The Global Thread

Broadcasting every Tuesday in April at 6pm, starts April 7th The 4th and final episode, Women on the March, broadcasting Tuesday May 5th @ 6pm Tune into Near FM every TUESDAY in April for The Global Thread, a special four part series that will raise public awareness of active citizenship around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  Produced in partnership with Comhlamh, this series will focus on gender equality and reproductive rights; sustainable energy and extractive industries; deinstitutionalisation of children’s care and economic inequalities.  […]

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COCOONTUNES

COCOONTUNES | Thursdays 3.30 – 4.3pm | Near FM Every Thursday from 3.30 – 4.30pm, Madeleine Ebbs (Dublin City Council) and Near FM’s Michael Sullivan will present Near FM’s Cocoontunes! The idea is to try include a lot of older people who perhaps don’t have access to modern technology with a radio programme for those who are cocooning, with music from the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. You can send your requests to cocoontunes@near.ie, text 087 6944599 or phone 01 8671190 

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Fleeing the war: Basques refugees in Ireland

Feature documentary, broadcasting on Good Friday, April 10th at 12 noon Gallastegi is not a particularly Irish sounding surname but on the 8th November 1962, Joseph Barron, Clann na Poblachta TD for Dublin South Central, put a question to the Taoiseach Seán Lemass in relation to an Irish citizen by that surname who found himself under threat from the Franco regime. This documentary  tells the story of the journey of the Gallastegi family, their Basque roots and their Irish upbringing. This documentary will look […]

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New Audio Drama – All Honey by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth

Broadcasting Tuesday May 4th at 6.30pm All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their guests seem more interested in whispering in the box room than joining the festivities.  Infidelities, secrets and an uninvited guest mean that Ru & Luke will have to clean […]

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At Home with our Volunteers

Over the last month Near FM has been working steadily with its staff and volunteers to keep our service on air during the current restrictions. Some of our programmes are now being produced by volunteers from their homes with scheduling and broadcasting support from our outstanding technical staff. We recently visited (virtually) with three volunteers who showed us their home set ups.  First was Declan Ralph. Declan normally presents the Week in Review and NearBy Business both of which are on […]

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New Drama Hour – KIPPER by Gemma Doorly

Broadcasting Tuesday May 26th at 6pm Near FM presents another in our New Drama Hour series, audio dramas exclusively by women writers. This month Kipper by Gemma Doorly. Kipper – Tormented by an unjust past and reeling from past experiences Kerry seduces drunken Sam at a wedding. It seems like an innocent one night stand but Kerry has other ideas which will implicate Sam in a serious allegation. Will the police believe her story? Written by Gemma Doorly, Directed by […]

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