Dublin's Pirate Days

Dublin's Pirate Days Continually telling the rich story of Irish pirate radio, North & South of the border, from 1916 to the present day.

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We know that many inventors claim their hand in the development of radio but one man is synonymous, Marconi but without ...
17/09/2026

We know that many inventors claim their hand in the development of radio but one man is synonymous, Marconi but without the Irish there would be no wireless as from 1897 to 1900 they became the overwhelming financial backers of the new wireless. Thanks to Dr Anna Guagnini for her great research

09/09/2026

As I listened to a new pirate station on air not far from me now, this came to mind. Following a surge in pirate radio stations in the late 70s, the state-run national broadcaster decided, if you can’t beat them, join then & launched a national radio station aimed at the youth to compete with the pirates. But it failed & the surge in pirate broadcasting continued into the 80s as the pirates became more powerful and more popular. One of the major political parties while in opposition and fighting a general election even set up their own pirate radio station to attract voters. Today there is a mix of State broadcasting, commercial and community radio across the country. NAME THE COUNTRY?

From 1978, the Independent Radio Galway weekly schedule. Marian Busy Fingers at 2pm was presented by Marian Farrell who ...
30/08/2026

From 1978, the Independent Radio Galway weekly schedule. Marian Busy Fingers at 2pm was presented by Marian Farrell who went onto RTE as a TV continuity announcer.

The Battle of the Airwaves in Galway 1978, legal and state V illegal and pirate.
28/08/2026

The Battle of the Airwaves in Galway 1978, legal and state V illegal and pirate.

Staying with Galway from the Anoraks Ireland Collection in the Irish Pirate Radio Archive at DCU, Twiggs FM, based above...
18/08/2026

Staying with Galway from the Anoraks Ireland Collection in the Irish Pirate Radio Archive at DCU, Twiggs FM, based above the nightclub of the same name in Salthill. We'll have a special on Wicklow based pirate radio soon

As we trawl through the stories of some of the smaller Irish pirate radio stations from the 80's, here is some merories ...
18/08/2026

As we trawl through the stories of some of the smaller Irish pirate radio stations from the 80's, here is some merories of Galway based pirate Swinging Impulse Radio and here a recording here, all courtesy of the Anoraks Ireland Collection donated to the Irish Pirate Radio Archive at DCU
https://pirate.ie/archive/more-from-oldies-station-swinging-radio-impulse/

Do you know a small pirate radio station outside the big cities in Ireland that entertained you, excited you or now just...
11/08/2026

Do you know a small pirate radio station outside the big cities in Ireland that entertained you, excited you or now just remembering? Let us know and we'll try to do a post about that stations history. Our archive needs to be testedDo you know a small pirate radio station outside the big cities in Ireland that entertained you, excited you or now just remembering? Let us know and we'll try to do a post about that stations history. Our archive needs to be tested

11/08/2026

Has anyone any idea how much Bauer has given away on their weekly Cash Calls? It must be close to €1m per month. Who says radio in Ireland isn't a licence to print money.

I was driving yesterday back into Cork doing my usual bandscan on the car radio & obviously with the atmospheric, I pick...
10/08/2026

I was driving yesterday back into Cork doing my usual bandscan on the car radio & obviously with the atmospheric, I picked up & recorded 6 Italian radio stations on FM, no British, no French or no Spanish just Italian. I love radio

17/05/2026

Book your place now on this historical walking tour from Ringsend to James Street, it's Free, its Unique, not church dominated, it's a good walk filled with fun facts. The Best of Dublin history

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