{"id":1604,"date":"2020-05-24T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2024-09-22T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:00:10","slug":"full-recording-energy-103-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/full-recording-energy-103-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth O&#8217;Callaghan on Energy 103"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7286\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1604-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19860717_Energy-_103_1626.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19860717_Energy-_103_1626.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19860717_Energy-_103_1626.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\/19860717_Energy-_103_1626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=1604-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/19860717_Energy-_103_1626.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19860717_Energy-_103_1626.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gareth O&#039;Callaghan on Energy 103\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/energy-logo-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Energy 103 logo from Alan MacSimoin collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Energy 103 emerged from the ashes of <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tags\/radio-nova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Nova<\/a> on the 29th of April 1986 and broadcast until the 11th of March 1988, when it closed suddenly. Within hours its frequencies were taken over by <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/q102-imaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q102<\/a>. This recording is from 1626-1713 on 17th July 1986 and features Gareth O&#8217;Callaghan on air. News is read by George Long (Henry O&#8217;Donovan, RIP (2024)) and is followed by the Listeners&#8217; Top 10 at 5. The voice of Sybil Fennell is heard on an advertising promo for Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gareth O&#039;Callaghan on Energy 103\" class=\"wp-image-1611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/144-Upp-Leeson-St--scaled-e1590248596734.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Energy 103 offices and studios at 144 Upper Leeson Street are now a hair salon (photo by John Walsh). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Skywave Tapes Collection. 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