Helen McGurk
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Blast from the Past: Twin tub
The twin tub washing machine was a fixture in many Ulster homes. HELEN MCGURK airs her (clean) laundry → Read More
Travel: Late deals
CO KILDARE: Carton House- an overnight stay with breakfast and resort credit to spend on spa, dining golf or activities. Garden Wing rooms start from €450 for 2 adults’ sharing to include €100 resort credit per room. www.cartonhouse.com BELFAST: The Stormont Hotel is celebrating the launch of its newly upgraded family bedrooms with a fabulous overnight stay from £170 for a family of four… → Read More
Northern Ireland supermarket workers getting ‘dog’s abuse’ from customers
A supermarket worker has called on the Northern Ireland public to show more respect for shop workers during the coronavirus crisis, claiming he and his colleagues are regularly subjected to a litany of abuse, including being sworn at and even having death threats. → Read More
Santa sends audio letter to Co Armagh girl with rare eye condition
At just four years old, little Ursula Daly from Armagh has endured 26 eye operations and has been on countless trips to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, but all she wants for Christmas is a pink guitar and an audio letter from Santa Claus. → Read More
Roy Walker looks back on life of laughs ... and trials
Known to millions as the affable former host of Catchphrase, Belfast comedian and TV presenter Roy Walker has enjoyed a remarkable career spanning six decades. → Read More
How Lego clicked for man with no hands
Being born without hands hasn’t hindered Co Londonderry man Desmond James Calvert from indulging his hobby - Lego. He talks to HELEN MCGURK → Read More
Handel’s Messiah to be sung in Ulster Scots
One of the most famous pieces of classical music in the world - Handel’s Messiah - is to be sung for the first time in Ulster Scots. → Read More
Dream Lapland trip for sick children
Seven-year-old Joe Lamont from Ballymena is among a group of local children with terminal illnesses and life-limiting conditions preparing to go on trip of a lifetime to Lapland, thanks to the Northern Ireland Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust. → Read More
Clodagh Dunlop: Breaking free from locked in syndrome
A Co Londonderry woman who suffered a catastrophic stroke which left her trapped inside her body, has written a book about her ordeal. She speaks to Helen McGurk → Read More
Prince Andrew scandal: NI Royal Family fan still loyal after television interview
An Ulster royalist has said he remains loyal to the Royal Family, despite the recent eye-opening Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew over his involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. → Read More
Greater Shankill women from both sides of the community get fit together
A cross-community project in the Great Shankill area of Belfast is helping women get fit and form friendships. HELEN MCGURK finds out more → Read More
Cullybackey folk ‘queuing up’ for Shloer
The small village of Cullybackey in Co Antrim has, for the third year in a row, been named as the top spot for sales of the festive non-alcoholic tipple Shloer. → Read More
Cullybackey folk ‘queueing up’ for Shloer
The small village of Cullybackey in Co Antrim has, for the third year in a row, been named as the top spot for sales of the festive non-alcoholic tipple Shloer. → Read More
Staff lift lid on 60 years of broadcasting at UTV
UTV turns 60 today and, to mark this milestone birthday, interviews with a group of former and current staff members have been released in which they share their memories of working at the station. → Read More
Historic Belfast Presbyterian church bought by Limerick-based Roman Catholic institute
A historic former Presbyterian church in north Belfast, which closed last year due to dwindling numbers of attendees, has been bought by a Limerick-based Roman Catholic church. → Read More
Northern Ireland workers offered free beer and lessons in Aussie slang
Who did Scott Robinson (played by Jason Donovan) marry in a classic episode of Neighbours screened in 1987? Was it: Daphne, Madge, Charlene or Harold? → Read More
A sugar rush of nostalgia: who remembers these sweetie treats from yesteryear?
Growing up on a farm in ‘midest’ mid Ulster during the 1970s, luxuries were few and far between. → Read More
‘It’s very hard to hear you carry the gene for a potentially deadly heart condition’
One in five people with deadly inherited heart conditions are only diagnosed after the loss of a loved one. We hear from one Belfast woman who only discovered she was at risk after the sudden death of her beloved brother → Read More
DUP MLA: 'I am so lucky my cancer was caught early'
DUP MLA Paula Bradley knows first-hand the distress of a cancer diagnosis. → Read More
BBC’s Linda McAuley: ‘I fell into broadcasting by accident’
There are radio voices that become like family you listen to them so often – they are household sounds – and, as with family, you are inescapably involved. → Read More