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Derry's Brooke Scullion highlights her favourite spots in Ireland

Since her Eurovision stint last year, Derry girl Brooke Scullion has seen her fame and popularity rise, particularly in this year's Dancing With The Stars.

Quickly becoming a firm favourite among this year's cast, Brooke took some time out of her busy schedule to highlight her favourite spots in Ireland.

Sitting down with Discover Northern Ireland in their new Spirit Series, Brooke shared some hidden gems as well as ‘the best night out of your life’.

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It is unsurprising that the Bellaghy native chose as her 'first place to bring a visitor' was none other than the Seamus Heaney Homeplace.

Brooke said: "The homeplace really takes you on this journey from when he was born, through his life and his work and all of the inspiration from all of his poems comes from that place."

Keeping it local, Brooke also marked Co. Derry's Mussenden Temple as her favourite landmark.

She said: "There is a train track that runs along, it is quite romantic. People walk down and look at the beach."

Brooke found it slightly more difficult choosing her favourite film or TV show that has been made in Northern Ireland.

She said: "Derry Girls or Game of Thrones. I mean I was in them both, and by that I mean I was an extra with one line."

For her 'best new experience' Brooke chose The Jungle in Desertmartin, Co. Derry.

She said: "I could go there every day and never get bored. They have rope climbing, tree tops, archery, zorbing, paintballing."

For her 'Northern Irish celebrity to go on a trip with' Brooke chose none other than fellow Derry girl Nadine Coyle.

She said: "Easy, Nadine Coyle. We have actually done a few gigs together so I think we are friends."

Brooke chose her native county again for her favourite beaches.

She said: "I like driving on the beach so I love Downhill beach and Benone beach."

Speaking with pride about the range of attractions to see across Northern Ireland, Brooke said: "People don't know how much actually happens here. We have everything.

"We have the jazz festival in Derry which attracts musicians from across the world, we have the maritime festival in Derry as well. It got City of Culture for a reason.

"Now when you think of Northern Ireland you think of Game of Thrones, you think of Derry Girls, you think of all of the incredible people that come from here or who come here and speak so highly of it."

The rest of the video can be watched here.

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