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Europe on Air Programme 18 “Biodiversity”

Biodiversity can be described as the variety of life on Earth within and between all species of plants, animals and micro-organisms and the ecosystems within which they live and interact. .  The guests were Níamh Ní Cholmáin, Biodiversity Facilitator, Dublin City Council, Hans Visser, Biodiversity Officer, Fingal County Council and[Read More…]

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Europe on Air Programme 17

The programme  looked  at allotments, community gardens and growing your own food.  Special guests were Kathy Marsh, founding member of Sonairte, the National Ecology Centre, Robert Moss, secretary of Dublin Community Growers and Marion Kelly who is the first female chairperson of Dublin Community Growers and also campaigning for Dublin’s first[Read More…]

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Telling our own Story

” Near FM presents a four part radio series celebrating 30 years of community media on the Northside of Dublin “Since community radio emerged as a separate strand it has added to the plurality of voices that are on air it has also provided significant opportunity for people to develop[Read More…]

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BackTracking Nanu Nanu & Unit 1 Studios Feature

  This Thursday evening, the 19th June, from 18.00 – 20.00 we will be broadcasting a two hour BackTracking feature delving into the “Alien Pop” duo of Nanu Nanu and the work currently begin explored at Unit 1 Studios in Rathgar. “Following the last three years of over 180 gigs[Read More…]

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Europe on Air Programme 15

This series was aired at 4.30pm on Thursday 12th June 2014.  Titled “What is Irish Culture” and looked at aspects of Irish culture that make it uniquely Irish.  Special guests were Katie Lowry of Creative Europe Desk Ireland,Mark O’Brien, Acting Director,axis: Ballymun and Jim Carroll, Irish Times music journalist, blogger[Read More…]

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Art Spaces

Art Spaces – a new six part radio series that explores six unique art spaces in the North of Dublin. Monday the 16th of June – Monday July 21st at 6.30pm on Near FM Art Spaces is a new six part radio series produced for Near FM. The aim of the series[Read More…]

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James Joyce on Near FM

With Blooms day fast approaching we thought it would be a good time to highlight some of the James Joyce adaptions that Near FM has done and are all available to listen to online. Ivy Day In The Committee Room In a committee room, Mat O’Connor, a canvasser for Richard[Read More…]

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Paul Harrison returns with the second series of reminiscences from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Episode 10 – Artane Industrial School . 1st Broadcast 29th May 2026 http://www.nearfm.ie   [...]

Paula Wiseman chats with librarian, Fintan Quinn about all the upcoming events in Coolock Library. 1st Broadcast 29th May 2026 https://www.dublincity.ie/libraries/find-library/coolock-library     [...]

Mary Oyediran talks to  Lassane Ouedraogo Chairperson of ASCI on current news from the African Diaspora Ireland and African Continent. 1st Broadcast 29th May 2026 https://x.com/AfricaCen https://africacentre.ie/   [...]

Darren J. Prior spoke to Frank Houghton the principal investigator of the tobacco, alcohol and gambling research group at the Technological University of the Shannon TUS about the Irish Gambling [...]

Centre Manager “@Santry Community Centre” Caroline Molly talks to Phillip Smith, about Discover Santry Day, which takes place Sunday June 14th. [...]