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Norma Burke talks to Ardmhéara Mícheál MacDonncha about homelessness in Dublin on Northside Today

admin January 15, 2018

Further to the Lord Mayor of Dublin’s meeting with Leo Varadkar and the letter regarding homelessness he has sent to the Taoiseach, Ardmhéara Mícheál MacDonncha joined Norma Burke in studio to discuss.

Norma Burke at the Homeless Rally on Tuesday 12th of December 2017

admin December 13, 2017

Near FM’s Norma Burke reports from the Homeless Rally held in Dublin on the 12th of December 2017. She speaks to a number of those attending and also catches an original twist on a well know Christmas song preformed by Glen Hansard.

The Arts Show: Aonghus Óg McAnally talks to Norma Burke about The Good Father

admin November 29, 2017

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of its original production, multi award-winning Irish theatre company Rise Productions revisits Christian O’Reilly’s smash hit play The Good Father, taking this brand new production on a 10 venue nationwide tour. The production sees two of Ireland’s most promising young actors…

Interview with Sarah Kieran of MediaLawyer.ie and Co-Chair of Women in Film & Television

admin November 28, 2017

Norma Burke chatted to Sarah Kieran about the Harassment Toolkit released last week by Amplify Women for The Arts Show on Near FM. This guide explains what exactly constitutes harassment and sexual assault in Ireland and some basics on how to deal…

The Arts Show: Award winning comedian, musician and storyteller Aindrias de Staic chats to Norma Burke

admin November 15, 2017

Aindrias de Staic chats to Norma Burke about his upcoming show in Dublin but also about homelessness, the contribution of the Irish language to slang and how we can find art and music in the objects around us. Seven Shades is another…

Julianne Mooney, Programme Director of the Dublin Book Festival chats to Cover to Cover about the 2017 line-up

admin November 2, 2017

Now in its 11th year, Dublin Book Festival is one of the country’s largest book festivals. It celebrates Irish writers and Irish publishing, across a whole range of genres, from politics to literary fiction, business, illustration and children’s literature, to poetry and…

Sarah Maria Griffin talks about ‘Stand in Awe of All Mná’ at the Dublin Book Festival 2017

admin November 2, 2017

Novelist Sarah Maria Griffin is taking part in the Stand in Awe of All Mná event as part of the Dublin Book Festival 2017 on November 4th. Norma Burke chatted to her ahead of the event. Check out the Dublin Book Festival…

Cover to Cover: interview with acclaimed actor and director Joan Sheehy

admin October 27, 2017

Joan Sheehy talks to Norma Burke about WHITBY – a new play based on the classic novel Dracula by Bram Stoker ahead of it’s world premiere at the Smock Alley Theatre as part of Bram Stoker Fest 2017. We also get to…

The Arts Show: The low-down on Bram Stoker Fest 2017 with Ciara Goganty

admin October 26, 2017

Ciara Goganty , the marketing manager of Bram Stoker Fest came on the Arts Show to tell us about the highlights of the four day festival which this year runs 27th-30th October. We hear about Dracula screenings, book talks, plays and audio walks…

The Arts Show: 2fm DJ and author Ciara King discussing her first book ‘Ciara’s Diary 1999 – 2002: ‘Sense and Shiftability’.

admin October 25, 2017

Ciara King is one half of the presenting duo behind 2fm’s ‘Chris and Ciara’. Her teenage high jinx and shenanigans growing up in Connemara were the inspiration for her hilarious first book ‘Ciara’s Diary 1999 – 2002: Sense and Shiftability’ published by…