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Radio Ulster,26 Sep 2026,54 mins

Seamus Heaney, Carr Island and Newtownstewart

Your Place and Mine

Available for 27 days

The Seamus Heaney HomePlace celebrates its 10th anniversary, the RSPB's wildlife conservation efforts are expanding on Lough Erne, and St Eugene's Church in Glenock is set to reopen following a major restoration project. Conor McKay visits Omagh to explore the legacy of renowned songwriter Jimmy Kennedy, we hear about the repair work on the 5,000-year-old passage tomb atop Slieve Gullion, and we head to Hillsborough for the Northern Ireland International Ploughing Championships. Presented by Conor McKay.

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