{"id":8798,"date":"2023-08-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8798"},"modified":"2023-07-30T18:41:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T17:41:56","slug":"pat-courtenay-and-cathy-cregan-on-sunshine-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/pat-courtenay-and-cathy-cregan-on-sunshine-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Courtenay and Cathy Cregan on Sunshine 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3836\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8798-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8080AI-B.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8080AI-B.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8080AI-B.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\/2023\/07\/8080AI-B.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8798-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8080AI-B.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8080AI-B.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Cathy-prize-low-1024x746.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Courtenay and Cathy Cregan on Sunshine 101\" class=\"wp-image-4745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Cathy-prize-low-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Cathy-prize-low-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Cathy-prize-low-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Robbie-Cathy-prize-low.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cathy Cregan (left) and Robbie Robinson (right) in the Sunshine Review of 1985 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunshine Radio, later Sunshine 101, broadcast from the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock in north Dublin between September 1980 and December 1988. By 1985, it was well established as one of the capital&#8217;s leading professional pirates, broadcasting chart music and specialist programming on high-powered AM and FM frequencies. This recording of the final half hour of Pat Courtenay&#8217;s breakfast show begins with 15 minutes of non-stop music, interspersed with station idents. Agency adverts reflect Sunshine&#8217;s commercial success but a local community event is also promoted, reflected the station&#8217;s roots on the northside of Dublin. News is ready by Cathy Cregan, who is followed by station founder and owner, Robbie Dale (Robinson).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"932\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pat-Courtenay-Sunshine-Review-1985-CU-932x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pat Courtenay and Cathy Cregan on Sunshine 101\" class=\"wp-image-3934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pat-Courtenay-Sunshine-Review-1985-CU-932x1024.jpg 932w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pat-Courtenay-Sunshine-Review-1985-CU-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pat-Courtenay-Sunshine-Review-1985-CU-768x844.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pat-Courtenay-Sunshine-Review-1985-CU.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Pat Courtenay pictured in the Sunshine Review of 1985 (courtesy DX Archive). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Pat Courtenay and Cathy Cregan continue to broadcast on radio today. Listen <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/our-audio-tribute-to-robbie-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to our tribute to Robbie Robinson, who died in 2021. This recording was made from 100.5 FM on Tuesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> October 1985 from 0921-1006. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunshine Radio, later Sunshine 101, broadcast from the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock in north Dublin between September 1980 and December 1988. By 1985, it was well established as one of the capital&#8217;s leading professional pirates, broadcasting chart music and specialist programming on high-powered AM and FM frequencies. 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