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Derry's new drop in Parkinson Cafe, Composer Professor Brian Irvine and the new scheme Shared lives NI

Derry's first ever Parkinson Cafe, why the University of Ulster Professor of music Brian Irvine believes the city is ready to be a composing hub and a new scheme for our elders.

Derry hosts a first ever Parkinson Cafe supporting people living with early onset diagnosis, the composer of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ mystery drama "The Woman in the Wall", starring Ruth Wilson, is Derry based Professor of Music at the University of Ulster Brian Irvine and the new scheme Shared Lives NI aims to pair people over the age of 65 and up with a family to combat loneliness.
After the News at One in 'Twenty Minutes with Anna Curran' Derry City and Strabane District Council's John Kerr chats to Anna about the 18th City of Derry Culture night on Friday the 22nd of September and the legacy of the UK City of Culture in the city in 2013 and Feile Le Cheile sees leading Irish music performers celebrate the city's traditional music history.

1 hour, 17 minutes

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  • Thu 14 Sep 2023 12:03