From 1984, this is a recording of #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio. It includes a country music show, an example of the variety on Sunshine at this time. pirate.ie/archive/sund...

KIKX 102 was a shortlived rebrand of the #border #pirate FM 100 that broadcast from #Monaghan for a few months in 1989. This was an unstable period for the pirates due to new #broadcasting legislation. pirate.ie/archive/bord...

Blanchardstown Community Radio was one of several short-lived #pirate stations that popped up in #Dublin in the second half of 1983, once the dust settled following the raids in May. This recording of BCR is from August that year. pirate.ie/archive/test...

From July 1985, listen here to the late Bob Gallico and the late Peter Madison on #Dublin #pirate Magic 103. Magic was an offshoot of Radio Nova but closed after a few months due to financial issues. pirate.ie/archive/bob-...

On this day in 1983, Sunshine Radio was raided and Radio Nova returned to the air only to stage a dramatic closedown at 6pm. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day in Irish #pirate #radio history. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

On this day in 1983 the Irish #pirate #radio scene was rocked when the #Dublin station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

On this day in 1983 the Irish #pirate #radio scene was rocked when the #Dublin station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of that dramatic day. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

On New Year's Day 1988, #Dublin #pirate Sunshine 101 played the top 101 hits of 1987. The DJ was Nails Mahoney. pirate.ie/archive/101-...

#Dublin #pirate Radio Nova launched an offshoot station called KISS FM in 1982. This recording is of the first evening of the new service. pirate.ie/archive/firs...

In summer 1985, #Dublin #pirate Magic 103 announced plans for a new kids' programme. This recording features teenagers hoping to become presenters of the new show. pirate.ie/archive/kids...

It's June 1981 and #Cork #pirate Radio City is gearing up for summer. Listen here to DJs Pat O'Rourke, Paul Cassidy and Jamie Roberts (pictured). pirate.ie/archive/earl...

From April 1983, listen here to the weekly Free Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2, presented by Gerard Roe. The show was a must for #pirate #radio anoraks in #Dublin and beyond. pirate.ie/archive/gera...

From our archive, this is another edition of the weekly Free #Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983. #pirate #Dublin pirate.ie/archive/gera...

Declan Meehan has been a familiar voice on Irish #radio since the 1970s. Listen here to him on #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio in 1982. pirate.ie/archive/decl...

Radio #Dublin was the first Irish #pirate station to develop a second channel, offering a choice to its listeners. Listen here to a test transmission and then the launch of Radio Dublin Channel 2 in 1980. pirate.ie/archive/test...

Our Early Cork Series covers the pioneers in #pirate #radio in #Cork. This is another recording of Radio City from 1981. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

Today's recording features the founder of #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova Chris Cary on Nova offshoot KISS FM. He was using the on-air name Harry Cary and the recording was made in 1983. pirate.ie/archive/chri...

This is another recording of Radio Nova boss Chris Cary presenting on the Nova offshoot KISS FM in 1983. KISS broadcast to #Dublin from 1982-84 #pirate #radio pirate.ie/archive/more...

#Cork #pirate Radio City changed AM frequency in summer 1981. This recording of Saturday shows was made after the change. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

#Cork #pirate Radio City changed AM frequency in summer 1981. This recording of Saturday shows was made after the change. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

This is another recording of Radio Nova boss Chris Cary presenting on the Nova offshoot KISS FM in 1983. KISS broadcast to #Dublin from 1982-84 #pirate #radio pirate.ie/archive/more...

Today's recording features the founder of #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova Chris Cary on Nova offshoot KISS FM. He was using the on-air name Harry Cary and the recording was made in 1983. pirate.ie/archive/chri...

Our Early Cork Series covers the pioneers in #pirate #radio in #Cork. This is another recording of Radio City from 1981. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

Radio #Dublin was the first Irish #pirate station to develop a second channel, offering a choice to its listeners. Listen here to a test transmission and then the launch of Radio Dublin Channel 2 in 1980. pirate.ie/archive/test...

Declan Meehan has been a familiar voice on Irish #radio since the 1970s. Listen here to him on #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio in 1982. pirate.ie/archive/decl...

