Showing posts with label 1930's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930's. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 July 2020

The Irish Half Hour on the BBC 1941 -1943, Wartime Radio Diplomacy

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During the so called ‘ Emergency ’ of World War 2 in Ireland, one of the most popular programmes on the radio saw some of the bigges...
Sunday, 12 July 2020

Radio Tralee 1939 - 1990, the legacy of Michael Donovan

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Tralee has a long radio history in one guise or another. The first mention of a ‘Radio Tralee’ was in June 1939 when a loudspeaker system ...
Friday, 26 June 2020

The Irish Presidency & Radio - Episode One Douglas Hyde

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To commemorate the anniversary of the inauguration of our first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde, we begin a series of articles looking ...
Sunday, 7 June 2020

Edgar Twamley, The Irish born American Radio Hero

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Ireland has produced a huge number of radio personalities who have departed the island and entertained millions across the world.   The live...
Thursday, 4 June 2020

The Lough Beg Wireless of 1932

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In January 1932 on a small uninhabited island in Lough Beg, seventy six year old pensioner George McErlain reversed the trend and bu...
Tuesday, 2 June 2020

1938 - 'Wrong Way Corrigan' on the Radio

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On July 18th 1938, at Baldonnel Aerodrome, outside Dublin, a small aircraft landed without any advance warning. On board was a solo...
Monday, 18 May 2020

The Irish Pirate Radio Rivalries - Of the 1930's

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For many, the great pirate radio rivalries in Ireland were ERI and South Coast in Cork, Nova and Sunshine in Dublin in the 1980’s or t...