{"id":3518,"date":"2021-01-15T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:58:08","slug":"threat-to-radio-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/threat-to-radio-dublin\/","title":{"rendered":"Threat to cut off Radio Dublin&#8217;s power and phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7697\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3518-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_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\/19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3518-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19890115_Radio_Dublin_101fm_1345_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_sticker_long_253b-1024x171.jpg\" alt=\"Threat to cut off Radio Dublin&#039;s power and phones\" class=\"wp-image-3519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_sticker_long_253b-1024x171.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_sticker_long_253b-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_sticker_long_253b-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_sticker_long_253b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Radio Dublin sticker from the mid-1980s (courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dublin famously defied the new broadcasting laws of 1989 and stayed on the air. It was the beginning of a tumultuous period for the station involving attempts to cut off its power, raids by the authorities and changes of location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a recording of Radio Dublin owner Eamonn Cooke presenting his weekly Station News on Sunday 15<sup>th<\/sup> January 1989, just two weeks after the new laws came into effect. He reports that the station is still going on AM, FM and shortwave but that it has been served with a prohibition notice to cut off electricity and telephone supplies on 19<sup>th<\/sup> January. He also refers to Radio Dublin&#8217;s High Court challenge to the constitutionality of the new laws. We thank John Breslin for his donation of this recording.   <\/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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Dublin famously defied the new broadcasting laws of 1989 and stayed on the air. It was the beginning of a tumultuous period for the station involving attempts to cut off its power, raids by the authorities and changes of location. 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