Tag: performance poetry

Best of Lingo –

Tune into Near FM on Friday Nov 11th at 3.30pm for a very special literary programme. Best of Lingo festival 2016 compiles 60 minutes of some of the best parts of the recent Lingo Spoken Word festival held in Dublin. Join Near FMs Paula Wiseman and Phoenix FMs Ben Atkinson as we[Read More…]

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A Quarter of Broken Biscuits

Written by Eamon Somers, produced and directed by Berni Dwan, with audio production by Declan McGlade, A Quarter of Broken Biscuits captures a snapshot of life in Dublin’s Liberties in the [...]

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Ireland Presidency of the EU: Ireland, the EU on Youth and a 2026 Youth Manifesto (Part 2)

  Lorna Hayes, Deputy CEO and Head of Policy & Research,  European Movement Ireland joined Mercedes López to talk  about  “The Europe that we want” workshops for young people, a [...]

Ireland Presidency of the EU : Ireland, the EU on Youth and a 2026 Youth Manifesto and youth democracy. (Part 1)

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Ronan Kennedy, Senior Policy Officer, Oireachtas Liaison and Democratic Freedoms, ICCL (Irish Council for Civil Liberties) talked to Mercedes López about the 2026 report on the current Rule of Law [...]

The Lord Mayor’s Awards 2026

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Ray McAdam talks to Mercedes López about this year’s Lord Mayor’s Awards. https://www.dublincity.ie/your-city-council/about-your-elected-councillors/lord-mayor/lord-mayors-awards 1st Broadcast 9th April 2026     [...]

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Sinead Powell is education and support with Sinead Powell in this interview with Ger Leddin she talks about living with diabetes 1st Broadcast 9th April 2026 https://www.diabetes.ie/   [...]