{"id":11263,"date":"2026-01-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11263"},"modified":"2026-01-12T18:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:10:20","slug":"early-cork-series-lunchtime-shows-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-lunchtime-shows-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Lunchtime shows on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9759\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11263-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_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\/2026\/01\/19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11263-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810325_R_City_Cork_Pete_Andrews_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800000_Pete_Andrews_2_LOD-1024x948.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Lunchtime shows on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800000_Pete_Andrews_2_LOD-1024x948.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800000_Pete_Andrews_2_LOD-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800000_Pete_Andrews_2_LOD-768x711.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19800000_Pete_Andrews_2_LOD-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete O&#8217;Neill at Radio City in 1980 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1981, about seven months after the station went on the air. Up first is the end of Mark Lawrence\u2019s mid-morning programme. He is followed by one of the station founders, Pete Andrews (O\u2019Neill), with his <em>Lunchtime Special<\/em> show. Radio City super-fan Lilian McCarthy (O&#8217;Donoghue) has brought presents to the station for Pete\u2019s birthday and there is the usual <em>Golden Year<\/em> feature and \u2018for sale\u2019 slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape was made from 95.5 FM between 1156-1244 on 25<sup>th<\/sup> March 1981 and is courtesy of Lilian O\u2019Donoghue. Audio quality is fair with distortion in places, probably due to an issue with transmission, and some wobble on the cassette after the decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City was made in spring 1981, about seven months after the station went on the air. Up first is the end of Mark Lawrence\u2019s mid-morning programme. 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