Podcasts about County Armagh

The Author Events Series presents Paul Muldoon  | Joy in Service on Rue Tagore: Poems  REGISTER In Conversation with Daisy Fried  Since his 1973 debut, New Weather, Paul Muldoon has created some of the most original and memorable poetry of the past half century. Joy in Service on Rue Tagore sees him writing with the same verve and distinction that have consistently won him the highest accolades. Here, from artichokes to zinc, Muldoon navigates an alphabet of image and history, through barleymen and Irish slavers to the last running wolf in Ulster. The search involves the accumulated bric-a-brac of a life, and a reckoning along the way of gains against loss. In the poet's skillful hands, ancient maps are unfurled and brought into focus--the aggregation of Imperial Rome and the dismantling of Standard Oil, the pogroms of a Ukrainian ravine and of a Belfast shipyard. Through modern medicine and warfare, disaster and repair, these poems are electric in their energy, while profoundly humane in their line of inquiry. Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he has taught at Princeton University for thirty-five years. He is the author of fourteen previous collections of poetry, including Moy Sand and Gravel, for which he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize. Daisy Fried is the author of five books of poetry: My Destination (forthcoming next year from Flood Editions and Carcanet Press), The Year the City Emptied, Women's Poetry: Poems and Advice, My Brother is Getting Arrested Again, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle, and She Didn't Mean to Do It. She has been awarded Guggenheim, Hodder and Pew Fellowships. A core faculty member in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College, and an occasional poetry critic for the New York Times, Poetry Foundation and elsewhere, she has lived in Philadelphia for decades, but will be moving to San Francisco at the end of the summer.  The 2024/25 Author Events Series is presented by Comcast. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation when you register for this event to ensure that this series continues to inspire Philadelphians. Books will be available for purchase at the library on event night! All tickets are non-refundable. (recorded 5/14/2025)

The Taoiseach Micheal Martin and other members of the Cabinet are in County Armagh today for a meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council. Northern Editor, Vincent Kearney has more.

A Dublin secondary school has been embroiled in controversy after it was claimed online that one of its teachers is the notorious GAA catfish. County Armagh woman Niamh Farrell denies being the catfish who deceived at least 40 people, including multiple Ulster GAA players. The Portadown woman has now secured a court injunction stopping Coláiste Éanna from continuing with a disciplinary process – which could have resulted in her losing her job. She insists she is not the infamous catfish but an investigation at the school found that she confided in its principal that she was. Ms. Farrell disputes that. ­ Host; Ciaran Dunbar, Guest; Ellen CoyneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The life of this week's final Scriblerian, Thomas Parnell, rounds out the picture of the entire Scriblerus club as a fraternity of wildly brilliant men all carrying some great pain or wound. Some of them clearly write out of that wound, while others seem to write in spite of it. Parnell straddles the line, and today's poem is a fine example of his blending of bright energy with a sharp edge. Happy reading.Thomas Parnell (11 September 1679 – 24 October 1718) was an Anglo-Irish poet and clergyman who was a friend of both Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.He was born in Dublin, the eldest son of Thomas Parnell (died 1685) of Maryborough, Queen's County (now Portlaoise, County Laois), a prosperous landowner who had been a loyal supporter of Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War and moved from Congleton, Cheshire to Ireland after the Restoration of Charles II. His mother was Anne Grice of Kilosty, County Tipperary: she also owned property in County Armagh, which she left to Thomas at her death in 1709. His parents married in Dublin in 1674. Thomas was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and collated as Archdeacon of Clogher in 1705. In the last years of the reign of Queen Anne of England he was a popular preacher, but her death put an end to his hope of career advancement. He married Anne (Nancy) Minchin, daughter of Thomas Minchin, who died in 1712, and had three children, two of whom died young. The third child, a girl, is said to have reached a great age. The marriage was a very happy one, and it has been said that Thomas never recovered from Nancy's early death.He spent much of his time in London, where he participated with Pope, Swift and others in the Scriblerus Club, contributing to The Spectator and aiding Pope in his translation of The Iliad. He was also one of the so-called "Graveyard poets": his 'A Night-Piece on Death,' widely considered the first "Graveyard School" poem, was published posthumously in Poems on Several Occasions, collected and edited by Alexander Pope and is thought by some scholars to have been published in December 1721. It is said of his poetry, "it was in keeping with his character, easy and pleasing, enunciating the common places with felicity and grace."-bio via Wikipedia This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

