Cake and ice cream as RTÉ Radio 2 celebrates a first year on air.
Celebrations for RTÉ Radio 2's first birthday were held at the RTÉ campus in Dublin.
Children attending the party gather around American actress and children's storyteller, Aunty Poppy (Jean Darling), who holds a birthday cake provided by Jury's Hotel. There was also an ice cream van on site for the occasion.
RTÉ Radio 2 DJ Vincent Hanley departs the birthday celebrations in style on board a helicopter provided by the Irish Army. To mark the special occasion, he broadcasts live from the helicopter.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 31 May 1980. The footage shown here is mute.
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