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  If Ever You Go: A Northside Dublin Perspective

  February 24, 2015 at 12:03 pm / Arts, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

      Nearfm have produced a ten part radio series reinterpreting the Dublin: One City One Book ‘If Ever You Go: a Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song’ edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth.This series takes a unique look at the book from a northside Dublin perspective by focusing on the poems, poets and songs associated with Northside Dublin. The series features many well known poets reciting and being interviewed about the poems they have featured in the […]

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  New Perspectives on Irish History

  February 16, 2015 at 2:34 pm / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

  Broadcasting Friday Feb 20th @ 6.30pm for 8 weeks. New Perspectives on Irish History is a brand new 8 part radio series devised by John Haughton, which takes a unique look at how our ancestors viewed their natural environment and how different periods of history co-existed with the natural environment of our island. In this instance this series relates to the themes of Irish History, heritage, experience and the natural environment and will raise public awareness to a unique historical […]

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  The Album show

  January 12, 2015 at 11:44 am / Latest

    The Album Show’s recommended albums of 2014. Albums of 2014 

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• Minority and Migrant language audiences, approaches and policies, nearfm Dublin, and Antxeta Irratia, Basque Country,

  January 12, 2015 at 11:00 am / Latest

  This research was carried out by Alekzandra Zák and Inaki Irigoien with the CMFE (Community Media Forum of Europe) as partner in the Council of Europe’s Project   Language Policies For Diverse Audiences

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  Language Jewels

  January 8, 2015 at 12:47 pm / Documentaries, General, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

  Tuesday Jan 13th, 20th and 27th at 3pm “I’ve listened to the first Language Jewel and I’m not going to wait until this time next week to listen to the next one! It’s a really interesting documentary and you’ve arranged the interviews in a seamless manner.”- Dr Deirdre Kirwan, Principal , Scoil Bhríde Cailíní Language Jewels is a three part series which follows the experience of Scoil Bhríde Cailíní, a primary school based in Blanchardstown that has passed in a […]

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  An Irish Sanctuary

  November 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

   An Irish Sanctuary: The History and Natural History of the North Bull Island is a 3-part series which looks at the fascinating history and natural history of the North Bull Island, home to over 1100 species of organisms including plants, insects, birds and mammals. In winter the island holds more than 35,000 wildfowl including internationally significant numbers of the iconic Brent Goose. It also plays host to thousands of human visitors each year who come to take in the rugged […]

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  Local Club Football History

  November 27, 2014 at 11:22 am / Documentaries, Latest, Sports, Uncategorized

  In this series, Dave Hooper explores the history of 3 local Dublin football clubs who have all had recent success. Local Club Football History brings you on a historical journey of three of Northside Dublins most recognisable football clubs. The series captures the essence and community spirit which upon the clubs were founded, and recounts the triumph and adversity each club has tasted. Told through the voices of the key men and women in each club, Local Club Football history […]

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  Research Finds Many Community Benefits Provided By NEAR FM.

  November 17, 2014 at 1:12 pm / Arts, General, Latest, Mentions in the Media, Special Interest, Uncategorized

  DCU student, Jack O’Dea,  carried out some research to analyse the impact NEAR FM has on the Northside of Dublin. In his dissertation, the fundamentals of community radio were outlined, the objectives and foundations of the practice and the possible future of the concept.  This research was qualitative in order to gain an insight into the workings of the people who have liaised with NEAR FM. Two groups of interviewees were questioned, to ensure a broad understanding of the organisation. […]

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  CAPTCHA – Community Radio Archives

  November 10, 2014 at 12:35 pm / General, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

  Tune into Near FM this Thursday @ 3.30pm for a special one hour programme on CAPTCHA – the EU wide community media archiving initiative. Listen to Radio Corax, in Germany as they discuss radio archives. The Show is bilingual, Helen Hahmann talks to Ralf Wendt, project coordinator of Radio Corax about his ideas around archiving, the archiving infrastructure and archiving approaches of Radio Corax and what is being archived and which fascinating radio archives already exist? Ralf Wendt is Programme […]

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  Water Charges

  November 6, 2014 at 12:31 pm / General, Latest, Programmes

  We’ve put together a play list of a selection of our coverage on the water charges. We’ll be continually updating this playlist. What Matters ‘Water Charges Special’ – 29th Oct 2014 In this the third episode of ‘What-Matters’ Near FM’s topical and current affairs program, Ger Leddin looks at the water charges issue. The program contains interviews with Limerick Councilor John Loftus, Mary Honan and Pat O Connor of the Anti Austerity Alliance along with Elizabeth Arden Communications Director with […]

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