RONNIE O’ BRIEN speaks to SEAN HEALY from Social Justice Ireland about the work they do and their plans for a more equitable Ireland…
Category Archives: NS2011
Belcamp Estate Steering Committee
PAT MEEHAN speaks with LIAM O’ BRIEN from the Belcamp Estate Steering Committee in Darndale to talk about the postponing of a Northside housing scheme in Belcamp…
Combating anti-social behaviour in the city
PAT MEEHAN speaks with ANDREW MONTAGUE, Lord Mayor of Dublin, about anti-social behaviour in the city. Andrew speaks about wanting to raise the cost of alcohol and about how he wants to do this to combat the anti-social drunk behaviour around the city…
Donaghmede Festival 2011
NOEL MCGUINNESS interviews BERNARD BYRNE from the Donaghmede Residents Association, who explains the different events they’ve got organised during the Donaghmede Festival…
Preview of Donaghmede Festival 2011
Musicians DAVID MCGUINNESS and NOEL MCGUINNESS talk about the Donaghmede Festival and play some live music in studio, including “Don’t Wanna know” by John Martyn @ 2’15”, “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash @ 7’30”, “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles @ 12’12” and “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan @ 16’41”…
Irish Institute of Natural Pathic medicine
PAT MEEHAN speaks to MICHAEL & KATE who are suicide prevention councillors from I.I.M.N talking about their holistic recovery programme & they speak about their own experience with mental health…
Masamba Samba & Phil Lynnot pageant
PAT MEEHAN speaks to SIMEON SMITH from Masamba Samba. He speaks about when they started out in 1994 and the benefits of doing it. Simeon speaks about Phil Lynnot’s pageant, which is taking place around the Gaiety Theatre in Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street on August 20th 2011 on Phil’s birthday & to remember his death on his…
Temple Bar Festival
PAT MEEHAN speaks with LORRAINE MAY about celebrating 20 years of culture & regeneration in the Temple Bar area…
Dublin Flamenco Festival 2011
Noel interviews NATALIE MOYANO GONZALEZ, who explains the reasons behind organising the first Flamenco Festival in Ireland…
Sounds Good Summer Camp 2011
MICHAEL DAWSON came into the studios of Near FM with some kids to talk to NOEL MCGUINNESS about the experience in the Summer camp organised by Sound Good School of Music…
Howth Sea Angling Club
DEREK EVANS from the Howth Sea Angling Club talks with NOEL MCGUINNESS about the Howth Club House and the different events that they organise from the Sea Angling Club…
Airing Of Culture Shots’ First Episode
PAT GUERIN talks to GRACE WILENTZ, Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media Coordinator at Near Media Co-op, and presenter EAMON KEATING on the airing of the first episode of Near Fm’s new intercultural programme series “Culture Shots”, a 13 week series examining the meaning of culture and promoting intercultural understanding…
Costs of the Royal Visit – Eirigi
PAT GUERIN talks to BRIAN LEESON of Republican Socialist group Eirigi about their criticism in relation to the costs of Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh’s state visit to Ireland in 2011…
Aoife Dunne and Oscar Leonard from Scene Not Heard
AOIFE DUNNE and OSCAR LEONARD talk about their experience at Scene Not Heard…
Bram Stoker Museum
PAT MEEHAN speaks to DENIS MC INTYRE about the proposal for the Bram Stoker museum in Clontarf…