GB2RS News Sunday the 16th of March 2025 The news headlines: Final chance to get involved in British Science Week and share your activities Advance notice of how to ask the Board questions at the RSGB AGM The RSGB has launched new National Radio Centre web pages Today, Sunday the 16th of March is the last day of British Science Week 2025. If you live in the Derbyshire or Leicestershire area, pop along to the open day being held by South Derbyshire and Ashby Woulds Amateur Radio Group. The group is hosting the final day of its family-friendly open weekend. Members will be showcasing all that amateur radio has to offer, from kit building to operating under supervision. Details of the event can be found on the “Events happening near you” section of rsgb.org/bsw There is also still time to get involved with the official RSGB British Science Week activity, which is featured in the British Science Week Community Activity Pack. This can be done at home on DMR or any other radio. If you've been involved in amateur radio activities as part of the annual celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, the Society would love to hear from you. Whether you've run an event at your local club, set up and operated a radio station in a school, or introduced the hobby to a community group, get in touch. Please send your reports, with separate high-resolution photographs, to comms@rsgb.org.uk  by the 18th of April. The RSGB would like to thank everyone who has contributed ideas and resources, sharing your passion and expertise with others. It is also welcoming feedback about the British Science Week campaign. Let the RSGB know what worked well, what you learnt, and how the Society could develop its activities for next year. Please email the RSGB British Science Week Coordinator Ian Neal, M0KEO at bsw@rsgb.org.uk  to share your thoughts. Over the last few years, the RSGB has been developing how the Board can be asked questions at its online AGMs. This year, the AGM will be held on Saturday the 12th of April and you have three ways to get involved. To ask a question via video on Zoom you'll need to register in advance and give the topic of your question. You'll have the chance to ask your question live with one follow-up question on the same topic. If you'd prefer to submit a written question in advance, you can do so via a form on the RSGB website. The third way to ask Board members a question is via the Live Chat function on the day. Whilst the Board will take as many questions as possible during the second part of the AGM, if you would like to ask a question about the formal part of the meeting, please submit a written question in advance or register to ask a question via Zoom. Full details of how to take part in the RSGB AGM, along with closing dates to submit a question, will be available from Wednesday the 19th of March via rsgb.org/agm Have you ever wondered what you'll discover during a visit to the RSGB National Radio Centre? Or perhaps you're interested in operating GB3RS during your visit? Maybe you are a group who'd like to arrange a visit. All these topics, plus much more, have been answered in the newly updated RSGB National Radio Centre web pages. Other topics include the RSGB's involvement in the Voluntary Interceptors, as well as organising your visit and how to volunteer at the Centre. Go to rsgb.org/nrc  to discover more. The team of volunteers looks forward to welcoming you soon. Bletchley Park will be hosting one of its infamous 1940s weekends in May to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE day. In tribute to the event, the RSGB National Radio Centre will be operating a special event station GB2BP from the 3rd to the 5th of May. Put the date in your diary and make sure you get this callsign in your logbook. The next event in the popular 145 Alive series takes place on Saturday the 12th of April between 12 noon and 3 pm. If you'd like to be a net controller for the event please email masenville@gmail.com  with the callsign you intend to use on the day and your intended six-digit maidenhead locator. For more information visit the 145 Alive Facebook page. The South Yorkshire ATV Group is pleased to announce that the GB3YT television repeater on 23cm has completed its move from Mirfield in West Yorkshire to its new site at Birdwell near Barnsley, adjacent to junction 36 on the M1. The repeater receives on 1276MHz DVB-S or DVB-S2 using 1000 or 333 kilo-symbols per second and transmits on 1316MHz DVB-S at 1000 kilo symbols per second. The repeater is switched on between 6 pm and 9 pm on weekdays and 3 pm and 9 pm at weekends. This will be reviewed when activity increases. Further information about GB3YT and membership in the Group can be found via gb3yt.co.uk or by emailing info@gb3yt.co.uk Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10 am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week. And now for details of rallies and events The Biggleswade Swap meet, organised by the British Vintage Wireless Society, is taking place on Sunday the 23rd of March at The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH. Doors open to stallholders from 9 am, with general entry from 9.30 am. Admission is £8. Hot and cold refreshments are available all day. There will be vintage technology of varying sorts, as well as a bring-and-buy stall run by the British Wireless and Television Museum. For enquiries, including stall bookings, please email Jeremy Owen, G8MLK via secretary@bvws.org.uk  More details can also be found via BVWS.org.uk The Callington Radio and Electronics Rally will be held in the Town Hall, New Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7BD on Sunday the 23rd of March. Public access to the event is from 10 am until 1 pm. Entry is £2 each with no charge for those under the age of 16. A comprehensive selection of traders, clubs and societies from the southwest will be present along with a bring-and-buy stall and the usual excellent catering service. As an improvement from last year, the bring-and-buy stall now accepts payment by all major debit and credit cards using contactless, chip and pin or by phone. The venue has disabled access and toilet facilities with ample parking in a nearby car park. Although the main hall is now fully booked, tables are still available in an adjacent room at £5 for the large size and £3 for the smaller one. Pre-booking is essential, so please contact Alastair, M0KRR at alastair.kerr1@btinternet.com or by phone at 01503 262 755 with your requirements as soon as possible. Also on Sunday the 23rd of March is The Dover Amateur Radio Club 2025 Rally which is taking place at the St Radigunds Community Centre, Poulton Close, Dover, CT17 0HL. The doors are open between 10 am and 2 pm and entry is £3. Tea, coffee and bacon rolls will be available on-site. Tables are available at £15 each, with a maximum of two tables per vendor. For table bookings and the latest news go to darc.online/rally The Pencoed and District Amateur Radio Club Rally is on Sunday the 30th of March at Sarn and Bryncwils Social Club, Bryncoch Road, Sarn near Bridgend, CF32 9NY. Entrance is £2.50. Tables are available at £10 each. Refreshments will be available. Public access to the event is from 10am, with trader access from 8 am. Please contact Ieuan Jones via 07791 709 691 for further information. Now the Special Event news In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club will be operating the club's call sign GI3VFW on Monday the 17th of March for one week. Members will be operating on all bands on HF, VHF and UHF from Tandragee, County Armagh. The club will also be operating GI3VFW from the 25th to the 27th of April from Navan Fort Armagh using all bands and modes. Radio amateurs in Scotland will be on the air throughout March using the special callsign GB1KBR. This is to celebrate the start of the official handover of the Commonwealth Games Kings Baton by His Royal Highness King Charles the Third at Buckingham Palace for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Activity will be on HF, SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via Logbook of The World, eQSL and QRZ.com There will also be an award programme available via the Ham Award platform. For further information on the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games please visit glasgow2026.com Dennis Spratt, G7AGZ will be operating as a special event station GB0CHC in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care. This marks his 34th year since his first project for the hospices in 1991. Dennis will be active from near St. Agnes, Cornwall on most bands and modes. The station will be on air from the 1st of April for 28 days. He hopes to beat his target of 912 QSOs from 2024. See QRZ.com for further details, as well as how to donate. Now the DX news Heath, VK3TWO is active from Fiji as 3D2TWO until the 27th of March. The station will be active on the 40 to 10m bands using SSB and FT8. More information can be found at QRZ.com Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again from Georgetown in Guyana as 8R1TM from the 11th of March to the 26th of April. Aldir will be operating on all bands using CW, SSB, digital and satellite. QSL via eQSL and Logbook of The World. A team of 12 operators are active as VU4AX from the South Andaman Islands, IOTA reference AS-001, until Thursday the 20th of March. The group is operating six stations around the clock, on bands from 10m to 160m, including WARC and 60m, using CW, SSB, and digital. Full details, including QSL information, are available via dx-adventure.com Looking ahead, DA1DX, DK9IP, DM6EE and DL8LAS will be active from Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands as VP2VI from the 10th to the 27th of April. Now the contest news The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest started on Saturday the 15th of March and ends at 0159UTC on Monday the 17th of March. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and time. On Monday the 17th of March, the FT4 Series Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using FT4 on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. On Tuesday the 18th of March, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 18th of March, the IRTS 80m Evening Counties Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and county code. On Thursday the 20th of March, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.   Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 13th of March 2025 We've had another week of disturbed geomagnetic conditions with the Kp index at four or five for long periods. On the evening of the 12th of March, Kp was five and, at the time of writing, has stayed there for a total of five three-hour periods. This has taken its toll on the ionosphere with MUFs over a 3,000km path down to less than 24.7MHz during daylight. Meanwhile, the solar flux index rose to 160 on Thursday the 13th after hitting a low of 147 on the 7th. The best HF propagation was last weekend, the 8th and 9th of March, just in time for the Commonwealth Contest. This saw stations around the world romping into the UK, including signals from Australia, New Zealand, the Falkland Islands, Barbados, and many others. As contacts were limited to Commonwealth countries, it meant the UK had little QRM to contend with and it was fairly easy to fill the log book on 40m to 10m. Australia was still coming in at 59 after dark, and even British Columbia on the west coast of Canada could be worked with simple wire antennas and low power. This may have been caused by a pre-auroral enhancement, as the Kp index rose late on the first day of the contest. Next week, NOAA predicts the solar flux index may rise to 195 by the 21st. It also suggests that we may be back into calmer geomagnetic conditions with a maximum Kp index of two. This will be a welcome change and, if it happens, will no doubt result in better HF conditions. And remember, March is a good month for north-south contacts, such as the UK to South Africa and the UK to South America. But with the equinox just around the corner, auroras are twice as common due to the Russell-McPherron effect. Just as when two bar magnets attract one another when they are oriented oppositely, so opposite Bz components attract. During the autumn and spring equinox, this orientation enables a 'connection' to the Sun, thereby allowing the solar wind to stream in. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The recent change to colder weather brought showers and potential rain scatter to the second half of last week. But this weekend we have lost the showers and gained a large region of high pressure to bring a hint of Tropo. It's not perfect, since in cold air highs like this, conditions are usually less than ideal, so don't expect too much from this particular area of high pressure.  The high will last until midweek before it slips away into eastern Europe and, on its parting, may allow some moisture below the inversion and will improve the Tropo prospects briefly. The second half of the coming week will be dominated by low pressure and back to rain-scatter as an option on the GHz bands. The solar conditions have continued to provide a few weak auroral alerts and it's worth continuing a watching brief on the Kp index for hints of activity; anything greater than a Kp of five is worth our interest. Listen out for watery-sounding signals on the LF bands and then check out the 10m and 6m bands for auroral signals. The next important meteor shower is the April Lyrids, but there's always the chance of random meteor scatter activity, particularly in the pre-dawn hours. It's still a little early to mention Sporadic-E, but it's always worth looking at the lower frequencies first, which means 10m and 6m. Check the graphs on Propquest for signs of spikes in the foEs, which is the critical frequency of the Es-layer. EME path losses continue to rise until apogee on Monday evening. Moon declination is still falling, reaching a minimum on Saturday the 22nd. So again, we have short Moon windows and reduced peak Moon elevation. 144MHz sky noise is moderate and rising to high by Friday the 21st. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

