The Curious Fox
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June 23, 2016
John Healy talks to Madeleine Ebbs about her son’s first published children’s book “The Curious Fox”
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June 23, 2016
Bookworm: Should You See The Film First? With Maurice Newman
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June 13, 2016
The greatest debate on the most pressing issue facing Western civilization today: Should you see the film first, or read the book? Maurice Newman on the Bookworm show on Near 90.3 FM helps you to make the decision.
Bookworm: The Compass Lines Project
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March 7, 2016
Maurice Newman talks to Christodoulos Makris and Karl Whitney about this exciting writers’ project, and a great deal more of interest to aspiring authors. Compass Lines is a writers’ exchange project aiming to establish links between writers and communities in the North…
cover to cover 29th May 2015
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June 2, 2015
In this weeks show Michael Sharp reviews Roddy Doyle’s ‘Brilliant’ and Robert Gilbraith’s ‘Silkworm’. Also the kids of North Bay Educate Together School talk about ‘Danger is Everywhere’ by David O’Doherty. And we feature a visit to the Anarchist Book Fair and…
Cover to Cover 15th April 2015
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May 20, 2015
In this weeks show Roisin Ni Ghairbhi discusses her biography of William Pearse, brother of Patrick, and the ’16 lives’ series, biographies of the lives of those executed after Easter 1916. Bob Johnson talks about the ‘Gutter Bookshop’ latest award and the…
cover to cover 1st May 2015
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May 1, 2015
Michael Sharp reviews ‘Ten Football Matches That Changed The World’ while guest Connor Farrelly gives a fresh opinion on ‘The Commitments’. Joe Collins talks about the latest 1916 commemorative poetry and literary offerings.
cover to cover 17th April 2015
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April 27, 2015
Michael Sharp reviews Emma Healey’s debut novel, ‘Elizabeth is missing’ while Paula Wiseman interviews childrens author Shane Hegarty about his successful novel, ‘Darkmouth’.
cover to cover 3rd April
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April 16, 2015
Joe Collins has the 6th class of ‘North Bay Educate Together’ school in studio to review their Book Club choice, ‘ A Monster Calls’. Also in studio American poet Bill Dorris talks about his life and poetry.
Reading Together Part 9
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August 6, 2013
On this, the last programme of the series, we’ll go back to TARGET Trinity Adult Resource Group for Education and Training in Donaghmede, where Nearfm recorded the reading of James Joyce’s Grace, one of the stories in the book Dubliners. We also…
Reading Together Part 8
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August 6, 2013
On this programme we’ll listen to the two James Joyce’s Dubliner’s stories that were adapted and dramatised by the near drama group, Ivy Daz in the Committee Room and A Painful Case. But before we start we’ll listen to Jack Byrne, who…
Reading Together Part 7
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August 6, 2013
For this programme we’ll visit Raheny Library and TARGET Trinity Adult Resource Group for Education and Training in Donaghmede, where Nearfm recorded the readings of Clay and Counterparts, two of the stories of James Joyce’s Dubliners. First, we spoke to librarian Terri…
Reading Together Part 5
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July 22, 2013
Today we will be travelling to the Sean O’Casey Centre, in East Wall, to listen to The Sisters and Two Gallants and we will listen to the opinions of some of the readers on Joyce’s writing and use of language. Thanks to our readers Seamus Murphy, Bernadette…