Broadcasting Tuesdays November 10th, 17th and 24th at 2pm This November Near FM are delighted to present three special concerts by DUO CHAGALL and the FINGAL ENSEMBLE commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Violinist Gillian Williams and her French husband, cellist Arun Rao, have enlisted a selection[Read More…]
Programmes
A selection of programmes available on Near fm 90.3
Cora Venus Lunny & Izumi Kimura
Broadcasting Tuesday 3rd November 2020 at 2pm The fifth programme in the third series of Hugh Lane Concerts was recorded in Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, as part of the Playing to the Gallery series, a continuation of the Sundays at Noon series, during the great pandemic Lock Down in June 2020. Near FM[Read More…]
Near FM Podcast Series ‘Hiberno Goethe: German Irish Conversations’
This Podcast dives into the many colours of arts, language and life across cultures. St. Pauli fan and former Düsseldorfer Ciarán Murray and his guests explore the connecting moments of German and Irish life. What do musicians, dancers, artists, writers pick up from either culture? How are they inspired and[Read More…]
Near FM nominated for Prix Europa 2020
Near FM have been nominated for an international award for their recordings and subsequent broadcasting of the Sundays at Noon concert series. The northside Dublin radio station have been nominated for Best Radio Music series in the Prix Europa competition alongside music programmes from radio stations such as BBC Radio[Read More…]
The Art of Collaboration
Broadcasting Tuesday 6th October 2020 at 2pm The fourth programme in the third series of Hugh Lane Concerts was recorded in Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, as part of the Playing to the Gallery series, a continuation of the Sundays at Noon series, during the great pandemic Lock Down in June[Read More…]
The Art of Collaboration
Broadcasting Tuesday 6th October 2020 at 2pm The fourth programme in the third series of Hugh Lane Concerts was recorded in Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, as part of the Playing to the Gallery series, a continuation of the Sundays at Noon series, during the great pandemic Lock Down in June[Read More…]
Audio Drama – Allie Down the Boghole
Near FM presents another in our New Drama Hour series, audio dramas exclusively by women writers. “Allie Down the Boghole” by Megan McDonnell. Airing August 25th at 6pm. The story follows Allie, a young girl in rural Ireland who is something of a latch-key child. She is, more often than not, left[Read More…]
WoodQuay Summer Sessions 2020
Near FM present the WoodQuay Summer Sessions, a series of radio programmes featuring a diverse range of Irish artists performing as partof the Wood Quay Summer Sessions concert series in July 2020. Programme 1 – Thursday July 9th at 6pm. We present the music of Jazz improvisers BigSpoon. We’ll hear[Read More…]
WoodQuay Summer Sessions 2020
Near FM present the WoodQuay Summer Sessions, a series of radio programmes featuring a diverse range of Irish artists performing as partof the Wood Quay Summer Sessions concert series in July 2020. Programme 1 – Thursday July 9th at 6pm. We present the music of Jazz improvisers BigSpoon. We’ll hear[Read More…]
Near FM wins Celtic Media Festival award for Best Radio Drama
Near FM has won the Celtic Media award for Radio Drama in 2020. Beating off competition the BBC, Near FM won the award as part of their work encouraging new audio drama from women writers. The Celtic Media Festival is an annual event that promotes film, TV and radio content[Read More…]
