Irish-language content on radio is negligible, says report

A survey on the use of Irish on radio stations has found that it barely reaches the ‘cúpla focal’.

The Irish language has only a marginal role on the vast majority of Irish radio stations, despite a legal obligation to include it. Apart from RTÉ, most stations use Irish in a “trivial” or “culturally stereotypical” way.

The findings are in a study of the use of Irish on Ireland’s radio stations. Four commercial stations — Galway Bay FM, KCLR FM, Midwest Radio, and Today FM — and one community station — Ros FM — broadcast no Irish at all in their schedules.