Raidió na Gaeltachta: 10 shows that defined a station across five decades

As Raidió na Gaeltachta marks 50 years since it began broadcasting on Easter Sunday 1972, Pet O'Connell looks at the history of the station, from early regional news and sports shows to the cutting-edge sounds of An Taobh Tuathail 

Raidió na Gaeltachta. 

Nuacht an Deiscirt (1972-present):

RnG provided what is believed to have been Ireland’s first regional radio news service, “constantly quoted as one of the primary reasons that people listen to the radio” says its press officer Caitríona Ní Bhaoill. Kerry’s Baile na nGall studio had no automatic phone system until the late 1970s, necessitating requests to the village post office for connections via Dingle exchange.