{"id":1465,"date":"2020-05-18T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:25:17","slug":"boyneside-1983-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/boyneside-1983-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"Boyneside Radio during 1983 raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8199\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1465-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1465-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19830518_Eddie_Caffrey_Boyneside.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-1024x879.jpeg\" alt=\"Boyneside Radio during 1983 raids\" class=\"wp-image-2630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-1024x879.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-300x258.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-768x659.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-1536x1319.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Boyneside-sticker-blue-2048x1758.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Boyneside Radio sticker (courtesy of Ian Biggar\/DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a snippet from Eddie Caffrey&#8217;s &#8216;Afternoon Delight&#8217; programme on Boyneside Radio from Drogheda on the 18th of May 1983 from 1614-1632, recorded from 1332 kHz\/225 metres. There is no mention of the raid on Radio Nova that morning but pirates throughout the country were becoming nervous. Many Dublin stations closed voluntarily the following day following another raid on Sunshine Radio but Boyneside stayed on the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boyneside-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Boyneside Radio during 1983 raids\" class=\"wp-image-926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boyneside-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boyneside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/boyneside-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The former Boyneside Radio studios at Mill Lane in Drogheda (pic John Walsh).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. 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