Europe on Air – Near FM

Europe On Air 19

admin July 10, 2014

Europe On Air 19 – WW1 and the Irish Situation Chair: Alan Braddish Guests: Cathal Brennan & Padraig Yeates, journalist and author, whose books include ‘A City in Wartime: Dublin 1914-1918’

Europe on Air 13 – The Economic Crisis and its Effects on Ireland

admin May 29, 2014

This programme was presented by Frank Connolly, Journalist and Editor of SIPTU’s Newspaper “Liberty” and the guests were Michelle Murphy, Research and Policy Analyst, Social Justice Ireland (S.J.I.); Ivan Cooper, Director of Advocacy, The Wheel and Cormac Staunton, Policy Analyst, TASC.

Europe on Air Programme 12 – Irish language and folklore

admin May 22, 2014

This programme was presented by Cirián Murray and the guests were Simone Schuemmelfeder, expert in European Folklore and Co-Funder of the storytelling theatre StoryGate and Aoife Crawford, Irish Language Officer, Trinity College Dublin.

Europe on Air Programme 11 – Gender Equality

admin May 15, 2014

This episode of the Europe on Air programme focuses the topic of gender equality in Ireland as well as in the European Union in the past, the present and the foreseeable future. The programme was presented by Ciaran Murray, Project Coordinator of…

Europe on Air Programme 10 – The Fishing Industry

admin May 9, 2014

This programme was presented by Heidi Bedell and the guests were Edward Fahy, fisheries/coastal resource protection expert, author and member of the Environmental Pillar; Anna Szewczyk, fishmonger and chef of Loaves and Fishes, Malahide; and Niall McComish of Oceanpath, fish processors…

Europe on Air Programme 8 – Migrants to Ireland

admin April 24, 2014

. Alan Braddish, Near fm . Kai from Mauritius (undocumented care worker who has been here 9 years) . Shannette Budhai, born in Guyana, brought up in New York, now livong in Ireland . Jerry O’Connor of the Immigrant Council of Ireland…

Europe on Air Programme 6 : EU Citizenship

admin April 10, 2014

Part six of the series aired on April 10th 2014 and looked at EU citizenship. Special guests included Nikita Evans and Temi Liadi, Foróige members, James Kilcourse from the Institute of International and European Affairs and Susan Lovatt, Manager of EU Direct…

Europe on Air Programme 4 : The system of Education

admin March 27, 2014

Ciaran Murray, Project Coordinator, NEAR Media Coop Siobhan O’Connell, Principal, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Baldoyle Niamh Farren, Communications Officer, Aontas, The Irish National Adult Learning Organisation . The Secondary School System : – St. Mary’s Secondary School – The J.C.S.A replacing the…

Europe On Air – Programme 3 : The Changing Face of Religion

admin March 20, 2014

Ciaran Murray, Project Coordinator, NEAR Media Coop. Dr. Damian Jackson, member of the congregation of Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church and of the Dublin City Interfaith Forum. Dr. Melanie Brown of the Dublin Jewish Community Shayk Umar Al-Qadri of the A-Mustafa Islamic Centre,…

Europe on Air – Programme 1: Commercial & Community Media in Ireland and the EU

admin March 6, 2014

Ciarán Murray, Near media coop coordinator. Frank Connolly Journalist / SIPTU. William Hederman freelance journalist and editor at The Irish Times. Sally Galina Nearfm coordinator and president of AMARC Europe (World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters).