Programmes

A selection of programmes available on Near fm 90.3

Feminist Heart

Feminist Heart is a 4 part series which deals with Ireland’s contemporary history from a women’s perspective with a particular focus on woman’s voices from our own area, the Northside of Dublin. Broadcasting Saturday March 8th (International Womens Day), 15th, 22nd and 29th at 3pm. It will look at events that[Read More…]

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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect – Friday 21st Feb @ 6pm on Near FM In August 2013, through the support of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund, Joseph O’Connor and Paul Loughran travelled to Tanzania to discover how one butterfly farming project is educating local communities on the importance of protecting the environment[Read More…]

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To The End Of The Earth

To The End Of The Earth is a new 5 part 30 minute Radio Documentary series, starting on Feb 10th 2014. The Series focuses on the Irish Military Diaspora in South America and features the incredible lives of: Ambrose O’Higgins John MacKenna Bernardo O’Higgins Admiral William Brown Ernesto “CHE” Guevara[Read More…]

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Reinterpreting 1913

Reinterpreting 1913 is a Sound and Vision funded radio series which explores the artistic influence of the 1913 Lockout in Ireland. It begins Friday 24th of January at 6pm and runs for 3 weeks (January 24th, 31st and February 7th) on Near FM. The series looks at the influence that[Read More…]

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Ireland’s Oceans

Ireland has over 1400 km of coastline and 220 million acres of seabed, some of it as deep as 5km. Our seas have weathered our coastlines and shaped our climate. In the distant past the freezing of these oceans created the icecaps that sculpted our land. And when the ice[Read More…]

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Ireland’s Oceans

Ireland has over 1400 km of coastline and 220 million acres of seabed, some of it as deep as 5km. Our seas have weathered our coastlines and shaped our climate. In the distant past the freezing of these oceans created the icecaps that sculpted our land. And when the ice[Read More…]

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Drama on the Northside

A new 3 part drama anthology series by local writers and performed by local drama groups. Tue 17th Dec 4.30pm – ‘Playing for Time’ by Henry Hudson Set in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe in early 1945. Levi Esser is a middle-aged Jewish violinist. He plays in the camp[Read More…]

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The Arts Show

The Arts Show Tuesdays 7-8pm The Arts show is a weekly magazine style programme, hosted on alternate weeks by Robbie Kane and Rebecca Blomfield, and Norma Burke and Maura Walsh. The show features Live music in studio with bands and artists, and interviews with various people including poets, drama groups,[Read More…]

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Pobal Chluian Tarbh, Inné agus Inniu

Tá Pobal Chluian Tarbh , pobal deonach Gaeilge,  ar an saol ón mbliain 1972 agus é mar aidhm  aige?Pobal a thógáil le Gaeilge?. Reachtáileadh iliomad imeachtaí le dha scór bliain anuas dírithe ar idir óg agus aosta.Ón mbliain 1980 i leith reachtáiltear Éigse Chluain Tarbh ?féile pobail seachtaine- ina mbíonn eagrais[Read More…]

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Emma Farrell and Donie Tarrant join Michael Sullivan for The Big Debate. Up for discussion this time Feminism has gone too far http://nearfm.ie [...]

  Deputy CEO of An Cosán  Anne Genockey joins Michael Sullivan to chat about  the organisation and the coming Courses include Higher Education Courses, info@ancosan.ie 1st Broadcast 2025   [...]

Debbie McMahon, Paula Wiseman and Myra Gleeson went along to Doras Bui in Coolock for an International Women’s Day special. While there, they recorded interviews and stories with the women, [...]

  Fine Gael Cllr Tom O’Leary joins Michael Sullivan to run through the events taking place in Fingal as part of the St.Patrick’s Festival tom.oleary@cllrs.fingal.ie 1st Broadcast 12th March 2025 [...]

  Fine Gael, Councillor Colm O’Rourke joins Michael Sullivan to chat about the new Midweek and Weekend Markets Announced for Dublin. colm.orourke@dublincity.ie 1st Broadcast 2025       [...]

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