On May 1st, we celebrate 25 years of RTÉ lyric fm. Here we are going live for the first time in 1999, with Michael Comyn as the first voice of the station:
Courtesy of RTÉ Archives
In an interview, the new Head of Station, Seamus Crimmins, counts down to the launch of the new music and arts channel. At noon on 1 May 1999, RTÉ lyric fm will broadcast live from its studios in Cornmarket Row in Limerick:
Interview courtesy of RTÉ Archives