{"id":11225,"date":"2025-12-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11225"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:10:04","slug":"early-cork-series-more-christmas-day-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-more-christmas-day-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: More Christmas Day on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1859\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11225-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_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\/12\/19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11225-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19801225_R_City_Cork_Pat_ORourke_Steve_Douglas_2_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_1_LOD-961x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: More Christmas Day on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_1_LOD-961x1024.jpg 961w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_1_LOD-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_1_LOD-768x818.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19810103_Pat_ORourke_1_LOD.jpg 976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pat O&#8217;Rourke in festive mood at Christmas 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This additional recording from Christmas Day 1980 on Cork pirate Radio City features popular DJ Pat \u2018the Smurf\u2019 O\u2019Rourke, complete with canned Smurf laughter. Pat shares requests from listeners and reads out a letter from number one fan Lilian McCarthy (O\u2019Donoghue). He is followed by Steve Douglas and Luke Ward, who promise an interview with Bono of U2. Audio quality is fair with some variation in levels and there are issues with the microphone at times. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partially airchecked recording runs from around 1600-1825 on 25<sup>th<\/sup> December 1980 and was recorded from 95.7 FM. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This additional recording from Christmas Day 1980 on Cork pirate Radio City features popular DJ Pat \u2018the Smurf\u2019 O\u2019Rourke, complete with canned Smurf laughter. Pat shares requests from listeners and reads out a letter from number one fan Lilian McCarthy (O\u2019Donoghue). 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