{"id":6464,"date":"2023-05-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=6464"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:44:53","slug":"sunshine-radio-is-raided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/sunshine-radio-is-raided\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunshine Radio is raided"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3683\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6464-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.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\/AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=6464-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"AI755-622-A-192-Sunshine.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sunshine_raid5_0583-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"Sunshine Radio is raided\" class=\"wp-image-6455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sunshine_raid5_0583-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sunshine_raid5_0583-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sunshine_raid5_0583-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sunshine_raid5_0583.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Sunshine boss Robbie Robinson in Portmarnock on the morning of the raid (courtesy Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Garda\u00ed and officials from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs raided Sunshine Radio on the morning of 19<sup>th<\/sup> May 1983. This a recording of the final minutes of Sunshine from 0924 before the closedown at 0938. There are adverts right up to the end, including a promo for a Sunshine Radio car sun visor, although Sunshine boss Robbie Robinson comments that &#8216;this may be your last chance&#8217;. News headlines at 0930 with Cathy Cregan make no reference to the situation but shortly afterwards Robbie Robinson announces that the station is being raided and invites listeners to come down to the Sands Hotel and ring their TDs to protest. Sunshine&#8217;s theme song \u2018You are my Sunshine\u2019 is played and then goes off the air. The station returned on June 12<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 100.58 FM stereo, announcing 101. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garda\u00ed and officials from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs raided Sunshine Radio on the morning of 19th May 1983. This a recording of the final minutes of Sunshine from 0924 before the closedown at 0938. 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