Near FM – Listen Again

Near FM’s arts correspondent Barbara Jennings will be joining John Healy to discuss what is happening in the Royal Hibernian Academy.

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Anita Miguel from Citizens Information joins John Healy to advise on how to make a complaint about goods and services

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Dermot O’Callaghan CEO of Sing Ireland will be discussing the upcoming National Singing Week, making a safe return on 10th – 17th October, with John Healy

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Listen to inspirational speakers share their stories on how they have turned their life around and chose a different path following addiction and violence.

Get the message Out – There Is Another Way is a group of community organisations that have a youth / addiction focus that were brought together by Northside Partnership following the increase in drug related crime and violence in the area. Near FM recorded the launch of the campaign on Monday 13th September 2021. Listen back to the inspirational launch of this important campaign.

If you or someone you know is involved in the drugs economy and wants a way out, there are services there to help and support you! Please call the Edenmore Drug Intervention Team on 085 132 9821.

Organisations involved in the campaign are: Northside Partnership, North Dublin Drugs Taskforce, EDIT (Edenmore Drug Intervention Team), KCCP (Kilbarrack Coast Community Programme), Donnycarney Youth Project, Kilmore West Youth Project, Sphere 17, The Dales, Travact, Archways Systemic Family Support, Mountjoy Prison.

Through the pandemic a lot of people took up swimming in the sea to help with their mental health. Debbie McMahon chatted to Victoria who talks about her own story on why she did this and how good she feels in her mind & body.

Fergus Carroll chats to Albert Harper from Balbriggan Cricket Club about the clubs recent promotion to the Leinster Premier League for the 2022 season.

Dr. Ricardo Castellini da Silva, PhD in Media Literacy from Dublin City University joins Donie Tarrant to discuss a new report which recommends the development of robust procedures for reporting and monitoring online disinformation

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Sinn Fein T.D. for Dublin Mid West Mark Ward talks to Donie Tarrant about how year on year, families are being crippled by requests for Voluntary contributions to schools of very often well over €100 or €200 per child, and even as much as €300-400 in some cases. These are huge sums for families to be expected to pull together in a matter of weeks and puts serious strain on families’ finances

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Dublin Central Labour Senator Marie Sherlock joins Donie Tarrant to discus student accommodation crisis. Senator Sherlock explains that students find themselves priced out of a rental market facing severe shortages, student accommodation operators are being granted planning permission to allow tourist and other short stay tenants during term time, effectively creating another form of co-living in the Dublin Central area. As well as being galling to students and the community at large, it flies in the face of the Planning Act.

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Dearbhail Butler from the Developing Community team at the Northside Partnership joins Donie Tarrant to explain all about the idea’s behind and who can get involved and the benefits of Developing Community spirit in the areas where we live.

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