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Developing an audio archive of Irish pirate radio from the 1970s-1990s at https://pirate.ie/archive/. Based in Galway & Dublin.
From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork, this recording is of Leeside Community Radio from 1982. pirate.ie/archive/earl...
Early Cork series: Leeside Community Radio from 1982 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Leeside Community Radio was a short-lived Cork station that broke away from another pirate, Capital Radio in 1982. Pat Anderson (Pat Galvin), formerly of Capital, was the driving force behind the new ...
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Our Pirate Pioneers Series features rare recordings of the trailblazers of Irish #pirate #radio from the late 1960s, without whom the explosion of pirates in the 1980s would not have happened. pirate.ie/archive/tags...
From the August bank holiday weekend 1986, this is the Listeners' Top 100 on #Dublin #pirate Energy 103. pirate.ie/archive/list...
Listeners' Top 100 on Energy 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
On the August bank holiday weekend 1986, Dublin pirate Energy 103 broadcast the Listeners’ Top 100. Presented by Gareth O’Callaghan, the marathon broadcast lasted the entire day and was based on phone...
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Following a raid in 1977, Radio Dublin came back on the air for a dramatic 'final' broadcast. It was of course not the end, and within months the station would move to full-time broadcasting and become the biggest #pirate in Ireland in that period. pirate.ie/archive/radi...
Radio Dublin farewell broadcast following 1977 raid - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording is of what was billed as the final broadcast by Radio Dublin following a raid in February 1977 that led to most of the station’s equipment being confiscated. In a publicity stunt that w...
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Our #northeast series features historical #pirate #radio stations from Counties #Meath and #Louth. Listen here to stations such as Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel and Royal County Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...
Following a raid in 1977, Radio Dublin came back on the air for a dramatic 'final' broadcast. It was of course not the end, and within months the station would move to full-time broadcasting and become the biggest #pirate in Ireland in that period. pirate.ie/archive/radi...
Radio Dublin farewell broadcast following 1977 raid - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording is of what was billed as the final broadcast by Radio Dublin following a raid in February 1977 that led to most of the station’s equipment being confiscated. In a publicity stunt that w...
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From the August bank holiday weekend 1986, this is the Listeners' Top 100 on #Dublin #pirate Energy 103. pirate.ie/archive/list...
Listeners' Top 100 on Energy 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
On the August bank holiday weekend 1986, Dublin pirate Energy 103 broadcast the Listeners’ Top 100. Presented by Gareth O’Callaghan, the marathon broadcast lasted the entire day and was based on phone...
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From the Tyrone/Monaghan border, this is a recording of Earth Sound Radio from the early 1990s. The border has long been a hotbed of #pirate #radio activity. pirate.ie/archive/bord...
Border series: Earth Sound Radio from border region - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Earth South Radio was a short-lived pirate station broadcasting from Co. Tyrone in the early 1990s. It was re-named many time over a number of years and changed its location to south of the border. Ea...
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On the August bank holiday weekend in 1985, #Dublin #pirate Q102 broadcast a 1970s music special. pirate.ie/archive/augu...
August bank holiday 70s special on Q102 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
By the summer of 1985, new kid on the block Q102 was well established as a serious player in the Dublin radio market. The Irish-owned super-pirate had a crisp, professional sound and high broadcasting...
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We're off on holidays for the next few weeks but there's a wealth of #pirate #radio history to be discovered in our archive while we're away. You can search by county, station, presenter, series and year to find your favourite pirate memories. pirate.ie/archive/
Radio Caroline Dublin was one of the longest running #pirates of the post-licensing era, broadcasting from north #Dublin from 1989-2000. This recording is from 1992 after the station began a full-time service. pirate.ie/archive/sund...
Sunday on Radio Caroline Dublin - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Radio Caroline Dublin was one of the longest-running pirates in the post-1989 period, broadcasting from Dublin’s northeastern suburb of Sutton. It was operated by Brian Greene, one of the founders of ...
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Southside Radio broadcast from various locations in north #Wicklow and south #Dublin from 1978-1982. This recording is from 1981. #pirate #radio pirate.ie/archive/afte...
Afternoon shows on Southside Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Southside Radio broadcast from north Wicklow and later from Dún Laoghaire in south Dublin between 1978 and 1982. First up in this recording is the end of Phil’s mid-morning show with requests and dedi...
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Here's another edition of Morning Magic, the mid-morning show presented by the late Bob Gallico and the late Peter Madison on #Dublin #pirate Magic 103 in 1985. pirate.ie/archive/morn...
Morning Magic on Magic 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording features programming from Magic 103, the short-lived easy-listening and talk-based experiment launched by Radio Nova in April 1985. Up first is Chris Barry and George Long (Henry O’Dono...
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Sound Channel was a #Limerick #pirate broadcasting from 1986-1988. This recording was made shortly before the station's final closedown and includes a feature about Limerick pirate #radio from 1978-1988. pirate.ie/archive/soun...
Sound Channel reminisces about 10 years of pirate radio in Limerick - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Sound Channel broadcast from Limerick City from 1986-1988, adding the tagline Power 98 in its final six months on air. This recording was made a short time before the station closed down for good at t...
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We've added another recording to our post about the opening of Radio Nova offshoot station Magic 103 in 1985. It features the late Bob Gallico with his mid-morning show and the lunchtime news. #pirate #radio pirate.ie/archive/airc...
