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    Aug 14, 2022 3 minutes

    SATURDAY AUGUST 20

    EXPLORING NORTHERN IRELAND WITH SIOBHÁN MCSWEENEY

    The thinking woman’s travelogue

    Screening: Living, 7.30pm

    Yes, it’s another celebrity travelogue, but Siobhán McSweeney (best-known as Sister Michael in , but actually born across the border in County Cork) brings a bit of an edge to this one. Propelled by both her trusty e-bike Thunderclap and a sense of curiosity about Irish identity, she’s game for a succession of tourist pursuits, and Belfast gets a look-in sets). But the series’ real resonance is to be found in the ruins of old churches and the stories they have to tell.

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