{"id":3636,"date":"2021-02-20T08:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T08:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3636"},"modified":"2024-01-03T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T09:12:55","slug":"radio-dublin-flies-the-pirate-flag-into-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/radio-dublin-flies-the-pirate-flag-into-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Dublin flies the pirate flag into 1989"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9577\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3636-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.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\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3636-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1148-1233_IB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_253_badge-1.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Dublin flies the pirate flag into 1989\" class=\"wp-image-3526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_253_badge-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_253_badge-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_253_badge-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ireland_dublin_radio_dublin_253_badge-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Brian Greene&#8217;s Radio Dublin 253 badge. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Dublin was one of just three stations to continuing broadcasting without interruption into 1989, the others being Radio Star Country in Monaghan and Hospital Radio in Portrane, Co. Dublin. For the first few days, Radio Dublin relied on taped content but soon resumed live programming and within days other pirates crept back on the air. However, few could match the longevity of Radio Dublin or indeed Radio Star Country, which is still broadcasting today.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eyes of the press were on Radio Dublin because of its high-profile position in the capital and the defiant stance of its owner Eamonn Cooke, announced during his &#8216;Station News&#8217; on Christmas Day 1988. This recording of Radio Dublin is one of the earliest from 1989 and gives a sense of the excitement at the station as it carried on in defiance of the new broadcasting law. It was made from 1148-1233 on Tuesday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January 1989 and features Mike Wilsom on air, who has plenty of requests and messages of support from the public. One listener to phone in his support is Kevin Branigan from Stillorgan who closed down his own pirate Kiss 106 on New Year&#8217;s Eve. The second recording below was made the same day from 1239-1321. Both were recorded from 1188 kHz in Scotland and are donated kindly by Ian Biggar.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/19890103_Radio_Dublin_1188am_1239-1321_IB.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio Dublin was one of just three stations to continuing broadcasting without interruption into 1989, the others being Radio Star Country in Monaghan and Hospital Radio in Portrane, Co. Dublin. 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