tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28488709.post8246248238902522655..comments2024-03-18T09:12:47.655+00:00Comments on Shortwave DX blog: The end of the Irish pirate era 25 years agouk dxerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914337005866804699noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28488709.post-86803910050053441712014-01-01T09:53:44.225+00:002014-01-01T09:53:44.225+00:00Thanks for your comments. I remember tuning into t...Thanks for your comments. I remember tuning into the Irish stations on shortwave during the 1980s.<br /><br />You can hear audio clips of some of these stations on my Pirate Memories site at:<br />http://piratememories.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Irelanduk dxerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914337005866804699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28488709.post-60246905384973816532014-01-01T03:41:00.561+00:002014-01-01T03:41:00.561+00:00Here in Bristol we never really received any of th...Here in Bristol we never really received any of the Irish "super-pirates" terribly well. I could pull in Sunshine Radio on 531 kHz just about, with some adjustment of my radio set. It was a fun time to be growing up and pirate radio stations were a great education in music. I do remember being on holiday in Cornwall in 1987 and hearing lots and lots of Irish stations. <br /><br />Some of the Irish free radio stations defied the 1988 law and for some years seemed to be left alone. I lived in Wales for a time in the 1990's. I was homesick and depressed for a while, and stations like Dun Laoghaire Local Radio (DLR) and Radio Dublin kept me sane, along with Caroline's SW service. <br /><br />I don't know why there are not more pirates coming out of Ireland, as experience suggests that the authorities are relatively relaxed compared to the UK. Perhaps the Irish just do not have the radio bug like the Dutch seem to!! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing the memories. Sunshine, Nova and the rest changed broadcasting in Ireland and Great Britain. They are fondly remembered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com