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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 21/09/2026

Congratulations to Teena Gates on her induction into the #IMRO Radio Hall of Fame. Like many accomplished broadcasters of today, Teena began her career in the pirates. Here she is on #Dublin #pirate Liberty 104 in 1988. pirate.ie/archive/teen...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 30/08/2026

Our Pirate Pioneers Series features rare recordings of the trailblazers of Irish #pirate #radio from the late 1960s, without whom the explosion of pirates in the 1980s would not have happened. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 29/08/2026

Our #northeast series features historical #pirate #radio stations from Counties #Meath and #Louth. Listen here to stations such as Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel and Royal County Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 04/07/2026

We're off on holidays for the next few weeks but there's a wealth of #pirate #radio history to be discovered in our archive while we're away. You can search by county, station, presenter, series and year to find your favourite pirate memories. pirate.ie/archive/

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/05/2026

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...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 18/05/2026

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...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 05/04/2026

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

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 03/04/2026

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...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/03/2026

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...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 17/03/2026

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...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 13/02/2026

From this time in 1989, listen here to our recordings of #Galway #pirate Quincentennial Radio. It was one of several pirates that ventured on air in defiance of the new #broadcasting legislation. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year from Pirate.ie We have recordings of various Irish pirate stations on this day in years past. Listen to them below. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 31/12/2025

On this day in 1988, dozens of #pirate #radio stations across Ireland fell silent in advance of new broadcasting laws to introduce licensed independent radio. Listen here to our many recordings of that historic day. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 26/12/2025

From St. Stephen's Day 1986, listen here to the well-known #pirate #radio presenter Hugh Hardy (RIP) on his easy-listening station KLAS 98 in #Dublin. News is read by a young John Walsh, co-founder of Pirate.ie. pirate.ie/archive/hugh...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 25/12/2025

Nollaig Shona ó Pirate.ie 🎄 Happy Christmas from Pirate.ie On this special day, we are delighted to share a treasure trove of recordings of Irish #pirates from Christmas Day past. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 24/12/2025

We have plenty of recordings in our archive of #Christmas Eve of #pirate radio in Ireland. Listen here to stations such as Radio Star Country, South Coast Radio, Radio Nova, KISS FM, Heartbeat FM and on the final broadcast of Raidió Luimní (Limerick). pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 22/12/2025

Happy birthday to us 📻🎊🎂 Pirate.ie is 7 today. Since 22nd December 2018 we've brought you thousands of hours of Irish pirate radio spanning the 1970s to the 2010s. Thanks to all our followers for their loyal support. If you want to donate anything, write to us at pirate@radio.ie John & Brian

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 01/11/2025

This weekend marks the 4th anniversary of the death of popular RTÉ @2fm.rte.ie DJ Simon Young. Simon, whose real name was Thomas Meade, began his broadcasting career in the Dublin pirate scene. Listen here to our recordings of him on the Big D in the late 1970s. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 27/10/2025

Listen here to our various recordings of Irish #pirate #radio on the October bank holiday in previous years. Stations featured include Radio Caroline Dublin, Sunshine Radio, Q102 and South Coast Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/09/2025

The American Country Countdown was an example of a syndicated US show on #Dublin #pirate station Radio Nova. This recording is from 1982. pirate.ie/archive/amer...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 08/08/2025

On this day in 1986, a small #Dublin #pirate called Big Beat Radio closed down after just 2 months. Few people will remember Big Beat but it matters to us because the founders of Pirate.ie were among the kids who set it up. Listen here to the closedown of Big Beat Radio. pirate.ie/archive/clos...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 06/08/2025

Our #northeast series is one of the biggest on Pirate.ie and we're very fond of #pirate #radio from this region. Listen here to our recordings of stations such as Boyneside Radio, Radio Carousel and Telstar Community Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 04/08/2025

One half of Pirate.ie is based in #Galway so we're delighted to share our many recordings of #pirate #radio from the city and county. Listen here to recordings of stations large and small such as County Sound, Coast 103, KFM and Radio Pirate Woman. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 01/08/2025

Capitol Radio on 98 FM broadcast for a few months in the summer of 1982 and had big plans to develop a classic rock format for Dublin. Listen here to our recordings of this shortlived but interesting #pirate #radio station. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 30/07/2025

#Waterford boasted many #pirate #radio stations over the years, some of which gained loyal local audiences. Listen here to our recordings of stations such as Waterford Local Radio, ABC Radio and Crystal City Sound. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 28/07/2025

We're taking a break for the next fortnight, so here are some highlights from the archive. Listen here to recordings of pirate stations with a community ethos such as Clonmel Broadcasting Corporation, Community Radio Fingal and Bray Local Broadcasting. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/06/2025

Ireland had many #shortwave #pirate stations in the 1980s, broadcasting to Europe and beyond. Listen here to our eclectic collection of recordings of this unique band, including stations such as Radio Valleri, Westside Radio International and Radio Rainbow International. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 09/06/2025

