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Belfast 247 On Air is our local community radio station playing all the greatest hits from the 60s to today. From The Beatles, Cher and Abba to Queen, Dolly Parton and Lady Gaga the station is full of anthemic tunes that shaped generations.

But we don’t just support the greats, we also feature new tunes by local music talent from across Northern Ireland.

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NI Ploughmen Scoop 6 Top Places In European Ploughing Championships

Northern Ireland ploughmen have scooped six top three placements in the recent European Ploughing Championships held at Shackleton Barracks in Ballykelly last weekend. The competition included the European Reversible and Conventional Ploughing Championships, European Vintage Ploughing Championships and Horse Ploughing

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Agriculture Minister Wishes Competitors Good Luck For European Ploughing Championships This Weekend

Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots MLA has wished competitors headed to Ballykelly this weekend for the European Ploughing Championships good luck. Speaking ahead of the event which also includes the European Vintage Ploughing

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European Ploughing Championships & European Vintage Ploughing Championships Competitors Announced For This Weekend’s Competition

Competitors from all over Europe have started to arrive in Northern Ireland for the European Ploughing Championships, European Vintage Ploughing Championships and Horse Ploughing competition. Hailing from Wales, England, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, the Isle of Man, Belgium,

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Northern Ireland Competitors Get Ready To Take On Europe In European Vintage Ploughing Championships

Four Northern Ireland ploughmen are set to compete against seven visiting countries at the forthcoming European Vintage Ploughing Championships this week. Dai Kennedy, Mercer Ward, Mark Taggart and Ian Simms will test their skills against 29 other ploughmen from Wales,

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Talented Graduate Gets A Life-Changing Chance Through Disability Placement Programme

Charity turning a tide of disability employment gap in Northern Ireland. Queen’s University Belfast graduate Anna Lawrenson was scared to enter the labour market. That was until she was given a life changing opportunity with Leonard Cheshire’s Grad Employ programme.

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Grad Employ Programme Helps Belfast Man With ASD Develop New Skills & Boost Confidence

“I’ve Found Ways To Handle Stress” Says Archeology Graduate With ASD About His Career Journey  Disability project gives Northern Ireland’s university leavers with disability access to dream jobs   By Maia Biermann  Frequently, according to people with a disability, HR managers

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Discover Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter This Summer By Following The Fionn’s Window Ogham Plaque Trail

A series of interactive wooden plaques have been hidden around Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter as part of an art installation launched at the beginning of the summer. Led by the Cathedral Quarter Trust, Fionn’s Window Ogham Trail is giving arts, heritage

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All-Island Harps Alive Festival to conclude in Dublin with a Commemoration of the Life of Prolific Musician and Collector Edward Bunting

Harpers and historians joined forces this month to celebrate the 230th anniversary of the first Harpers’ Assembly with five days of harp music and heritage in a unique cross-community series of events, concluding in Dublin with a commemoration of the

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