Programmes

A selection of programmes available on Near fm 90.3

Awakenings

A new radio play written by Berni Dwan, broadcasting on Friday April 5th at 7pm. Awakenings is a five-act play about tolerance, making the effort to understand other points of views when recognised in context, and strengthening rather than weakening ties when differences have been acknowledged. In Awakenings, the conflicting[Read More…]

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Brave – new audio drama

Listen now Mairead (50s) is thinking of applying for promotion whenever her manager Helen retires. She asks for Helen’s opinion on the matter, confiding in her boss that she’s autistic. Mairead is taken aback when Helen calls her ‘brave’ and ponders why disclosing her neurology should be seen that way.[Read More…]

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Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery

The Full Series is now available online. Welcome to Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery – an eight-part history lesson concentrating on a unique aspect of Irish culture, heritage, and experience – the Hedge School. With the participation of educational historians and practitioners, actors, and researchers from the community, we will[Read More…]

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High Spirits

New audio drama High Spirits by Méabh de Brún – Listen Now! Three siblings and one in-law gather after a patriarch’s burial to honour a very unusual letter of wishes. Their late father wants to be contacted in the afterlife, and so begins a dark comedy full of suspect séances,[Read More…]

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The Whale and the Swan

New audio drama broadcasting at 6pm on Thursday the 1st June 2023. The Whale and the Swan by Fiona Browne Marie is pregnant at a young age and finds herself in the care of the nuns. Her daily reality is stark and brutal. In order to survive she creates her[Read More…]

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Jamie McGlue is a poet, author, teacher, podcaster and musician joins Mary Oyediran to talk about his artistic journey, poetry performance from his debut Anthology Aye Am. https://jamiemcglue.com https://www.facebook.com/share/1DvohQpMJv/   [...]

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