Friday, 20 January 2023

Linkage Radio, the New York pirate & the FCC Chase

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  In 2022 I was lucky enough to walk the streets of Flatbush and Brooklyn with Professor David Goren, the creator of the ‘ Brooklyn Pirate R...
Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Radio in Thurles, Co. Tipperary

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  An hour and a three quarters from Dublin is the Tipperary town of Thurles. Although more famous for its Feile in the past and Semple Stadi...
Monday, 2 January 2023

When Pirate Radio Nova Stole RTE's Treasure

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  For a generation a bad from Derry with a unique sound and a remarkable lead singer, the Undertones and Fergal Sharkey cut a swathe through...

The Original 2RN in 1924

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The history books tell us that the forerunner of RTE Radio One, 2RN began broadcasting on January 1 st 1926. The callsign 2RN had been assi...
Friday, 16 December 2022

The anatomy of an NUJ strike that silenced a radio revolution in 1986.

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  Courtesy of the #anoraksirelandcollection The anatomy of an National Union of Journalists strike that silenced a radio revolution. July ...
Thursday, 1 December 2022

The 1924 Dublin station NOT in Dublin

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  CC Baxter in the Middle We are all well aware that in 1926, 2RN began entertaining the nation from studios located on Little Denmark Stree...
Friday, 4 November 2022

A Photographic Record of the May 1983 Pirate Protest March - Dublin, Post the raids on Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio

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  On May 19th 1983, members of An Garda Siochana and officials from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs began a raid on Dublin and perhap...