Radio Galaxy was amongst the longest running of Dublin's free radio stations, although it was not on air for as many hours as many of the others. The station was operated by Tony Boylan who had first begun experimenting with radio transmitters during the 2nd World War. Following the war and up until the late 1960's he continued to operate at times to his local community.

Tony then began to operate Radio Galaxy on a more regular basis from 1969 onwards on 200 metres, broadcasting mostly old time and sweet music from his extensive collection of 78rpm records on a Sunday from 1pm to 2pm. His collection even included some home made records of original Lord Haw Haw broadcasts which were received in Dublin.

The earliest recording we have of his station is believed to be from 1970.

On this mp3 clip (1280k), Tony Boylan can be heard doing a sign-off and informs listeners to tune to 217 metres for Radio Dublin (where it operated at that time before settling on 253m). Radio Galaxy made a closedown in September 1972, although the station re-appeared as Radio Laxey in the mid 1970's. Further recordings from the 1980's are lower down this page.

During the late 1970's Tony presented a 78's show on Alternative Radio Dublin. He continued with this type of programme in the early 1980's on the Community Broadcasting Co-Operative stations which operated during festivals. His programmes had a loyal listenership, and Tony made his broadcasts sound as though he knew personally all his listeners. Radio Galaxy returned during the mid 1980's on 1512kHz for several hours each Sunday lunchtime. Eventually, Tony and his wife decided to retire to the Isle of Man. His transmitter made its way to a religious station called CC Radio, on which Tony was heard testing on 1512kHz a few days after his final Radio Galaxy programme. The article below from the Evening Herald at the time tells about his extensive record collection which was on sale, but where this went is unknown. Tony also did an interview on BBC Northern Ireland, during which an extract from one of his personal Lord Haw Haw discs was played.