Politics

Communicating Europe 2015

As part of the Communicating Europe initiative, Near FM will hold a live panel discussion from Coolock Library on Wed May 13th @ 2pm. The facilitated discussion will feature a Q&A from an audience made up of young people and students and will centre on topics such as The Value[Read More…]

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Special LIVE Debate

Near FM with the support of the Communicating Europe initiative present a special live debate in advance of the European Elections on May 23rd. When: Tuesday May 6th @ 2.30pm Where: Colaiste Dhulaigh, College of further Education, Barry court road, Coolock Candidates: Paul Murphy, Eamon Ryan, Lynn Boylan, Emer Costello[Read More…]

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Europe on Air

Series ‘Europe on Air’, Programme 1: Commercial & Community Media in Ireland and the EU. Ciarán Murray, Near media coop coordinator speaking to Frank Connolly Journalist / SIPTU, William Hederman freelance journalist and editor at The Irish Times (missing in picture) and Sally Galina Nearfm coordinator and president of AMARC[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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Contemporary Capitalism

Contemporary Capitalism is a 4 part series of talks, each part critiquing an aspect of how capitalism affects society today. The series was edited for broadcast by artist and Near FM volunteer Craig Cox. [www.craigcoxart.com] The talks were originally held in Dubzland studios, north inner city Dublin, in late 2012,[Read More…]

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Communicating Europe

Ireland’s EU Presidency: A Political Party Perspective. During the first half of 2013 Ireland hold the EU Presidency and to highlight this Near FM have produced a six part series where the different Irish political parties can put forward their ideas of what focus Ireland put on the role. Every[Read More…]

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