{"id":3343,"date":"2020-12-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2024-12-10T21:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T21:25:33","slug":"centre-radio-prepares-to-close-new-years-eve-1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/centre-radio-prepares-to-close-new-years-eve-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Radio prepares to close, New Year&#8217;s Eve 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_82\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3343-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.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\/12\/19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3343-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19881231_Centre_Radio_Bobby_Gibbson_2204_2304.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00001_010_1-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"Centre Radio prepares to close, New Year&#039;s Eve 1988\" class=\"wp-image-3344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00001_010_1-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00001_010_1-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00001_010_1-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00001_010_1.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>No smiles from Brian Greene and John Walsh as they prepare for closedown on 31st December 1988. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The final two hours of Centre Radio from 10pm on New Year&#8217;s Eve were presented by Bobby Gibbson (Brian Greene) with other presenters dropping in to say their goodbyes during the evening. Richard Taylor (John Walsh) and Dave Evans (Eamonn Roe) were also on the final programme and there were plenty of memories of the two years of Centre Radio and reflections on the pirate scene in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00002_002_1-836x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Centre Radio prepares to close, New Year&#039;s Eve 1988\" class=\"wp-image-3345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00002_002_1-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00002_002_1-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00002_002_1-768x941.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201225_00002_002_1.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Eamonn Roe (Dave Evans) on the final day. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also criticism of the gap that would be left by the closedown of the pirates but optimism that local licensed radio would be on the air within months. 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