{"id":10199,"date":"2024-10-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10199"},"modified":"2025-09-28T20:06:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:06:56","slug":"sunshine-radio-breakfast-show-in-october-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/sunshine-radio-breakfast-show-in-october-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine Radio breakfast show in October 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1355\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10199-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI922757-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI922757-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI922757-B-192.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI922757-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10199-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AI922757-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI922757-B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sunshine-Radio-sticker-c1986-1024x423.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine Radio breakfast show in October 1983\" class=\"wp-image-9968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sunshine-Radio-sticker-c1986-1024x423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sunshine-Radio-sticker-c1986-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sunshine-Radio-sticker-c1986-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sunshine-Radio-sticker-c1986.jpg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunshine sticker from the mid-1980s (Anoraks Ireland Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the raids on the big Dublin pirates Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova in May 1983, the radio scene settled down again temporarily in the summer of that year. Having returned to the airwaves in June, Sunshine re-established itself as one of the city&#8217;s most popular stations particularly among listeners on the northside, reflecting its base in Portmarnock. A jamming campaign by RT\u00c9 against Radio Nova and later Sunshine would soon be cranked up a gear but for the moment the Portmarnock station was able to broadcast unimpeded.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording of Sunshine is from autumn 1983 and features part of the breakfast show presented by Deirdre Mullins, who as well as the usual mix of music has horoscopes, a review of the papers and a weather update. News is read by Paula Daly. The tape was made from 101 FM between 0643-0733 on Friday 21<sup>st<\/sup> October 1983 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the raids on the big Dublin pirates Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova in May 1983, the radio scene settled down again temporarily in the summer of that year. 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