Babel Átha Cliath is a three part series funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Airing on Wednesday August 14th, 21st and 28th at 6pm. Dublin has been a city with a multilingual population for many years, medieval Dublin was already a city where several languages coexisted, the Vikings spoke[Read More…]
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Bank Holiday Schedule
Bank Holiday Monday 6th May 8am – The Jukebox with Andrew Reid 10am – Lifeline with Ger Leddin 12 noon – Lunchtime Miscellany with Joseph Keegan 2pm – Backtracking with Andy Flannery 4pm – Late Afternoon with John Healy 6pm – Evening with Gavin Byrne 8pm – The Ska Patrol with Joe and Gero 10pm – Global[Read More…]
Bidaia – Music from the Basque Country
Bidaia – Music from the Basque Country Together they have created a music which is both Basque and Universal, inspired by Traditional melodies and dances yet enriched by world folklore. Bidaia finds its origin in its creators, Mixel Ducau, a Basque composer, singer and multiinstrumentalist and Caroline Phillips, a Californian[Read More…]
Left of the Dial: Joe Strummer 10th Anniversary Special
“NO INPUT, NO OUTPUT” Saturday the 22nd of December is the 10th anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer. Joe Strummer is best known as the front man and rhythm guitarist with legendary punk band The Clash. He also formed the 101ers, spent time as a touring member of the[Read More…]
Social Media Justice Conference
The Near Media Co-op is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its inauguration in March 2013. To mark the occasion a conference on the subject of “Social Justice Media – Examining the Evidence, Exploring the Possible”, will be held on 9th March 2013 at the brand new Parnell’s GAA club in[Read More…]
New Season of Near's Golden Years
Summer’s well and truly gone, kids are heading back to school, and Dave O’Connor returns to Saturday mornings for the new season of Near’s Golden Years. Playing a wide variety of music from years gone by, including the Beatles at Breakfast, Dave will wake you up, take you to work,[Read More…]
