Tag: Barry Gleeson

The Indignant Muse

History comes alive through the songs and poems of Ireland’s modern revolutionary period (1887- 1926)   Broadcasting every Friday at 6.30pm from Jan 18th until March 22nd The Indignant Muse is a ten part radio series adapted from the landmark book of the same name published by Lilliput Press. Join[Read More…]

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Frank Harte: A Life in Song

Near FM have produced a three part documentary on Frank Harte, the Frank Harte Festival & An Góilín Traditional singing club. The series features interviews with friends & family of Frank Harte as well as capturing the intimate & unique Frank Harte Festival in September 2012. Frank Harte was a renowned singer and song[Read More…]

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Asian Talents: Cathy

喺香港出世嘅Cathy，為咗確保可以喺一個好嘅環境度成長，喺2021年搬咗去台灣，再喺上年搬咗嚟愛爾蘭。佢而家喺Alexandra College讀緊中五，正在為Leave Cert作準備。喺學校裏面，Cathy踴躍參加課外活動，而且其中最特別嘅就係Model United Nations，令佢可以逐步適應本地文化，更加可以識到愛爾蘭朋友。 Born in Hong Kong, Cathy moved to Taiwan then to Ireland to find a better environment to grow up in. She is currently studying in [...]

Northside Today; ‘All Shucked Up Festival’, happening in Howth next month

Paula Wiseman chats with Paul Byrne about this years ‘All Shucked Up Festival’, happening in Howth next month. 27th  – Feb – 1st March. https://allshuckedup.ie/ 1st broadcast on 21/01/2026 [...]

Northside Today; Singer-songwriter Ben Reel chats about new album ‘Spirit’s Not Broken’

Paula Wiseman chats with acclaimed Northern Irish singer-songwriter Ben Reel who will release his soul-stirring new album ‘Spirit’s Not Broken’ on January 23rd 2026. https://benreel.com/ 1st broadcast on 21/01/26   [...]

Northside Today: Money Doctor, John Lowe

Paula Wiseman chats with the Money Doctor, John Lowe about all the things you need to know finance related, including Budgeting and making a will. Moneydoctor.ie 1st broadcast on 21/01/2026 [...]

Northside Today: Chat with Oli Crawley from Dublin Coffee Festival

Paula Wiseman chats with Oli Crawley from Dublin Coffee Festival about this years event, happening 10-12 April at the RDS. https://www.dublincoffeefest.com/ 1st broadcast on 21/01/2026 [...]

Lifeline: Art Therapy

Andrea Plunkett, Art Therapist, Chair of the Irish Association of Cultural Art Therapists(IACAT) and the National Gallery of Ireland’s first resident Cultural Art Therapist joins Mercedes López to talk about [...]

Balance With the World 20-01-26 13:00-14:00

In this episode, Liz Montalvo dives into the first conversations of the series, exploring the stories, insights, and passion of those working to protect our oceans, featuring the Captain Paul [...]

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Michael Sullivan and regular contributor, Alan Tuffery, discuss ‘The Death of Reading” What’s the evidence that there is less reading? What caused it? What are the consequences? [...]