Radio Drama – Near FM

Northside Today : African Diaspora News

gabor November 22, 2024

Lassane Ouedraogo, University of Sanctuary Support Officer, Trinity College, Dublin, The College. https://www.facebook.com/AfricaCentreIreland https://www.facebook.com/lassane.ouedraogo.75054689 1st broadcast on 22/11/2024

Northside Today: Bagatelle and Friends Celebrating the Legacy of Liam Reilly

gabor November 22, 2024

Ken Doyle the bass player, musician, one of the original founder of the Bagatelle Irish band formed in 1978 joins Mary Oyediran to talk and promote the Bagatelle and Friends Celebrating the Legacy of Liam Reilly Singer – songwriter from.1978- 2021. www.nationaloperahouse.ie…

Northside Today: General elections in Belmayne

gabor November 22, 2024

Belmayne Community Group are running a social inclusion voting campaign before the general elections. As part of this they are giving canvassers access to the social housing apartment blocks in Belmayne. Michael Sullivan is talking to Michelle McGoldrick about the general elections…

Jammie Dodgers Episode 3

admin November 15, 2024

Jammie Dodgers by Ciara Gillan is a workplace comedy set in Berlin about a group of office temps from various countries (Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, the U.S.) who are determined to do as little work as possible, outsmart their manipulative boss, delay…

Jammie Dodgers Episode 2

admin November 8, 2024

Jammie Dodgers by Ciara Gillan is a workplace comedy set in Berlin about a group of office temps from various countries (Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, the U.S.) who are determined to do as little work as possible, outsmart their manipulative boss, delay…

Don’t B 2 Keen Mr. Matchmaker

admin September 20, 2024

Don’t B 2 Keen Mr. Matchmaker by Conrad JB Ethan, a young Dublin gay man, disillusioned with his prospects of ever owning a house in the capital, sets off to deep rural Ireland in search of a Sugar Daddy. Written as a…

Fingers Crossed

admin June 14, 2024

A new audio drama by Colette Cullen. Two very different couples meet in the waiting room of a fertility clinic – Adam and Sera for their fifth IVF cycle, Jess and Jessica for their first. As they pass the time chit chatting…

Togetherness

admin May 17, 2024

‘Togetherness’ tells the story of the narcissistic Dervla who on her agony aunt style podcast ‘Wagon Wheel’ with her long suffering co-host Fidelma recounts the onesided story of a recent breakup with girlfriend Megan while a confused call in listener tries to…

Awakenings

Paul April 5, 2024

Awakenings is a five-act play about tolerance, making the effort to understand other points of views when recognised in context, and strengthening rather than weakening ties when differences have been acknowledged. In Awakenings, the conflicting views around religion, popular culture, and traditional culture are…

Curtain Up Christmas Special

Declan McGlade December 21, 2023

Declan Cahill and the members of the Near Drama Company present an hour of poetry, music and drama. Declan is joined by Mary McNamara, Fran Keogh, Niamh Murphy, Peter Prior, Tom Blake, and Ian Shipley The programme is engineered by George…

Brave

Paul November 16, 2023

Mairead (50s) is thinking of applying for promotion whenever her manager Helen retires. She asks for Helen’s opinion on the matter, confiding in her boss that she’s autistic. Mairead is taken aback when Helen calls her ‘brave’ and ponders why disclosing her…

Heartburn

admin October 30, 2023

Near FM presents new audio drama ‘Heartburn’, written by Caitlin Magnall-Kearns; directed by Anna Nugent. Heartburn is a modern take on the rom-com that looks at fatness and friendship. Set over one night in Belfast it follows Chris, a writer, and Lou,…