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Sustainable packaging company Huhtamaki has begun production of molded fiber drinks lids at its Lurgan, County Armagh, site. The lids, used for both hot and cold disposable cups, are fully compostable and a direct replacement for plastic lids. Fredrik Davidsson, President, of Fiber Foodservice E-A-O, Huhtamaki, officially opened the new molded fibre lid production line on a visit to Lurgan last week. The expansion at the site, which employs approximately 300, marks an important step in Huhtamaki's ongoing commitment to meeting the growing demand for sustainable packaging solutions. This investment will increase Huhtamaki's global capacity and footprint in SMF products, complementing the existing SMF production sites in Germany, Holland, and the USA, as well as the capacity created together with strategic partners in Asia. Building on Huhtamaki's 40 years of experience in fiber products, the in-house state-of-the-art SMF technology provides products with superior quality and competitiveness. All Huhtamaki fiber lids come with a patented and unique click-fit function to ensure the most secure lid closure. Huhtamaki fiber lids, like all other Huhtamaki SMF products, are home-compostable and easy to recycle. "We are very excited to start supplying locally made smooth molded fiber lids to our customers also in the UK and Ireland. This investment is a demonstration of our commitment to working with our customers to deliver sustainable packaging solutions from nearby. Our technology provides products with superior quality and competitiveness, backed by a 70-year legacy of paper pulping at Lurgan", says Davidsson. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

This week the boys welcome marathon runner and runfluencer Mix Fox onto the pod, all the way from County Armagh in Northern Ireland.The boys chat about the different sports Mick threw himself into before piling on 30KG in just over a year. He then turned back to running in a quest to shed the pounds and discovered marathon running.The rest? Well, it's not quite history! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2b7qcsrl Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Gold medal at McClenaghan. Bonn óir ag McClenaghan. This country has won another gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. Tá bonn óir eile buaite ag an tír seo ag na Cluichí Oilimpeacha i bPáras. Rhys McClenaghan did the action for us in the gymnastics competition. Rhys McClenaghan a rinne an beart dúinn i gcomórtas na gleacaíochta. The County Down man managed to defeat every other competitor and showed his mastery of the odd horse throughout the evening. D'éirigh le fear Chontae an Dúin chuile iomaitheoir eile a shárú agus thaispeáin sé a mháistreacht ar an gcapall corr i gcaitheamh an tráthnóna. Nariman Kurbanov of Kazakhstan took the silver medal and Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States finished in 3rd place. Fuair Nariman Kurbanov ón gCasacstáin an bonn airgid agus chríochnaigh Stephen Nedoroscik óna Stáit Aontaithe sa 3ú háit. In other events Daniel Wiffen has won the men's 1500m freestyle in the Olympic swimming competition. In imeachtaí eile tá rás ceannais saorbhuille 1500m na bhfear i gcomórtas snámha na gCluichí Oilimpeacha bainte amach ag Daniel Wiffen. The Irishman managed to come in first place easily in the half distance race in Paris this morning. D'éirigh leis an Éireannach teacht sa gcéad áit go héasca sa rás leathchraoibhe i bPáras ar maidin. His time was 14.40.34 and it was clear within 200m of the goal that this man from County Armagh would not be surpassed despite the strong efforts of the Italian, Gregorio Paltrinieri who finished in second place. 14.40.34 an t-am a bhí aige agus ba léir i bhfoisceacht 200m don sprioc nach sárófaí an fear seo as ContaeArd Mhacha ainneoin na dtréan iarrachtaí ón Iodálach,Gregorio Paltrinieri a chríochnaigh sa dara háit. Wiffen in search of his second gold medal Daniel Wiffen will swim in the final at 6.35 tomorrow evening. Wiffen ar thóir a dhara bonn óir Is ag 6.35 tráthnóna amárach a rachaidh Daniel Wiffen chun snámha sa rás ceannais. The entire Irish community will be hoping that he succeeds in winning his second gold medal at these games. Beidh pobal na hÉireann uilig ag súil go n-éireoidh leis a dhara bonn óir a bhuachan ag na cluichí seo. He already has one thanks to his achievements in the pool in the 800m freestyle race earlier in the week. Tá ceann aige cheana féin a bhuíochas dá chuid éachtaí sa linn snámha i rás an 800m saorbhuille níos túisce sa tseachtain. Today is the eighth day of the Olympic Games and among the other competitors from this country who could be successful today is the boxer Kellie Harrington. Is é inniu an t-ochtú lá de na Cluichí Oilimpeacha agus i measc na n-iomaitheoirí eile ón tír seo a bhféadfadh rath a bheith orthu inniu tá an dornálaí Kellie Harrington. Rhys McClenaghan.He's done a feat today Kellie Harrington has already won a bronze medal, but if she wins her round tonight in the ring against Brazil's Beatriz Soares Ferreira that will ensure her at least a silver medal at these games. Rhys McClenaghan.Gaisce déanta aige inniu Tá bonn cré-umha buaite cheana féin ag Kellie Harrington, ach má bhuann sí a babhta anocht sa bhfáinne in aghaidh Beatriz Soares Ferreira ón mBrasaíl cinnteoidh sé sin ar a laghad bonn airgid di ag na cluichí seo. Kellie Harrington hoping to be in the final round That fight in the light heavyweight semi-final will take place shortly after 9 o'clock. Kellie Harrington agus í ag súil le bheith sa bhabhta ceannais Beidh an troid sin sa mbabhta leathcheannais éadrom mheáchan ar siúl go gairid i ndiaidh a 9 a' chlog. McClenaghan with his gold medal McClenaghan lena bhonn óir

Is there hope for America and the world if Kamala Harris becomes president? Or is the deterioration in the US terminal? On this episode of Free State, Joe talks to Dion about the Joe Biden he knows, how he can never forgive him for what is happening in Gaza and why Biden resisted leaving for so long because he knows no other life outside politics. There is a now a chance that Donald Trump will be defeated but there are more important orangemen on Joe's mind this week. Ahead of Sunday's All-Ireland's final, the boys consider the importance of a game like this to counties like Armagh and Galway. They look at the life and times of Marcelo Bielsa as an example of how sport connects and why that connection matters most of all. And as Joe gets more abuse from the far right, he wonders if it's time for to get help with his dog-w***ing problem.This episode of Free State is sponsored by Manscaped. Visit https://www.manscaped.com/ and get 20% off and free shipping by using code freestate20Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.For more on Free State: https://freestatepodcast.com/To get in touch with the podcast: info@freestatepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sole survivor of the Kingsmills massacre in which 10 men were killed in County Armagh in 1976 has called for a public inquiry. Alan Black told the World Tonight an inquest had brought the families no closer to the truth. The coroner concluded the men were targeted in 1976 by the IRA for no other reason than they were Protestant. Also in the programme: the town which effectively banned children under 12 from having smartphones; and we hear about the new series of Blue Lights.

