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Minority and Migrant language audiences, approaches and policies, nearfm Dublin, and Antxeta Irratia, Basque Country,
This research was carried out by Alekzandra Zák and Inaki Irigoien with the CMFE (Community Media Forum of Europe) as partner in the Council of Europe’s Project Language Policies For Diverse Audiences
Language Jewels
Tuesday Jan 13th, 20th and 27th at 3pm “I’ve listened to the first Language Jewel and I’m not going to wait until this time next week to listen to the next one! It’s a really interesting documentary and you’ve arranged the interviews in a seamless manner.”- Dr Deirdre Kirwan, Principal[Read More…]
CAPTCHA EU Culture Initiative
What is CAPTCHA? In November 2013, community radio activists from Austria, Germany and Ireland met with academics from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, to launch a project about how community media can best use and develop online archives. The necessity of sustainable archiving has been a subject of discussion[Read More…]
“Liam Brady to feature on Near FM football series” – Radio Today 27/11/2014
Irish soccer legend Liam Brady is to feature in a local football history series on Dublin community station Near FM. Brady – who was once assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland football team, during Giovanni Trapattoni’s reign as manager, and who is a frequent contributor to RTÉ Televisions football[Read More…]
“Hats off to Near FM for their tilt at the EU monster” – Irish Independent 19/04/2014
In a column like this, you tend to fixate on the big stations – understandably, I suppose, as those are nationwide, have the broadest reach and the deepest impact on the radio landscape. Still, it’s nice to focus on smaller stations from time to time, so hats off this week[Read More…]
An Irish Sanctuary
An Irish Sanctuary: The History and Natural History of the North Bull Island is a 3-part series which looks at the fascinating history and natural history of the North Bull Island, home to over 1100 species of organisms including plants, insects, birds and mammals. In winter the island holds more[Read More…]
Local Club Football History
In this series, Dave Hooper explores the history of 3 local Dublin football clubs who have all had recent success. Local Club Football History brings you on a historical journey of three of Northside Dublins most recognisable football clubs. The series captures the essence and community spirit which upon the[Read More…]
Research Finds Many Community Benefits Provided By NEAR FM.
DCU student, Jack O’Dea, carried out some research to analyse the impact NEAR FM has on the Northside of Dublin. In his dissertation, the fundamentals of community radio were outlined, the objectives and foundations of the practice and the possible future of the concept. This research was qualitative in order[Read More…]
CAPTCHA – Community Radio Archives
Tune into Near FM this Thursday @ 3.30pm for a special one hour programme on CAPTCHA – the EU wide community media archiving initiative. Listen to Radio Corax, in Germany as they discuss radio archives. The Show is bilingual, Helen Hahmann talks to Ralf Wendt, project coordinator of Radio Corax[Read More…]
