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Paul Rouse: Arrival of radio turned Irish sport on its head

Next month – January 1926 – marks the centenary of the establishment of the Irish national radio station 2RN, the forerunner of RTÉ Radio.

Fri, 19 Dec, 2025 - 06:31

Paul Rouse is an historian, author, broadcaster… and former Offaly football boss. He specialises in sport and Irish culture.

ONE of the most important moments in the making of modern Ireland was the arrival of radio.

It was part of the shrinking of the world as it globalised with the arrival of new inventions and the spread of empires.

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