With power sharing in Northern Ireland restored after a two year hiatus, the DUP's Emma Little-Pengelly has landed herself a top job - Deputy First Minister. It's the first time a unionist has been in the role. Hailing from a border town in Northern Ireland, County Armagh, she grew up during the Troubles. Her house was damaged in a bomb attack. Having held several positions in Stormont and Westminster, Little-Pengelly has now taken up her new role opposite Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill. Co-opted to the position, rather than elected, she is facing new scrutiny in Northern Ireland. Who is the trained barrister turned DUP rising star?Presenter: Mark Coles Producers: Ellie House and Madeleine Drury Editor: Richard Vadon Studio Manager: James Beard

Elaine “Foodbod” Boddy presents the first of two festive editions of the Foodbod Pod in which she and David Treadway return to Cherie Denham's home kitchen where she is joined by Tracey Toner for some seasonal Irish cheer! Cherie and Tracey both hail from Northern Ireland. Cherie, who has thousands of followers to her Cherie Denham Cooks Instagram posts has just seen the publication of her first book, The Irish Bakery; Tracey lives and works from home in County Armagh where she runs her own highly successful artisan jam and chutney business, The Lush Larder. Together they swap stories about growing up in Ireland, the local characters who came to call, life on the farm and the food and traditions as they prepare some delicious recipes for the festive table. The conversation is littered with delightful memories, top tips, food and home cooking suggestions and a lot of laughter! Find out more and see recipes featured in this episode and across the series at: https://foodbodpod.com Watch on YouTube to see how Tracey and Cherie prepare and cook their recipes using both the Aga stove and electric oven: https://youtube.com/@foodbodpod Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefoodbodpod

Editor's Note, by Jennifer Talsma On December 6, 1935, over 50 people from around Ireland gathered to attend a meeting of the PNEU's Dublin Branch, held in Milford, County Armagh. They were addressed by Mrs. Claudia Shelley and Mr. Monk Gibbon. Mrs. Shelley, who gave the address that follows, was a graduate of the House … The post Education in The Parents' Union School first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

Growing up in The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jane Ferguson spent most of her life reporting on the global troubles in Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Gaza, Syria, and Afghanistan, reporting for CNN International, Al Jazeera, PBS Newshour, The New Yorker and other outlets, always finding the human stories in inhuman wars and all revealed in her unflinching new memoir No Ordinary Assignment.The least surprising part of her memoir is when she wins the George Polk Award, an Emmy Award, and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award for her stellar reporting.Jane takes us back to her young “hillbilly” childhood in County Armagh, growing up in a rural Protestant farming family, where security checkpoints along the roads and military helicopters in the skies was for her, normalcy.She escaped this normalcy through the pages of National Geographic, running her fingers over its maps, and the inspiration on women war correspondents she saw reporting from the front lines.Jane's is a life lived through culture shocks, from a rustic Irish farm to a bucolic New Jersey prep school, from the ancient civilization of Yemen to the futuristic world of Dubai, from finding her tribe among the war correspondents at Kabul's colorful Gandamack Lodge, to staying with her tribe to the bitter end in the fall of that city years later.With fear as her ally, she wills herself into some of the most dangerous places on earth, balancing her sense of service with her ambition, looking at each conflict through non-sectarian eyes, feeling privileged to tell the human stories amid geopolitical turmoil.She is largely off the road now, teaching at Princeton University while continuing as a PBS NewsHour - Special Correspondent and contributor for The New Yorker.On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 at 7:00 pm, The National Humanities Center will host “An Evening with Jane Ferguson,” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.So much of Jane's “beat” spun out of the tragedy of 9/11, so it was particularly meaningful that we recorded our episode with her on the anniversary of that somber day.LinksWebsite:  Jane FergusonBook: No Ordinary AssignmentSeamus PlugNational Humanities Center: An Evening with Jane FergusonSocial Media Twitter /  XInstagramFacebook LinkedIn 

County Armagh lorry drivers Mo Robinson and Ronan Hughes are doing serious jail time for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in a trailer being towed by Robinson. Hughes and Robinson were part of a Romanian / Northern Ireland people smuggling gang – and they were far from alone. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph crime correspondent, Allison Morris, who tells the shocking story of how the migrants lost their lives and who else was involved in this gang.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life Cycles is an initiative in Derry to restore bicycles which would have been dumped. Monica Downey started the project during lockdown, when people were cycling for exercise and to get about. So far they have saved 790 bikes in partnership with Zero Waste North West, and given away 150 fully restored bicycles. Helen Mark went to visit. And Anne Marie McAleese hears the remarkable story of Robert Hart, from Portadown in County Armagh, who became one of the most powerful people in China. In the 19th century many Irish people worked and lived in China, Japan and Korea - but Hart was one of the most notable, involved in administering taxes on the opium trade, and presenting China overseas. His life and times are the focus of a new book by historian Robin Masefield from Holywood, County Down. Presented by Anne Marie McAleese.

In this episode we take a musical trip around the nine counties of Ulster: Derry (Londonderry), Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. Alongside the immortal "Danny Boy", we feature at least one tune or song from each of the counties. I refer to a map while talking - and you can see the map in the shownotes at aletterfromireland.com/732 . This episode of the Letter from Ireland podcast was based on an earlier show we broadcast only to Green Room members. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Home to Donegal" performed by Daniel O'Donnell"Thíos chois na trá domh" - performed by Clannad"Danny Boy" - performed by Eva Cassidy"Carrickfergus" - performed by Jim McCann"My Lagan Love" - performed by Lisa Hannigan and The Chieftains"Star of the County Down" - performed by Van Morrison and The Chieftains"Boys from the County Armagh" - performed by Bridie Gallagher"The Monaghan Jig" - performed by Dé Dannaan"The Town of Ballybay" - performed by Paddy Reilly"Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" - performed by Brendan O'Dowda"The Enniskillen Dragoon" - performed by The Furey Brothers"Old Arboe" - performed by Foster and AllenSupport the Letter from Ireland Show:Thank you for listening to the Letter from Ireland show. To support the podcast, get lots of member-only features and follow Mike and Carina behind the scenes as they travel around Ireland go to ALetterfromIreland.com/plus .

In this episode we take a musical trip around the nine counties of Ulster: Derry (Londonderry), Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. Alongside the immortal "Danny Boy", we feature at least one tune or song from each of the counties. I refer to a map while talking - and you can see the map in the shownotes at aletterfromireland.com/732 . This episode of the Letter from Ireland podcast was based on an earlier show we broadcast only to Green Room members. Enjoy!Music Featured in this Episode:"Home to Donegal" performed by Daniel O'Donnell"Thíos chois na trá domh" - performed by Clannad"Danny Boy" - performed by Eva Cassidy"Carrickfergus" - performed by Jim McCann"My Lagan Love" - performed by Lisa Hannigan and The Chieftains"Star of the County Down" - performed by Van Morrison and The Chieftains"Boys from the County Armagh" - performed by Bridie Gallagher"The Monaghan Jig" - performed by Dé Dannaan"The Town of Ballybay" - performed by Paddy Reilly"Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" - performed by Brendan O'Dowda"The Enniskillen Dragoon" - performed by The Furey Brothers"Old Arboe" - performed by Foster and AllenSupport the Letter from Ireland Show:Thank you for listening to the Letter from Ireland show. To support the podcast, get lots of member-only features and follow Mike and Carina behind the scenes as they travel around Ireland go to ALetterfromIreland.com/plus .

Today, I'll be chatting with Greg Quinn, the Acting British Consul General Calgary and former British Consul General Toronto. Born and raised in Portadown in County Armagh during the Troubles, Greg has a unique story to tell. I met Greg at the Toronto Irish Film Festival following a screening of the wonderful documentary, Young Plato. We got chatting and I told him that at the University of St. Michael's College, we were putting together a panel to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement. I asked Greg if he would like to be on the panel and to my eternal gratitude, he agreed and provided some fantastic insights on the night. This chat is a bit more personal and I hope you enjoy it. 

