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A聽local author specialising in early aviation, is searching the island for one particular high flyer.

A.V. Blake appeared in a Larne newspaper in December 1909, pictured with the monoplane he had built and hoped to use to win a 拢1000 prize offered for the first flight in Ireland. Can you help?

On this week鈥檚 programme, we pay tribute to the late Barney Devlin - the blacksmith who inspired the famous poem by Seamus Heaney.

Vincent McDonnell has spent most of his life as an artist in Northern Ireland. Over 90 pieces of his latest work, story masks are on display at the Higher Bridges Gallery in Inish Ceithlin.

Its 124 years old, has a five foot pendulum that weighs sixteen pounds, and standing at nearly 18ft tall. Originally built for Portrush train station, it鈥檚 been in Barrys Amusement Park for the past seven years. But now it has to move.

Reporter Ronan Lundy talked to Barry Torrens and Christina Trufelli 聽as time is running out to find a new home for Portrush鈥檚 prized timepiece.

Ploughmen from far and wide will meet at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum this weekend for the annual competition, as part of the Country Skills day. You can try your hand at straw rope making, horse shoe throwing and loy digging. 聽Anne-Marie speaks to the museums farm manager, Robert Berry.

How proud are you of where you live? A new group of 25 Armagh citizens are out in force to make sure their city is as shiny as can be to the tourist industry. Anne Marie is joined in studio by one these new 鈥淎rmagh ambassadors鈥�, Joanne Shilliday and Sarah McGeary, Tourism Development Officer with the council.