{"id":4145,"date":"2021-05-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4145"},"modified":"2024-03-23T22:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T22:55:27","slug":"interview-with-paul-byrne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-with-paul-byrne\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Paul Byrne (Radio Carrick, CBC, WLR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3113\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4145-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.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\/05\/20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4145-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20210621_Paul_Byrne_CBC.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Paul Byrne (Radio Carrick, CBC, WLR)\" class=\"wp-image-4146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Paul-Byrne-CBC-via-J-Ryan-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>A young Paul Byrne in the CBC studio (courtesy of Jonathan Ryan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Byrne began working in pirate radio in his native Tipperary in the early 1980s. In this interview with John Walsh, he explains how he got involved with radio and remembers his involvement in various stations including Radio Carrick (Carrick-on-Suir), CBC (Clonmel), NCLR (Mallow), Centre Radio (an offshoot of CBC) and WLR (Waterford). Listen to a documentary about the history of CBC <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/cbc-radio-documentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also speaks about the influence of radio abroad on the Irish pirates, the quest for originality among the young pioneers, the influence of the pirates on local communities and their broader significance for Irish society in the 1980s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Interview with Paul Byrne (Radio Carrick, CBC, WLR)\" class=\"wp-image-4147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/CBC-POSTER-J-Ryan.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Poster for CBC Clonmel (courtesy of Jonathan Ryan). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Byrne has 40+ years of experience of the Irish broadcast industry. After the pirates, he worked as a presenter on the licensed WLR and later moved into management, becoming CEO of Tipp FM and then Radio Kerry. In 2020 he became director of <a href=\"https:\/\/pureradio.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pure Radio<\/a>, an online station from Tipperary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Byrne began working in pirate radio in his native Tipperary in the early 1980s. In this interview with John Walsh, he explains how he got involved with radio and remembers his involvement in various stations including Radio Carrick (Carrick-on-Suir), CBC (Clonmel), NCLR (Mallow), Centre Radio (an offshoot of CBC) and WLR (Waterford). 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