Paul Loughran – Near FM

The Dublin Ukulele Collective

admin December 2, 2019

Two of the members of the Dublin Ukulele Collective (DUC) talk to Noel McGuinness about the group and they play some songs. The full group will perform in Whelans, Wexford Street, Dublin 2 at 8pm on Sunday 1st December 2019 and all…

JJ Smyths Documentary Wins Bronze Award

admin July 23, 2019

Paul Loughran from Near FM Joins Noel to discuss winning the Bronze Award from New York.

Northside Today 18 – 01 – 2019 The Indignant Muse

George Mulcahy January 18, 2019

The Indignant Muse – NearFM’s New Radio Series Ciarán Murray and Paul Loughran talk to Noel McGuinness about the new 10-part radio series “The Indignant Muse” which involves historical poems and songs about the Irish Revolutionary Years 1897-1926. This will air on…

Near Documentary Seminar

admin September 24, 2018

Paul Loughran, NearFM’S Production & Training Coordinator, talks to Noel McGuinness about the Near Documentary Seminar that will take place on Saturday 29th September in Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road, Coolock, Dublin 17. For bookings see: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/near-documentary-seminar-tickets-46754525043

Healing through Harmonies

Paul April 28, 2017

Near FM present Healing through Harmonies, an exploration into The Music Project, a cross community initiative which teaches classical music to Tamil and Sinhalese school children and is helping to build bridges between communities once divided by war in Sri Lanka. The story of The…

Paul Loughran’s Interview about the Upcoming Documentary on Near FM in relation to the Music Project in Sri Lanka – “Healing Through Harmonies”

admin April 27, 2017

Paul Loughran speaks with Johnny Holmes about the Upcoming Documentary on Near FM in relation to the Music Project in Sri Lanka – “Healing Through Harmonies” and also briefly about his experience in Sri Lanka during the Project

Near Archive

admin November 11, 2016

Paul Loughran of Near FM talks to Noel McGuinness about Near Archive. He says that this is a dedicated digital audio collection using material that was originally broadcast on Northside Today between 2011 to 2016. The contents includes interviews relating to arts,…

The Butterfly Effect

admin February 24, 2014

In August 2013, through the support of the Simon Cumbers Media Fund, Joseph O’Connor and Paul Loughran travelled to Tanzania to discover how one butterfly farming project is educating local communities on the importance of protecting the environment whilst giving women a…