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Radio Ulster,07 Feb 2026,116 mins

Shelley Cowan, Niamh Hargan and North West Vipers

Saturday with John Toal

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John visits Shelley Cowan in Fermanagh, who spent 12 years bed bound with Severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Now learning to walk again, Shelley is using her experience to help others and to raise awareness on accessibility and inclusion. Award-winning mezzo soprana Sinéad O’Kelly chats about returning to stage and her passion for Formula One. Owen and Tia from North West Vipers, an American Football team based in Greysteel, talk about their love for the sport ahead of the Superbowl LX. Musician Mark McCausland (McKowski) tells us how a short story he wrote about his years working in a record shop in Omagh has been turned into a movie. Author Niamh Hargan, from Derry, on how she balances life as an entertainment lawyer with her writing career. And in the kitchen, Paula McIntyre whips up rhubarb and jam tarts with a coconut custard cream.

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