NEAR FM & Media Co-op Anniversary Celebrations

DAVE O’CONNOR Secretary of NEAR Media Co-op talks to Noel McGuinness about Near FM’s 17th birthday celebrations and reflects back on the station’s history. Near FM first went on air in 1995. Then, it was only on three days a week, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first voice on Near FM was Chairman, Vincent Teeling…

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Amy FitzPatrick Is Still Missing

The disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick occurred on New Year’s Day 2008. At 10pm on that day, 15-year-old Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick said goodbye to friend Ashley Rose, with whom she had been babysitting Ashley’s brother at her friend’s house in Mijas Costa in Málaga, Spain. Fitzpatrick should have arrived at her home on the urbanisation…

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The Long Walk Home 2013 – Grand canal challenge

JOANNE LINDSAY MARTIN of the Peter McVerry Trust joins Noel McGuinness to discuss “The Long Walk Home” – a charity walk from Shannon harbour to Dublin along the Grand Canal, covering roughly 20kilometres a day. Joanne shares some stories and details from the previous years walk from Shannon to Dublin. She shares specific details of…

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Innovative parking options in Dublin City

Sabrina Ryan interviews GER LEDDIN about innovative parking options available in Dublin City. A system called Smart Parking has been tested in San Francisco, Birmingham and London, and this system gives you information about the  availability of parking spots, so there is no need searching for a free parking slot anymore…

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Learning about the Medical research council

MIKE CLARKE, Professor at Queens University joins Eoin Drinan, Mike explains his role in the MRC (Medical research council), a methodology review group which explores research that has been carried out around the world and brings it together to supply this research to people in the health and social care sector. Mike speaks of the…

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The Barbara Ward Clonliffe & Croke Park Community Centre

AILEEN FORAN from the Clonliffe and Croke Park community centre speaks to Ger Leddin to speak about the centre and the services they provide. Aileen talks about the history of the centre including the work of Barbara Ward, how Croke Park donated the community centre building, the details of the classes and activities that take place in…

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Exhibit in Doorway Gallery

Barbara speaks to artist CHRISTY KEENEY who is having an exhibit in the Doorway Gallery, Frederick Street South, Dublin 2. He talks about the details of the exhibit, his origins with painting, his interest in ceramics and how he applies his work on ceramics through the influence of a college art teacher. He also talks about…

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Swords Castle: Digging History

GERRY CLABBY talks to Pat Meehan about the the Swords Castle Conservation Plan. Swords Castle: Digging History is the first Community Archaeology project designed and supported by Fingal County Council. It is a unique means of engaging people, locals and tourists alike, with one of the county’s premier cultural and tourist assets. A series of…

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Near Media Co-Op Newsletter Round Up Summer 2013

Noel McGuinness speaks to DAVE O’CONNOR, secretary of the Near Media Co-op about the various activities being undertook within the co-op. Dave talks about the co-op’s successful AGM and its positive reflection on Near FM, the Near FM podcast site and Near Choice project, the latest news with Near Drama, the progress made by Near…

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A Goat Herd On Howth Head

DEBORAH TIERNAN from the Fingal County Council speaks to Noel McGuinness about the goats in Howth Head. Deborah talks about the locations that the goats spent their winter and summer, how the goats got their names, the project of keeping the goats in a galvanised fenced off area and what the goats provide for the area.   www.goatsforhowth.ie…

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