(Photos taken at final project meeting in Budapest, April 2023. Please note, not all participants are present in the picutures.) This Erasmus+ partnership, MILES, is an exchange of concepts, ideas and experiences for teaching Media & Information Literacy (MIL). A collection of good practice and helpful resources was gathered, and[Read More…]
Author: gerrilee
The Whale and the Swan
New audio drama broadcasting at 6pm on Thursday the 1st June 2023. The Whale and the Swan by Fiona Browne Marie is pregnant at a young age and finds herself in the care of the nuns. Her daily reality is stark and brutal. In order to survive she creates her[Read More…]
Jumping for Joy
New audio drama airing 4th May 2023 at 18.00 Jumping for Joy by Rachel Walshe A young woman decides to end her life on high point by jumping off a building before her happiness can turn sour. However just as she is about to jump, she is stopped by a[Read More…]
Jumping for Joy
New audio drama airing 4th May 2023 at 18.00 Jumping for Joy by Rachel Walshe A young woman decides to end her life on high point by jumping off a building before her happiness can turn sour. However just as she is about to jump, she is stopped by a[Read More…]
Hungry Gap, Fat Friars, Food Poverty
Broadcasting every Thursday at 2.30pm, starts May 25th, 2023. Welcome to our new three-part food history series Hungry Gap, Fat Friars, Food Poverty, produced by Berni Dwan. In this series we will explore food and drink production and consumption in Ireland and Britain over one thousand years starting at 1000[Read More…]
We stand in solidarity!
Joint Statement from members of the Northside Community Forum We stand in solidarity! The Northside Community Forum is a network of Local Community Groups that work in Dublin North-East. We collectively develop actions, campaigns and work on issues affecting the community and community-based organisations. Following the protests that we have[Read More…]
Billy O’Brien in concert
Broadcasting on Near FM on Tuesday March 7th at 2pm. Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon Concert series, on Nov 20th 2022, Billy O’Brien (piano) performs a concert of Alexander Skriabin – 24 Preludes op. 11 and Olivier Messiaen – Premiere Communion de la Vierge from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jesu.[Read More…]
Audio Drama – Blind Date
Thursday 23rd February at 18.00 Sophie and Karl are persuaded to go on a blind date by mutual friends. What have they to lose? A compelling and intense drama about looking for love. Sophie and Karl are persuaded to go on a blind date by mutual friends and long-term coupleHelen[Read More…]
We need more women behind the mic!
Are you a woman, interested in presenting on the airways? Have you ever listened to the radio and thought: ‘Why does no-one talk about….? Why are there not more women on air?’ Why does no-one ever play… Maybe I could do that’ Then this is the place for you! Learn[Read More…]
Independent Radio Exchange
Broadcasting every Thursday at 4.30pm Near FM are excited to be a partner on the Independent Radio Exchange (Indie-RE), a music programme playing new, independent music from across Europe. Broadcasting on Near FM every Thursday at 4.30pm. The series is produced by a team of community radio stations from 8[Read More…]