Díóg O’Connell – Near FM – Listen Again

Sleeve Notes Ep 8 Nora, The Dead and James Joyce

Declan McGlade January 11, 2024

As a kick start to 2024, this programme takes a film set on the feast of the epiphany, The Dead (1987) directed by John Huston and connects it to Nora (2000) directed by Pat Murphy, which tells the story of Nora Barnacle.…

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Sleeve Notes Ep 6 Romantic Comedy (Fertile Man, About Adam, A Man of No Importance)

Declan McGlade January 10, 2024

Episode 6 is about the Romantic Comedy and the Irish films featured in this episode include A Man of No Importance, a 1994 comedy drama film written by Barry Devlin and directed by Suri Krishnamma, starring Albert Finney; The Most Fertile Man…

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Sleeve Notes Ep 5 Irish Road Movies (I Went Down, Disco Pigs, Accelerator)

Declan McGlade January 10, 2024

This show is about the Irish Road Movie. Taking a look back at three Irish films – I Went Down (1997), Accelerator (2000) and Disco Pigs (2001), we’ll take a journey through the idiosyncratic Irish approach to the great film genre known…

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Sleeve Ep 4 Musical (Once)

Declan McGlade January 10, 2024

The film featured in this episode, Once (2007) is directed by John Carney and starring Glen Hansard (of The Frames) and Marketa Irglová, as two struggling musicians in Dublin. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed…

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Ep 2 Barrytown Trilogy

Declan McGlade January 10, 2024

This episode explores three films close to the heart of the northside – The Commitments (1991) The Snapper (1993) and The Van (1996). These three films are stories that capture some of the cultural and political shifts of the 1990s. Film as…

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Sleeve Notes: Ep 1 Sinead O’Connor

Declan McGlade January 10, 2024

This programme is about remembering and experiencing the amazing voice of Sinead O’Connor, very much part of the story of Ireland, as we journeyed from deep rooted conservatism to a warmer and more compassionate place, somewhere Sinead was seeking. And her role…

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Sleeve Notes with Díóg O’Connell 01/08/2023

Jaye August 2, 2023

Join Díóg O’Connell as she explores the connection between music and Irish Film and pays tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor.

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