{"id":3830,"date":"2021-04-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2021-03-30T21:07:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T20:07:45","slug":"interview-with-ian-dempsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-with-ian-dempsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Ian Dempsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7268\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3830-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.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\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=3830-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ian-Dempsey-Interview-Dave-Daly-2017.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Ian Dempsey\" class=\"wp-image-3829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-1536x1119.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ian-Dempsey-ARD-2048x1492.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Ian Dempsey in the ARD\/Radio 257 studios at the Crofton (photo courtesy of Noel Hiney). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Ireland&#8217;s best-known broadcasters, Ian Dempsey, began his radio career in the pirates. In this interview, Ian recalls his first pirate station Capitol Radio in 1978 and his involvement with ARD (Alternative Radio Dublin) from 1979. He was among many DJs at ARD\/Radio 257 who would go on to greater fame in the media industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like so many other former pirates, Ian joined RT\u00c9 Radio 2 in its early days. He stayed with the state broadcaster until 1998 when he joined the relaunched national commercial station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todayfm.com\/shows\/ian-dempsey-breakfast-show-234723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Today FM<\/a> and has presented the breakfast show since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ARD-Group4-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Ian Dempsey\" class=\"wp-image-3847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ARD-Group4-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ARD-Group4-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ARD-Group4-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ARD-Group4.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>ARD broadcasters, L-R: Gerry Lenihan, unknown, Dave Kelly, unknown, Gareth O&#8217;Callaghan, Debbie Moore, Jim Kenny (RIP) (photo courtesy of Dave Reddy). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This interview was conducted by Dave Daly in 2017. 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