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31/08/2026

Meet our 2026 Volunteer Award Finalists 🏆

Huge congratulations to the incredible individuals shortlisted in The Volunteer Award category at the BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle Make A Difference Awards 2026!

The Volunteer Award recognises an individual who makes a notable difference to their community by giving their time voluntarily to help others.

🌟 2026 Finalists:
Noah Holden – AccessoLoo
Joanne Adams – Cancer Friends Causeway Coast
Selina Casey – The white butterfly foundation
Barbara Walker – NSPCC Young Witness Service

A massive well done to all our amazing finalists — your selfless dedication changes lives every single day. 💙

The winner will be announced live on Vinny and Cate's BBC Radio Ulster show on Friday 25 September 2026.

29/08/2026

A cherry & chocolate treat perfect with your coffee ☕️

Listen to the full recipe on Cooking with Paula McIntyre: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p02pc9nf

Chocolate Cherry Frangipane Tart

1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry
60g soft butter
60g castor sugar
1 egg
50g ground almonds
15g plain flour
15g cocoa powder
1 egg yolk
10g melted butter
1 tablespoon Demerara sugar
1 tablespoon maple syrup
175g cherries, stone removed

Place the pastry on a lightly greased baking tray.
Beat the castor sugar and butter until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well. Mix in the almonds, cocoa and flour to a smooth paste.

Score a border of 1cm thick around the pastry, prick the middle with a fork and brush all over with the egg yolk. Spread the frangipane into the centre rectangle within the border. Press the cherry halves into the frangipane. Brush all over with the melted butter and sprinkle the Demerara sugar over evenly. Bake in a180oc preheated oven for about 25 minutes or until frangipane is cooked through. Brush with the maple syrup and cool slightly before serving.

To celebrate the life of the amazing Dolly Parton, Ralph McLean put together a selection of her best tracks, all picked ...
27/08/2026

To celebrate the life of the amazing Dolly Parton, Ralph McLean put together a selection of her best tracks, all picked by Radio Ulster listeners, and takes another listen to a classic chat he had with Dolly herself in Nashville in 2006. Listen on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030hzz

26/08/2026

In an interview recorded before the death of Dolly Parton on “Sunday with Anna Curran” on the 23rd August, Irish country singer Cliona Hagan spoke about her love of the singer, her Dolly Parton Tribute album & her "Dolly-isms".

26/08/2026

Sleep and Dream LIVE 😴
Dream psychologist Professor Ian Wallace joins Vinny & Cate to interpret what your dreams might mean. Post your dream in the comments if you'd like Professor Ian to explore it 👀

25/08/2026

Cate Conway has a dilenmma with a dress…

Vinny and Cate on BBC Sounds

24/08/2026

Comedian & writer @[RubyWax] manifested a TV show so she could become best friends with “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher

24/08/2026

Meet our finalists in The Fundraiser category in the BBC Radio Ulster Make A Difference Awards 2026!
Jennie Wallace ❤️ Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke
The David James Richmond Foundation 🤍
Katrina Roxborough 🚁 Air Ambulance Northern Ireland
Iris Tweed 🩸 Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI

The fundraiser award recognises an individual or group of people who have gone the extra mile to raise funds for a good cause.

Wish them good luck for the event which takes place on 25th September 2026 on the Vinny & Cate show!

23/08/2026

Speaking in Tongues, A gift from God? Or a taboo? Pastor John Ashe demonstrates his gift and explains how he received it. Theologian Prof Laurence Kirkpatrick is less certain.

Listen to Sunday Sequence on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00307x5

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