{"id":108,"date":"2018-12-23T13:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T13:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=108"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:31:29","slug":"maureen-maguire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/maureen-maguire\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Maureen Maguire (Radio Pirate Woman, Radio Sinn F\u00e9in)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5716\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-108-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=108-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"East-Wall-Maureen-Maguire-with-Alan-Mac-Simoin-July-29th-2017.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On July 29th 2017, East Wall History Group held the Sarah Lundberg Summer School, an event set up to commemorate the life of Sarah Lundberg, an activist, historian and scholar who was involved in the group. One of Sarah Lundberg&#8217;s interests was pirate radio and that was the focus of the 2017 Summer School. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Maureen Maguire (Radio Pirate Woman, Radio Sinn F\u00e9in)\" class=\"wp-image-1734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20180807_183947-scaled-e1590923335205.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Undated flyer (possibly 1990) about Radio Pirate Woman (courtesy of Eddie Bohan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this edited interview Alan MacSimoin (RIP) talks to Maureen Maguire about her memories of political pirate radio in Ireland, including the unique Galway station Radio Pirate Woman, run by left-wing activist Margaretta D&#8217;Arcy (RIP) from the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Maureen Maguire (Radio Pirate Woman, Radio Sinn F\u00e9in)\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Woodquay-2-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> The Woodquay area of Galway from where Radio Pirate Woman broadcast (photo by John Walsh). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Maureen Maguire was also involved with Radio Sinn F\u00e9in which broadcast on 298 metres (1008 kHz) in 1983. The station was one of several set up by the party as a protest against Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act which banned interviews with members of certain organisations including Sinn F\u00e9in. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"417\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/img_5979b0a8af6f4.png\" alt=\"Interview with Maureen Maguire (Radio Pirate Woman, Radio Sinn F\u00e9in)\" class=\"wp-image-110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/img_5979b0a8af6f4.png 640w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/img_5979b0a8af6f4-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Article about Radio Sinn F\u00e9in from An Phoblacht\/Republican News, November 1983 (Alan MacSiomoin collection).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There were several such stations during the 1980s including many supporting Republic prisoners on hunger strike who stood in the general election of June 1981 under the Anti H-Block banner. 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