{"id":237,"date":"2018-12-30T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=237"},"modified":"2021-08-07T11:04:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T10:04:57","slug":"ken-sheehan-speaks-about-radio-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/ken-sheehan-speaks-about-radio-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Ken Sheehan speaks about Radio Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6345\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-237-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.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\/1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=237-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"1985_Ken_Sheehan_Mike_Anderson.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-972x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Ken Sheehan speaks about Radio Dublin\" class=\"wp-image-3647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_poster_1983_b.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Dublin poster from 1983 (courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dublin was the longest running pirate station in Ireland, on air in various guises from 1966 until 2002. It was raided on numerous occasions and was one of a handful of stations to defy the deadline of New Year\u2019s Eve 1988. In its earliest incarnation, it broadcast as &#8216;Radio Baile \u00c1tha Cliath&#8217; every Sunday afternoon from the home of Ken Sheehan. In this interview from 1985, Mike Anderson of shortwave pirate Radio Valleri interviews Ken Sheehan about his involvement in the establishment of Radio Dublin, his views of the station in 1985 and of the pirate radio scene in general at that time. This is from our own collection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Dublin was the longest running pirate station in Ireland, on air in various guises from 1966 until 2002. It was raided on numerous occasions and was one of a handful of stations to defy the deadline of New Year\u2019s Eve 1988. 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