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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.
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In our series about early #pirate #radio in #Cork today's recording features more Saturday shows on Radio City in early 1981. The DJs are Alan Edwards and Luke Ward.

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Early Cork series: More Saturday evening shows on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This is another example of Saturday evening shows on Cork pirate Radio City from spring 1981. First up is the final part of Alan Edwards’ programme with a mixture of chart music and classics. He is fo...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Radio Pirate Woman was one of Ireland's unique #pirate #radio stations, operated by peace activist Margaretta D'Arcy from her home in #Galway. In honour of Margaretta who died recently, we are delighted to share this recording from 1999.

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Margaretta D'Arcy on Radio Pirate Woman - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Radio Pirate Woman was one of Ireland’s unique pirate radio stations, run by activist and dramatist Margaretta D’Arcy (RIP) from her home in Galway. It began as Women’s Scéal Radio in 1987 but changed...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Breffni Radio was an country and Irish music #pirate broadcasting from #Cavan from 1984-88. It returned briefly the following year but was raided and put off the air on this day, 1st December. Listen here to a recording of Breffni during its short return.

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Border series: Brief return of Breffni Radio in 1989 - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Breffni Community Radio, later Breffni Regional Radio, broadcast from Kilnaleck in Co. Cavan from the end of 1984 until the end of 1988, one of several successful border stations playing mostly countr...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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From 1981, listen here to more hits and requests presented by Alan Edwards on #Cork #pirate Radio City.

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Early Cork series: Saturday hits and requests on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This is another recording of Alan Edwards on his Saturday evening show on Cork pirate Radio City in 1981. Alan plays current hits and classics and reads out requests from listeners, including one from...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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From 1984, here's another recording of Tony Garreth (Gareth O'Callaghan) presenting the mid-morning show on #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio. News is read by Cathy Cregan.

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More Gareth O'Callaghan on Sunshine Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This is another recording of long-time Irish radio DJ Gareth O’Callaghan on Dublin pirate Sunshine Radio. Using the name Tony Garreth by which he was known on air in his early pirate career, Gareth pr...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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The death has been announced of the #Galway activist Margaretta D'Arcy at the age of 91. Margaretta set up a #pirate #radio station Women's Scéal Radio in 1987, which became Radio Pirate Woman in 1989. Listen here to our interview with Margaretta in 2020.

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Interview: Margaretta D'Arcy (Women's Scéal Radio/Radio Pirate Woman) - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
No account of Galway pirate radio would be complete without the unique station set up by the writer and activist Margaretta D’Arcy from her home in the city centre. Women’s Scéal Radio broadcast irreg...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork, listen here to Radio City from spring 1981. The DJ is Alan Edwards.

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Early Cork series: Saturday evening on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1981. The early Saturday evening show is presented by Alan Edwards, who was heard on earlier stations such as the Cork Broadcasting Company ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork, listen here to Radio City from spring 1981. The DJ is Alan Edwards.

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Early Cork series: Saturday evening on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1981. The early Saturday evening show is presented by Alan Edwards, who was heard on earlier stations such as the Cork Broadcasting Company ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Radio Leinster was a talk and specialist #pirate station broadcasting to #Dublin from 1981-1983. This recording of a charity fundraiser is from 1981.

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Charity fundraiser on Radio Leinster - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Radio Leinster was a talk and specialist station serving Dublin from 1981-1983. This recording of a mid-morning show from autumn 1981 features a charity fundraiser for the Palatine Fathers’ mission in...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The Free Radio Campaign show on #Dublin station Radio Annabel was a must for #pirate anoraks in the 1980s. Listen here to en edition of the FRC from 1985.

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Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel (17th February 1985) - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
The Free Radio Campaign (FRC) show with Gerard Roe on Radio Annabel was a must for radio anoraks in Dublin in the mid-1980s. The weekly show shared news from the pirate radio scene at home and abroad,...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Listen here to a recording of the Lunchtime Special show on #Cork #pirate station Radio City from 1981 with Pete O'Neill. This is from our series about early pirate #radio in Cork.

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Early Cork series: Lunchtime Special on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of early Cork pirate features popular DJ Pete Andrews (O’Neill) with his Lunchtime Special show from 1981. Pete plays a mixture of current hits and oldies, including a new Golden Year f...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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CAU FM was a south #Dublin #pirate station broadcasting in 1987-1988. Competition for frequencies was intense in the pirate era and this recording features the station moving position on the FM band.