From our archive, this is another edition of the weekly Free #Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2 from 1983. #pirate #Dublin pirate.ie/archive/gera...

From April 1983, listen here to the weekly Free Radio Campaign show on Radio Dublin Channel 2, presented by Gerard Roe. The show was a must for #pirate #radio anoraks in #Dublin and beyond. pirate.ie/archive/gera...

It's June 1981 and #Cork #pirate Radio City is gearing up for summer. Listen here to DJs Pat O'Rourke, Paul Cassidy and Jamie Roberts (pictured). pirate.ie/archive/earl...

In summer 1985, #Dublin #pirate Magic 103 announced plans for a new kids' programme. This recording features teenagers hoping to become presenters of the new show. pirate.ie/archive/kids...

#Dublin #pirate Radio Nova launched an offshoot station called KISS FM in 1982. This recording is of the first evening of the new service. pirate.ie/archive/firs...

From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork this is another recording of Radio City from 1981. On air is Alan Edwards with phone-in requests. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

Happy Easter 🐰 from Pirate.ie. Listen here to recordings of Irish #pirate #radio on Easter Sunday in years past. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

From the archive, listen here to recordings of Irish #pirate #radio from Good Friday in years past. Stations featured are Radio Nova, South Coast Radio and Boyneside Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

Listen here to #Dublin #pirate Q102 as it prepared for the Easter weekend in 1985. The presenters are Chris Barry and Henry O'Donovan (RIP). pirate.ie/archive/q102...

From 1988, this is the afternoon show on #Limerick #pirate Radio Vera. The DJ is Francis Jones, who had worked previously on other pirates and went on to a career in licensed local #radio. pirate.ie/archive/afte...

The late Don Moore (Dr Don) was one of the pioneers of Irish #pirate #radio in the late 1970s. Here he is on #Dublin station ARD in 1978. pirate.ie/archive/dr-d...

A classic recording here of Radio Dublin from 1978. The #pirate scene in #Dublin was upping its game as stations moved from part-time hobbyists to full-time operators. pirate.ie/archive/lunc...

Super Nova was an offshoot of the #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova, broadcasting in 1983. Listen here to Denis Murray in his evening rock show slot. pirate.ie/archive/deni...

Super Nova was an offshoot of the #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova, broadcasting in 1983. Listen here to Denis Murray in his evening rock show slot. pirate.ie/archive/deni...

On this day 40 years ago, the big #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova closed down, only to be replaced a few hours later by a new station, Zoom 103. Listen here to a recording of Zoom 103. pirate.ie/archive/full...

Here's more of Zoom 103, the station that replaced #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova when it closed down this week 40 years ago. pirate.ie/archive/seco...

Here's more of Zoom 103, the station that replaced #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova when it closed down this week 40 years ago. pirate.ie/archive/seco...

On this day 40 years ago, the big #Dublin #pirate Radio Nova closed down, only to be replaced a few hours later by a new station, Zoom 103. Listen here to a recording of Zoom 103. pirate.ie/archive/full...

From our series on early #pirate #radio in #Cork this is the Top 30 show on Radio City with Noel Evans (Welch). The recording is from May 1981. pirate.ie/archive/earl...

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig ó Pirate.ie. Listen here to recordings of Irish #pirate #radio from St Patrick's Day in the past. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

This is another recording of the #Dublin #pirate Sunshine Radio from 1981. The DJ is the much loved Tony Dixon (RIP). pirate.ie/archive/sund...

One of the big #pirates in #Dublin in the 1980s was Sunshine Radio. This recording of Sunshine is from summer 1981. pirate.ie/archive/satu...

Most #pirate stations closed down temporarily as a precaution in May 1983 after the raids on the big #Dublin stations Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. Listen here to the closedown of #Wicklow station Bray Local Broadcasting. pirate.ie/archive/fina...

From a chilly autumn morning in 1986, this is the breakfast show on #Dublin #pirate Energy 103. The DJ is Alan Burns. pirate.ie/archive/the-...

This is the second of our recordings of #Dublin #pirate KISS FM not launch after the station's launch in 1986. pirate.ie/archive/late...