We're on holidays at the moment so why not dip into the highlights of our large archive of Irish #pirate #radio during our break? One of our largest series features the early years of #Cork radio from the late 1970s. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 20/05/2025

On this day in 1983, the #Dublin #radio scene was hugely reduced following the shock #raids on the larger pirates Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. The stations left on air broadcast messages and phone calls from concerned listeners. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/05/2025

On this day in 1983, the big #Dublin #pirate station Radio Nova closed down officially following a raid the previous day. Watch our montage of the closedown here. Another big station Sunshine Radio was also raided and panic spread among the pirates. pirate.ie/archive/nova...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 18/05/2025

On this day in 1983, Dublin's biggest #pirate station Radio Nova was raided. Listen here to our recordings of Nova and other stations on that dramatic day in Irish #radio history. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 14/05/2025

Continuing our series about #pirate radio along the Irish #border today's recording features North Atlantic Radio from #Donegal in 1991. pirate.ie/archive/bord...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 21/04/2025

Listen here to Irish pirate radio on Easter Monday in times past. Stations featured are South Coast Radio in #Cork and Q102 in #Dublin. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 20/04/2025

Happy Easter from Pirate.ie 📻🐣 Listen here to our archival recordings of Irish pirate radio from this day down the years, including stations such as Radio Dublin, Westside Radio International, Saor-Raidió Chonamara and County Sound (Galway). pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/04/2025

Our early #Cork series features the pioneers of Cork pirate radio in the late #1970s and early #1980s. Listen here to stations such as CBC, ABC, CCLR, Capital Radio and Big Brother Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 18/04/2025

Listen here to recordings of Irish pirate radio on Good Friday down the years. Stations featured are Radio Nova (Dublin), South Coast Radio (Cork) and Boyneside Radio (Drogheda). pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 05/04/2025

Welcome to the new followers of Pirate.ie, the open archive of Irish pirate radio. We're based in both Dublin and Galway so in recognition of our western roots, we're delighted to share all our recordings of Galway pirate radio from the 1970s-1990s 📻☠️ pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 29/03/2025

Continuing our series on #Donegal #pirate station WABC, over the next few days we feature the winding down of the station around this time in 1991. This recording made on March 29th 1991 is of station founder Paul Barnett (RIP) on his final show. pirate.ie/archive/bord...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 25/03/2025

Today's recording is of popular Sunshine Radio DJ Tony Dixon (RIP) presenting his soul programme on the Dublin #pirate station in 1982. Tony died prematurely in 2010 after a long and distinguished #radio career. pirate.ie/archive/more...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 19/03/2025

On this day in 1986, Dublin's best-known pirate station Radio Nova closed down. It was replaced within hours by another station Zoom 103 with the same DJs but without station founder Chris Cary. Here are some recordings of Zoom 103. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 17/03/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day from Pirate.ie, the home of historical Irish pirate radio. Listen here to our recordings of pirate radio on this day in previous decades, including stations such as Radio Star Country (Monaghan), Q102 (Dublin) and KELO (Dublin). pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 16/03/2025

On this weekend in 1981, a new pirate station called KELO began broadcasting from north Co. Dublin. Although short-lived, KELO broke the mould with minimal talk and many talented DJs were heard on the air. Listen here to our recordings of KELO. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 20/02/2025

Welcome to the new followers of Pirate.ie. One of the search functions on our site relates to locations of Irish pirate radio stations. As one half of this project is based in Galway, here's the link to our recordings made of past pirates of this city, big and small. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 18/02/2025

One of our biggest series features pirate radio along the Irish border, with many stations deliberately aiming their signals at the large Northern market. Delve in here and listen to pirates from counties such as Monaghan and Donegal. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 17/02/2025

Welcome all new followers of Pirate.ie 🎙️📻 We're building an open archive of Irish pirate radio from the 1970s-1990s with the help of large donations by collectors in Ireland and the UK. You can search our growing collection by year, station, county, genre, DJ name and category. pirate.ie/archive/

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Pirate.ie 🥂 Listen here to our tape recordings of Irish pirate radio on this day in the past, including stations such as Treble TR, Radio Star Country, County Sound and Radio Snowflake. We look forward to bringing you more pirate memories in 2025. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 31/12/2024

This day in 1988 was the deadline for Ireland's many pirate radio stations to close down as new broadcasting legislation came into effect. Listen here to our recordings of the final hours of stations big and small from all parts of the country. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas from Pirate.ie to all our followers 🎄 Listen here to our recordings of Christmas Day on Irish pirate radio in the past. Stations featured include Radio Nova, Q102, KISS FM (Monaghan) and Dublin Community Radio. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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Pirate.ie @pirate.ie · 24/12/2024

How did Irish pirate radio sound on Christmas Eve in the past? Listen here to our recordings of stations in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Monaghan on this day down the years. pirate.ie/archive/tags...

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