Current Affairs – 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…

Magic Moments at Golden Years 2024

Paul November 13, 2024

Following a great day there in 2023, Near FM returned to Golden Years to record some magical moments in 2024. Listen back to a fantastically atmospheric Outside Broadcast from the Golden Years Community Group in Darndale. Join Magic Moments’ John Markey, George…

Kilbarrack Family Fun Day 2024

Paul July 16, 2024

A fun filled programme we recorded from the northside Dublin community of Kilbarrack as they celebrate their annual family fun day. We hear from representatives of various local community groups as well as some great music. Interviews with Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme,…

Lifeline: June 20th marked International Refugee Day

gabor June 27, 2024

Sphere 17 Youth Centre in Priorswood launched their New Communities Recipes Box on International Refugee day. Dorothee Meyer Holtkamp went along & spoke to Georgia Mellotte (community nutritionist with Northside Partnership), Manpreet Kaur (participant in the cooking classes) and Brian Conneely (Team…

Lifeline: Pavee Point Traveller Roma Men’s Health Day panel

Jaye June 6, 2024

John Collins, Men’s Health Worker & Pa Reilly, Mental Health Worker at Pavee Point, join Debbie Mc Mahon to talk about the Pavee Point Traveller Roma Men’s Health Day on 12th June in Phoenix Park. They also discuss the previous success of …

European Election interviews – Social Democrats Sinead Gibney

Declan McGlade May 29, 2024

The Social Democrats candidate in the upcoming European elections Sinead Gibney joins Declan Ralph to answer a series of questions posed by local community groups and Near FM current affairs presenters. Sinead Gibney is running in the Dublin constituency in the upcoming…

World Day for Animals in Laboratories 2024, Dublin – Near FM (24th April 2024)

DJP April 25, 2024

1) Catherine Morrow, Irish Anti-Vivisection Society. 2) Suzy Martin, SAFRIreland. 3) Denis Nealis, Sentient Rights Ireland. 4) Cathal Leavy, The Party for Animal Welfare. Beside St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Dublin, 24th April 2024.

Northside Today: Coláiste Dhúlaigh, Paws From Ukraine

Jaye December 6, 2023

Michael Sullivan is joined live from the Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education campus in Briarfield Villas, Kilbarrack by Donie Tarrant for the launch of their calendar, “Paws From Ukraine“

Calls grow for Irish Government to end State collaboration with gambling industry body – Near FM

DJP November 9, 2023

On Thursday 9th November, on the same day the gambling industry-funded body the Gambling Awareness Trust / Gambling Care held their inaugural Irish Harmful Gambling Forum in Portlaoise – a letter signed by over 50 members of Irish community organisations and national…

Global Solidarity: Margo Hannon

Jaye November 5, 2023

St Mary’s Hospital Covid Whistleblower and Campaigner for Rights of The Disabled, Margo Hannon chats to Tony Fitzsimons about the lack of National Respite Centres in Ireland.