We wandering in deeply rural County Armagh. It's early spring and the rooks rule the woodlands. Nesting close together in the canopies of a dozen roadside trees, the birds create a bustling city of more than 300 birds. Pairs greet each other and squabble with neighbours – and all the while the excitement rises as the first chicks begin to hatch. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewherebeautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Fergus Collins, presented by Hannah Tribe. Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: editor@countryfile.com Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jane McCooey thrives when she's bringing people together to solve a problem, to the benefit of all.When Jane, from County Armagh in Ireland,  is confronted with obstacles, she's not afraid to reach out for help, and her first port of call is often to tap into the familiar power of sisterhood.  Before you know it, she's fallen in with a band of sisters.   She's done this repeatedly–sports being a prime example–and more recently in the world of work.Why there, you ask?Because, you could say, men and women are separated by a common workplace, and maybe that needs to be looked at.  Along this most ancient of human fault lines, Jane has gotten into her stride tackling the seemingly inherent assumptions in the division of labor between men and women.   And one aspect of work is leadership, which of late often begs the question: “who gets to lead?”    And the answer, too often, is “not a woman.”So last year, 2022, Jane, an attorney by profession,  founded a vibrant group named Women With Ambition.  When Jane seeks to create positive change, she does it from within. Her initial goal for Women With Ambition is to nurture positive change from within women themselves.  And Women With Ambition seeks to create changes in men too, also from within, by fostering open conversation and recruiting allies.Jane is a uniter, not a divider.Some links of note from Jane's story:Women With AmbitionUniversity College DublinQueens College, CambridgeMorgan StanleyLiberty GaelsThanks to Purple-Planet  for  Intro/Outro music, and to FreeSound for the sound FX, and some music too! For technical reasons we weren't able to give a shout out this month to the Celtic Irish American Academy, but we'll be sure to give them one next month.  Support its work by donating (in USD $, with tax exemption benefits) here: CIAA Scholastic.Thank you to our sponsor, the Fox Lifestyle Hospitality Group. Pay a visit to one of their great restaurants.A special shout out to Lochlainn Harte, Imaging Manager at Newstalk Radio, for extra, top class, audio mixing. (latest: Bertie)

The Ulster canal was built in in the mid 19th century across the north of Ireland, linking Lough Neagh in the east with Lough Erne in the west. Like most canals, it fell into decline with the arrival of the railways. Partition in 1922 was the final nail in its coffin, and all 46 miles closed completely in the 1930s. Now there are plans to re-open a cross-border section of the canal between County Armagh and County Monaghan - an idea which was mentioned specifically in the Good Friday Agreement. In this programme Helen Mark retraces the ghost of the route of the old canal - easy to see in some places, hidden beneath decades of ivy and tangled undergrowth in others. In the village of Benburb, she meets author and enthusiast Brian Cassells, who tells her about the history of the canal and paints a picture of what restoring it could mean. On the other side of the border, she visits the Ulster Canal Stores at Clones, where canal restoration work has already started. Stores manager Hugh Tunney describes re-opening the canal as a "game changer". He's hoping it will bring much-needed infrastructure for boaters and paddleboarders, attracting tourists and generating more income for the area. At Lough Neagh, Helen meets up with a group of canoeists, who tell her that reviving the Ulster canal would open up whole new possibilities of routes for them to use - linking this area of the island with other existing waterways. At the other end of the canal, she tries her hand at rowing a traditional Irish currach on Lough Erne, under the guidance of skipper Olivia Cosgrove. Could the Ulster canal be the missing link in the extensive network of waterways which criss-cross the island of Ireland? Presented by Helen Mark and produced by Emma Campbell

In this Stephen's Day episode of The County Measure, Vincent Woods travels to County Armagh and spends time with fisherman on Lough Neagh, road bowlers in Tullysaran, Rhymers in Armagh City and with storytellers on Sliabh Gullion.

Paul Muldoon is the author of fourteen collections of poetry, including Moy Sand and Gravel, for which he received the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the most recent, Howdie-Skelp (2021). His other awards include the 1994 T. S. Eliot Prize, the 2003 Griffin Prize, the 2015 Pigott Prize, and the 2017 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Born in County Armagh in 1951, he has lived sine 1987 in the United States, where he is the Howard G. B. Clark Professor in the Humanities at Princeton University.This week's Southword poem is ‘Last' by Amy Woolard, which appears in issue 43. You can buy single issues, subscribe, or find out how to submit to Southword here.

A special podcast celebrating the books that make Northern Ireland unique: featuring crime writer Kelly Creighton from Newtownards reading from The Town Red, Fintan Mullan from the publishers, the Ulster Historical Foundation, and the late, great Joan Gaffney from County Armagh with her performance of She Never Got a Man.

In this episode we take a musical trip around the nine counties of Ulster: Derry (Londonderry), Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. Alongside the immortal "Danny Boy", we feature at least one tune or song from each of the counties. I refer to a map while talking - and you can see the map in the shownotes at aletterfromireland.com/732 . This episode of the Letter from Ireland podcast was based on an earlier show we broadcast only to Green Room members. Enjoy! Music Featured in this Episode: "Home to Donegal" performed by Daniel O'Donnell "Thíos chois na trá domh" - performed by Clannad "Danny Boy" - performed by Eva Cassidy "Carrickfergus" - performed by Jim McCann "My Lagan Love" - performed by Lisa Hannigan and The Chieftains "Star of the County Down" - performed by Van Morrison and The Chieftains "Boys from the County Armagh" - performed by Bridie Gallagher "The Monaghan Jig" - performed by Dé Dannaan "The Town of Ballybay" - performed by Paddy Reilly "Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" - performed by Brendan O'Dowda "The Enniskillen Dragoon" - performed by The Furey Brothers "Old Arboe" - performed by Foster and Allen

In this episode we take a musical trip around the nine counties of Ulster: Derry (Londonderry), Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan. Alongside the immortal "Danny Boy", we feature at least one tune or song from each of the counties. I refer to a map while talking - and you can see the map in the shownotes at aletterfromireland.com/732 . This episode of the Letter from Ireland podcast was based on an earlier show we broadcast only to Green Room members. Enjoy! Music Featured in this Episode: "Home to Donegal" performed by Daniel O'Donnell "Thíos chois na trá domh" - performed by Clannad "Danny Boy" - performed by Eva Cassidy "Carrickfergus" - performed by Jim McCann "My Lagan Love" - performed by Lisa Hannigan and The Chieftains "Star of the County Down" - performed by Van Morrison and The Chieftains "Boys from the County Armagh" - performed by Bridie Gallagher "The Monaghan Jig" - performed by Dé Dannaan "The Town of Ballybay" - performed by Paddy Reilly "Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff" - performed by Brendan O'Dowda "The Enniskillen Dragoon" - performed by The Furey Brothers "Old Arboe" - performed by Foster and Allen

This week, Sean chats to childhood friend and singer/songwriter, Ciaran Lavery. With over 100 million Spotify streams alone, Ciaran has been on a trajectory of late, with worldwide hits including Shame, Left For America and his new single, Communion. The lads discuss growing up in a small village in County Armagh, Ciaran's dad's nickname (Boob) his rise on the music scene and so much more. To subscribe to Ciaran on Spotify, click here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zOuMHqRJ6YOMnCGpLfuTU To watch/listen to this episode and loads more, click here: www.podfollow.com/onetwoonetwo To check out our sponsor and their amazing food/deals, click here: www.leansupperclub.com Thanks for tuning in.

