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Although Radio Star Country was warned by the Department of Communications to close down in February 1989, it would be almost 18 months before the station was raided in August 1990. According to Simon Maher’s Free Radio News (August 1990), Radio Star Country was raided on the morning of Wednesday 24th August, when several Telecom … Continue reading ""https://pirate.ie/archive/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Don-Allen-video-2.jpg