{"id":11349,"date":"2026-02-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:29:25","slug":"late-night-energy-103-with-tony-allan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/late-night-energy-103-with-tony-allan\/","title":{"rendered":"Late-night Energy 103 with Tony Allan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3360\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11349-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1908-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1908-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1908-A-192.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\/02\/AI1908-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11349-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1908-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI1908-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tony-Allan-CU.jpg\" alt=\"Late-night Energy 103 with Tony Allan\" class=\"wp-image-10393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tony-Allan-CU.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tony-Allan-CU-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tony Allan in the Radio Nova studio in 1983 (photo Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording of Dublin station Energy 103 features the legendary Tony Allan (RIP) on a late night show in 1986. 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