{"id":2636,"date":"2020-09-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2021-08-07T15:02:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T14:02:29","slug":"northeast-series-boyneside-radio-local-radio-drogheda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/northeast-series-boyneside-radio-local-radio-drogheda\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast series: Boyneside Radio\/Local Radio Drogheda (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9248\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2636-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=2636-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19790814_Boyneside_Radio_David_Browne_Eric_Vaughan.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric-Donaghys-Mill-1980-1024x687.jpeg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Radio\/Local Radio Drogheda (1979)\" class=\"wp-image-2625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric-Donaghys-Mill-1980-1024x687.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric-Donaghys-Mill-1980-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric-Donaghys-Mill-1980-768x515.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Eric-Donaghys-Mill-1980.jpeg 1466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Eric Vaughan in Boyneside Radio in 1980 (photo courtesy of Eddie Caffrey).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a day-long airchecked recording of Local Radio Drogheda from August 1979 when it was beginning to identify as Boyneside Radio. The programme opens with the end of David Browne&#8217;s breakfast show which is followed by David (aka Michael Comyn, now of RT\u00c9) reading the 10am news which includes the tragedy of the Fastnet yacht race off Co. Cork in which 19 people were killed. Eric Vaughan (aka Griffin) is then heard on the mid-morning show which is followed at 12 noon by a religious reflection (in later years, Boyneside would broadcast the Angelus at 12 and 6pm). Future Irish presidential candidate Gavin Duffy is next, followed by Heady Eddie Caffrey from 2-4pm. Main lunchtime news is read by \u00c1ine N\u00ed Ghuidhir who refers to the &#8216;LRD newsdesk&#8217;, and \u00c1ine herself is to take over as presenter at 4pm following Eddie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"Northeast series: Boyneside Radio\/Local Radio Drogheda (1979)\" class=\"wp-image-2632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Donaghys-Mill.jpeg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A photograph of the Boyneside transmitter at Donaghy&#8217;s Mill from the Swedish magazine DX Gnisten (photo courtesy of Eddie Caffrey). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a unique opportunity to experience the early sound of Local Radio Drogheda as it transformed itself into Boyneside Radio. The recording was made from 0942-1600 on 14<sup>th<\/sup> August 1979 and is courtesy of Ian Biggar.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a day-long airchecked recording of Local Radio Drogheda from August 1979 when it was beginning to identify as Boyneside Radio. 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