A new podcast has launched on our podcast network nearcast.ie Tallaght Local Drugs & Alcohol Task Force (TDATF) presents “Survive & Thrive”, a podcast which aims to empower and give voice to individuals, families and communities impacted by substance misuse. Yes, there are many stories of poverty, suffering and trauma[Read More…]
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Brave – new audio drama
Listen now Mairead (50s) is thinking of applying for promotion whenever her manager Helen retires. She asks for Helen’s opinion on the matter, confiding in her boss that she’s autistic. Mairead is taken aback when Helen calls her ‘brave’ and ponders why disclosing her neurology should be seen that way.[Read More…]
Golden Years – Outside Broadcast
Listen back to this outsdide broadcast recorded on Monday Oct 2nd from the Golden Years Community Group in Darndale. Join Magic Moments’ John Markey, and Gerry Cooley as they present music, interviews, songs and stories with Golden Years members, marking International Day of Older persons. Production Team Producer – Debbie McMahon. Presenters[Read More…]
New Training and Broadcast course
We are particularly looking for people living and working in Dublin 17 to get involved. Are you interested in presenting on the airways? Have you ever listened to the radio and thought: ‘Why does no-one talk about….?, How come nobody sounds like me? Why are there not more women on air?’ Why[Read More…]
Near FM live from Kilbarrack Family Fun day 2023
Broadcasting Monday July 17th at 2pm Join Near Fm presenters Debbie McMahon and George Mulcahy as they meet a diverse bunch of people from the community of Kilbarrack as they celebrate their annual family fun day. We hear from representatives from Kilbarrack Coast Community Project (KCCP), ReachOut, Women’s Recovery Group[Read More…]
All For One (Donaghmede Men’s Shed)
Join us on Tuesday July 25th at 6pm on Near FM 90.3 Donaghmede Men’s Shed The men’s shed initiative has its origin in late 1970’s Australia. In no time the word had spread to Ireland and in 2011 the 32 County wide Irish Men’s Sheds Association was founded. Rooted in[Read More…]
Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery
The Full Series is now available online. Welcome to Hedge Schools Beyond the Shrubbery – an eight-part history lesson concentrating on a unique aspect of Irish culture, heritage, and experience – the Hedge School. With the participation of educational historians and practitioners, actors, and researchers from the community, we will[Read More…]
Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu in Concert
Broadcasting Tuesday June 20th at 2pm Recorded as part of the Sundays at Noon concert series in the beautiful surrounds of Dublin’s Hugh Lane gallery, on May 7th 2023, Near FM present a concert of clarinets and percussion by Deirdre O’Leary and Alex Petcu, performing works by Ross Edwards, Barry[Read More…]
High Spirits
New audio drama High Spirits by Méabh de Brún – Listen Now! Three siblings and one in-law gather after a patriarch’s burial to honour a very unusual letter of wishes. Their late father wants to be contacted in the afterlife, and so begins a dark comedy full of suspect séances,[Read More…]
National Community Radio Day
Tune into your local community radio station on Friday June 16th from 11.00am-5.30pm National Community Radio Day celebrating Traveller community! With a mix of live guests and pre-recorded interviews by Near FM and our sister community radio stations Flirt FM, Liffey Sound, Phoenix FM, Athlone Community Radio, Loughrea Community Radio and[Read More…]
