We heard the sad news recently that Pat Herbert, curator of the Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio in Howth, had …
Programme #44 (July 2020)
Programme #42 (May 2020)
In the May 2020 edition of Wireless we consider the legacy of Ronan O’Rahilly, the founder of the UK …
Programme #41 (April 2020)
In the April 2020 edition of Wireless we talk to British radio activist and journalist Chrissy Brand about how radio in the UK is dealing with COVID-19 and also about …
Programme #38 (March 2020)
In this month’s edition of the show we feature two new temporary community radio projects in our part of the west of Ireland, Loughrea Community Radio in Co. Galway and X-PO Folk Radio in Co. Clare. We also learn more …
Programme #36 (January 2020)
On this month’s edition of Wireless we reflect on the recent deaths of high-profile RTÉ radio presenters. We also review the best of Wireless in 2019 including more discussion on the crisis facing RTÉ and public service broadcasting, the …
Gay, Marian and Larry and the future of RTÉ as a public service broadcaster
The recent deaths of RTÉ broadcasting giants Gay Byrne, Marian Finucane and Larry Gogan prompted an enormous outpouring of sadness from the public, reflecting the genuine fondness and respect that people felt for them. Coming in …
Into the licensed era: Horizon Radio in Bray
By the autumn of 1989 I was pretty despondent about radio, having filled my teenage summers with pirate bliss only to see it snuffed out when the sector was finally regulated. There were a lot of unemployed former pirates in …
Brief fame in Wicklow – a surprise break on pirate radio
I loved AM radio during the pirate era and still listen to it today despite the growing challenges as stations pull the plug and electrical interference increases. In a pre-internet era, I always liked how AM created a better sense …