Raidió

Raidió is the Irish-language word for radio. It is a direct loanword from the international term radio and is used in Irish to refer both to the technology of wireless audio transmission and to radio broadcasting in general. In Irish-language media, Raidió functions as the label for the medium and appears in the names of Gaelic-language services and programs.

A prominent example is Raidió na Gaeltachta, a Gaelic-language radio service that broadcasts primarily in Irish to the Gaeltacht regions of Ireland. The service plays a central role in Irish-language broadcasting, supporting language maintenance and cultural content for Irish speakers and learners. Other Gaelic-language initiatives also use Raidió in their branding or program titles to signal Irish-language content.

In broader Irish media, the term Raidió coexists with English-language terms for radio, reflecting Ireland’s bilingual media environment. The Irish-language broadcasting sector includes both dedicated Gaelic services and Irish-language programming within wider networks, illustrating how the word Raidió functions as both a generic label for the medium and a cultural marker of Irish-language media.

See also Raidió Teilifís Éireann.