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Seamus Heaney on a Greek Island

Seamus Heaney celebrated on a Greek Island and the history of Sion Mills and the Herdmans.

Nobel prize winning poet Seamus Heaney is far from Bellaghy as his poetry is being celebrated on the Greek Island of Paxos with newly commissioned music featuring Greek and Irish bouzoukis. Anna Curran visits Sion Mills where the history of the village and it's linen industry is on display at the newly refurbished Stables Museum. It covers the 200 year story of the Herdman mill.
Also we hear about the Community Toilet Scheme run by Derry City & Strabane District Council along with local businesses who have signed up which lets people use the facilities for free without having to buy anything.
Emma Robinson our tech expert is here with her regular Tuesday slot and after the news at One in Twenty Minutes with Mark Patterson, Goretti Horgan Social Policy Lecturer in the Ulster University & spokesperson for the Cost Of Living Campaign on the Holiday Hunger Meals Scheme payment.

1 hour, 17 minutes

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Jul 2023 12:03