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From the North West of Northern Ireland -local news, sport, weather, speech and music

The North West of Northern Ireland's station for local news, live sport, weather, intelligent speech, great personalities and music to suit all tastes

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Voices, views, stories, news and engaging chat from Northern Ireland’s rural community.

Voices, views, stories, news and chat from Northern Ireland’s rural community, hosted by Nicola Weir. Including essential livestock and weather reports. 

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Countryside: Beef and Lamb Championships

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26/11/2023

Beef and Lamb Championships

BBC Radio Ulster - Countryside, Beef and Lamb Championships

Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships.

Beef and Lamb Championships in Lisburn, social media saves beetroot crop in Cork and curlew success in Donegal.

Countryside heads to the Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships, now in its sixth year at the Eikon Centre in Lisburn, where a record price was paid for the Supreme Champion. Just what is blue tongue and how it is impacting on the importation of livestock from GB to Northern Ireland. Cork beetroot farmer, Sandra Burns, tells presenter, Nicola Weir about how a social media post saved her crop after heavy flooding and discover how farmers are boosting the number of curlew in Donegal.

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