{"id":4519,"date":"2021-08-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4519"},"modified":"2022-05-01T19:08:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T18:08:59","slug":"tony-and-declan-king-on-sunshine-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-and-declan-king-on-sunshine-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony and Declan King on Sunshine Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5968\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4519-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.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\/08\/19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4519-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820911_Sunshine_Radio_Tony_Declan_King_Cathy_Cregan_TI.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985-1024x863.jpg\" alt=\"Tony and Declan King on Sunshine Radio\" class=\"wp-image-4515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985-1536x1295.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tony-King-Sunshine-Review-1985.jpg 1597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Tony King (Plunkett) and Declan King in the Sunshine Review from 1985 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an excerpt from the Saturday afternoon sports programme on Sunshine Radio on 11<sup>th<\/sup> September 1982, as recorded by Leon Tipler on one of his regular visits to Dublin to document the Irish scene. It was made from 101 FM from 1550-1626 and features presenters Tony King (Plunkett) and Declan King. Tony had worked previously with other stations such as ARD. News is read by Cathy Cregan, another well-known voice of the time, and still a broadcaster today. The headlines include a story about Declan Flynn, the gay man who was murdered in Fairview Park two days previously. His death was a turning point in the campaign for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording is from the Leon Tipler Tapes Collection, donated to us by Steve England. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an excerpt from the Saturday afternoon sports programme on Sunshine Radio on 11th September 1982, as recorded by Leon Tipler on one of his regular visits to Dublin to document the Irish scene. It was made from 101 FM from 1550-1626 and features presenters Tony King (Plunkett) and Declan King. 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