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Introduction Introduction
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Religion and Irish Radio: A Cautious and Conservative Broadcasting Service Religion and Irish Radio: A Cautious and Conservative Broadcasting Service
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Radio and the Catholic Hierarchy: Negotiations Begin Radio and the Catholic Hierarchy: Negotiations Begin
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Archbishop McQuaid: The Battle for Authority over Religious Broadcasting Archbishop McQuaid: The Battle for Authority over Religious Broadcasting
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Radio in Northern Ireland: Deferring to Protestant Unionism Radio in Northern Ireland: Deferring to Protestant Unionism
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Religion and Television in the Irish Republic: Deflecting Archbishop McQuaid Religion and Television in the Irish Republic: Deflecting Archbishop McQuaid
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Irish Protestant Churches and the Challenges of Television Irish Protestant Churches and the Challenges of Television
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Television as an Instrument of Ecumenism Television as an Instrument of Ecumenism
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Television and Religion in Northern Ireland: Breaking Religious Barriers? Television and Religion in Northern Ireland: Breaking Religious Barriers?
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Television’s Growing Subversion of Religious Authority Television’s Growing Subversion of Religious Authority
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Suggested Reading Suggested Reading
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18 Religion and Broadcasting in the Two Irelands
Get accessRobert J. Savage is a member of faculty of Boston College History Department and a former director of the Boston College Irish Studies Program. His books and articles explore contemporary Irish and British history and include Northern Ireland, the BBC and Censorship in Thatcher’s Britain (2022), The BBC’s Irish Troubles: Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland (2015), A Loss of Innocence? Television and Irish Society 1960–1972 (2010), and Irish Television, The Political and Social Origins (1996). He has been awarded Visiting Fellowships at the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin; the University of Edinburgh, where he held a Leverhulme Professorship; Queen’s University, Belfast; and the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Published:22 February 2024
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Abstract
The broadcast media proved a remarkably transformative force in twentieth-century Ireland. Beginning in the 1920s ‘wireless broadcasting’ quickly became a means of mass communication providing listeners access to an unprecedented volume of news, information, and entertainment. Television later emerged as a relentless cultural and political force, undermining many conservative institutions that helped define twentieth-century Irish society. In the Irish Republic and in Northern Ireland, early broadcasters were confronted by Catholic and Protestant leaders who were concerned about the power and influence of the broadcast media. This concern was caused by anxieties about the media’s ability to introduce a dangerous wave of secularism, atheism, communism, vulgarity, and crime. This chapter explores the relationship between the broadcast media and religious authorities across the island of Ireland. It will also consider how religious issues were negotiated, debated, and presented as broadcasting technology evolved to become an everyday part of Irish life.
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