RTÉ to stop longwave radio service from April 14

RTÉ bosses have confirmed that listeners in Ireland will still be able to access RTÉ Radio 1 on FM, but also on Saorview and Saorsat or on the RTÉ Radio player or Irish Radio player apps. Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

RTÉ is to cease broadcasting on the long wave service which airs its radio station to emigrants.

The LW252 signal, which carries the RTÉ Radio 1 programme to listeners across the UK, including parts of the north that cannot access an FM service, will stop on April 14.