Politics – Page 2 – Near FM

Inishowen resident, Jim Doherty on Brexit

Paul December 14, 2020

Inishowen resident Jim Doherty discusses the impact of a hard Brexit on border communities, businesses, and people who travel across the border each day for work. Jim lives in Donegal but works as an Associate Lecturer in Creative Media & Journalism at…

Border resident, Paul Hayes on Brexit

Paul December 9, 2020

Paul Hayes, Education Coordinator, with the Northside Partnership, lives outside Newry in County Armagh and commutes to Dublin for work. He talks about how Brexit creates anxiety in this area and how his normal life is about constantly crossing the border. As…

Michael Fleming on Brexit impact on Agriculture

Paul November 30, 2020

Donie Tarrant speaks to Irish Farmers Association (I.F.A) member and former chairperson of the forestry division, Michael Fleming. Michael explains how Brexit is going to effect every household and every county in Ireland. He explains how our agricultural exports to Britain and…

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Brexit

admin November 28, 2020

Former leader of the Fianna Fail party, former Taoiseach and local northside resident, Bertie Ahern on NearBy Business talking to Dave Daly about how Brexit will affect Ireland in general and also small businesses locally. First broadcast on NearBy Business on 26th…

John Morgan on Brexit

Paul November 24, 2020

In this interview Donie Tarrant speaks to Near FM’s political analyst, John Morgan, in relation to the EU’s approach to the ongoing Brexit talks, the worries and fears of people in the border regions and the possible effects of a change of…

Brexit and its affects on Education in the EU

Paul November 10, 2020

Ciaran Murray interviews Jane Ohlmeyer to get her views on Brexit and challenges facing collaborations in education and civic society on both sides of the Irish border and UK/EU. Jane is the Chair of the Irish Research Council and Erasmus Smith’s Professor…

Ciarán Ó Muirí, Comharchumann Near – Olltoghchán 2020 @ Near FM

DJP February 11, 2020

Labhair Darren Mac an Phríora le Ciarán Ó Muirí Comhordaitheoir an Chomharchumainn Near faoi na torthaí in Olltoghchán 2020 agus torthaí i gCuan Bhaile Átha Cliath Thuaidh san áireamh. Near FM, 11 Feabhra 2020.

EU Election Special – Communicating Europe

Paul May 16, 2019

Broadcast live on Near FM on Thursday May 16th at 8pm. Six of the the Dublin candidates running for seats in the EU Parliament came together to debate European, national and local issues. In front of a live audience in the Northside…

Communicating Europe – Future of the EU Panel Discussion part 2

Paul November 26, 2018

The second of our special Communicating Europe programmes on the future of the EU and Ireland’s place in it. Hosted by Alan Braddish and joined by a panel of expert guests, we touch on the following topics: How the future of the…

Communicating Europe – Future of the EU Panel Discussion

admin July 24, 2018

Hosted by Sally Galiana joined by a panel of expert guests, we will look at the European project and the concept of European citizenship in the face of Brexit. The increasing presence of populist anti-European governments in central/eastern Europe and how this…

The Housing Crisis

admin January 3, 2018

Cllr Eilis Ryan, The Workers Party Dublin Central talks candidly to Noel Mc Guinness about The Housing Crisis, e,g the Housing Sector, Homelessness, Family Housing, Landlords, and what the future possibly holds for our housing needs.

Enviro – 23rd of October 2017

admin October 24, 2017

On this Episode of Enviro, the Enviro team discuss: The fate of our bees: The use of systemic insecticides especially neonicotinoid and fungicides are putting the bee populations the pollinators at risk. Seeds are now coated with these before planting, for example in…