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  Alzheimer Café Northside -Understanding Dementia

  March 21, 2018 at 4:23 pm / Education, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

  Produced by Ignacio Irigoien and supported by the BAI Sound and Vision fund, this documentary will bring listeners to the Alzheimer Café Glasnevin, a safe and relaxed place where people with dementia, their and health and social care professionals can come together to talk, share and learn. “This is a very informative programme. It is compiled with respect and awareness of maintaining the dignity of those living with Dementia.” – Denise, family member of a person living with Dementia   […]

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  From Byway to Highway

  March 12, 2018 at 2:53 pm / History, Latest, Programmes

  From Byway to Highway is a 4 part historical radio documentary series focusing on the lives of people living in the area of the Hole in the Wall Road, North East Dublin. ** Broadcasting weekly on Near FM (90.3) from Thursday March 22nd until Thursday April 12th  at 5pm! **     Once a quiet back road that linked Raheny with Portmarnock, the Hole in the Wall Road has become an urban hub for much of the traffic accessing the […]

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  McBen

  February 26, 2018 at 4:01 pm / drama, Education, Latest, Programmes

  Mcben is a very modern take on the classic Scottish play, removed from the castles and courtly chambers to the humble roads of a middle class north Dublin housing estate. Ben is an ambitious young father who cannot resist the lure of power. He may not have a kingdom to battle for, but the princely title of Chairman of the residents’ committee is no less alluring. Set on a path by the unknowing soothsaying of his young daughter and pushed to […]

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  The Ghosts of Priory Hall

  February 19, 2018 at 4:05 pm / drama, Education, Latest, Programmes

  Near FM is proud to present Shakespeare in Dublin, a new three part series re-imagining some of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. Programme two in the series, The Ghosts of Priory Hall, written by Frank O’Connor and adapted from the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, will broadcast on Thursday Feb 22nd  at 3.00pm on Near FM 90.3 and online www.near.ie/livestream        The Ghosts of Priory Hall by Frank O’Connor Shakespeare in Dublin is a three part educational drama series, produced to mark the […]

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  Shakespeare in Dublin – Larry (King Lear)

  February 6, 2018 at 9:00 am / drama, Education, Latest, Programmes

  Near FM is proud to present Shakespeare in Dublin, a new three part series re-imagining some of William Shakespeare’s most famous works. Programme one in the series, Larry, written by Henry Hudson and adapted from the play King Lear, will broadcast on Thursday Feb 15th at 3.00pm on Near FM 90.3 and online www.near.ie/livestream  Shakespeare in Dublin is a three part educational drama series, produced to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016. Near FM have commissioned three local […]

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  The Last Resort – Jan 18th & 25th @ 3pm

  January 11, 2018 at 1:26 pm / drama, Latest, Programmes

     Aisling and Donal are in their twenties, and both of their summers have gone to pot. Donal was supposed to be on a J1 in Miami – instead he has ended up joining his parents on their wedding anniversary trip, and is forced to spend each night with a pillow clamped around his head to block out the sound of their rampant…goings-on. Aisling’s parents won big on the horses, and demanded that she accompany them on the family’s first ever Proper […]

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  The Hugh Lane Concert Series – Programmes 5 & 6

  January 9, 2018 at 5:50 pm / Latest, musicians, Outside Broadcasts, Programmes, Specialist Music

  The Hugh Lane Concert series continues with the final two programmes in the series featuring the Dublin Song Series and Colman Pearce. Broadcasting Tuesday Jan 16th and 23rd at 3pm on Near FM. Dublin Song Series – Tuesday Jan 16th 3pm Songs by Faure, Strauss and Mahler. With singers Clodagh Kinsella, soprano, Leah Redmond, soprano, Robert McAllister, bass-baritone and Dearbhla Collins on piano. The programmes features interviews with all of the above plus Veronica Dunne and members of the audience.   […]

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  Respect Words

  November 28, 2017 at 12:22 pm / Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

    Respect Words is a new  twenty part series of programmes produced and presented by Near FM on the topic of Hate Speech. Each week  Near FM presenters will discuss various aspects of Hate Speech. Every form of communication will be discussed such as the written word, the spoken word and of course social media. We will be joined each week by experts on the subject including people from minority groups, legal experts, and indeed people who have been subjected to Hate […]

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  The History of Irish Marathon Running

  October 23, 2017 at 9:00 am / Sports

  To mark the 2017 edition of the Dublin Marathon taking place on Sunday October 29th, Near FM are proud to repeat The History of Irish Marathon Running. Thursday October 26th at 3PM Produced and presented by Dave Hooper, with additional narration by the late great broadcasting legend Jimmy Magee, this hour long documentary traces the history of Irish marathon running in Ireland from its imperial beginnings in the early 20th century, to the golden days of John Treacy, Jerry Kiernan, […]

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  The Artists Lounge live from Otherworld Festival in Ballymun

  October 9, 2017 at 11:11 am / Outside Broadcasts, Specialist Music

  Tune into Near FM on Halloween night, October 31st from 6pm, as we broadcast live from the Otherworld Halloween Festival in Ballymun! Join presenter Ger Kellett as we broadcast live from The Artists Lounge/ Near FM stage with performances from The Innocents, Zeinab, Soricah, Psychlone, and Rachael Mccormack Tune into Near FM from 6pm on October 31st and join Ger Kellett as he brings The Artists Lounge (T.A.L) radio programme on the road and brings you the best of up and coming Irish music Near FM can […]

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