{"id":4325,"date":"2021-07-08T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2021-07-11T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T10:12:13","slug":"irm-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/irm-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Murphy on Independent Radio Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9371\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4325-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_JB.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_JB.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_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\/07\/19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4325-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_JB.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19880204_IRM_99fm_1115-1200_Tommy_Murphy_JB.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-738x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Tommy Murphy on Independent Radio Mayo\" class=\"wp-image-4326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-738x1024.jpeg 738w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-216x300.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-768x1066.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-1107x1536.jpeg 1107w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-1476x2048.jpeg 1476w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IRM-1-scaled.jpeg 1845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption>IRM flyer from 1988 (courtesy of Ian Biggar). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Independent Radio Mayo (IRM) was launched in Castlebar in mid-1987 on 738 kHz AM, using the old Radio Leinster transmitter from Dublin, which gave it a good range across the region. It also broadcast on 99 MHz FM and later on 95.7 and 101.6. One of those involved was Gerry Delaney who had founded Mayo&#8217;s first pirate station, Atlantic Radio, in 1978. According to <em>Magic and Madness<\/em>, a history of Midwest Radio written by James Laffey: &#8216;IRM was mainly targeted at a younger audience and its playlist was not dissimilar to RT\u00c9 Radio 2 but it also had a strong local feel to it and was a credible rival to Midwest&#8217;. IRM also drew the attention of the national media when Sharon Flynn, daughter of the Minister for the Environment P\u00e1draig Flynn, began presenting an Irish language programme on the station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording from 99 FM is of the late Tommy Murphy from 1115-1200 on 4<sup>th<\/sup> February 1988. The music is country and Irish and plenty of requests and ads from all over the county are heard. There&#8217;s also a phone-in quiz and an interview with a listener organising a charity event in Ballina. Tommy went on to work at the licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwestradio.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Midwest Radio<\/a> and died in 2012. News at midday is read by Chris Clesham, who went on to work in RT\u00c9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank John Breslin for his donation of this recording.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Radio Mayo (IRM) was launched in Castlebar in mid-1987 on 738 kHz AM, using the old Radio Leinster transmitter from Dublin, which gave it a good range across the region. It also broadcast on 99 MHz FM and later on 95.7 and 101.6. 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