{"id":6444,"date":"2022-05-16T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:22:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:22:01","slug":"coverage-of-1983-raids-on-pirate-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/coverage-of-1983-raids-on-pirate-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Coverage of 1983 raids on pirate stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_616\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6444-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-A-192.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\/2022\/05\/8031AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6444-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8031AI-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tiny-anderson-and-kieran-murray-KM.jpg\" alt=\"Coverage of 1983 raids on pirate stations\" class=\"wp-image-6445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tiny-anderson-and-kieran-murray-KM.jpg 680w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tiny-anderson-and-kieran-murray-KM-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption>Christine Reilly and Kieran Murray in Radio Carousel Navan in 1982 (courtesy Kieran Murray). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Raids by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs on the super-pirates Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio on 18<sup>th<\/sup> and 19<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983 rocked the Irish radio scene. Panic spread throughout the country&#8217;s pirate stations in anticipation of further raids, and many stations took the precaution of closing down temporarily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the larger stations, Radio Carousel in Dundalk, celebrated its 5<sup>th<\/sup> birthday around the same time, on 20<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983. Kieran Murray, who ran the Radio Carousel operation in Navan, Co. Meath, made recordings from RT\u00c9 and other stations in the week of the raids. The first part of the recording above is from Wednesday 18<sup>th<\/sup> May and begins with part of the 1.15 lunchtime news from Boyneside Radio in Drogheda, followed by the 1.30 RT\u00c9 Radio 1 report on the raids. Kieran then records a conversation with Hugh O&#8217;Brien of Radio Nova, who had been trying to reach Carousel boss Hugh Hardy all morning. The recording continues with extracts from Thursday 19<sup>th<\/sup> May: the report of the raid on Sunshine Radio on RT\u00c9 and an interview by Radio Carousel&#8217;s Christine Reilly (Tina Anderson) with Bill McLoughlin of Sunshine Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-652x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Coverage of 1983 raids on pirate stations\" class=\"wp-image-6451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-768x1207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-977x1536.jpg 977w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-1303x2048.jpg 1303w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-rotated.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption>Original label from Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2 below includes an interview with Hugh Hardy on Paul Clarke&#8217;s programme on BBC Radio Ulster on 19<sup>th<\/sup> May, followed by the 6pm news on Radio Carousel Navan. The recording ends with part of the RT\u00c9 Radio 1 news at 6.30 on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8031AI-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Interview with Hugh Hardy, Radio Carousel Navan, RT\u00c9 coverage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These recordings are from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raids by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs on the super-pirates Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio on 18th and 19th May 1983 rocked the Irish radio scene. Panic spread throughout the country&#8217;s pirate stations in anticipation of further raids, and many stations took the precaution of closing down temporarily. 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