April 2026 – Page 2 – Near FM

Employee Stress and Work/Life Balance

Cait April 28, 2026

Workplace wellbeing Specialist Sinead McKiernan talks to Ger Leddin about What employers can do to reduce stress on employees and work/life balance.

Animal Rights Activists Respond to Sinn Féin Change of Policy on Fox Hunting – Near FM (2026)

DJP April 27, 2026

1) Saoirse McHugh, Uplift. 2) Laura Broxson, The National Animal Rights Association / NARA. 3) Aideen Yourell, The Irish Council Against Blood Sports / ICABS. 4) Declan Bowens, The Dublin-Meath Hunt Saboteurs. 5) Cathal Leavy, The Party for Animal Welfare.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 12

Maurice April 27, 2026

Looking back at savagery with a nostalgic eye. Read for you by Maurice Newman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapter 11.

Maurice April 27, 2026

And on it goes. The Savage finds that civilisation isn’t as civilised as he’d like it to be. Read for you by Maurice Newman.

Reduction In Energy Prices

George Mulcahy April 27, 2026

Louise O’Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West and Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development joins Donie Tarrant to discuss her recent calls for a reduction in energy prices. louise.oreilly@oireachtas.ie

Empowering Communities

George Mulcahy April 27, 2026

Dearbhail Butler, Empowering Communities Team Leader at the Northside Partnership joins Donie Tarrant to about how they focusing on recruitment to Empowering Communities.

Preparing for Life

George Mulcahy April 27, 2026

Eva Cagney, Preparing for Life Home Visiting Coordinator at the Northside Partnership joins Donie Tarrant to chat about how the focus is on encouraging more families to join the programme.

Where is the Ambition for Dublin City?

Cait April 24, 2026

Michael Sullivan chats with Hazel Chu, Deputy Leader of the Green Party about their call for the Government to provide clarity on whether it is committed to implementing the Dublin City Taskforce’s recommendations.

LIFE Unfiltered – Siobhán McCarthy

Cait April 24, 2026

Ireland is the loneliest country in Europe apparently and the people feeling it most are not who you’d expect – they’re in their 20s and 30s, with full lives, full phones and not enough genuine connection to show for either. This week…

New Release Anthology NOT YET ASH

paulwoodward April 24, 2026

Mary Oyediran speaks to Author Dermot Murphy on his latest Anthology Not Yet Ash. which reimagines the private aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising through the voices of those left behind. 1st Broadcast 24th April 2026 http://www.dermotmurphyauthor.com

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Chapters 9 and 10

Maurice April 24, 2026

In the 1930s, Henry Ford’s production lines were the cutting edge of new technology. A hundred years ago Huxley predicted that tech would overtake religion. Was he right? Too soon to say, but he may have been. Read for you by…

ASCI ‘s Community Engagement and Legal Information Officer

paulwoodward April 24, 2026

Mary Oyediran speaks to Daniela Catalina Jiménez-Monter, the newly employed Community Engagement and Legal Information Officer at Africa Solidarity Centre Ireland, about her new role, projects and vision. 1st Broadcast 24th April 2026 http://Website: https://africacentre.ie/ http://Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AfricaCentreIreland http://LinkedIn: https://ww w.linkedin. com/in/africacentreire land/…