Graham Bate was 30-year-old Civil Servant when he built his own nuclear bunker in the garden of his rural home 20 miles outside Hull in the UK.It was here that the Bate family expected to survive for at least 3 weeks after a nuclear attack.We speak with Graham Bate and his son Conrad who was 5 years old when the bunker was built and has vivid memories of the period.Cold War history is disappearing; however, a simple monthly donation will help preserve these accounts and keep this podcast on the air. You'll get a sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and you'll bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.I am delighted to welcome Graham and Conrad Bate to our Cold War conversation…There's further information on this episode here. https://coldwarconversations.com/episode240/ Special thanks to Al McCann who helped facilitate this episode. Please visit his website Northern Ireland's Secret Bunker. A Cold War 'Living' Museum situated in County Armagh https://www.facebook.com/nibunker/If you can't wait for next week's episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation.Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated.Support the show

In this second episode of Series Three, host Andrew Martin meets professional genealogist, author, and genealogy tutor - Chris Paton, and finds out how he got hooked on family history, and what it's like to research family history in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. He asks Chris about his tutoring work with genealogy course provider Pharos, and his former television producer career with the BBC. Life Story - Jessie MacFarlane Chris has chosen his Great Grandmother Jessie Paton (born Jessie MacFarlane) from Inverness, Scotland. After marrying David Paton in 1889, the newly-weds moved to Brussels in Belgium where David managed two shoe shops for Glasgow shoe manufacturer R & J Dick Ltd. When the First World War broke out, German soldiers occupied Belgium, and following David's sudden death, Jessie is left alone with their children - trapped in war.This is a story of his Great Grandmother's bravery and determination to survive and get home, told through a collection of letters Chris found in The National Archives.The Brick Wall - Thomas Graham Chris has chosen his 3x Great Grandfather Thomas Graham of County Armagh, who was born in 1820/1821 in what is now Northern Ireland. Having discovered his origins, Chris just can't find the date and place for his death.Thomas is living as a 60yr old Clerk in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England with his wife Eliza at the time of the 1881 census, but after attending a wedding in 1881, that's it! Eliza appears listed as a widow in Belfast in 1901, but what happened to Thomas?When did Thomas Graham die?Where did Thomas Graham die?Will the Poor Law records of Barrow-in-Furness hold a clue?If you think you can help Chris with solving his research brick wall, then drop him a message at his website Scotland's Greatest Story, or simply head to familyhistoriespodcast.com and use our contact form - we'll pass the message on to him.In the meantime, Chris is keen for Andrew's help, but he's curious of what awaits in the garage... - - -Episode Credits:Series Three, Episode TwoAndrew Martin (Host & Producer) Chris Paton (Guest) John Spike (Sándor Petőfi)Show notes can be found at: familyhistoriespodcast.comTwitter: @FamilyHistPod

Pages 554 - 561 │ Oxen of the Sun, part VIII │ Read by Paul MuldoonPaul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he has taught at Princeton University for thirty-five years. He is the author of fourteen collections of poetry including Moy Sand and Gravel, for which he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, and Howdie-Skelp, published by FSG and Faber and Faber in 2021.Buy Howdie-Skelp here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780571365746/howdie-skelppaulmuldoonpoetry.com*Looking for our author interview podcast? Listen here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-companySUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Original music & sound design by Alex Freiman.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Featuring Flora Hibberd on vocals.Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSVisit Flora Hibberd's website: This is my website:florahibberd.com and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/florahibberd/ Music production by Adrien Chicot.Hear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/Photo of Paul Muldoon by Adrian Cook See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Crowley was a district party leader at 23, in the New York State Assembly at 26, and in the US House at 37...a political prodigy by any measure. He talks the early lessons learned in Queens politics, his time around Governor Mario Cuomo, his rise through the Assembly and Congress, his 2018 primary against AOC, and memorable moments and valuable insights from 20 years in the House. IN THIS EPISODE…The Crowley family lore that intersects with the Titanic…Congressman Crowley's early political memories growing up in Queens…The family connection between the Crowleys and the Cuomos…The story behind a 26-year-old Joe Crowley elected to the state legislature…The enduring mystery behind his candidacy for Queens College president…Memories of the “totalitarian” nature of the New York State Legislature…He remembers the “magnetic” personality of Mario Cuomo, plus how close he came to a Cuomo Presidential bid…He talks how Mario Cuomo and Geraldine Ferraro opened the door for pro-choice Catholics in New York politics…The unusual story behind his surprising 1998 candidacy for Congress…His first impressions of Congress…The Joe Crowley 101 of what new members should know…Congressman Crowley “expends some political muscle” to advance marriage equality…How Congressman Crowley climbed the leadership ladder to become Democratic Caucus Chair…Congressman Crowley's perspective on the Pelosi-Hoyer relationship…A glimpse into the intensity surrounding the ACA legislative process…How he views the 2018 primary against AOC with a few years hindsight…How he's approached his post-congressional career…The Broadway musical Congressman Crowley is helping produce…His thoughts on running for mayor or running statewide…Advice for those in government relations…Congressman Crowley's relationship with both Presidents Obama and Biden…Who's the hardest working person in Washington?Congressman Crowley's early instincts toward Donald Trump…Congressman Crowley's 2022 advice for Congressional Democrats…AND…9/11, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bella Abzug, John Adams, John Boehner, boiler engineers, Dick Cain, Steve Chabot, civility in discourse, County Armagh, the DCCC, Geraldine Ferraro, the Five Points, Frontline Democrats, Ben Gillman, Thomas Jefferson, John Kennedy, Ed Koch, John Larson, Barbara Lee, Donald Manes, a members' member, Cathy Nolan, Tom Manton, the New Dem Coalition, Dave Obey, Paradise Square, Nancy Pelosi, Powell Memorial High, Paul Ryan, John Sabini, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Chuck Schumer, shoe leather, Bud Shuster, Squire Patton Boggs, Tammany Hall, Walter McCaffery, Watergate babies, & more!

For our first episode of a new year, Rick Hill hosts a conversation about Refreshment and Renewal. Rev Sam Finlay, Minister of Redrock and Druminnis Presbyterian Churches in County Armagh, along with Paul Bowman, Youth Worker in Fitzroy Presbyterian reflect on coping with the challenges associated with leading in the church. They talk about sustainable ministry, counting blessings, finding our restorative niche as well as still being self-sacrificial while also paying attention to self-care. Also, listen along to find out more about sinking wells and building walls!

Heather Turkington is a dramatherapist based in County Armagh in Northern Ireland. She works full-time as a dramatherapist in an adult male mental health residential and nursing facility. Heather holds the NI Link Person role for BADth (British Association of Dramatherapists), is the NI rep for dramatherapy in AHPFNI (Allied Health Professionals Federation Northern Ireland), and is also a Council member of IACAT (Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists). She has a specific interest in mental health and specialises in one-to-one sessions.  As well as dramatherapy, Heather is a writer, singer, podcast host, and holds a few TV and theatre acting credits. 

In episode #45 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Northern Irish artist Conchúr White to talk about his stunning new EP 'Dreamers'. Hailing from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, Conchúr White achieved notable success in Ireland with his previous band Silences, who split in 2019. Upon parting ways, Conchúr felt an outpouring of creativity and began working on solo material - with Conchúr's 2020 debut 'Bikini Crops' EP the initial result of those writing sessions. EP 'Dreamers' is set to shed further light on that period of his life. Recorded across various different studios in the UK and US, Conchúr worked with producers including Kevin McMahon (Frightened Rabbit, Real Estate) and Simon Dine (Paul Weller), with EP finally being mixed by Matt Wiggins (London Grammar, Glass Animals, The Horrors).

On episode 183 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber is joined by poet and professor, Paul Muldoon. In this conversation, Paul offers a thoughtful look at his process as a poet and what it means to write work that speaks to this moment.The pair discuss some of Paul’s influences, as a writer, including T.S. Eliot and John Donne. He reads from a poem he worked on in the early weeks of the pandemic, “Plaguey Hill,” and previews his recently-announced project with Paul McCartney. Paul brings us all into his practice as both a teacher and a writer, and explains how important unknowing is to writing, and confronts what it means to approach the page from a place of innocence and ignoranceREAD: Plaguey Hill, a new poem by Paul Muldoon  Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he has taught at Princeton University for more than thirty years. He is the author of fourteen collections of poetry including Howdie-Skelp, due from FSG and Faber and Faber in 2021. Among his awards are the 1972 Eric Gregory Award, the 1980 Sir Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, the 1994 T.S. Eliot Prize, the 1997 Irish Times Poetry Prize, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Poetry, the 2004 American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the 2004 Shakespeare Prize, the 2006 European Prize for Poetry, the 2015 Pigott Poetry Prize, the 2017 Queens Gold Medal for Poetry, and the 2020 Michael Marks Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. 

