Mentions in the Media

Northside People – 12th August 2015

    A write up about the 20th anniversary of Near FM in the Focus on Coolock section of the Northside People. (See pages 21 & 26) http://issuu.com/dublinpeople/docs/northside_people__east__august_12th?e=1670874/14651905  

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“Living Archives” mentioned in The Independent

One of the shining success stories of Irish radio is the Dublin-based community station Near FM (broadcasting on 90.3 FM). The channel has been running an admirable series of local documentaries which are all readily accessible to download on podcast. They’re called Living Archives and they’re recommended. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/its-a-long-way-to-tipperary-and-battle-of-waterloo-31415601.html

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“Living Archives” mentioned in the weekend’s Irish Independent

  The northside Dublin community station Near 90.3 FM has begun a new documentary series entitled Living Archives which features fascinating oral histories on the development of the capital, exploring how it was transformed from fields to concrete with remarkable speed in the 1960s and 1970s….     http://www.independent.ie/life/radio-the-gaeilgeoir-utopia-built-on-unsound-foundations-31327638.html

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