Opening day of Magic 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Magic 103 (103.5 FM and 1521 kHz although AM was never announced on air) was set up by Radio Nova in 1985 and was one of many examples of Chris Cary’s innovation in splitting AM/FM services to expand ...
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From 1984, this is a recording of #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio. It includes a country music show, an example of the variety on Sunshine at this time. pirate.ie/archive/sund...
Sunday evening on Sunshine Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Before it was relaunched in 1986, the large Dublin pirate Sunshine Radio broadcast specialist programmes at the weekends, sometimes offering a choice of services on AM and FM. This recording from a Su...
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KIKX 102 was a shortlived rebrand of the #border #pirate FM 100 that broadcast from #Monaghan for a few months in 1989. This was an unstable period for the pirates due to new #broadcasting legislation. pirate.ie/archive/bord...
Border series: Evening show on KIKX 102 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
KIKX 102 was the new name for the short-lived Monaghan pirate FM 100, that broadcast for a few months from 26th July 1989. Using the former studios and transmitter of previous pirate KITS in Monaghan ...
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Blanchardstown Community Radio was one of several short-lived #pirate stations that popped up in #Dublin in the second half of 1983, once the dust settled following the raids in May. This recording of BCR is from August that year. pirate.ie/archive/test...
Test broadcast by Blanchardstown Community Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Blanchardstown Community Radio (BCR) was one of several short-lived pirate stations that came on air in Dublin in the second half of 1983, following the drama of the raids on Radio Nova and Sunshine R...
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From July 1985, listen here to the late Bob Gallico and the late Peter Madison on #Dublin #pirate Magic 103. Magic was an offshoot of Radio Nova but closed after a few months due to financial issues. pirate.ie/archive/bob-...
Bob Gallico and Peter Madison on Magic 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Magic 103 was one of the many offshoots of Radio Nova, broadcasting from April to September 1985. This recording was made on a sunny summer afternoon and features two of the station’s most accomplishe...
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On this day in 1983, Sunshine Radio was raided and Radio Nova returned to the air only to stage a dramatic closedown at 6pm. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day in Irish #pirate #radio history. pirate.ie/archive/tags...
On this day in 1983 the Irish #pirate #radio scene was rocked when the #Dublin station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day. pirate.ie/archive/tags...
On this day in 1983 the Irish #pirate #radio scene was rocked when the #Dublin station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day. pirate.ie/archive/tags...
On New Year's Day 1988, #Dublin #pirate Sunshine 101 played the top 101 hits of 1987. The DJ was Nails Mahoney. pirate.ie/archive/101-...
101 Hottest Hits of 1987 on Sunshine 101 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
On New Year’s Day 1988, Dublin super-pirate Sunshine 101 broadcast the ‘101 Hottest Hits of 1987’ presented by Nails Mahoney. The show was sponsored by the Evening Press newspaper and sounds like it w...
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#Dublin #pirate Radio Nova launched an offshoot station called KISS FM in 1982. This recording is of the first evening of the new service. pirate.ie/archive/firs...
First evening on Nova offshoot KISS FM - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
KISS FM (1982-1984) was one of many offshoots of Dublin pirate Radio Nova. This recording is from the station’s first evening on air and features the ‘clutterfree’ format of continuous music and limited talk associated with Nova. DJ Hugh O’Brien reads a reception report from near Belfast, indicating the strength of the transmitter. Nova’s now … Continue reading "First evening on Nova offshoot KISS FM"
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In summer 1985, #Dublin #pirate Magic 103 announced plans for a new kids' programme. This recording features teenagers hoping to become presenters of the new show. pirate.ie/archive/kids...
Plans for new kids' programme on Magic 103 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Magic 103 was an offshoot of Dublin super-pirate Radio Nova, set up as an information and easy listening music service for the city. Its first full day was 29th April 1985 but it closed only five mont...
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It's June 1981 and #Cork #pirate Radio City is gearing up for summer. Listen here to DJs Pat O'Rourke, Paul Cassidy and Jamie Roberts (pictured). pirate.ie/archive/earl...
Early Cork series: summer Saturday on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Pat O’Rourke (Smurf) on a Saturday morning in summer 1981, followed by the start of Paul Cassidy’s show. The recording begins around 1020 but is parti...
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From April 1983, listen here to the weekly Free Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2, presented by Gerard Roe. The show was a must for #pirate #radio anoraks in #Dublin and beyond. pirate.ie/archive/gera...
Gerard Roe on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (6 April 1983) - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This edition of Gerard Roe’s Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983 includes a recording of Olwen Dixon of Bray Local Broadcasting (BLB) outlining the philosophy of communi...
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From our archive, this is another edition of the weekly Free #Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983. #pirate #Dublin pirate.ie/archive/gera...
Gerard Roe on Radio Dublin Channel 2 (13 April 1983) - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This is another Free Radio Campaign (FRC) programme presented by Gerard Roe on Radio Dublin Channel 2 in April 1983. The FRC includes a recording of the launch of Channel 2 two years previously in Apr...
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Declan Meehan has been a familiar voice on Irish #radio since the 1970s. Listen here to him on #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio in 1982. pirate.ie/archive/decl...
Declan Meehan on Sunshine Radio in 1982 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of popular DJ Declan Meehan on Sunshine Radio was made in summer 1982, as the north Dublin station approached its second birthday. Along with the usual mixture of contemporary hits and ...
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