2RN, The Troubled Birth

By Mr Eddie Bohan

On January 1st 1926, the airwaves crackled to the sound of a new radio station in Dublin, 2RN. While the Irish Free State joined the pantheon of global broadcasters, its birth was troubled. Unsure whether radio in Ireland should be a commercial enterprise or State run, the Government formed a Wireless Committee but it became mired in controvery with rumours, fraud charges, suicides and an inability to plerase everyone. From humble beginnings above a disused warehouse in the heart of Dublin, 2RN opened and despite financial constraints, competition from abroad and a certain suspcian of the airwaves, Irish radio thrived. 2RN became Radio Eireann and today is RTE Radio, now just part of a expansive radio landscape across the country.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G4SBWVHY
• ISBN13: 9798267294638
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"