{"id":10575,"date":"2025-04-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10575"},"modified":"2025-03-30T17:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:03:46","slug":"late-night-rock-show-on-island-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/late-night-rock-show-on-island-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Late-night rock show on Island Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2204\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10575-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AI141126-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AI141126-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AI141126-192.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\/2025\/02\/AI141126-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10575-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AI141126-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI141126-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-loudspeaker-square.jpg\" alt=\"Late-night rock show on Island Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-loudspeaker-square.jpg 864w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-loudspeaker-square-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pirate.ie-loudspeaker-square-768x800.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Island Radio was a short-lived pirate station broadcasting from the suburb of Dalkey in south Dublin in late 1981 and early 1982. Based in the Cliff Castle Hotel opposite Dalkey Island, the station had big plans to develop as an FM-only operation, novel for the time due to the dominance of AM in radio listening. However, one of its founders, Michael McMahon said that Island Radio closed after a few months due to opposition from local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dalkey_Island_and_Sorrento_Terrace_viewed_from_Dalkey_Hill.jpg\" alt=\"Late-night rock show on Island Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dalkey_Island_and_Sorrento_Terrace_viewed_from_Dalkey_Hill.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dalkey_Island_and_Sorrento_Terrace_viewed_from_Dalkey_Hill-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dalkey_Island_and_Sorrento_Terrace_viewed_from_Dalkey_Hill-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Contemporary photo of Dalkey and Dalkey Island (credit John Daly\/Wikipedia\/Creative Commons).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording is of a late-night rock show with Mick Taylor recorded early in 1982. It features plenty of long tracks and triple sets, including of early U2. Mick mentions the iconic McGonagle\u2019s late-night venue in Dublin, which would later become the home of Capitol\/Nitesky 96, a popular alternative\/indie music pirate in the late 1980s. There are sung jingles in this recording but no adverts. Audio quality is fair with an unprocessed signal and some interference at times. The recording was made on Monday, 4<sup>th<\/sup> January 1982 from 98.2 FM between 2220-2356 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Island Radio was a short-lived pirate station broadcasting from the suburb of Dalkey in south Dublin in late 1981 and early 1982. 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