I used to listen to RTE through the '70s and early '80s. The station's approach to folk and traditional music (indeed to any minority music) was eclectic and inclusive, in marked contrast to BBC programming which basically excluded everything not "popular" (John Peel being their grudging exception). Ciaran Mac Mathuna's programmes were always worth a listen, his obvious pleasure in the people and music he introduced was completely infectious. Sorry to hear of his passing.

Ross