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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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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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The American Country Countdown was an example of a syndicated US show on #Dublin #pirate station Radio Nova. This recording is from 1982.

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September 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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On this day in 1986, a small #Dublin #pirate called Big Beat Radio closed down after just 2 months. Few people will remember Big Beat but it matters to us because the founders of Pirate.ie were among the kids who set it up. Listen here to the closedown of Big Beat Radio.

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August 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Our #northeast series is one of the biggest on Pirate.ie and we're very fond of #pirate #radio from this region. Listen here to our recordings of stations such as Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel and Telstar Community Radio.

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August 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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One half of Pirate.ie is based in #Galway so we're delighted to share our many recordings of #pirate #radio from the city and county. Listen here to recordings of stations large and small such as County Sound, Coast 103, KFM and Radio Pirate Woman.

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August 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Capitol Radio on 98 FM broadcast for a few months in the summer of 1982 and had big plans to develop a classic rock format for Dublin. Listen here to our recordings of this shortlived but interesting #pirate #radio station.

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August 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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#Waterford boasted many #pirate #radio stations over the years, some of which gained loyal local audiences. Listen here to our recordings of stations such as Waterford Local Radio, ABC Radio and Crystal City Sound.

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July 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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We're taking a break for the next fortnight, so here are some highlights from the archive. Listen here to recordings of pirate stations with a community ethos such as Clonmel Broadcasting Corporation, Community Radio Fingal and Bray Local Broadcasting.

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July 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Ireland had many #shortwave #pirate stations in the 1980s, broadcasting to Europe and beyond. Listen here to our eclectic collection of recordings of this unique band, including stations such as Radio Valleri, Westside Radio International and Radio Rainbow International.

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June 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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We're on holidays at the moment so why not dip into the highlights of our large archive of Irish #pirate #radio during our break? One of our largest series features the early years of #Cork radio from the late 1970s.

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June 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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On this day in 1983, the #Dublin #radio scene was hugely reduced following the shock #raids on the larger pirates Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. The stations left on air broadcast messages and phone calls from concerned listeners.

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May 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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On this day in 1983, the big #Dublin #pirate station Radio Nova closed down officially following a raid the previous day. Watch our montage of the closedown here. Another big station Sunshine Radio was also raided and panic spread among the pirates.

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May 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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On this day in 1983, Dublin's biggest #pirate station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of Nova and other stations on that dramatic day in Irish #radio history.

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May 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Continuing our series about #pirate radio along the Irish #border today's recording features North Atlantic Radio from #Donegal in 1991.

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May 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Listen here to Irish pirate radio on Easter Monday in times past. Stations featured are South Coast Radio in #Cork and Q102 in #Dublin.

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April 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Happy Easter from Pirate.ie 📻🐣

Listen here to our archival recordings of Irish pirate radio from this day down the years, including stations such as Radio Dublin, Westside Radio International, Saor-Raidió Chonamara and County Sound (Galway).

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April 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Our early #Cork series features the pioneers of Cork pirate radio in the late #1970s and early #1980s. Listen here to stations such as CBC, ABC, CCLR, Capital Radio and Big Brother Radio.

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April 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Listen here to recordings of Irish pirate radio on Good Friday down the years. Stations featured are Radio Nova (Dublin), South Coast Radio (Cork) and Boyneside Radio (Drogheda).

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April 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Welcome to the new followers of Pirate.ie, the open archive of Irish pirate radio. We're based in both Dublin and Galway so in recognition of our western roots, we're delighted to share all our recordings of Galway pirate radio from the 1970s-1990s 📻☠️

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April 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Continuing our series on #Donegal #pirate station WABC, over the next few days we feature the winding down of the station around this time in 1991. This recording made on March 29th 1991 is of station founder Paul Barnett (RIP) on his final show.

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March 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Today's recording is of popular Sunshine Radio DJ Tony Dixon (RIP) presenting his soul programme on the Dublin #pirate station in 1982. Tony died prematurely in 2010 after a long and distinguished #radio career.

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March 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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On this day in 1986, Dublin's best-known pirate station Radio Nova closed down. It was replaced within hours by another station Zoom 103 with the same DJs but without station founder Chris Cary. Here are some recordings of Zoom 103.

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March 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from Pirate.ie, the home of historical Irish pirate radio. Listen here to our recordings of pirate radio on this day in previous decades, including stations such as Radio Star Country (Monaghan), Q102 (Dublin) and KELO (Dublin).

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March 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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On this weekend in 1981, a new pirate station called KELO began broadcasting from north Co. Dublin. Although short-lived, KELO broke the mould with minimal talk and many talented DJs were heard on the air. Listen here to our recordings of KELO.

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March 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM