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Marissa Callaghan (Photo by William Cherry/Presseye)
Northern Ireland women’s football team captain Marissa Callaghan has played with Cliftonville Ladies since 2005, winning a Women’s Irish Cup with the north Belfast club in 2015.
Capped 62 times for Northern Ireland to date, scoring six goals, she represented her country at Under-15, U17 and U19 level before making the step up to the seniors just over a decade ago.
Under Marissa, the team are headed to the Women’s Euro 2022 play-offs in April, but she admits one of her career highlights was her first game as captain, picking up two goals at Solitude in front of a home crowd.
7 Which fish, traditionally caught off the East Anglian coast were known as silver darlings?
8 In which decade did McDonalds open in the UK?
9 Which brand made the Cabana chocolate bar in the 80s?
10 True or false – vinegar can melt pearls?
11 Which spirit is made from the blue agave plant?
12 What’s the hottest chilli in the world?
13 What is the most stolen food in the world?
14 What is nori?
16 What is ceviche?
18 In French gastronomy what are often referred to as diamonds of Perigord?
19 Which football club does Delia Smith co-own?
20 Which biscuit is named after an 18th century Italian leader?
In Conversation: Monki Influential DJ is making waves on the pitch and off.
Few musicians are able to cross over the borders between mediums, even fewer are able to do it with as much fluency as
Monki. The Radio 1 DJ and label owner has made a name for herself as one of the foremost producers and tastemakers in the UK, and has since broken into the world of football content.
From playing for Dulwich Hamlet FC Ladies, to contributing towards COPA90âs Womenâs World Cup podcast series in 2019, to presenting Heineken and Defectedâs Champions League stream, the London-born producer has shown no fear in expanding what is an already expansive repertoire.
The Quietus
, December 10th, 2020 20:58
It will be published by White Rabbit next year
tQ writer and BBC Radio 3 Late Junction host Jennifer Lucy Allan is to publish a book on the honking navigational aids that surround our coasts.
The Foghorn s Lament covers not just the shipwrecks, eccentrics and remarkable feats of engineering that constitute the history of foghorns, but investigates them as a cultural phenomenon that intersects with soundsystem culture, ship symphonies, and the very question of what, exactly, music is.
Speaking about the book, Allan says: You get some funny looks when you say you re writing a book about foghorns, as it seems so esoteric, but this huge melancholic sound has something to tell us about the way sound operates in our lives. It is one that s captivated me for years – as it not only connects us to maritime and coastal landscapes, but can trigger intense emotions and associations with life and death, safety and danger, even in those of us who d