Morgan O Reilly chats to Near FM’s very own Inaki Irigoien about his upcoming series, Poetic Lives; a Near FM exclusive which biographically documents the lives of 6 very different migrants from the homelands to Ireland, all through the medium of poetry (1…
Novels, Plays and Schooldays is a new 9 part radio series produced by Near FM with financial support from The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The series looks at the novels and plays that form part of the Junior and Leaving Certificate English…
Novels, Plays and Schooldays is a new 9 part radio series produced by Nearfm with financial support from The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. The series looks at the novels and plays that form part of the Junior and Leaving Certificate English syllabus…
In this weeks show Roisin Ni Ghairbhi discusses her biography of William Pearse, brother of Patrick, and the ’16 lives’ series, biographies of the lives of those executed after Easter 1916. Bob Johnson talks about the ‘Gutter Bookshop’ latest award and the…
Michael Sharp reviews ‘Ten Football Matches That Changed The World’ while guest Connor Farrelly gives a fresh opinion on ‘The Commitments’. Joe Collins talks about the latest 1916 commemorative poetry and literary offerings.
Michael Sharp reviews Emma Healey’s debut novel, ‘Elizabeth is missing’ while Paula Wiseman interviews childrens author Shane Hegarty about his successful novel, ‘Darkmouth’.
Morgan O Reilly welcomes Liz Kelly, director of Age and Opportunity’s Bealtaine festival, to the show to discuss the festival and all of its events around the country (3 mins 5 secs) Writer, editor and teacher, Claire Hennessy joins Morgan to discuss…
Joe Collins has the 6th class of ‘North Bay Educate Together’ school in studio to review their Book Club choice, ‘ A Monster Calls’. Also in studio American poet Bill Dorris talks about his life and poetry.
Morgan O Reilly chats to Amy from the Irish Writer’s Centre about everything literary happening in Dublin (2 mins 15 secs). Will Govan of the Moth Magazine, a literature and art magazine based in Cavan, tells Morgan about the highly regarded publication that…
Ahead of her visit to Minnesota to be presented with the O’Shaughnessy Award for Poetry from the University of St Thomas in the city of St Paul, Northside Dublin poet Paula Meehan used the Near FM studio facility to chat live to Minnesota…