Legends & Stories of Saint Patrick, 5th Century Christian Mystic. Bible Dream Stories: Jacob & the Ladder, Joseph & His Brothers, Joseph & Mary. Jesus, Christianity, Pagan Ireland, Hibernia, Irish Chieftains. Irish Lore, Christian Mysticism, Prayer, Dream Visions, Sacred Voices. Responding to Spiritual Calling. (Music: Courtesy of Adrian Von Ziegler, “Your Dying Heart.” )

Potato Apple Bread, a treat from County Armagh, North Ireland. This was a fun recipe to make, different, and very good. A little treat to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Recipe from Baking Mad: https://www.bakingmad.com/recipes/potato-apple-bread Be sure to check us out online on Facebook and Instagram (@marymacbakehouse), Twitter (@marymacpodcast), and on our website, www.marymacpodcast.com! You can also find our mixes in person at Standing Chimney in New Galilee, PA and Steel City Craft Emporium in Pittsburgh, PA!

The Cold Moon occurs in late December, auguring the arrival of the winter solstice. Approaching the winter solstice of his own life, author Roger Rosenblatt embarked upon writing Cold Moon: On Life, Love, and Responsibility, dedicated to the three most important lessons he has learned over his many years. In this conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Muldoon, Rosenblatt delved into those three lessons: an appreciation of being alive, a recognition of the gift and power of love, and the necessity of exercising responsibility toward one another. He presented poetic reflections on these vital learnings, and discusses how they can represent a tonic for these perilous and fearful times, attesting to the value of our very existence. Rosenblatt lifts the spirit and offers purpose in this touching, affecting presentation. Roger Rosenblatt is the author of five New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and three Times bestsellers. He has written seven off-Broadway plays and his essays for TIME Magazine and the PBS News Hour have won two George Polk Awards, the Peabody, and the Emmy, among others. In 2015, he won the Kenyon Review Award for Lifetime Literary Achivement. He held the Briggs-Copeland appointment in the teaching of writing at Harvard. He is Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at SUNY Stony Brook/Southampton. Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he has taught at Princeton University for thirty years. He is the author of over a dozen collections of poetry, including Moy Sand and Gravel, for which he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, and Selected Poems 1968-2014. Buy the Book: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/book/9781885983886 Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans travel to County Armagh in Northern Ireland to meet arable farmer Simon Best, where they talk about how he sells his crops to local businesses, how green waste and composting have dramatically improved his soils, environment schemes, carbon auditing, working with nature, and much more.

DJ and Eoin are hitting the CANS for November. The Candemic is upon us and we've tasked ourselves the amazing job of drinking a can brewed in every county in Ireland (*Ts & Cs apply). This means 32 Counties | 32 Cans | 8 Cans per Week | 4 Cans per Host per WeekFor Week 4 of this series, we've boxed off some of the cans that we sourced from:World Wide Wines (https://www.worldwidewines.ie/), KWM Wines (kwmwines.com) and Beer Cloud (beercloud.ie)The Cans drank this week are:Armagh Cider Company | Carson's Crisp Cider 4.5% | County ArmaghHopfully Brewing | Graciosa Pale Ale 5.3% | County OffalyReel Deel Brewing Co. | Mayo Red Ale 3.5% | County MayoOtterbank Brewing | So, It Begins Saison 8.2% | Representing County FermanaghLacada Brewery | Blue Pool NEIPA 6.4% | County AntrimBlack Donkey | Buck It Amber Ale 4.8% | County RoscommonBrehon Brewhouse | Shanco Dubh Porter 7.7% | County MonaghanLeft Hand Brewing Co. | Nitro Milk Stout 6% | Representing County TyroneThanks to everyone for helping us reach our 32 Can-ties! You're a great bunch of beoiradeoirs!Hope you enjoyed this series, Sláinte. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/snugcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 4 Travel with Brack Tours In our latest Episode we travel to the North West of Ireland and the City of Derry where we talk to Ronan McNamara of McNamara Tours and Karen Henderson of Visit Derry. Ronan talks about his City tours and his love of the Walled City and his background growing up in Ireland. He is a natural storyteller and breathes life into each and every word. Born of Buddhist and Irish extraction his uniqueness lies in his cultural mix and his great Irish accent. Karen, a native of County Armagh is a vibrant part of the Team at Visit Derry. She gives an insight into her role within the organisation and the unique experiences offered. She also talks about the new Visit Derry Visitor Centre and Unlocking the Walled City Experience. We hope you enjoy their story.

Edel McAllister reports on the video of a young boy, apparently driving a lorry on a motorway in County Armagh, being investigated by the PSNI.

Reporter Joan O'Sullivan speaks to Brendan McAllister from County Armagh, who works in the Quiet Man Irish Pub in Flemington in Melbourne, and James Talia reports on how restrictions have been re-imposed in the Australian state

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex. The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said. Essex Police said the trailer has been moved to a secure location where the bodies of those inside - a teenager and 38 adults - can be recovered. The driver, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. This tragedy just one example of a of a wider problem of human trafficking and border control, what's to be done?

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex.The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said.Essex Police said the trailer has been moved to a secure location where the bodies of those inside - a teenager and 38 adults - can be recovered.The driver, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. This tragedy just one example of a of a wider problem of human trafficking and border control, what's to be done?

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex. The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said. Essex Police said the trailer has been moved to a secure location where the bodies of those inside - a teenager and 38 adults - can be recovered. The driver, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. This tragedy just one example of a of a wider problem of human trafficking and border control, what's to be done?

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry trailer in Essex.The vehicle was found shortly before 01:40 BST at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, police said.Essex Police said the trailer has been moved to a secure location where the bodies of those inside - a teenager and 38 adults - can be recovered.The driver, named locally as Mo Robinson, 25, from Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. This tragedy just one example of a of a wider problem of human trafficking and border control, what's to be done?

Loser Anonymous drug user in County Armagh (PRON: Arr-maa), Ireland Oh, we've got a dumb criminal for you for our loser today... A woman in County Armagh in Ireland paid 200 pounds - so about 350 dollars - for what she thought was cocaine. Instead, she was on the receiving end of a scam. The apparent dealer gave her brown sugar instead. So she decided to call the cops and report the scam to them. A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said that “appropriate advice and guidance was given”. Local officers in Craigavon (PRON: Craig-avvin) said: “it's not exactly the sort of slick wheeling and dealing business savvy that would see you go the distance on The Apprentice, but it shouldn't surprise anyone that drug dealers are scammers!”     Winner Name Jennifer Powell and Seth Marko are a couple in San Diego who own a small, independent bookstore. They received the news that Seth would need immediate open-heart surgery - at the same time that their only other member of staff had swine flu, and would be off for a week. Jennifer decided they'd have to close to store for an indefinite period so she could be with Seth at the hospital. But the local book community had other ideas. Lindsey Peña from ABC 10 News reports.

The Gardeners' Corner team heads to the ancient site of Navan Fort in County Armagh for the last roadshow of 2018 where the audience is made up of members of Armagh Gardening Club which is celebrating it's 30th anniversary. Presenter David Maxwell hosts the programme, which includes questions on dealing with Ivy, speeding up compost, pruning rambling roses and much, much more. On hand with the answers are experts Averil Milligan and Brendan Little. The team also have some tips for the week for gardeners in the run up to Christmas.

