Local History

Lifeline: Local History by Dennis McIntyre

gabor October 15, 2025

Dennis will talk to Debbie Mc Mahon about local history and all stuff to do with Halloween and what will take place over the bank holiday. 1st broadcast on 15/10/2025

Derek Barter of Maynooth University outlines the Idea of a Communiversity, an Adult Way of Learning based in the Local Community.

admin September 28, 2022

Derek Barter speaks about an initiative of Adult Education based in the local community, known as the Communiversity. Derek Barter is a Liaison Person for Undergraduates in Maynooth University who works with Career Guidance Counsellor Paul Hayes at Northside Partnership, in facilitating…

Malahide Snapshot ; People, Society, Economy.

admin May 31, 2018

John Healy talks to Gerry Kingston on the launch of his book Malahide Snapshot 1901; People, Society, Economy on Near FM’s Northside Today.

From Byway to Highway – Programme 4

Paul April 17, 2018

Programme four is the last programme in our From Byway to Highway historical radio documentary series. The early 1970’s brought monumental changes to the general area North of Raheny Village as Dublin’s suburbs creeped ever closer to the Hole-in-the-Wall Road. This week…

From Byway to Highway – Programme 2

Paul April 3, 2018

Programme 2 of From Byway to Highway takes us another 2 decades along as we make our way down the Hole-in-the-Wall Road. This week we meet Alice and Ollie Hand who share with us their thoughts on the past, the present and the…

From Byway to Highway – Programme 1

Paul March 28, 2018

In programme 1 in From Byway to Highway we meet Nancy Farrell (born 1926) in the kitchen of her cottage on the Hole-in-the-wall-road. Nancy is joined by her son Michael and family dogs Gracie and Rufus amid the basting of lemon chicken…

admin January 22, 2018

Cormac Moore, Historian in Residence, Dublin City Libraries North Central Area, talks to Noel McGuinness in his regular slot looking at local history. In this podcast he talks about the church and graveyard of St. John the Baptist in Drumcondra. He also…