{"id":11236,"date":"2025-12-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11236"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:10:21","slug":"early-cork-series-holiday-drivetime-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-holiday-drivetime-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Holiday drivetime on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5713\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11236-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_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\/19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11236-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19801229_R_City_Cork_Mike_Cagney_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\/12\/19801231_Mike_Cagney_LOD-977x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Holiday drivetime on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-11237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801231_Mike_Cagney_LOD-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801231_Mike_Cagney_LOD-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801231_Mike_Cagney_LOD-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/19801231_Mike_Cagney_LOD.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Cagney at Radio City in 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Mike Cagney presenting the drivetime show during the Christmas holidays 1980. The city is teeming with shoppers due to the New Year sales. Mike has a listeners\u2019 competition, quiz of the week and a review of the news and best albums of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 95.7 FM on 29<sup>th<\/sup> December 1980 between 1737-1908 and is partially airchecked. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features Mike Cagney presenting the drivetime show during the Christmas holidays 1980. The city is teeming with shoppers due to the New Year sales. Mike has a listeners\u2019 competition, quiz of the week and a review of the news and best albums of the year. 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