Sports

The History of Irish Marathon Running

To mark the 2017 edition of the Dublin Marathon taking place on Sunday October 29th, Near FM are proud to repeat The History of Irish Marathon Running. Thursday October 26th at 3PM Produced and presented by Dave Hooper, with additional narration by the late great broadcasting legend Jimmy Magee, this[Read More…]

Read More

FC Barcelona live on Near FM

As part of Near FM’s Northside Football 2 series, we will have live coverage from St Kevin’s Boys Academy Cup on Saturday March 26th from 9.45am. This elite competition from the home of St Kevin’s Boys football club is a unique underage tournament featuring the cream of European teams at this age[Read More…]

Read More

Wexford beat Shels to WFAI cup on Penalties

Wexford beat Shels to WFAI cup on Penalties By Dave Hooper Shelbourne Ladies 2 Wexford Youths Women 2 Wexford Youth’s women win 4-2 on penalties. Shelbourne Ladies missed out on WFAI Cup glory in the AVIVA Stadium, as Wexford Youths landed their first Women’s FAI Cup. Dearbhaile Beirne’s final minute[Read More…]

Read More

Up the Dubs @ 8.30pm Tonite

Join us  Tonight @ Up the Dubs with Neily McDonough  as we celebrate Dublin’s victory in the All-Ireland SFF. Fergus Carroll will be live from Parnell’s GAA Club house  as the team arrives, filling us up with  interviews from players ,staff and taste of Victory. Don’t miss out!!!!  Experience the[Read More…]

Read More

Live Football from the Aviva Stadium

On Sunday 17th of April Near FM will broadcast live the FAI Intermediate Cup final between local club Tolka Rivers and Crumlin UTD. Coming live from the Aviva stadium our coverage begins at 12.30pm (Kick off 1pm) and as well as the live commentary we will have interviews with coaches,[Read More…]

Read More

McCabe grabs WNL Cup for Raheny

McCabe grabs WNL Cup for Raheny By Dave Hooper Raheny United 3 Peamount United 2 Katie McCabe slid home a final minute extra time winner to claim the FAI Continental Tyres women’s national league cup for Raheny United in Tolka Park. McCabe’s 33rd goal of the season sealed a dramatic[Read More…]

Read More

McCabe grabs WNL Cup for Raheny

McCabe grabs WNL Cup for Raheny By Dave Hooper Raheny United 3 Peamount United 2 Katie McCabe slid home a final minute extra time winner to claim the FAI Continental Tyres women’s national league cup for Raheny United in Tolka Park. McCabe’s 33rd goal of the season sealed a dramatic[Read More…]

Read More

Latest on Listen Again

The show contained an interview with Robbie Kane who recently lost his dad Des and I interviewed  Ukrainian Ania Kudriavtseva about her play ‘Civil’. She wrote and directed In the Scene and [...]

A new creative phenomenon is taking Dublin by surprise. Rough Draft Poetry – Draft 4 For all artists a place to share ,a place to belong Special Guest 1.Alymat Aderayo [...]

Dennis McIntyre has a very interesting interview with Aoife O’Sullivan and Deirdre Farrelly organisers of the 2026 Raheny St Patrick’s Day Parade. 1st Broadcast 26 Feb 2026     [...]

Joseph Lanzilotta, Student Entrepreneurship Programme Manager at DCU:Innovate and Lucas Spicer and his Hackathon team join Mercedes López to talk about 2026 Hackathon and social innovation. 1st Broadcast 26th Feb [...]

Dr Ian Cooper, Senior Research Fellow at the Dublin European Law Institute and Brexit Institute, DCU, joins Mercedes López to talk about Ireland and Competitiveness and Innovation at the opening [...]

Mr Massimo Fabio, Partner, Head of Trade and Customs, KPMG Italy,  Mr Valerio Scollo, Partner, GSK Stockmann join Mercedes López to talk about financial markets and Competitiveness and  Innovation at [...]

Dr Fabrizio Leonardo Cucu (DCU) join Mercedes López to talk about the conference “They are here too: Experiences of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence” 1st Broadcast 26th Feb 2026 https://www.dcu.ie/in [...]

Gary Weldon will join Debbie McMahon to talk about the upcoming music gigs taking place in Trinity Sport  and Social club in Donaghmeade 1st Broadcast 26th Feb 2026     [...]