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A podcast celebrating the people, places and stories that make Northern Ireland unique, presented by Eve Blair.... more
FAQs about Series 1:How many episodes does Series 1 have?The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.
June 10, 2023Enniskillen Workhouse, and Dungiven's Harp School in a Castle.Helen Mark visits an example of what was once described as the "most feared and hated institution in Ireland". The entrance block of Enniskillen Workhouse, which once housed families facing destitution, has now been restored and is open to the public. And Colum Arbuckle finds out about Dungiven Castle. It's a fascinating building with an interesting history and these days it's home to an Irish Language Secondary School, Gaelcholáiste Dhoire. Presented by Helen Mark....more15minPlay
June 03, 2023"It brings out the best in them!"Helen Mark reports on the community based theatre group, The Dungannon All Stars, who have created an opportunity for people with a learning disability to be part of a hugely active dance and drama group. They also put on a live performance, their version of High School Musical at the Burnavon Theatre in Cookstown.And Helen also visited Carnlough on the east coast of Antrim. The sun shone, boats were moored in the harbour and tourists dandered along the shoreline - a tranquil place, but one which once played a key role in heavy industry, because of limestone. Helen took a walk through the area with local historian Mary Watson....more17minPlay
May 27, 2023A former railway man visits Irvinestown Railway for the first time in 77 years.Seventy-seven years after his last visit, Raymond Compton returns to Irvinestown Railway Station where he started his first job. The old station house was converted into a family home when the railway closed but just a few weeks ago he met up with Helen Mark there to remember sights, the sounds, and the smells of the old station.And Anne Marie McAleese hears from Orlagh Thompson from County Down, who is building a traditional Irish boat, a wooden-framed currach in San Sebastian in Spain at an international Boat Building School....more14minPlay
May 20, 2023"Extreme fashion" in Randalstown and a Seaplane in FermanaghThe Ulster History Circle recognises the artist, Gladys McCabe from Randalstown, who was the first president of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, in Belfast, and who loved to report on 'extreme fashion' for the Ulster Tatler. And Anne Marie McAleese takes to the air in a seaplane at St Angelo Airport in Fermanagh, in the company of pilot, Steve Powell....more14minPlay
May 13, 2023North West 200Anne Marie McAleese with guest presenter, Helen Mark, presents a special Your Place and Mine podcast from the North West 200 in Portstewart. They hear from fans, soaking up the atmosphere of the biggest outdoor sporting event in Northern Ireland. They remember the great racers, Joey and Robert Dunlop, hear from the UK's fastest woman motorcycle racer, Maria Costello from Northampton in England, and speak to Claire Lomas, who has rebuilt her life following a horse-riding accident in 2007, as she prepared to lap the race course for charity in a specially adapted bike....more17minPlay
May 06, 2023A Royal Hillsborough FlourishIn a special podcast to mark the coronation of King Charles III, a new bugle fanfare is played for the first time. The Royal Hillsborough Flourish was composed and performed by Andrew Carlisle from Ballynahinch. And Helen Mark finds out about the dress worn by one of the six Maids of Honour on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Lady Moyra Campbell, who grew up at Baronscourt in County Tyrone, helped to carry the robe of state and later served as the Queen's lady-in-waiting. Her son, Rory, spoke to Helen Mark about her role in that historic day. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese....more16minPlay
April 29, 2023"He's our red squirrel dog!"Conservation dog, Rufus, is a trained red squirrel detector. Dr Caroline Finlay, from the group, Conservation Detection Dogs NI, says her dogs help red squirrels, bats, and wildlife, by detecting the sick and injured. And for Rufus it's a game he adores.And there's a piano wagon in Bangor in County Down, which means that children don't go to piano lessons: the piano lessons come to them. Their slogan is 'the fastest way from A to G'. Helen Mark met Roisin McCrisken, the woman who invented the piano wagon....more15minPlay
April 22, 2023"When you lose the language of the landscape you lose a part of an area."A group from Loughros Point, the peninsula near Ardara in County Donegal, have gathered 600 Irish, English and Scots place names all from that one area. Conor Whyte tells Anne Marie McAleese that the Loughros Heritage Group's project grew from concerns over losing those historic names for ever. They have now produced book called Placenames & Tales of Nooks and Crannies.And Thomas McNeill from Aghadowey near Coleraine is a sculptor and dairy farmer whose artistic work has been recognised by the Royal Ulster Academy. He meets Ronan Lundy at his studio, beside his milking parlour....more17minPlay
April 15, 2023"They're known as the clowns of the ocean!"Puffins - also known as clowns of the ocean, or sea parrots - nest every year on the cliff stacks at the Rathlin West light Seabird Centre off the Antrim coast. Liam McFaul, RSPB NI Rathlin Reserves Warden told Anne Marie McAleese he has been keeping an eye on them. And on the Soldierstown Road between Moira and Aghalee there's another great RSPB Reserve at Portmore Lough - this one is grassland with meadows, cows, geese, whooper swans and Konik ponies. Former Assistant Warden Laura Smith told Anne Marie why the ponies are so important to the health of the reserve....more13minPlay
April 08, 2023The Tree of Peace and An Grianan of AileachThe "Tree of Peace" at Dunadry in Antrim and the ancient fort of the Inishowen Peninsula....more15minPlay
FAQs about Series 1:How many episodes does Series 1 have?The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.