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Jack Byrne – Celene Craig, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

George Mulcahy February 14, 2022

Jack Byrne is joined by Celene Craig, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland where they chat about Celene’s background in media here in Ireland as well as discussing her new position as Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland…

Walks through James Joyce’s Dublin: Episode 3 – Ulysses

admin May 21, 2019

Walks through James Joyce’s Dublin is a brand new series from Near FM and The James Joyce Centre that follows the mercurial world of James Joyce and his characters through Dublin’s fair city. In this audio series Dublin comes alive through the Joycean…

Poem of the Week #4 – For what dies the sons of Roisin by Luke Kelly

Paul April 25, 2017

Poem of the Week #4, to commemorate Easter Week, is For what dies the sons of Roisin by Luke Kelly and read by Brendan Murran. Produced and presented by Morgan O’Reilly and Near FM. Poem of the Week is made with the…

Ladies Sing the Blues – Part 2 – Honor Heffernan

George Mulcahy February 14, 2017

Ladies Sing the Blues is a series that celebrates Irish female jazz and blues singers. Part musician profile, part live performance, these programmes showcase three amazingly talented singers doing what they do best, sing! Recorded live in Clontarf Yacht Club venue over three weeks…

Jamesy episode 3

Paul January 27, 2017

Jamesy is a new three part radio drama written by John Casey. James Malone has reached something of a crossroads in his life, his elderly mother is sick with cancer and his brother Dan is not interested. Jamesy finds himself becoming increasingly unable…

Jamesy episode 2

Paul January 26, 2017

Jamesy is a new three part radio drama written by John Casey. James Malone has reached something of a crossroads in his life, his elderly mother is sick with cancer and his brother Dan is not interested. Jamesy finds himself becoming increasingly unable…

Jamesy episode 1

Paul January 25, 2017

Jamesy is a new three part radio drama written by John Casey. James Malone has reached something of a crossroads in his life, his elderly mother is sick with cancer and his brother Dan is not interested. Jamesy finds himself becoming increasingly unable…

Schools Rising, Programme 3 – Friend or Foe

admin December 16, 2016

Schools Rising is a four part literary and education series exploring children’s fiction used at schools centred on the 1916 Rising. In this programme we meet or Foe author Brian Gallagher as he visits the pupils of Ardscoil La Salle, Secondary School,…

Schools Rising, Programme 2 – Guns of Easter

admin December 15, 2016

Schools Rising is a four part literary and education series exploring children’s fiction used at schools centred on the 1916 Rising. In this programme we meet Guns of Easter author Gerard Whelan as he visits the pupils of Scoil Neasain, Harmonstown, Dublin…

Schools Rising, Programme 1 – Molly’s Diary

admin December 14, 2016

Schools Rising is a four part literary and education series exploring children’s fiction used at schools centred on the 1916 Rising. In this programme we meet author Patricia Murphy as she visits the pupils of St. John of Gods Primary School, Kilmore…

BAI Media Literacy Drive

admin December 12, 2016

Declan McLoughlin of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) talks to Noel McGuinness about the media literacy drive that was launched by the BAI this week.

Lingo Festival – Brian McMahon Gallagher

admin November 3, 2016

This is the annual Lingo Poetry Slam where 16 Poet’s have 3 minutes to recite one of their poems. This performance is by Poet Brian McMahon Gallagher. ‘This performance contains strong language’ This audio was originally produced and broadcast live by Near…