{"id":3530,"date":"2021-02-07T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T09:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2021-08-06T16:53:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:53:12","slug":"radio-dublin-raided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/radio-dublin-raided\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Dublin raided twice in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7248\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3530-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_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\/19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_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=3530-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_Eamonn_Cooke_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19890207_Radio_Dublin_Mike_Wilson_2120_19890211_Eamonn_Cooke_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 raided twice in a week\" 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 aerial system to the rear of 58 Inchicore Road in 1988 (photo courtesy of DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After more than a month defying the new broadcasting laws, the inevitable happened in February 1989 when Radio Dublin was raided not once, but twice. The longest-running pirate station in Ireland and indeed the world was visited by Garda\u00ed and Telecom \u00c9ireann officials shortly after 6am on Tuesday 7<sup>th<\/sup> February and transmission and studio equipment removed. The previous day the Supreme Court had dismissed an appeal by station owner Eamonn Cooke to prevent the Minister for Communications from instructing ESB and Telecom officials from cutting off the electricity and telephone supply to Cooke&#8217;s home in Inchicore. Radio Dublin was back on the air by 3pm but on 101 FM only. Four days later on 11<sup>th<\/sup> February at 8.20am, the station was raided for a second time but again returned after a few hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve edited together two short recordings from that dramatic week to give a sense of the raids and Radio Dublin&#8217;s determination to keep going no matter what. The first minute or so was recorded at 9.20pm on 7<sup>th<\/sup> February and features Mike Wilson explaining what happened that morning. In the second, from sometime on 11<sup>th<\/sup> February, Mike Wilson introduces Eamonn Cooke who says that the aerial system was dismantled in the second raid. Cooke adds that programming is mostly taped for now and that the station has changed location. We thank John Breslin for these recordings. <\/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>After more than a month defying the new broadcasting laws, the inevitable happened in February 1989 when Radio Dublin was raided not once, but twice. 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