{"id":3513,"date":"2021-01-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3513"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:56:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:56:10","slug":"radio-dublin-still-going-after-attempt-to-cut-off-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/radio-dublin-still-going-after-attempt-to-cut-off-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Dublin still going after attempt to cut off power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8548\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3513-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.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\/2021\/01\/19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3513-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19890122_Radio_Dublin_101fm_Eamonn_Cooke_1345_aircheck_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX-1024x668.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Dublin still going after attempt to cut off power\" class=\"wp-image-3514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Radio-Dublin-1988-rear-of-58-Inchicore-Road-DX.jpg 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>The rear of Radio Dublin at 58 Inchicore Road in 1988 (photo courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dublin was the most high-profile of the pirates to defy the new broadcasting laws that came into effect on at midnight on 31<sup>st<\/sup> December 1988. The station was served with a prohibition notice to cut off its electricity and phones and it left the air suddenly at 9.44am on 19<sup>th<\/sup> January 1989, returning within an hour using a generator. However, embarrassingly for the Minister for Communications, the station went to the High Court later that day and got an injunction obliging the authorities to restore services until the end of the month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a recording of Radio Dublin owner Eamonn Cooke on his weekly Station News slot on Sunday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> January 1989, where he mentions the injunction and the upcoming High Court challenge to the constitutionality of the broadcasting laws. He says that Radio Dublin is still on AM, FM and shortwave and hopes to continue until April or May despite the uncertainty. Cooke also announces that 15 or 16 pirates are still on air or have returned, including Radio North in Donegal, Erneside Community Radio in Cavan, Radio Star in Monaghan and Zee 103 in Louth. There are some breaks in the recording and it seems to be an edited version. Thanks to John Breslin for the donation.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dublin continued for many more years, only closing down permanently in 2002 following the conviction of Cooke for sexually abusing children. He was jailed in 2003 and again in 2007 and died in 2016 while on temporary release. If you require support with this issue, you can contact the organisation&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oneinfour.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\">One in Four<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Dublin was the most high-profile of the pirates to defy the new broadcasting laws that came into effect on at midnight on 31st December 1988. 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