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Ireland's First Radio Broadcast

Rinneadh an Chιad Chraoladh Raidiσ Ιireannach

— The Easter Rising 1916 / Ιirν amach na cαsca 1916 —

 
 
Ireland's First Radio Broadcast Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 4, 2024
1. Ireland's First Radio Broadcast Marker
Inscription.  

Was transmitted from here / Σn αit seo

25.04.1916

 
Erected 2016 by Cathrach Bhaile Αtha Cliath/Dublin City Council.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsPatriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Ireland, Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaques series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1916.
 
Location. 53° 20.901′ N, 6° 15.554′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Leinster, in County Dublin. It is in North City. It is at the intersection of Abbey Street Lower and O'Connell Street Upper, on the right when traveling east on Abbey Street Lower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10-11 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin, Leinster D01 XY61, Ireland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ancient East. Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Smith O'Brien (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Thomas Joseph Wafer (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir John Gray, Kn[igh]t. MD. JP. (within shouting distance
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of this marker); Wynn's Hotel Dublin (within shouting distance of this marker); Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (within shouting distance of this marker); O'Connell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Oval Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Larkin (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.
 
More about this marker. The plaque was unveiled on 21 July 2016 by Denis Naughten, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
 
Also see . . .
1. Ireland's First Radio Broadcast. (Submitted on February 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Plaques of Dublin. (Submitted on February 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Ireland's First Radio Broadcast Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 4, 2024
2. Ireland's First Radio Broadcast Marker
On wall, to right of corner entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 27, 2026