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unusual facts about Radio Éireann



Arthur Duff

In 1937 Duff joined Radio Éireann as the station's first music producer and went on to become assistant director of music in 1945.

His career also encompassed senior positions in the Irish Army School of Music and in the music department of Radio Éireann.

Joe Wickham

Both Radio Éireann and the Army Band made themselves unavailable, but this did not deter a crowd of 21,400 supporters arriving at Dalymount Park and passing the picket of Legion of Mary members who carried anti-Communist placards.

Kippure

It was first identified as a transmitter site as part of a Radio Éireann survey into potential FM radio transmitter sites in the mid-1950s.

Radio Éireann Players

The Radio Éireann Players (RÉP) were a repertory company for radio in Ireland, formed in 1947, which performed in regular drama productions for Irish broadcaster, Radio Éireann.

Radio in the Republic of Ireland

Programmes, which were provided by Radio Éireann, included news, sports results, music and drama, including The Kennedys of Castleross.

Rose Brennan

She was also a regular voice on Radio Éireann's Happy Days and Beginners Please series.


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Radio Éireann Players

After the depredations of the war-time years and a devastating fire in the Abbey Theatre in 1951, the Radio Éireann Players' powerful weekly performances inspired interest in drama throughout the country.