Broadcasts Tuesday May 18th at 2pm Near FM present a special panel discussion recorded in partnership with the Community Law & Mediation Centre. The Community Law & Mediation Centre have created new guides to taking Employment Equality and Equal Status cases. The guides have been funded under the Irish Human[Read More…]
Networking
Revisiting the Fourth Estate: does the media still serve democracy?
Revisiting the Fourth Estate: does the media still serve democracy? – A Radio Panel Discussion, broadcasting Tuesday May 4th at 2pm This panel discussion explores whether, in a changing media landscape and deepening global democratic recession, the ideal of the fourth estate is still desirable and attainable. Long-term challenges around objectivity, regulation and censorship have been[Read More…]
Near FM delighted to partner in EU project
As part of the Erasmus+ European project Media Education Without Borders made up with partners in Germany, Spain and Hungary, Near Media Co-op developed an online training course for teachers/trainers who work with young adults from the age of 15years + on the topic of media literacy/media studies. This self[Read More…]
Christmas in Fingal
Broadcasting Wednesday December 30th from 11-1pm Near FM are delighted to broadcast a special Christmas programme this Wed Dec 30th at 11am along with partners in LMFM and Phoenix FM. Brought to you by Fingal County Council and LMFM Radio the programme is aimed at older people living in Fingal[Read More…]
COVID-19 effects on European wide initiatives
Broadcasting Wednesday Dec 23rd at 10am In this programme Sally Galiana talks to three experts about the impact Covid-19 has had/is having on the many EU partnership projects that take place across the EU every year, particularly Erasmus +. We examine how Irish projects have been affected and look at[Read More…]
Near FM signs new broadcast licence until 2030
Near FM awarded new licence from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland On Tuesday Feb 18th 2020, Near FM signed a new ten year licence with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. This is Near FM’s third ten year term as a licensed Irish broadcaster and means that communities in North East[Read More…]
EMAC – Ethical Media for Active Citizenship
EMAC is a transeuropean media project about training for journalists. It is funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union. The most important learning outcomes we aim at with our training elements are: Sensibilisation for the sources and premises of media products. Truth isn’t truth at all. Being honest[Read More…]
Women’s Stories
Women’s Stories is a new radio series featuring professors and researchers from Trinity’s Arts and Humanities talking about women throughout the centuries and challenging dominant narratives about women today. From history to film, and music, the series will feature free talks and discussions recorded in front of a live audience[Read More…]
Focus – a new podcast series
Near FM announce NearCast with the launch of Focus: a series of podcasts on sustainable development by Comhlámh. Starts Monday Sept 9th only on NearCast. Episode 1 now available Near FM have long utilised the ubiquities of the digital age to share content, becoming the first radio station in Ireland[Read More…]
Migrant Voices
Migrant Voices is a series of three programmes produced by trainees who participated in Near FMs community radio training. The training equipped trainees, all from a migrant background and living in Ireland, with the knowledge and skills to produce their own radio programme on a topic of their choosing. The[Read More…]
