{"id":11100,"date":"2025-10-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11100"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:30:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:30:59","slug":"early-cork-series-sunday-lunchtime-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-sunday-lunchtime-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Sunday lunchtime on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4695\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11100-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_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\/10\/19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11100-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810308_R_City_Cork_John_Mariner_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Sunday lunchtime on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/19810000_Derry_O_Callaghan_Lillian_LOD-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Derry O&#8217;Callaghan with Lilian McCarthy in 1981 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Sunday lunchtime programmes from the spring of 1981. Up first is John Mariner with what appears to be his last show. He is followed by Derry O\u2019Callaghan with the Radio City Top 40. There are some adverts during the broadcast and a charity appeal to listeners. Audio levels are variable with some distortion on the links and adverts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tape was made from 95.7 FM on Sunday 8<sup>th<\/sup> March 1981 from 1237 to 1402, with an edit in the middle. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Sunday lunchtime programmes from the spring of 1981. Up first is John Mariner with what appears to be his last show. He is followed by Derry O\u2019Callaghan with the Radio City Top 40. There are some adverts during the broadcast and a charity appeal to listeners. 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