John Healy speaks to Tara Byrne from Europa Donna Ireland, one of the winners in the Coca Cola Thank You fund 2013 about the organisation and what the 10,000 euro prize money means to them.
Adele McGinley of the Migrant Rights Centre talks to Noel McGuinness about the 24 hour vigil outside the Dáil for undocumented people on 11th December.
Kerry Anthony, CEO of Depaul Ireland, talks to Noel McGuinness on Northside Today. She speaks about Depaul’s work with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and the specialised services that they provide.
Shannon Baker and Ciara Doyle are graduates of the Young Community Leaders programme run by the Northside Partnership. They talk about the programme and tell Noel McGuinness about the projects they are now involved with and their hopes and plans for the…
Scottish punk legends The Zips return to Dublin this weekend to play Sweeney’s on Friday the 13th of December. Lead singer and guitarist Jon joined Ray on Left of the Dial on Sunday night, to discuss the upcoming gig, the new socially conscious material…
Martin O’ Brien is a Human Rights campaigner and Senior Vice President for Programmes with Atlantic Philanthropies He delivered the 7th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture to staff and Council of FLAC and supporters which included. President Michael D Higgins, on 5th…
Saturday December 7th 2013, Near FM were Live from Clarehall Shopping Centre for their Festive Fun Day. It was also a day to launch the centres partnership with Near Media Co-op and other Community groups including O’Tooles GAA and St Pauls Parish,…
A report from the ICTU Youth Conference in Dublin on November 16th and 17th, 2013 when Near FM’s Flavia Mosca Goretta went along to hear the delegates discussing issues that affect workers across the island of Ireland and in foreign countries.
Councillor Darragh Butler, Fianna Fail, Fingal County Council, talks to Noel McGuinness about the need to revitalise town centres. He also says that a jobs plan is necessary in the light of the closing of MSD in Swords.
Declan Ralph talks to Tony Cooney, Director at The Gay Switchboard Dublin, about the launch of a new weekly face-to-face & e-mail support service that starts on Saturday, December 7. To coincide with World AIDS Day, the new service was officially launched…
William Corless of Yellow Wood is a business and personal coach with over 15 year’s experience of leading and empowering people know. Declan Ralph talks with him about that and also his presentation at the conference Wheel … that’s titled “From Storming to…
Presenters Andrew and Peter discuss this week’s legal headlines, from the Smithwick report to the holiday maker who caught his nose in the door of the aeroplane. Professor Dermot Walsh of the University of Kent spoke to Andrew about the standard of…