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Liberties Local Community Radio (LLCR) was launched on 4th April 1986 from Weaver’s Square in the heart of Dublin’s Liberties area. Initially focused on its immediate community, the station grew into a significant player in the Dublin radio market by the end of the pirate era in 1988 and attracted many big names in local broadcasting. This recording is of the official opening of LLCR when a concert was held in Weaver Square featuring musicians from the Liberties and further afield. There are interviews with performers and with high-profile priest Fr Michael Cleary who previously hosted his own show on Radio Dublin. DJs in the first half of the recording are Curt Jackson and Des Hogan and Pat Marron and Paul Gibney feature in the second half. There are some technical glitches and some of the DJs are clearly inexperienced.
The recording was made from 96.6 FM from 1305-1353 and from 1936-2024 on Saturday 10th May 1986. LLCR also broadcast on 1035 kHz AM. Later rebranded as Liberties Radio, Liberty Radio and Liberty 104, the station closed down before Christmas 1988. The tape is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.