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EmployAbility Radio

Broadcasting every Monday in September at 2pm, starting Monday September 6th Employability Radio – In this short series of programmes the EmployAbility service highlights its own range of supports and services. It also speaks to employers, community service providers, and partner agencies about many of the issues around employment and[Read More…]

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Migrant Radio

Tune into Migrant Radio, starting  Monday July 2nd at 2pm and running for three weeks on Near FM.  These programmes have been produced by a group of enthusiastic trainees and cover a diverse range of topics, from cultural diversity to health, technology, migration, direct provision and many others. You will have[Read More…]

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Respect Words

  Respect Words is a new  twenty part series of programmes produced and presented by Near FM on the topic of Hate Speech. Each week  Near FM presenters will discuss various aspects of Hate Speech. Every form of communication will be discussed such as the written word, the spoken word and of[Read More…]

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(Local Topic) Dublin native Mark O’Connor joins Johnny Holmes to speak about his plans to take part in the Mini Transat sailing race next September. Mark will be the youngest [...]

(Local Topic) Fine Gael Cllr. Supriya Singh joins Johnny Holmes to discuss the current position in relation to the Dept of Education’s plans to house special needs classes in temporary [...]

Val Troy will join Debbie Mc Mahon live in the studio to talk about how she is organizing the annual Funny Women Awards heats that will take place in Dublin [...]

Danielle Serpico, the Founder of The Black Belt Master Mind Academy will join Debbie Mc Mahon to talk about the event which is taking place 17th May in Dublin to talk [...]

Alex Neubauer, Ireland’s Chapter Leader of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation joins Liz Montalvo to talk about challenges that the oceans face today and the need to defend the oceans. [...]

Paula Wiseman speaks to Show Garden and Horticulture Content Manager, Kerrie Gardiner about this year’s Bord Bia Bloom Festival happening between the 29th May and 2nd June in a 70 [...]

Paula Wiseman attended the official opening of the new, ‘Seven Heroes Square’, Cearnóg an tSeachtar Laoch, in Ballymun on Thursday 8th May. [...]