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Campaigners & Theatre Royal

Two new series this August on Near FM 90.3

Campaigners is a series of programs, which focuses on people who give of themselves for a cause in which they believe strongly. The campaigners interviewed include:

Founder of Trace Missing Persons Ireland, Joe Blake.

Chairperson of The Special Needs Parents Association, 
Lorraine Dempsey

Rachel Moran and Justine Reilly of the Turn off the Red Light campaign.

Christina Donnelly Founder of the Brendan’s Law campaign

Campaigners will be broadcast on Near FM from August 13th – 16th from 12-1pm.

 

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The Theatre Royal is a series which highlight some memories and stories of the performers who have appeared on this famous stage, family and friends of people who worked there and more importantly Dubliner’s who were patrons.

Theatre Royal 50 is a 4 part documentary broadcast by NEAR fm, produced by Aine Clancy, Susan Tomelty and Conor Doyle.

.The series airs from Aug 19th – 22nd 11 – 12 noon.

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