{"id":886,"date":"2019-06-28T18:41:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=886"},"modified":"2020-05-03T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T15:32:51","slug":"limerick-a-radio-city-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/limerick-a-radio-city-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary: Limerick a Radio City &#8211; Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6776\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-886-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=886-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Limerick-A-Radio-City-Episode-1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Limerick a Radio City&#8217; documents the history and development of radio in limerick city, from the ground-breaking broadcasts of Jim O\u2019Carroll in the 1930s, the pirate heyday of the 70s and 80s, to the current licensed stations that exist there today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story is told by the pirates themselves most of whom progressed to legal licensed stations and some who still currently work in the licensed radio industry. Their anecdotal accounts are both factual as well as entertaining, as they describe the characters and incidents, especially throughout the 70s and 80s pirate era. Brushes with the law, the freedom and fun of alternative radio, the flamboyant talent and the positive impact pirate radio had on modern broadcasting, &#8216;Limerick a Radio City&#8217; has got it all. <br><br>Documentary by Martin Ryan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/artworks-000550747662-9flpmh-t500x500.jpg\" alt=\"Documentary: Limerick a Radio City - Episode 1\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/artworks-000550747662-9flpmh-t500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/artworks-000550747662-9flpmh-t500x500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/artworks-000550747662-9flpmh-t500x500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/artworks-000550747662-9flpmh-t500x500-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Limerick a Radio City&#8217; documents the history and development of radio in limerick city, from the ground-breaking broadcasts of Jim O\u2019Carroll in the 1930s, the pirate heyday of the 70s and 80s, to the current licensed stations that exist there today. 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