1.0Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archivehttps://pirate.ie/archiveJohn Walshhttps://pirate.ie/archive/author/john/Northeast series: Community Radio Drogheda (1981) - Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archiverich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iGVA68RRcE"><a href="https://pirate.ie/archive/northeast-series-community-radio-drogheda/">Northeast series: Community Radio Drogheda (1981)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pirate.ie/archive/northeast-series-community-radio-drogheda/embed/#?secret=iGVA68RRcE" width="600" height="338" title="“Northeast series: Community Radio Drogheda (1981)” — Irish Pirate Radio Audio Archive" data-secret="iGVA68RRcE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Drogheda’s two pirate radio stations, the original Boyneside Radio and the breakaway Community Radio Drogheda continued to battle it out through the second half of 1981 and into 1982. As the brochure below illustrates, the CRD team included several presenters who would move on to Radio Leinster in Dublin such as Richard Kenny (Crowley), Gavin … Continue reading ""https://pirate.ie/archive/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/crd_82_rkenny-1024x778.jpg