{"id":11468,"date":"2026-05-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11468"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:21:42","slug":"early-cork-series-weekend-shows-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-weekend-shows-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: weekend shows on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5530\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11468-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1981060607_R_City_var_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1981060607_R_City_var_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1981060607_R_City_var_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\/05\/1981060607_R_City_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11468-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1981060607_R_City_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"1981060607_R_City_var_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00000000_John_Ashford_LOD-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: weekend shows on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00000000_John_Ashford_LOD-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00000000_John_Ashford_LOD-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00000000_John_Ashford_LOD-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/00000000_John_Ashford_LOD-rotated.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Ashford at Radio City in 1980 or 1981 (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording features weekend shows on Cork pirate Radio City in summer 1981. Up first is John Ashford (RIP) with the final part of his Saturday <em>Nightbeat<\/em> show. He is followed by Jamie Roberts, who takes a call from fellow DJ Pat O\u2019Rourke who is in hospital! Of interest is the advert for Fianna F\u00e1il in advance of the election the following week. The final section is part of a chart show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tape begins at around 2200 on Saturday 6<sup>th<\/sup> June 1981 but is partially airchecked. The chart show is probably from the following day, 7<sup>th<\/sup> June. Thanks to Lilian O\u2019Donoghue for the donation. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording features weekend shows on Cork pirate Radio City in summer 1981. Up first is John Ashford (RIP) with the final part of his Saturday Nightbeat show. He is followed by Jamie Roberts, who takes a call from fellow DJ Pat O\u2019Rourke who is in hospital! 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