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Migrant Fictions

Broadcasting Tuesday July 4th at 6pm on Near FM Migrant Fictions – Experience five dramatic vignettes on travel, isolation and the tension between traditional and modern lifestyles. Five stories sharing perspectives on  love and family, of acceptance and prejudice, of frustration with the bureaucracy and profound questions between home and[Read More…]

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Jay Miley, Musician

Jay Miley, singer in the band Complete Madness playing a gig on the 29th August at Lost Lane.  Tickets are available on Eventbrite. He has brought out his own song [...]

Crime Victims Helpline

Michael Sullivan chats with Hayley Halpin, Service Coordinator at Crime Victims Helpline about nearly 1 in 2 crime-related contacts to the Crime Victims Helpline in 2025 concerned assault, harrassment or [...]

The Hidden Story: Children, Development, and FASD – A Challenge for Irish Society. – Dr. Liam Curran (Near FM 2026)

In this intervew, Dr. Liam Curran discusses the need for Ireland to adopt a professional, evidence-informed approach to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). He identifies four priority areas for action: [...]

Anna Pringle CEO of Sanctuary Runners

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Ben Quinlan from the hit TV show the X Factor Interviewed by Ger Leddin

Ben Quinlan achieved a modicum of fame after making it to the final rounds of the hit TV show The X Factor in 2014. In this chat with Ger Leddin, [...]

Brian Sheehan is CEO of Women For Election interviewed by Ger Leddin

Brian Sheehan is CEO of Women For Election. In this interview with Ger Leddin, he speaks about new measures to boost the participation of women and minority groups in local [...]

Audrey Farrell. The senior Conservation Architect working on the Magazine Fort Dublin

  The Magazine Fort Stand on a high Hill looking over Dublin City. But more importantly the River Liffey. The Fort was built in 1735 and was continually lived in [...]

The Magazine Fort built in 1730 and located in the Phoenix park Dublin

The Magazine Fort was built in 1730 and is located in the Phoenix park Dublin and its main job was to guard the gun powder . Myra Gleeson speaks to [...]