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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…]

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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…]

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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.

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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…]

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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…]

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Diamond in the Rough

Niamh Griffin travelled to Sierra Leone in September 2013 to explore how women and men are tackling sexual violence. High rates of these crimes in Sierra Leone are a sad legacy of a brutal decade-long civil war which ended in 2002, leaving thousands mentally and physically scarred. She met with[Read More…]

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Europe on Air Programme 7 The Asylum Process

Part seven of the series aired on April 17th 2014 and looked at the Asylum process in Ireland with special interest in personal experiences of asylum seekers in Ireland and the implications of EU obligations on lifestyles.

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The Rise of Brian Boru

A four part historical docu-drama “The Rise of Brian Boru” was broadcast in four parts from Monday 21st September to Thursday 24th September 2009.

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Darren J. Prior spoke to Barry Kenny Head of Corporate Communications at Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail about the planned restoration of the railway line to Navan. And Darren asked Barry for [...]

Mary Oyediran talks Onyewuchi Obirieze , Author, Researcher, Consultant, Writer reviews another controversial book! The Ancient Egyptian Philosophers by Molefi Kete Ashanti. 1st Broadcast 22nd May 2026 https://omuma-na-amamihe.blogspot.com/2026/05/book-ancient-egyptian-philosophers-by.html?m=1#more     [...]

Mary Oyediran talks to Lassane Ouedraogo Chairperson of ASCI on current news from the African Diaspora Ireland and African Continent. 1st Broadcast 22nd May 2026 http://africacentre.ie/ https://x.com/Africa_Centre https://www.linkedin.com/company/africacentreireland?originalSubdomain=ie     [...]

Life After Stalin Episode 9 Tomorrow’s World Paul Harrison returns with the second series of reminiscences from the 50s, 60s and 70s. http://www.nearfm.ie   [...]

Michael Sullivan chats with Maya Tsapayi, National Women’s Council of Ireland, about the NWCI’s call for TD’s to support the reproductive rights bill. 1st Broadcast 22 May 2026 http://www.nwci.ie   [...]

Mary Oyediran chats Pat Brown a Musician, Songwriter, Poet and retired family man about the inspiration for his debut album Two Roads, forthcoming events and much more. 1st Broadcast 22nd [...]