This is Chris Barry on the Cork pirate station Radio ERI from January 14th 1987. The recording starts at 10am.
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ERI January 14th 1987
January
Energy 103 January 19th 1987
This is John O’Hara during his evening slot for Dublin pirate station Energy 103 from January 19th 1987. This FM recording starts at 7.27pm.
Image courtesy of Mike Mahon
Boyneside Radio January 23rd 1987
This is a recording of Heady Eddie on air for Boyneside Radio in Drogheda, Co Louth from 4pm on January 23rd 1987
WEST COAST RADIO January 24th 1987
This recording comes from West Coast Radio in Sligo and is taken off 1143kHz on January 24th 1987 at lunchtime.
While you’re listening you are invited to visit the West Coast Radio station page and if there’s anything you can add to it please get in touch.
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Radio West January 25th 1987
This is a very lively edition of Radio West’s Anorak Show from January 25th 1987.
Seán Coyne and Don Allen deal with the biggest radio industry stories of the week and on this particular show took a phone-call from a bad-tempered Hugh Hardy (pictured) of Radio Carousel.
The show ran from 11am to midday and although this recording is edited it shouldn’t spoil your enjoyment.
Crystal City Sound January 28th 1987
This is a recording of Crystal City Sound, the Waterford pirate station, from January 28th 1987. Crystal City Sound was the relaunched Suirside Radio, which had closed in 1985.
First, from just after 9am, we have Martin Hart.
Later, from around midday, it’s Eddie Coady.
Martin Hart
Eddie Coady
This recording is with thanks to Ian Biggar / DX Archive
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Energy 103 February 13th 1987
This is a recording of Gareth O’Callaghan on Energy 103 from the morning of February 13th 1987. We join the show at 9.40am as he plays the hits and gives the headlines from a certain year.
George Long reads the News at 10am and then there’s a few minutes of Tony McKenzie’s mid-morning show following that.
Gareth O’Callaghan
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Energy 103 February 24th 1987
This is Dublin station Energy 103 with Pat Courtenay sitting in on Drive from 6.15pm, and he’s followed by John O’Hara with School’s Out after the 7pm News. The recording, off 103FM, dates from February 24th 1987. Michael Lewis and Teena Gates are the Newsreaders.
Pat Courtenay
John O’Hara
This recording is with thanks to Gary Hogg
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Energy 103 February 25th 1987
This is a recording of the Dublin pirate radio station Energy 103 from February 25th 1987, taken from 103.0MHz FM.
First, we hear from Colm Hayes, who was sitting in on the Breakfast Show. There’s News headlines on the half-hour and full news on the hour read by George Long.
6.57am Colm Hayes
Colm is followed by Tony McKenzie (pictured) from 10am through to the afternoon.
10am Tony McKenzie
This recording is with thanks to Gary Hogg, photo thanks to Mike Mahon
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Energy 103 February 26th 1987
This is a recording of Energy 103 from February 26th 1987, taken from 103.0MHz.
First, we hear from Colm Hayes on the Breakfast Show with News headlines on the half-hour and full news on the hour from George Long.
7.25am Colm Hayes
Colm is followed by Tony McKenzie from 10am through to the afternoon.
10am Tony McKenzie
Later in the day we join Pat Courtenay from 6pm. Sybil Fennell reads the News.
6pm Pat Courtenay
From 7pm it’s John O’Hara with Schools Out.
7pm John O’Hara
7.45pm John O’Hara
Photo by kind courtesy of Kevin Brangan
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