Northside Focus is a magazine programme that showcases community events that happen on the Northside of Dublin, alongside sports and hobbies that bring people together in their local communities. It was made with the assistance of Near TV volunteers.
In Episode 2 Stuart brings us up to to the Skerries Road Race where we get an opportunity to meet some of the bikers involved in the event and get a sense of what it means to have the event in the area.
In the second part we visit Black Heath Archery Club to look at this vibrant sport. Then Louise Clancy introduces us to the Howth and Sutton Horticulture club and meet some of the people there.
Finally we get an opportunity to see a spoken word event called Ra that is held in the Cobblestone Bar in Smithfield. And we get an insight into the world of spoken word performance art in Dublin.
The making of this programme has been supported through Sound and Vision, and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
This is episode one in the second series of Northside Focus which showcases community events that happen on the Northside of Dublin alongside sports and hobbies which bring people together in their local communities. It is a community media project and was made with the assistance of Neartv Volunteers.
In the first part we meet Stuart Bobbett one of Neartv’s volunteers who went along to a ‘walk and talk’ event which was held by Dublin City Council and showed us an enjoyable way to learn about local Dublin History.
The next piece visits St Anne’s Park in Raheny where there is a thriving community of people involved in model car racing. ORCA (On Road Circuit Association) here in North Dublin has numerous members who compete internationally at the sport as well as people who enjoy the sport as a hobby. We went down to St Anne Park in Raheny meet some of the people involved.
In the third piece in episode one we meet Eibhlin Byrne who has been a member of Fingal North Dublin Beekeepers association for a number of years and gives us an insight into beekeeping. And the final part of this programme brings us to Heritage week in North Dublin. As part of Heritage Week the building Casino Marino opened it’s doors to the public and put on various events. We went along to get an understanding of some of the history of the building and to see some of the different ways the curators make this history come alive for the public.
This programmes has been supported through Sound and Vision, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland
The Climate Camp is a place where anyone who cares about climate change or social justice can meet, live, learn and take direct action together. It happened last August 15th-23rd, in Co. Offaly, Ireland. This documentary by Near TV volunteers sought to capture some of it’s spirit.
In this Neat TV production, Dave Donnellan and other volunteers bring viewers a glimpse into the recent Climate Camp in Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly. The protest camp highlighted the urgent need to address the issue of peat bogs in Ireland and the dangerous effect their exploitation by Bord na Mona and the ESB has on Climate Change.
Produced by Near FM – this piece takes a look at the subculture and sport of pigeon racing in North county Dublin through the eyes of one participant and a local club
Volunteers from NEAR FM set out on a glorious summer’s day and came back with this montage of scenes from Dublin life. Featuring impassioned young anti-fur protesters, buskers, street performers, flower sellers, beguiled tourists and a Dublin seanachai reciting a tale of lotto lines in an empty Dalymount Park, it captures in a very visual sense the ambiance of a summer stroll through town.. This episode also takes a look at the development of a radio drama group in NEAR FM itself.
