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Sunday Afternoon Show

Programme Name:  Sunday Afternoon Show Presenter Name: Dara Duffy What attracted you into presenting a magazine programme? I love the mix of music and chat. I try to keep it as lighthearted as possible – nothing too serious for a Sunday afternoon! How do you select the items of information[Read More…]

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Senior Citizens Programme

Programme Name: Senior Citizens Programme Airs: Monday, 2.30 ñ 3.30pm Presenter Name(S): Noel Quigley Austin McCoy What is your show about? Austin: We do pieces on anything and everyting that can of interest to older people. We also augment our interviews with music that is populatr with the 50 to[Read More…]

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Near's Golden Years

Programme Name: Near’s Golden Years. Saturday 8.00am – 9.30am (Repeated Wednesday 6.30am – 8.00am) Presenter Name: Dave O Connor How did you get involved with Near ?: I’ve been presenting programmes since 1985. yes, I really am that old! I started off in the pirate days (North Dublin Community Radio),[Read More…]

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Music Mix

Programme: Music Mix When: Thursday 4.30 PM Presenter: Andrew Reid What genre’s of music do you play? Well, most, from traditional Irish to Rock, 60’s stuff, 70’s, disco , chart, 80;s. A lot of the time it depends on the mood I’m in. I really take it as it comes[Read More…]

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Folklore from the Dancefloor – Nationwide Broadcast

Nearfm’s Folklore from the Dancefloor to be broadcast on Community Radio nationwide Nearfm’s Aoife Nic Canna has produced a major new documentary series on the characters and stories of the Irish club scene since the late 70’s – the resulting radio series is Folklore from the Dancefloor. In March 2013,[Read More…]

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