McCabe grabs WNL Cup for Raheny By Dave Hooper Raheny United 3 Peamount United 2 Katie McCabe slid home a final minute extra time winner to claim the FAI Continental Tyres women’s national league cup for Raheny United in Tolka Park. McCabe’s 33rd goal of the season sealed a dramatic[Read More…]
Programmes
A selection of programmes available on Near fm 90.3
Live Women’s Football
On Sunday 26th of April Near FM will broadcast live the FAI Women’s National League Cup Final between local club Raheny Utd and Peamount Utd. Live from Tolka Park, our coverage begins at 4pm (Kick off 4.30pm) and as well as the live commentary we will have interviews with coaches,[Read More…]
St Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup – Live
As part of Near FM’s Northside Football 2 series, we will be broadcasting live from The Academy Cup on Saturday April 4th from 9.45am. This elite competition from the home of St Kevin’s Boys football club is a unique under 13 tournament featuring the cream of European teams at this[Read More…]
Jazz Profiles
Jazz documentary series presented by Vincent Flood focusing on a different artist each week Cloudcasts by Jazz_Profiles on Mixcloud
If Ever You Go: A Northside Dublin Perspective
Nearfm have produced a ten part radio series reinterpreting the Dublin: One City One Book ‘If Ever You Go: a Map of Dublin in Poetry and Song’ edited by Pat Boran and Gerard Smyth.This series takes a unique look at the book from a northside Dublin perspective by[Read More…]
New Perspectives on Irish History
Broadcasting Friday Feb 20th @ 6.30pm for 8 weeks. New Perspectives on Irish History is a brand new 8 part radio series devised by John Haughton, which takes a unique look at how our ancestors viewed their natural environment and how different periods of history co-existed with the natural environment[Read More…]
Language Jewels
Tuesday Jan 13th, 20th and 27th at 3pm “I’ve listened to the first Language Jewel and I’m not going to wait until this time next week to listen to the next one! It’s a really interesting documentary and you’ve arranged the interviews in a seamless manner.”- Dr Deirdre Kirwan, Principal[Read More…]
An Irish Sanctuary
An Irish Sanctuary: The History and Natural History of the North Bull Island is a 3-part series which looks at the fascinating history and natural history of the North Bull Island, home to over 1100 species of organisms including plants, insects, birds and mammals. In winter the island holds more[Read More…]
Local Club Football History
In this series, Dave Hooper explores the history of 3 local Dublin football clubs who have all had recent success. Local Club Football History brings you on a historical journey of three of Northside Dublins most recognisable football clubs. The series captures the essence and community spirit which upon the[Read More…]
Research Finds Many Community Benefits Provided By NEAR FM.
DCU student, Jack O’Dea, carried out some research to analyse the impact NEAR FM has on the Northside of Dublin. In his dissertation, the fundamentals of community radio were outlined, the objectives and foundations of the practice and the possible future of the concept. This research was qualitative in order[Read More…]
