EU Election Special Live

Tune into Near FM on Thursday May 16th at 8pm to hear from the Dublin candidates running for seats in the EU Parliament. In front of a live audience in the Northside Civic Centre in Coolock, candidates will have the opportunity discuss and debate key issues central to Ireland’s place in the EU and will outline their vision for the EU. Candidates confirmed for the Election special are Clare Daly, Alex White, Lynn Boylan, Rita Harrold, Gary Gannon and Alice […]

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Walks through James Joyce’s Dublin

Walks through James Joyce’s Dublin is a brand new series from Near FM and the James Joyce Centre that follows the mercurial world of James Joyce and his characters through Dublin’s fair city.  In this audio series Dublin comes alive through the Joycean walking tours.  We are led by tour guide Conor Linnie through the old streets and literary history that has left such an indelible mark on Joyce’s work.  Joyce’s words themselves are vividly brought to life by noted Joycean […]

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JJ’s – The Story of JJ Smyths

Near FM present JJ’s a radio documentary about the revered Jazz and Blues music venue JJ Smyths which operated on Dublin’s Aungier Street for over 30 years. Listen in to hear the story of how JJ Smyth’s transformed from a function room above a pub into the most authentic Jazz and Blues club in Ireland. Featuring contributions from some of the many musicians, staff and promoters who knew JJ’s best. Broadcasting at 2pm on Thursday April 25th as part of […]

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Speaking Poetry

Starts Thursday March 28th at 3pm Speaking Poetry is a 4 part series where Spoken Word poets attend local northside Dublin secondary schools to give workshops. The series captures the essence of these workshops, the interaction between poet and students and the students thoughts and opinions on the poets and the poetry discussed. Each programme centers on a workshop given in class by Spoken Word poets Colm Keegan, Clara Rose Thornton, Niamh Beirne and John Cummins. Each programme also features […]

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Petals – Audio Drama

The second audio drama in our series of plays by women writers. Petals is the story of one girl and her journey towards the night of a lifetime along with the trail of lust, longing and loss she finds on the way. Written entirely in verse, Petals takes a vibrant look at what it means to be sexually awakened in a city where school nuns shame, school boys leer; where less is more, no means yes and the beer-soaked nightclub […]

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The Dublin Viols concert at Hugh Lane Gallery

On Sunday February 10th 2019, as part of the Spike Cello festival, The Dublin Viols performed modern works and original songs by Malachy Robinson as well as English and Italian chamber music of the seventeenth century written for the viol – the precursor and cousin of the cello. Near FM were there to record the concert as well as interviews with Andrew and Malachy Robinson, Mary Barnecutt and members of the audience. The Dublin Viols are Mark Wilkes treble viol, Lucy Robinson tenor […]

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