PUNC is a radio show and occasional fanzine by a punk in Dublin. It's usually about punk music in Ireland.
The PUNC show resumed broadcast on Near FM on February the 19th, 2026. It has continued to run weekly since then (with occasional weeks off).
PUNC is broadcast at 6pm every Thursday.
For requests and comments during or after the show, email me.
♪ Last played: John Cale - Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
Next episode: 6th of August
30th of July: International Friendship Day
Listen on Mixcloud or email me if you need a download.
Tracklist:
Minutemen - History Lesson Part II
Problem Patterns - Gal Pals ☘
Uptight Dad - I Know ☘
The Golden Horde - Friends In Time ☘
Them - If You And I Could Be As Two ☘
Pillow Queens - Brothers ☘
DazGak! - No Sweat ☘
Summer Hunter - Look At What They've Done (excerpt)
Sister Ghost - Fake Friends Run This Country (Live) ☘
Topper - No Way ☘
Big Joanie - Used To Be Friends
John Cooper Clarke - I Don't Want To Be Nice
Nine Wassies From Bainne - Whahi Whahi Did ☘
Harpy - Garden Waltz ☘
Special Guest - Brazil 1985
John Cale - Fear Is A Man's Best Friend
Notes:
Uptight Dad Bandcamp Tuff Enuff Records Bandcamp Topper Bandcamp Harpy BandcampI think my patter was a bit off today, probably because I didn't get to the station as early as I like to. Apologies to any fans of my patter.
Songs I thought about playing but didn't: "Stay Free" by the Clash, "Named After Bars" by the Prongs, "Beatless in Babylon" by Paranoid Visions, "Meat" by Peer Pleasure, "Youth Against Fascism" by Sonic Youth, "Feeling Alright With The Crew" by 999.
Please email me if you can help with the gossip appeal. No one tells me nothing!
Thanks to Declan, Rodrigo and Alan from Near FM.
If you're in north-east Dublin or thereabouts, you can tune your radio to 90.3fm and receive the show that way. If you're out of our range, you can stream the show live on the Near FM website, or tune in with any of various online radio streaming app.
The show is recorded during broadcast and I have an archive of past episodes. I hope to make recordings of past shows available online very soon. There are some issues with licensing and file hosting.
