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The Harkangels

June 18, 2013 / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

The Harkangels celebrates the contribution made to aviation in Ireland by female pilots and the evolution of commercial female pilots from the 1970’s up to the present day. In this 2 part radio series we’ll meet Grainne Cronin, Maria Hetherington and Susan Kavanagh, of whom former President Mary Mc Aleese said the “three women had a distinguished place in the still young annals of aviation in Ireland Together Grainne, Maria and Susan blazed a trail for females taking up positions [...]

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Story? – A new five part youth radio series

June 11, 2013 / General, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

Story? is a five part radio series exploring topics that interest and affect young people from the Darndale & Coolock areas of Dublin. The series is produced by 15-17 year olds who attend the Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service in Darndale, Dublin 17. Prior to production the young people engaged in community media training at Near Media Co-op, Coolock. The series uses a magazine format which includes studio content, location interviews, panel discussions, inserts and voxpops. Narration and links are [...]

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Northside Football – Live on Near FM – Tuesday 11th June

June 6, 2013 / Latest, Sports

Update !!!!! Please note change of Coverage & Kick off time for this match!!!!! As part of the Northside Football series Near FM are pleased to announce live and uninterrupted coverage of Kilbarrack UTD vs Sheriff YC in the semi-final of the Nivea for Men AUL Cup from the AUL Complex, Clonshaugh on Tuesday June 11th. Coverage starts at 7.00pm, with Kick off at 7.15pm. As well as having the full match commentary we will be meeting many of the people associated with Kilbarrack UTD and [...]

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FAI Junior Cup Final – Live on Near FM

May 30, 2013 / Latest, Sports

As part of the Northside Football series Near FM are pleased to announce live and uninterrupted coverage of Sheriff YC v’s Kilbarrack UTD in the final of the FAI Junior Cup from the Aviva Stadium this Sunday June 2nd. Coverage starts at 1.15pm, with Kick off at 1.30pm. As well as having the full match commentary we will be meeting many of the people associated with Sheriff YC and finding out more about the club. Tune in on Sunday June 2nd @ 1.15pm [...]

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Traveller’s Stories – Relive the groundbreaking Radio series

May 21, 2013 / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

To celebrate Traveller Pride Week Local events May 20th-24th, Near FM are delighted to broadcast the first 4 programmes in the Traveller’s Stories series between 6-8pm on Friday 24th May. Tune into Near FM 90.3 or listen online http://nearfm.ie/listen-online/ Traveller’s Stories – North Dublin through the eyes of the Travelling Community is an insightful new radio series produced by Northside Dublin community radio station Nearfm and Northside Traveller advocacy group Travact. Over 6 programmes, the series producer Leslie Murphy and narrator [...]

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Communicating Europe – Citizenship Debate

May 20, 2013 / Latest, Politics, Programmes

As part of the Communicating Europe initiative and the EU Year of the Citizen, Near FM are pleased to announce a special panel discussion on the subject of EU Citizenship to air this Wednesday May 22nd at 3.30pm. The discussion will be facilitated by Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) Chairperson and Near Media Co-op Coordinator Ciaran Murray and will feature: Ciaran Murray –Ireland (chair) Dorothee Meyer Holtkamp –Germany Cristina Santamaria – Spain Maurizio Pittau –Italy (Sardinian) Rastislav Blažek –Slovakia Ida Haugland –Norway [...]

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Sally Galiana elected president of AMARC Europe

May 17, 2013 / Latest

Nearfm is very proud to announce that its radio coordinator, Sally Galiana, has been elected President of AMARC Europe at their General Assembly in Montpelier in France. AMARC is the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters. (www.amarceurope.eu) Sally has been working with Nearfm since 1997, and has been particularly involved in developing Inter-cultural Training and programming. Her other key areas of programming and training are also in minority language programming and literature and reading initiatives. A fluent French, Spanish and [...]

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Northside football – Thursday 16th May

May 15, 2013 / Latest, Sports

As part of the Northside Football series Near FM are pleased to announce live and uninterrupted coverage of St Kevin’s Boys v’s Sheriff YC in the quarter-final of the AUL Cup from Shanowen Road in Santry on Thursday May 16th. Coverage starts at 6.15pm, with Kick off at 6.30pm. As well as having the full match commentary we will be meeting many of the people associated with St Kevin’s Boys and talking to Sport Against Racism Ireland’s Ken McCue. Tune in on Thursday 16th May [...]

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Launch of 5 series at the Mansion House

May 8, 2013 / Latest

(Pictured: Gareth Stack, Ignacio Irigoien, Niamh Griffin, Edd Kealy, Dave O’Connor, Lord Mayor Naoise Ó Muirí, Joe O’Connor and Gerry Cooley) Return to the Pine Trees Return to the Pine Trees is a selection of 6 short stories about growing up in the North Dublin areas of Turnapin Lane, Clonshaugh, Coolock Lane and Santry in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Dublin born Gerry Cooley. These stories capture a happy, innocent childhood and they bring to life a time [...]

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Celebrating Europe Day

May 3, 2013 / Latest

Tune into Near FM on Thursday May 9th from 11-1pm as we celebrate Europe Day live from EU House in Dublin City Centre. We will be meeting the ambassadors from the various EU embassies based in Dublin as well as meeting the curators of food stalls from many different EU countries. There will also be live music and chat with the many invited guests on the day. So tune in on Thursday May 9th from 11am as Near FM celebrates [...]

