With Blooms day fast approaching we thought it would be a good time to highlight some of the James Joyce adaptions that Near FM has done and are all available to listen to online. Ivy Day In The Committee Room In a committee room, Mat O’Connor, a canvasser for Richard[Read More…]
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Frank Harte – A Life In Song and The Week In Review win big at CRAOL
NearFm has won two awards at the CRAOL Achievement Awards 2014 for Frank Harte – A Life In Song won under the category commissioned 2 and one of the judges had this to say “This excellent programme demonstrated really strong Community awareness. Top quality”. The Week In Review won under the Category Talk[Read More…]
Europe on Air takes on Gender Equality
Programme 11 of the series aired on May 15th 2014 and looked at gender equality. Special guests were Debbie Hutchinson, Producer of “The Feminist Heart” radio series on the history of feminism in Ireland, Niall Hanlon, Lecturer in Gender Studies and author of Masculinities, Care and Equality: Identity and Nurture[Read More…]
Mad Scientists of Music
Starting on Thursday the 29th of May a new 6 part show about experimental music in Ireland, entitled ‘Mad Scientists of Music’. It will be covering everything from bedroom tinkering with Fruity Loops to technically and aesthetically sophisticated electronic ‘noise’ to Harry Partch style microtonal music. It’s produced by Gareth Stack[Read More…]
Live Q+A with local candidates
Have your say with local candidates from the Beaumont/Donaghmede ward
Europe on Air Programme 10(The Fishing Industry)
Part ten of the series aired on May 8th 2014 and looked at the fishing industry.
Europe On Air Programme 9 (Mental Health)
Part nine of the series aired on May 1st 2014 and looked at mental health issues from the viewpoint of someone who has suffered mental health problems as well as from people working in the area of mental health.
Special LIVE Debate
Near FM with the support of the Communicating Europe initiative present a special live debate in advance of the European Elections on May 23rd. When: Tuesday May 6th @ 2.30pm Where: Colaiste Dhulaigh, College of further Education, Barry court road, Coolock Candidates: Paul Murphy, Eamon Ryan, Lynn Boylan, Emer Costello[Read More…]
Bookworms
Bookworms is a new 6 part series on Near FM Near FM are collaborating with St Davids Boys National School, and their principal Dwain Moore. Listen in to the show on: Wednesdays 9.30 – 10.00 am from May 14th to June 18th Each week the boys from Ms Cahills 6th[Read More…]
Europe on Air Programme 8 The Immigration System
Part eight of the series aired on April 24th 2014 and looked at migration to Ireland. Discussion focused on views and experiences of Ireland’s immigration system, including “living in limbo” for the many undocumented people living in this country, integration, comparison with migrants’ home countries, the need for the reform[Read More…]
