{"id":2030,"date":"2020-06-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2021-08-06T19:54:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T18:54:53","slug":"documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary: The Irish Pirates (Volume 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2801\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2030-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-8.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-8.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-8.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\/06\/Irish-Pirates-8.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=2030-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Irish-Pirates-8.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Irish-Pirates-8.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"483\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Herbert-St-crowds.jpg\" alt=\"Documentary: The Irish Pirates (Volume 8)\" class=\"wp-image-1501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Herbert-St-crowds.jpg 720w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Herbert-St-crowds-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Crowds at Herbert Street on the day of Radio Nova&#8217;s official closedown, 19 May 1983 (photo by Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final instalment of Part 3 of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217;, Leon Tipler returns to Dublin. Volume 8 covers his visits to Sunshine and Radio Nova in September 1983 to get the views of the staff about the raids of the previous May which put both stations off the air temporarily. Tipler interviews Sybil Fennell, Chris Cary and Robbie Robinson and also features the iconic Nova closedown with Tony Allan at 6pm on the 19th of May 1983. He also recounts the horrified political reaction to Cary&#8217;s plans for Nova Television. This final episode ends with Tipler&#8217;s analysis of the political implications of the raids and changed attitudes to the pirates in their aftermath.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunshine_raid6_0583-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"Documentary: The Irish Pirates (Volume 8)\" class=\"wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunshine_raid6_0583-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunshine_raid6_0583-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunshine_raid6_0583-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/sunshine_raid6_0583.jpg 1308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Equipment removed from Sunshine Radio, 19 May 1983, with RT\u00c9 television crew filming (photo by Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England. We will bring you more from this valuable collection over the coming weeks and months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"ixx\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Index to Volume 8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:00:00\">00:00\tVisit to Galway \u2013 no pirates on air<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:00:30\">00:30\tVisit to Sunshine Radio offices<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:01:15\">01:15\tVisit to Radio Nova<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:02:00\">02:00\tInterview with Sybil Fennell<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:04:30\">04:30\tNova TV<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:08:10\">08:10\tChris Cary on Nova in May 1983<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:09:40\">09:40\tRT\u00c9 coverage of 1983 raid on Nova<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:10:40\">10:40\tInterview with Chris Cary about raids<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:15:50\">15:50\tInterview with Robbie Robinson about raids<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:17:55\">17:55\tInterview with Sybil Fennell about raids<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:18:20\">18:20\tContinuation of interview with Cary<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:20:20\">20:20\tContinuation of interview with Robinson<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:25:00\">25:00\tSunshine closedown in 1983<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:27:40\">27:40\tRadio Nova closedown on 19.05.83<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:33:05\">33:05\tInterview with Sybil Fennell about closedown<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:33:50\">33:50\tTony Allen closing Nova<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:42:00\">42:00\tContinuation of interview with Cary about closedown<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:46:00\">46:00\tContinuation of interview with Robinson about closedown<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:51:45\">51:45\tReturn of Sunshine<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:55:00\">55:00\tChanged political response<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/documentary-the-irish-pirates-volume-8\/#t=00:55:45\">55:45\tConclusion<\/a><br>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final instalment of Part 3 of &#8216;The Irish Pirates&#8217;, Leon Tipler returns to Dublin. 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