Arts – Near FM

Unearthed, Dublin working class literary voices

Broadcasting every Friday at 3.30pm, starts Friday October 11th. Unearthed is a five part series that captures a wide diversity of Dubliners reading their original poetry and prose. In many cases we hear Dublin working class accents and voices not often associated…

Shine a Light Fantastic

Don’t miss our brand new Creative Writing Series “Shine a Light Fantastic”. North East Dublin post primary school students have been busy writing, reading and presenting this showcase of young Irish literary talent. If you like stories & poems you’ll love our…

Seven Stages for Seven Ages

Broadcasting Every Friday at 3.30pm. From February 2nd to March 15th Shakespeare covered the seven stages of life better than most in a speech called The Seven Ages of Man in a play called As You Like It. Shakespeare’s speech was all…

Elizabeth Hilliard in concert

Broadcasting Tuesday Nov 1st at 2pm As part of the Hugh Lane Gallery’s Sundays at Noon series and in association with the Contemporary Music Centre, Elizabeth Hilliard presents this recital of works written for her voice by three distinguished composers. The opening…

Growing up Between the Dustjackets

Broadcasting every Friday at 12 noon from April 22nd Want to know more about coming-of-age novels and films and how they continue to inspire and motivate us today? Join Berni Dwan, and her intergenerational guests, on a brand new eight-part series –…

The Opalio Trio

The third series of Hugh Lane Concerts continues with a concert by The Opalio Trio comprising of Eoin Ducrot on Violin, Aoife Burke on Cello and Chiara Opalio on Piano. In this special concert as part of the Sundays at Noon concert…

Virginie Despentes: Sex, Femininity and Cynicism

Broadcasting Tuesday Jan 21st @ 3.30pm Listener advisory: This broadcast contains discussions on sexual violence and very strong language. Listener discretion is advised. If you are affected by anything you hear on this programme you can call the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre…

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…

Donaghmede Literary Festival Live

Tune in to Near FM on Thursday September 26th from 5.00-6.30pm for a special live programme from the inaugural Donaghmede Literary Festival. Presented by Enda Roche, we will have interviews with the organisers, authors and facilitators of the amazing workshops. Come and…

Of Love and Lamentation

The Hugh Lane Concert series continues with a concert entitled Of Love and Lamentation from Irish Mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and historical harpist Siobhán Armstrong on the Italian baroque triple harp. The concert features compositions by John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Giovanni Battista Draghi, Sylvius…