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Irish Television - The Political and Social Origins (Hardcover, New)
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Irish Television - The Political and Social Origins (Hardcover, New)
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On New Year's Eve 1961, the first broadcast of the Irish television
service was made. The initial broadcast featured addresses by the
President of the Republic, Eamon de Valera, and the Primate of all
Ireland, Cardinal D'Alton. Both expressed concern over the effect
television might have on Irish society. The dire warnings issued by
both men illustrated the high level of apprehension held by many.
This anxiety had been articulated by numerous organizations and
interest groups since the debate over television began to take
shape in the 1950s. A number of corporations and organizations had
expressed a keen interest in building and operating television
stations in Ireland. Other groups stepped forward to make the case
that their particular interests should be addressed in any service
that might be established. From the onset, a coherent policy eluded
successive governments, with the fiscally conservative Department
of Finance insisting that public television was beyond the means of
an under-developed economy, while the Department of Posts and
Telegraphs, already responsible for the national radio service,
championed a state-run system. The arguments of these and other
organizations, including the Catholic Church, Irish language
groups, and professional organizations, culminated in the
establishment of a Television Commission to recommend public
policy. After deliberating for more than a year, the Commission
issued a confused and contradictory final report. As Professor
Savage shows, the television service that emerged was a synthesis
of these opposing positions; an Irish solution to an Irish problem.
This volume will be of considerable interest to students and
scholars of Ireland as well as public policy and communications.
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