Special Interest

Novels, Plays & Schooldays

Novels, Plays and Schooldays is a new 9 part radio series produced by Near FM with financial support from The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The series looks at the novels and plays that form part of the Junior and Leaving Certificate English syllabus and discusses potential questions and approaches to those questions. The[Read More…]

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Living Archives

Broadcasting weekdays @ 9.30am from Monday June 22nd until Wednesday July 1st Living Archives is a selection of oral recollections on the growth and development of the north side of Dublin, told through the words of the people who experienced, firsthand, the gradual change from country to city life in[Read More…]

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Living Archives

Broadcasting weekdays @ 9.30am from Monday June 22nd until Wednesday July 1st Living Archives is a selection of oral recollections on the growth and development of the north side of Dublin, told through the words of the people who experienced, firsthand, the gradual change from country to city life in[Read More…]

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