs from current composer.聽
Wake the Giant
A 36 foot sleeping giant called Finn Mac Cumhaill is on his way to Warrenpoint on a ferry from Carlingford, in the hope that the people there can help to wake him up. Wake the Giant is a two day festival that Newry, Mourne and Down Council have organised and Anne Marie talks to them live from the harbour in Warrenpoint.聽
The Early Years
Fifty years ago the New University of Ulster was founded in Coleraine on a site overlooking the River Bann in the town. To mark this significant anniversary the now Ulster University has organised a series of celebrations and events for the 7th and 8th September. Ronan Lundy speaks to Ken Ward who came from England as a young lecturer in 1968.聽
Wallace Brothers Haulage
Since 1965 the family business in Corbet, Banbridge has been moving goods and produce from place to place all over Northern Ireland. Michael Wallace Junior and his love of trucks is in his genes and that's why he has written a book about the history of haulage firms in Northern Ireland. He joins Anne Marie to talk about his book.
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- Sat 18 Aug 2018 08:05麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Foyle & 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio Ulster