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Mayday 2013 – Celebrating the Arts.

May 2, 2013 / Latest

In partnership with Coláiste Dhúlaigh, College of Further Education, Near Media Co-op are proud to present the innovative Northside Arts Series called ‘Be Inspired- Northside Arts Trail’. May 1st marks the official launch date of this innovative pilot project celebrating the various upcoming cultural artistic activities with members form the arts and public alike. Cllr Gerry Breen officially opened this innovative Arts Trail with the anticipating of seeing ‘Be inspired’ developing into a solid yearly cornerstone for artist and art [...]

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Let’s Celebrate

April 30, 2013 / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

Let’s Celebrate is a series of five programmes focusing on national/international awareness days celebrated every year in Ireland. The days/festivals vary from cultural celebrations in the form of festivals such as ‘Africa Day’, ‘Pride Festival’ and ‘International Migrants Day’, to events organised for people who share the same needs and interests such as ‘Soccerfest’ and ‘International Day for People with disabilities’. Starting Wen. May 8th 3.30 – 4.30 pm Made with support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) Sound [...]

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Live Broadcast – Phizzfest

April 25, 2013 / Latest

Date and Time: Saturday May 4th from 11.00-2.00pm. Venue: Upper 6th Lock, The Royal Canal, Shandon Gardens, Phibsborough Tune in to part two of ‘Festivals from the Northside’ when we will be speaking to artists and performers who will be telling us what to expect during their events and shows during ‘Phizzfest’ Listen live on Near FM 90.3 or online at www.near.ie. Made with support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) Sound & Vision scheme.

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Northside Football – Live this Sunday

April 17, 2013 / Latest, Programmes, Sports

As part of the Sound & Vision funded Northside Football series Near FM are pleased to announce live and uninterrupted coverage of Raheny Utd v’s Peamount Utd from the Women’s National League this Sunday from Morton Stadium in Santry. Coverage starts at 1.45pm and as well as having the full match commentary we will be meeting many of the people associated with the clubs. Tune in this Sunday @ 1.45pm for live women’s football on Near FM.

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The Jomac Show

April 9, 2013 / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

The Jomac Show is still going strong – 60 years since it was formed by two young altar boys in Inner City Dublin. With a strong voluntary tradition, entertainers have performed in orphanages, hospitals and nursing homes across Dublin and Ireland. In this special two part radio series, Robert Mc Loughlin and Joe Maguire share their memories of The Jomac Show. The series features interviews with well know entertainer Joe Cuddy, Dec Cluskey from The Bachelors, and many of the [...]

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Left of the Dial: Punk in Northern Ireland Special

April 5, 2013 / Latest

Tonight at 10pm to celebrate the release of the excellent, and uplifting Good Vibrations, plus two exciting upcoming gigs in the city, Left of the Dial will be dedicating this Friday’s programmes to Punk in N. Ireland. Good Vibrations is the story of Terri Hooley, and the now legendary record shop he opened in Belfast in the 1970s. It’s also the story of the redemptive power of music, which happens to be the fantastic punk music that came out of [...]

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Live Broadcast – Five Lamps Festival

April 2, 2013 / Arts, Latest, Programmes

Outside Broadcast from the ‘Five Lamps Festival’ in Marino. Date and Time: Tuesday April 9th from 11.00-2.00pm. Venue: Marino College, Connolly House, 171 North Strand Road, D 1 Tune in to part one of ‘Northside Festivals’ when we will be speaking to artists and performers who will be telling us what to expect during their events and shows during the ‘Five Lamps Festival’. Listen live on Near FM 90.3 or online at www.near.ie. This is the first part of a [...]

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LIVE BROADCAST: St. Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup

March 29, 2013 / Latest

Join us this Easter Saturday the 30th of March from 10am for a special edition of Sports Local Live. We’ll be broadcasting live from the 2013 St. Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup at Shanowen Rd as St.Kevin’s take on Scottish giants Glasgow Celtic. This year marks the 5th year of the tournament and features some of the top young sides in European football including defending champions Arsenal, fellow premier league academy side West brom, Ado Dem Haag from the Netherlands and [...]

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LIVE Traditional Music from the EU

March 21, 2013 / Latest, Programmes, Specialist Music

Stage times announced: Friday Night – Clasac – Broadcast live – 8 -11pm 8.00 – 8.30pm – Zoltán Szabó & Katalin Juhász – Hungary 8.45 – 9.15pm – Harzer Jodler Trio – Germany 9.30 – 9.45pm – Bidaia – Basque Country 10.00 – 10.45pm – Perfect Friction – Ireland Saturday Night – Unitarian Church 7.30 – 8pm – Perfect Friction – Ireland 8.15 -8.45 – Harzer Jodler Trio – Germany 9.00 – 9.30 - Zoltán Szabó & Katalin Juhász – Hungary [...]

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1913 Unfinished Business

March 20, 2013 / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes

1913 Unfinished Business is a series made for the centenary of the Dublin Lock-out. The team look at Ireland and Dublin in the early twentieth century and introduce two of the key protagonists of the battle, the ITGWU’s Jim Larkin and the employers’ leaders William Martin Murphy. Historian Dr. Conor Kostick speaks about the genesis of the Lock-out, its politics and how it developed. We finish by asking what relevance the 1913 Lock-out has in our society one hundred years [...]

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