A new audio drama by Colette Cullen.Two very different couples meet in the waiting room of a fertility clinic – Adam and Sera for their fifth IVF cycle, Jess and Jessicafor their first. As they pass the time chit chatting there are some surpr

Togetherness

12 days ago 33m 59s

‘Togetherness’ tells the story of the narcissistic Dervla who on her agony aunt style podcast ‘Wagon Wheel’ with her long suffering co-host Fidelma recounts the onesided story of a recent breakup with girlfriend Megan while a confused call in l

Brave

12 days ago 31m 25s

Mairead (50s) is thinking of applying for promotion whenever her manager Helen retires. She asks for Helen’s opinion on the matter, confiding in her boss that she’s autistic. Mairead is taken aback when Helen calls her ‘brave’ and ponders why d

Heartburn

12 days ago 44m 50s

Near FM presents new audio drama ‘Heartburn’, written by Caitlin Magnall-Kearns; directed by Anna Nugent.Heartburn is a modern take on the rom-com that looks at fatness and friendship. Set over one night in Belfast it follows Chris, a writer,

High Spirits

12 days ago 26m 19s

High Spirits by Méabh de BrúnThree siblings and one in-law gather after a patriarch’s burial to honour a very unusual letter of wishes. Their late father wants to be contacted in the afterlife, and so begins a dark comedy full of suspect séan

The Whale and the Swan

12 days ago 39m 15s

The Whale and the Swan by Fiona BrowneMarie is pregnant at a young age and finds herself in the care of the nuns. Her daily reality is stark and brutal. In order to survive she creates her own world among the hanging sheets of the laundry, an

Jumping for Joy

12 days ago 43m 50s

A young woman decides to end her life on high point by jumping off a building before her happiness can turn sour. However just as she is about to jump, she is stopped by a man calling himself the Angel of Death, and it seems he rather she stay

Blind Date

12 days ago 21m 48s

Sophie and Karl are persuaded to go on a blind date by mutual friends. What have they to lose? A compelling and intense audio drama about looking for love.Content Warning: Sexually explicit material and references to sexual voilence.Sophie

Jammie Dodgers Episode 1

12 days ago 32m 51s

Jammie Dodgers by Ciara Gillan is a workplace comedy set in Berlin about a group of office temps from various countries (Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, the U.S.) who are determined to do as little work as possible, outsmart their manipula

Breathing Space

12 days ago 52m 17s

Breathing Space, a comedy drama about an accidental astronaut being ghosted by a space agency on her journey to Mars. Bridget Jones meets Gravity while Waiting For Godot.It is the year 2032 and civilian guinea pig Ciara Fitzpatrick is aboard

Black Cherry Part 2

12 days ago 47m 21s

Black Cherry is written by Krystal Sweedman and directed by Anna Nugent. The play is the latest in Near FM’s New Drama Hour series of plays by women playwrights.In Black Cherry a catalytic event ripples through the generations. There’s Paul,

Black Cherry Part 1

12 days ago 51m 26s

Rivitin’ History episode 10

13 days ago 28m 40s

Audio Dramedy series “Rivitin’ History” by Pat Meehan returns to Near FM.On receiving information from Luain O Leary, Marion and TCP make their way to Rush, County Dublin, where they’re duped into entering a derelict Martello tower, and bare

Rivitin’ History episode 9

13 days ago 25m 13s

Audio Dramedy series “Rivitin’ History” by Pat Meehan returns to Near FM.Henri DuFornicate has disappeared, and TCP Crawley’ s new theatre venture keeps him occupied. With the Incredible String Bandits unavailable and DuDornicate missing, Ma

Angry Bird

Jan 31st, 2022 1h

Eileen Nolan is a 75-year old ‘force of nature’ who has had enough and because she has nothing to lose, that makes her ferocious! She sees the populist Far Right as not only dangerous, but comes with discriminatory attitudes towards women, and

Paddy Goes To Petra - Part 2

Nov 8th, 2021 34m 18s

Paddy Goes to Petra is written by Aine Ryan and directed by Anna Nugent. The play is the latest in Near FM’s New Drama Hour series of plays by women playwrights. The play follows the story of middle aged farmer Paddy who, dealing with profound

Paddy Goes To Petra - Complete

Nov 8th, 2021 1h 23m

Paddy Goes to Petra – Part 1

Oct 30th, 2021 51m 19s

Allie Down the Boghole

Aug 25th, 2020 43m 2s

Near FM presents another in our New Drama Hour series, audio dramas exclusively by women writers.“Allie Down the Boghole” by Megan McDonnell.The story follows Allie, a young girl in rural Ireland who is something of a latch-key child. She i

Off The Shelf – Interview with Gillian Greer and Kate Gilmore about the audio drama ‘Petals’

Jun 27th, 2020 28m 36s

Sabrina Ryan talks with Gillian Greer and Kate Gilmore about the Near FM audio drama ‘Petals’ which has just won best radio drama at the Celtic Media Festival Torc awards.Petals is the story of one girl and her journey towards the night of a

Kipper

May 27th, 2020 41m 54s

Near FM presents another in our New Drama Hour series, audio dramas exclusively by women writers. This month Kipper by Gemma Doorly.Tormented by an unjust past and reeling from past experiences Kerry seduces drunken Sam at a wedding. It seems

Rivitin' History Episode 8

May 11th, 2020 35m 51s

Comedy audio drama series “Rivitin’ History” by Pat Meehan returns to Near FM.Meet ‘Marrion Monroe’ as she is taken in by Professor Henri DuFornicate’s ability to travel back through time to ancient Ireland.made with the support of the Broa

Rivitin' History episode 7

May 11th, 2020 37m

All Honey

Apr 28th, 2020 58m 1s

All honey is a dark, modern day farce about a group of friends forced to face each other’s deadly sins. The play takes place in the apartment of Ru and Luke, a couple in their early 30’s, who are throwing a housewarming party. However, their gu

Benched

Mar 9th, 2020 38m 36s

Karen, a young homeless woman down and out on her luck meets Isabelle, a student from Oxford on a park bench in Dublin. When two women from polar opposite worlds collide in search of the same thing they find they have more in common than they t