On Saturday 28th May 2016 the Near Media Co-op hosted the 2016 CRAOL Community Radio Féile & Awards in the Regency Hotel. Darren J. Prior went along to it in a personal capacity and for Near FM and Raidió na Life and interviewed:

1) Louise McLoughlin, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) (en).

2) Martina O’Brien, CRAOL (en).

3) Jack Byrne, Near Media Co-op and current chairperson of CRAOL (en).

4) Ciarán Ó Muirí, Comharchumann Cumarsáide Near (ga).

5) Muiris Ó Fiannachta, Raidió na Life (ga).

6) Fergus Ó hÍr, Raidió Fáilte (ga).

7) Tina Dennis, Dublin South FM (en).

8) Jeff Murphy, 92.5 Phoenix FM (en).

9) Gavin Byrne, Near FM (en).

10) Donie Tarrant, Near FM (ga).

11) Irena Cvetković, Athlone Community Radio (en).

12) Tony Conway, Erris FM (en).

13) David Quinn, Freelance Video Journalist (en).

14) Aoife Nic Canna, DJ & Oibrí sa Meáin (ga).

15) Ciarán Oglesby, Near FM (ga).

16) Eoghan Ó Néill, Raidió Fáilte (ga).

17) Bénévole de Radio, Fréquence Sillé (fr) .

18) Bénévole de Radio, Fréquence Sillé (fr).

19) Sally Galiana, Near FM (es).

20) Sally Galiana, Near FM (en).