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08/08/2026

As the city hosts Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the first time, Stuart Maconie is joined in Belfast by historian Emma Southon, comedian Michael Fry, podcaster Olivia McVeigh and there's music from Clare Sands and Dónal O'Connor.

42 minutes

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Sat 8 Aug 202618:15
BBC Radio 4

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