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Block T 5th Birthday

admin July 23, 2015

Near FM attended the Block T 5th Birthday celebrations in the Tivoli Grounds on Saturday July 4th. Legendary Irish house DJ Aoife Ni Canna presents a programme featuring interviews and music with Block T Managing Director Laura Garbataviciute-Dovn and Programme Director Grace…

Writer’s Block 3rd July 2015

admin July 6, 2015

Morgan O Reilly welcomes Shannon and Oran of the Flying South Open-Mic night to the studio. Flying South is a monthly open mic devoted to airing all kinds of issues themed around mental health (2 mins). This week’s visiting writer is Daniel Wade,…

Writer’s Block 19th June 2015

admin June 21, 2015

Morgan O Reilly welcomes fellow Near Co-Op volunteer to the show, Alan Weldon, to discuss the upcoming radio series Living Archives (2 mins 25 secs). Geraldine Gaughran of the Hay Literary Festival in Kells Co. Meath gives us all the news about…

Writer’s Block 5th June 2015

admin June 7, 2015

Morgan O Reilly welcomes Sandra D’Arcy to the show to chat about her role as founder and co-producer of the inaugural Howth Midsummer Literary Arts Festival (1 min 40 secs). Books Upstairs of D’Olier street’s general manager Louisa came on to describe…

rivitin interview arts programme.

admin May 29, 2015

pat meehan interview with rebecca blomfield on the arts programme on the rivitin’ history series.

Writer’s Block 22/5/15

admin May 27, 2015

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 & Schooldays – The Great Gatsby

admin May 27, 2015

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 & Schooldays – Of Mice And Men

admin May 27, 2015

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…

Cover to Cover 15th April 2015

admin May 20, 2015

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…

cover to cover 1st May 2015

admin May 1, 2015

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.

cover to cover 17th April 2015

admin April 27, 2015

Michael Sharp reviews Emma Healey’s debut novel, ‘Elizabeth is missing’ while Paula Wiseman interviews childrens author Shane Hegarty about his successful novel, ‘Darkmouth’.

Writer’s Block 24th April 2015

admin April 27, 2015

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…