{"id":4785,"date":"2021-09-12T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2021-09-15T15:29:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:29:02","slug":"our-audio-tribute-to-robbie-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/our-audio-tribute-to-robbie-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pirate.ie Podcast #8: Our audio tribute to Robbie Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1550\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4785-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pirate_podcast_episode8.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pirate_podcast_episode8.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pirate_podcast_episode8.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\/09\/pirate_podcast_episode8.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=4785-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pirate_podcast_episode8.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"pirate_podcast_episode8.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate.ie Podcast #8: Our audio tribute to Robbie Robinson\" class=\"wp-image-4786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Caroline-2.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Robbie Dale in the Radio Caroline days (photo courtesy of Sunshine Review 1985). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve compiled an audio tribute to the radio legend Robbie Robinson who died on August 31<sup>st<\/sup> 2021 at the age of 81 in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. In episode #8 of the Pirate.ie podcast, colleagues, friends and listeners share their memories of Robbie and his station, Sunshine Radio, which transformed the Irish radio scene when it hit the airwaves in 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks to everyone for taking the time to remember Robbie and honour his legacy in this way: Cathy Cregan, Aidan Cooney, David Baker, Lawrence John, Eddie Bohan, Cathy Dunne, John Fleming, Lillian O&#8217;Donoghue, Paul Allen, Simon Maher, Kevin Branigan, Pat Courtenay and Andy Preston.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve compiled an audio tribute to the radio legend Robbie Robinson who died on August 31st 2021 at the age of 81 in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. 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