{"id":11378,"date":"2026-05-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11378"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:51:27","slug":"abc-radio-still-on-air-after-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/abc-radio-still-on-air-after-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Radio still on air after raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7995\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11378-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1190-A-ABC.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1190-A-ABC.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1190-A-ABC.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\/AI1190-A-ABC.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11378-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AI1190-A-ABC.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI1190-A-ABC.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg\" alt=\"ABC Radio still on air after raids\" class=\"wp-image-4287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pirate-dot-ie-red-logo-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The small Dublin pirate ABC Radio was one of a handful to stay on the air after the raids on the bigger station Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio on 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983. 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