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Lost Easter Voices

March 14, 2016 at 11:49 am / Arts, drama, Latest, Politics, Programmes, Special Interest

Near 90.3fm will broadcast a unique 1916 series during Holy Week (21st to 27th March). This series, titled ‘Lost Easter Voices’ offers listeners a chance to hear what is purported to be the last interviews recorded with the executed proclamation signatories, starting with Patrick Pearse and concluding with James Connolly. At the time of the 1916 executions, social historian, Richard Maxwell, a nephew of General Sir John Maxwell, Commander in Chief of British Forces in Ireland, obtained permission to bring […]

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Live Broadcast from Mercy College Coolock – Friday, 4th March from 11am to 1pm

March 3, 2016 at 5:30 pm / Latest, Outside Broadcasts, Programmes, Special Interest

On Friday, 4th March from 11am to 1pm Near FM will Broadcast Live from Mercy College Coolock Mercy College Coolock are working towards achieving the Yellow Flag, which celebrates inclusion and diversity in schools. If awarded, they will be the FIRST secondary school in the Coolock/Artane region to earn the flag. The event is focused on showcasing the diversity of cultures in their school and promoting inclusion. As this fits perfectly well with the Near FM Northside Today program, Noel […]

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AXA Raheny 5 Road Race Live on Near FM – Sunday 31st January from 2.30 to 4pm

January 12, 2016 at 4:14 pm / Latest, Outside Broadcasts, Special Interest, Sports

On Sunday, 31st January 2016 the 32nd AXA Raheny 5 Mile Road Race will take place. The event, which was founded in 1985 by former Olympian Pat Hooper is promoted by Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club and is now rated as one of the country’s leading road races. The race begins near the Raheny Garda Station and roughly incorporates an outside lap of St Anne’s Park via a series of left hand turns. As in previous year’s, Near FM will be […]

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Female Founders to Bank On

November 19, 2015 at 10:24 am / Documentaries, Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

FEMALE FOUNDERS TO BANK ON Broadcasting Thursday Nov 26th @ 3.30pm on Near FM Faced with the challenges of cultural constraints, political barriers, gender issues and access to capital, the odds are stacked against female entrepreneurs in Palestine. Palestinian women own just 5.4 per cent of all enterprises in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and, according to the International Labour Organisation, only around 20 per cent of Palestinian women work outside the home, compared to nearly 70 per cent […]

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25th Nov – Panel Discussion ‘Stop Violence Against Women’

November 13, 2015 at 2:42 pm / Latest, Special Interest

The 25th November is the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women and it is the start date for the 16 days of action campaign, against domestic violence. As part of Near FM’s contribution to the campaign we will have a Panel Discussion entitled ‘Stop Violence against Women’ broadcast here on Near FM 90.3 on Wednesday, the 25th November from 3.30 to 4.30pm. Guests will include representatives from Aoibhneas Refuge, Women’s Aid, Safe Ireland, People before Profit and Move […]

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16 Days of Action Campaign – Against Domestic Violence

October 30, 2015 at 9:16 pm / Latest, Mentions in the Media, Special Interest

WE WANT YOU to help us raise awareness on domestic violence. In association with Women’s Aid for their 16 Days of Action Campaign With the help of boys and girls/ men and women from the community Near FM recorded a radio campaign to raise awareness on domestic violence. The ‘16 Days of Action Campaign’ broadcast each day at noon, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm on Near FM, starting on November 25th, finishing on December 10th. Thank you for taking part! For more info […]

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Living Archives

June 12, 2015 at 1:34 pm / Latest, Programmes, Special Interest

Broadcasting weekdays @ 9.30am from Monday June 22nd until Wednesday July 1st Living Archives is a selection of oral recollections on the growth and development of the north side of Dublin, told through the words of the people who experienced, firsthand, the gradual change from country to city life in the former countryside now known as the suburbs of North Dublin. In the summer of 2014, producer Alan Weldon recorded a series of interviews with residents of Coolock, Santry, Raheny, […]

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Visit Nearfm at Child Vision Garden Party Saturday June 13th

June 9, 2015 at 10:31 am / Latest, Special Interest

The OB team welcomes you to the Nearfm stand on Saturday June 13th from 12.30pm, listen to live interviews, music and young voices.

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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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