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 …