{"id":9496,"date":"2024-02-26T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2024-02-25T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T16:38:35","slug":"tony-allan-interviewed-at-sunshine-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-allan-interviewed-at-sunshine-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Allan interviewed at Sunshine Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2000\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9496-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A1.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A1.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\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=9496-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/8099AI-A1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8099AI-A1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-834x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Tony Allan interviewed at Sunshine Radio\" class=\"wp-image-3150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-834x1024.jpeg 834w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-768x942.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-1252x1536.jpeg 1252w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sunshine-group-shot-1980-1669x2048.jpeg 1669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Early Sunshine Radio crew from 1980 with Tony Allan in the centre at the top (courtesy Pat Herbert).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Allan (RIP) was one of the most iconic voices of Irish pirate radio in the 1970s and 1980s. He presented on many larger stations and was heard doing voiceovers on countless other pirates throughout the country. In this recording, he is interviewed by Kieran Murray of the Free Radio Campaign Ireland outside the Sands Hotel in Portmarnock in north Co. Dublin, where Sunshine Radio was located. The station had started broadcasting less than two months previously on 29<sup>th<\/sup> September 1980, its launch delayed by the sabotaging of its aerial, allegedly by a rival Dublin pirate. Tony refuses to speculate about the incident and instead emphasises the professionalism of Sunshine in contrast to existing Dublin stations. He also talks about his background in the offshore station Radio Caroline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interview was conducted on 16<sup>th<\/sup> November 1980 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Allan (RIP) was one of the most iconic voices of Irish pirate radio in the 1970s and 1980s. He presented on many larger stations and was heard doing voiceovers on countless other pirates throughout the country. 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