Monday, June 5, 2017

Arrghh! Irish Broadcast Museum Looking for Radio Pirates



Officials at the Irish Broadcasting Hall of Fame are looking for information and materials for either a gallery or entire museum devoted to pirate broadcasting. Newsline reports that a then-unlicensed radio station broadcasting from Dublin in 1916 played a key role in the "Easter Rising," in which Ireland broke away from Great Britain. A meeting was scheduled in early June among museum officials, broadcasters, former pirate radio employees and radio enthusiasts to discuss what the proposed museum should collect and display. If you have information or artifacts that might be of interest, e-mail <irishbroadcastinghalloffame@gmail.com>.