{"id":10848,"date":"2025-07-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10848"},"modified":"2025-07-03T20:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:37:46","slug":"the-smurf-on-radio-city-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/the-smurf-on-radio-city-cork\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Smurf&#8217; on Radio City Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8132\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10848-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.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\/07\/19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10848-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19800906_Radio_City_Pat_ORourke_199m_2030-2100_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19810301_Pat_ORourke_3_LOD-bw-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"&#039;The Smurf&#039; on Radio City Cork\" class=\"wp-image-10849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19810301_Pat_ORourke_3_LOD-bw-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19810301_Pat_ORourke_3_LOD-bw-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19810301_Pat_ORourke_3_LOD-bw-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/19810301_Pat_ORourke_3_LOD-bw.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat O&#8217;Rourke at Radio City in 1981 (courtesy Lillian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Pat O\u2019Rourke, also known as \u2018The Smurf\u2019, was one of the popular DJs on the early Cork pirates. Heard initially on the Cork Broadcasting Company (CBC), his show had a huge following as reflected in its large weekly mailbag. Pat joined Radio City when it began broadcasting in 1980 and this recording features part of his first show on the new station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made on 6<sup>th<\/sup> September 1980 from 2030. Audio quality is poor for the first part as it was made by placing a tape recorder against an AM radio. The second part was recorded from 95.5 FM using a radio-cassette recorder and seems to have been made at a later date. Thanks to Lillian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat O\u2019Rourke, also known as \u2018The Smurf\u2019, was one of the popular DJs on the early Cork pirates. Heard initially on the Cork Broadcasting Company (CBC), his show had a huge following as reflected in its large weekly mailbag. 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