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CAU FM moves frequency - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
CAU FM broadcast from the southside of Dublin for about 9 months between November 1987 and July 1988. Its origins were in a series of hobby stations in the Foxrock area set up by Locky Butler, which l...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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CAU FM was a south #Dublin #pirate station broadcasting in 1987-1988. Competition for frequencies was intense in the pirate era and this recording features the station moving position on the FM band.

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CAU FM moves frequency - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
CAU FM broadcast from the southside of Dublin for about 9 months between November 1987 and July 1988. Its origins were in a series of hobby stations in the Foxrock area set up by Locky Butler, which l...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Listen here to a recording of the Lunchtime Special show on #Cork #pirate station Radio City from 1981 with Pete O'Neill. This is from our series about early pirate #radio in Cork.

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Early Cork series: Lunchtime Special on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of early Cork pirate features popular DJ Pete Andrews (O’Neill) with his Lunchtime Special show from 1981. Pete plays a mixture of current hits and oldies, including a new Golden Year f...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Big L was a long-running #pirate station from #Limerick between 1978-1985. This recording of the lunchtime show is from November 1984. Pictured is station owner Mike Richardson.

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Lunchtime on Big L from Limerick - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Big L was a long-running station broadcasting from Limerick City from 1978-1985. It occupied various frequencies at the top end of the medium wave band and later expanded its range on FM. By 1984, the...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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From this day in 1985, listen here to the breakfast show on #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova. Behind the scenes things were falling apart and Nova would be gone within a few months.

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Nova breakfast show shortly before RTÉ blocks FM signal - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
The Zoo Crew was a zany breakfast slot in the Radio Nova breakfast show from late 1985 to early 1986, presented by Colm Hayes, Bob Gallico (RIP) and Cathy Byrne. This recording includes chat, features...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Back to our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork and today's recording is of a romantic hour on Radio City from 1981. The DJ is Susan James (O'Connor).

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Early Cork series: Sunday romantic hour on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This is another example of Sunday programming on Cork pirate Radio City from 1981. On air is Susan James (O’Connor) with the Groove Line, a mixture of slow classic and chart tunes. There are also some...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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This weekend marks the 4th anniversary of the death of popular RTÉ @2fm.rte.ie DJ Simon Young. Simon, whose real name was Thomas Meade, began his broadcasting career in the Dublin pirate scene. Listen here to our recordings of him on the Big D in the late 1970s.

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November 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Listen here to our various recordings of Irish #pirate #radio on the October bank holiday in previous years. Stations featured include Radio Caroline Dublin, Sunshine Radio, Q102 and South Coast Radio.

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October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Listen here to our various recordings of Irish #pirate #radio on the October bank holiday in previous years. Stations featured include Radio Caroline Dublin, Sunshine Radio, Q102 and South Coast Radio.

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October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the launch of a new #Cork #pirate station WBEN. Read here about the station's history and listen to a recording from 1987.

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History of Cork 1980s station WBEN - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
WBEN began broadcasting to Cork city on 98FM over the Cork Jazz Festival weekend at the end of October 1985. The station was based in Cook Street in the centre of Cork city and the transmitter, a ster...
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October 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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South West Radio was a #pirate station broadcasting from #Kerry between 1986 and 1988. This recording is of a long breakfast show from November 1988.

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Long Saturday Breakfast Show on South West Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
South West Radio broadcast from Killarney in Co. Kerry from 1986-1988. It was logged by Anoraks Ireland in November 1986 on 105 FM and listed by Anoraks UK as South West Community Radio in January 198...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork today's recording is of Radio City from spring 1981.

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Early Cork series: Sunday lunchtime on Radio City - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Sunday lunchtime programmes from the spring of 1981. Up first is John Mariner with what appears to be his last show. He is followed by Derry O’Callagh...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Gareth O'Callaghan was a well-known voice on Irish #pirate #radio from the late 1970s. Here he is on Sunshine Radio in #Dublin in 1984, using the name Tony Garreth.

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Gareth O'Callaghan on Sunshine Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Sunshine Radio was one of Dublin’s leading pirate stations, broadcasting from 1980-1988. This recording is of mid-morning programmes from the spring of 1984, before the RTÉ jamming campaign against th...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Gareth O'Callaghan was a well-known voice on Irish #pirate #radio from the late 1970s. Here he is on Sunshine Radio in #Dublin in 1984, using the name Tony Garreth.

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Gareth O'Callaghan on Sunshine Radio - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive
Sunshine Radio was one of Dublin’s leading pirate stations, broadcasting from 1980-1988. This recording is of mid-morning programmes from the spring of 1984, before the RTÉ jamming campaign against th...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM