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Paul Rouse: the men who tuned Irish radio into the importance of sport from its beginning

The first voice heard on Irish radio 100 years ago was that of Séamus Hughes. 
Paul Rouse: the men who tuned Irish radio into the importance of sport from its beginning

TALK TO JOE: AN Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking with Joe Duffy at a landmark conference to commemorate 100 years of Irish radio at UCC.

A major conference to commemorate 100 years of Irish radio is being held at University College Cork today. It is – as the organiser, Dr Finola Doyle O’Neill says – “both a celebration and a critical reflection on how radio has shaped—and continues to shape—Irish society and culture.” 

The first voice heard on Irish radio 100 years ago was that of Séamus Hughes. He lived a life which mixed the ordinary with the extraordinary.

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