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Celebrating Derry singer and teacher Una O'Somachain

Singer and teacher Una O'Somachain comes from Derry musical royalty, the daughter of James McCafferty who taught most of the city; and actor Paddy Cullivan on Theobald Wolfe Tone.

Singer and teacher Una O'Somachain comes from Derry musical royalty, the daughter of James McCafferty. Actor Paddy Cullivan on the ongoing legacy of one of the most remarkable figures in Irish political history, Theobald Wolfe Tone. Seamus Heaney once described Bellaghy Bawn as a special place, the corner at which it stands inspired his poem Digging as he was driving past it and had to go down the gears on his car, from 4, to 3, to 2 and 1 and in that moment the words for Digging came to mind. Now writers have the chance to have their own creative moment as the Bawn is being transformed into a writer's retreat.

Rory McNeary is the principal Inspector of Historic Monuments from Department of Communities and talks about what is planned. Dr Joe McEvoy discusses breast cancer.

After the news at One, in Twenty Minutes with Mark Patterson, Chris Conway the CEO of Translink on the official launch of the Foyle Metro Zero Emission bus fleet, Councillor Declan Norris on the latest on a possible dog exercise park for the city and district and are you in the mood for love as Bundoran County Donegal hosts the first World Matchmaking Festival?

1 hour, 17 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Sep 2023 12:03