{"id":169,"date":"2018-12-23T20:22:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T20:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=169"},"modified":"2025-01-18T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T15:30:08","slug":"interview-dennis-murray-kiss-fm-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-dennis-murray-kiss-fm-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Denis Murray (Big D\/KISS FM (102.7)\/Radio Nova\/KISS FM Monaghan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5459\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-169-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.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\/2018\/12\/20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=169-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20181020_Dennis_Murray_KISSFM.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"175\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1024x175.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Denis Murray (Big D\/KISS FM (102.7)\/Radio Nova\/KISS FM Monaghan)\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1024x175.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-300x51.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-768x131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss-1536x263.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ireland_dublin_kiss.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A sticker for the KISS FM on 102.7 set up by Chris Cary, where Dennis Murray worked from 1982-84. 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