Pulitzer Prize winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon discusses everything from the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland to Rudy Giuliani to what people expect from poetry. Muldoon is the author of over thirty collections and the recipient of numerous awards, including the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Griffin Poetry Prize. Muldoon, born in County Armagh in Northern Ireland, has been teaching in the U.S. for the past thirty years, most recently at Princeton University. He is also an honorary Professor at the University of St Andrews. "Even though we read no poetry, as a culture, we do know that it may have some power in the world, and we turn to it in times of crisis." Paul Muldoon

April 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the 'Good Friday' Agreement, the historic peace deal that ended nearly 30 years of conflict, a period known as the 'Troubles', in Northern Ireland. In SHAPING THE CONFLICT, DR KIERAN McCONAGHY, Lecturer at the HANDA CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, talks about growing up in County Armagh, making sense of different political narratives, and how the state's response to political violence shaped the Northern Irish conflict. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with the HANDA CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF TERRORISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

E13: Battling the lights with the boys from the County Armagh by Belfast Telegraph Sport

In this episode of The Actors’ Room, Lynn Larkin chats to Geraldine McAlinden. Originally from County Armagh, Geraldine trained originally as a solicitor and worked in the UK and Ireland. She trained and worked part-time as an actor and director for theatre until 2012 when she left law to take up a place in the first one year Screen Acting programme run by the Factory now Bow Street Academy. During that time she trained with Kirsten Sheridan, Shimmy Marcus, Lance Daly and Maureen Hughes during the one year Screen Acting Programme in The Factory (now Bow Street) and with the Gaiety School of Acting and the Focus Theatre. She is a member of The Actor’s Studio in Bow Street. Film credits include the features The Secret Scripture, The Truth Commissioner, How to be Happy, ANTON and Portrait of a Zombie (Winner of the 2013 Underground Film Festival’s Best Independent Feature award). Geraldine’s performance in Portrait of a Zombie led to her being long listed for an IFTA for Best Actress in a leading role in a feature film in 2013. Geraldine’s TV acting credits include the IFTA winning Red Rock and Cumann na mBan 100 as well as Scup and RTE’s children’s show Spooky Stakeout. Geraldine’s recent theatre credits include One Day by Dick Walsh, Remember to Breathe (Dublin Fringe 2015), Friendly Fire, Mary Stuart, Beyond Therapy!, Philidelphia Here I come!, and various characters in the longplay improv Spoonfed (Dublin Fringe 2005). Geraldine’s directing credits include the plays Orphans, The New York Monologues and The Cripple of Inishmaan and the short film Helmets and Thorny Island. Her writing credits include the tiny play Knowing (which was published and produced by  Fishamble’s Tiny Plays for Ireland) and the short films The Crack and Any Given Night (which she co-wrote). Her film production credits include Enough (selected for screening at the 2015 Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival). Geraldine is one of the two founding members of Alchemy 8 Productions whose production of Orphans was highlighted as one of the theatre highlights in Dublin for 2015. Geraldine can be seen soon in the new season of Striking Out   on Rte and in the upcoming feature films Zoo, Dark lies the island and Black 47. Currently she can be seen playing Jennifer in the web-series Fix Me by Tom Moran. http://filmireland.net/ http://filmireland.net/category/the-actors-room/

In an exclusive interview done at his Westminster office on the day Theresa May unveiled her 12 point Brexit plan, we speak to Conor McGinn - Labour MP for St Helens North - who originally hails from Bessbrook, County Armagh. We chat about his memories of home, him emigrating to London as a teenager, becoming an MP, the challenges of Brexit and how he became an "and finally..." news item on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat at the end of 2016. Conor also shares with us the songs that remind him of home in an inspiring chat from a man who is in a unique position in British and Irish politics. What's the Craic is a weekly Irish radio show that broadcasts on Brighton's RadioReverb on 97.2FM, DAB and online at radioreverb.com. See whatsthecraicrr.co.uk for showtimes. You can follow us on Twitter at @whatsthecraicrr or on facebook.com/whatsthecraicrr for up to date news on whats coming up on the show and to get in touch with us. #Brighton #Hove #Sussex #Irish #podcast #politics #NorthernIreland #Westminster #news #Brexit

TravCast is the Writer's Podcast from the Traverse, Scotland’s New Writing Theatre. Associate Director, Emma Callander, interviews well known playwrights and theatremakers whose work features in the year round programme at the Traverse. In this episode, Emma Speaks to John McCann. John's play Spoiling is part of the Traverse Festival 2014 programme. John is originally from County Armagh in Northern Ireland. He now lives in Scotland where his short play This Long Time was given a staged reading at the Traverse Theatre as part of Ten and where another play, The Next Of It, was read as part of Stellar Quines' Rehearsal Room 16. He was one of four emerging writers selected to participate in the Playwrights' Studio Scotland mentoring programme during 2009-2010. His latest play, The Cleanroom, was recently staged by Tinderbox Theatre Company in Belfast as part of the acclaimed True North ensemble project. Original music by James Iremonger www.jamesiremonger.co.uk Produced and engineered by Cian O Siochain

Navan Fort, in Modern Irish Eamhain Mhacha is an ancient monument in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. According to Irish mythology, it was one of the great royal sites of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland and the capital of the Ulaidh. It is a large circular enclosure—marked by a bank and ditch—with a circular mound and the remains of a ring barrow in the middle. Archeological investigations show that there were once buildings on the site, including a huge roundhouse-like structure. The site is believed to have had a pagan ceremonial purpose. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, "the [Eamhain Mhacha] of myth and legend is a far grander and mysterious place than archeological excavation supports". The name Eamhain Mhacha is thought to mean "the pair of Macha" or "the twins of Macha". 'Navan' is an anglicisation of the Irish An Eamhain. Source: Wikipedia

Paul Muldoon was the twenty-fourth poet in the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series and read in 2014. Paul Muldoon was born in 1951 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and educated in Armagh and at the Queen's University of Belfast. Since 1987 he has lived in the United States, where he is now Howard G. B. Clark '21 Professor at Princeton University. In 2007 he was appointed Poetry Editor of The New Yorker. Between 1999 and 2004 he was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, where he is an honorary Fellow of Hertford College. The author of over thirty books of poetry, Muldoon's most acclaimed collections include New Weather (1973), Mules (1977), Why Brownlee Left (1980), Quoof (1983), Meeting The British (1987), Madoc: A Mystery (1990), The Annals of Chile (1994), Hay (1998), Poems 1968-1998 (2001), Moy Sand and Gravel (2002), Horse Latitudes (2006), and Maggot (2010). A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts and Letters award in literature for 1996. Other recent awards are the 1994 T. S. Eliot Prize, the 1997 Irish Times Poetry Prize, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Excellence in Poetry, the 2004 American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the 2004 Shakespeare Prize, the 2005 Aspen Prize for Poetry, and the 2006 European Prize for Poetry.

Cherrie travels to Springhill in Moneymore, where she explores the grounds with Barbara Pilcher and Jim Bradley, then to the walled garden at the Argory in County Armagh.

Paul Muldoon was born in 1951 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Since 1987 he has lived in the United States, where he is now Howard G. B. Clark ‘21 Professor at Princeton University and Chair of the Peter B. Lewis Center for the Arts. In 2007 he was appointed Poetry Editor of The New Yorker. Between 1999 and 2004 he was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, where he is an honorary Fellow of Hertford College.Paul Muldoon’s main collections of poetry are New Weather (1973), Mules (1977), Why Brownlee Left (1980), Quoof (1983), Meeting The British (1987), Madoc: A Mystery (1990), The Annals of Chile (1994), Hay (1998), Poems 1968-1998 (2001), Moy Sand and Gravel (2002), Horse Latitudes (2006), and Maggot (2010).A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts and Letters award in literature for 1996. He has also received the T. S. Eliot Prize, the Irish Times Poetry Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and many others. He has been described by The Times Literary Supplement as “the most significant English-language poet born since the second World War.”Muldoon read from his work on April 8, 2010, in Cornell’s Goldwin Smith Hall. This interview took place earlier the same day.

We enjoy our nomination to www.PodcastAwards.com, interview Tony Hearty about Irish Belleek and south County Armagh and feature the Brobdingnagian Bards.