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Friends of Near is a way for you to support the community work of Near Media Co-op. We source funding from a variety of sources, but we not in receipt of core state funding. We have been fortunate to receive a range of grants but we are always looking at innovative ways of bringing a more regular income, and having our community more involved. Friends of Near gives friends and supporters the chance to actively support the community media work we love doing. […]
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Northside Today- John Healy speaks to Anita Migule from Citizens Infromation on the Widow’s Pension.
Anita Migule from Citizens Information offers advice this week on the Widow’s Pension; Contributory and Non Contributory. [...]
John Healy is joined by Robbie Sinnott, Co-ordinator of VVI (Voice of Vision Impairment)speaking about the work of the VVI and the Convention on the Rights of people with disabilities. [...]
James Hill, Tús Team Leader, with The Northside Partnership & William Hackett, participant on Tús join Donie to explain how Tús works and they also explain how participants can benefit from the Tús program. [...]
Senator Lynn Boylan joins Donie to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding the resources for the largest inquest in the history of the State, 40 years and one week on from the Stardust disaster. The Stardust fire was a fatal fire which took place at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin, Ireland in the early hours […] [...]
Peter Power Hynes joins Donie from London, as part of “Bright Side of the Road” series of interviews to discuss THE ICC Hammersmith – ICC Digital & Near FM collaboration. He also talks about the Irish & the new Irish in London. [...]
Tad Sargent chats to Donie about the Irish Music scene in London and they look forward to Wednesday February 24th 11.30pm for the third episode of ‘Bright Side Of The Road’, recorded at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith. [...]
According to Tolstoy’s Karenina principle, the failure of one component results in the failure of the entire exercise. The failure to coordinate overseas military aid and nationwide support for the 1798 and 1916 rebellions is possibly a working example. An earlier discussion on this topic with Brian Crowley and Cormac Moore can be heard on […] [...]
There is no doubt about it, the workhouse, whose structure was a blot on the Irish landscape, was the most feared and hated institution in the terrified imaginations of the Irish poor. They would do anything to avoid submitting to that hellish last resort with its harsh rules and inhumane regimes, and that included dying […] [...]