Desert Island, a new three-part drama by John Casey, directed by Sinéad O’Loughlin. Broadcasting Nov 19th, 20th & 21st at 6pm on Near FM. Trapped by her size, Trish Collins has to rely on her ne’er do well husband as her link to the outside world. With one good son,[Read More…]
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GlasDrum presents … New Sounds in an Old Place
On Friday October 5th 2018, Near FM recorded a night of intimate music and spoken word performance in the wonderfully atmospheric setting of St. John the Baptist church in Drumcondra. New Sounds in an Old Place is a night of new and contemporary sounds, hosted up to 6 times a[Read More…]
Migrant Voices
Migrant Voices is a series of three programmes produced by trainees who participated in Near FMs community radio training. The training equipped trainees, all from a migrant background and living in Ireland, with the knowledge and skills to produce their own radio programme on a topic of their choosing. The[Read More…]
Within a Mile of Dublin: Songs and Tunes from the Irish Traditional Music Archive – Series 2
Tune in as Near FM and the ITMA collaborate for a second series of live traditional music performance Broadcasting Live on Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd & Sat 24th Nov from 1-2pm Within a Mile of Dublin: Songs and Tunes Live from the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is a 3-part live[Read More…]
The Dublin Public House
The Dublin Public House A new three-part radio series broadcasting on Near Fm at 3:30pm on November 6th, 13th and 20th The series is produced by John Casey with researcher Oliver Reid. The Dublin public house is that most enduring and clear example of communal experience in the country’s capital.[Read More…]
New Sounds in an Old Place
GlasDrum presents – New Sounds in an Old Place on Friday the 5th October Hosted in the wonderfully atmospheric setting of St. John the Baptist church in Drumcondra, come along for a night of intimate performances of acoustic music and spoken word. The acts on the night are the spellbinding close harmonic[Read More…]
Near Documentary Seminar
Got a great story to tell? Join us for the Near Documentary Seminar on Saturday September 29th 2018. *last few places remaining* In this one day seminar you will gain a basic understanding of audio documentary construction. You will learn key skills and get advice on: idea formation, finding the right contributors to[Read More…]
Near Documentary Seminar
Got a great story to tell? Join us for the Near Documentary Seminar on Saturday September 29th 2018. *last few places remaining* In this one day seminar you will gain a basic understanding of audio documentary construction. You will learn key skills and get advice on: idea formation, finding the right contributors to[Read More…]
Dublin in 1918
Dublin in 1918 looks back at our capital city 100 years ago. Join our presenters Ciarán Murray and Donie Tarrant in the company of historians Maeve Casserly, Ida Milne, Cormac Moore, Richard McElligott, Donal Fallon and Cathy Scuffil. Promo: Episode one – Recorded in Coolock Library, presented by Ciaran[Read More…]
Respect Words
Respect Words is a twenty part series of programmes produced and presented by Near FM on the topic of Hate Speech. Each episode Near FM presenters discuss various aspects of Hate Speech. Every form of communication is discussed such as the written word, the spoken word and of course social media.[Read More…]
