One of the shining success stories of Irish radio is the Dublin-based community station Near FM (broadcasting on 90.3 FM). The channel has been running an admirable series of local documentaries which are all readily accessible to download on podcast. They’re called Living Archives and they’re recommended. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/its-a-long-way-to-tipperary-and-battle-of-waterloo-31415601.html
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If You Love The Arts then Tune In to ‘Curtain Up’ Sat mornings from 22nd August here on Near FM
If you love the Arts and all that it entails then tune in to ‘Curtain Up’ here on http://nearfm.ie/livestream/ from Sat 22nd August and every Saturday morning from 11.30am to 12.30pm. ‘Curtain Up’ is an Arts Program which will include all about Amateur Drama and Music. There will be Readings by local Writers, Drama[Read More…]
‘A Woman, A Dog and a Walnut Tree’ mentioned in Irish Independent
We got a nice mention in the Irish Independent for ‘A Woman, A Dog and a Walnut Tree’: Finally, production deadlines prevented me covering this, but the ever-inventive community radio station Near FM deserve a mention for really pushing the boat out with a unique broadcasting event. A Woman, a[Read More…]
Block T – 5th Birthday Party
Near FM attended the Block T 5th Birthday celebrations in the Tivoli Grounds on Saturday July 4th. Legendary Irish house DJ Aoife Ni Canna presents a programme featuring interviews and music with Block T Managing Director Laura Garbataviciute-Dovn and Programme Director Grace McEvoy as well as musicians and DJ’s Bantum,[Read More…]
Block T – 5th Birthday Party
Near FM attended the Block T 5th Birthday celebrations in the Tivoli Grounds on Saturday July 4th. Legendary Irish house DJ Aoife Ni Canna presents a programme featuring interviews and music with Block T Managing Director Laura Garbataviciute-Dovn and Programme Director Grace McEvoy as well as musicians and DJ’s Bantum,[Read More…]
Edenmore Family Fun Day – 18th July
Join us live here on Near FM 90.3fm or online on nearfm.ie/livestream on Saturday, 18th July from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. We will be having an Outside Broadcast from Edenmore Park (Located just off the Raheny Road) and we’ll be talking with various people from the area about the great local projects, the community spirit[Read More…]
Repeat of ‘If Ever You Go’ and ‘Language Jewels’
Starting next Monday and Thursday we’ll be repeating the series ‘Language Jewels’ and ‘If Ever You Go’ each day at 9.30 am Language Jewels Language Jewels is a three part series which follows the experience of Scoil Bhríde Cailíní, a primary school based in Blanchardstown that has passed in a[Read More…]
Change Community Garden Open Day 10th July
Join us here live on Near FM 90.3fm, Friday July 10th from the Change Community Garden, Bunratty Drive, Dublin 17 (Opposite the playground in Stardust Park) from 12pm to 2pm Featuring: Demonstrations Garden tours Bouncy castle Face Painting Balloon Modelling Food & Drink
Kilbarrack Family Fun Day – 8th July
Join us live here on Near FM 90.3fm or online on nearfm.ie/livestream on Wednesday, 8th July from 3.30 – 4.30pm. We will be having an Outside Broadcast from the Football Pitch on Roseglen Road, Kilbarrack and will be talking with various people from the area and members of the KCCP (Kilbarrack[Read More…]
“Living Archives” mentioned in the weekend’s Irish Independent
The northside Dublin community station Near 90.3 FM has begun a new documentary series entitled Living Archives which features fascinating oral histories on the development of the capital, exploring how it was transformed from fields to concrete with remarkable speed in the 1960s and 1970s…. http://www.independent.ie/life/radio-the-gaeilgeoir-utopia-built-on-unsound-foundations-31327638.html
