From October 28th 1982 this is a recording of Tony Gareth on the Dublin superpirate Radio Nova from 5.50pm.
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Radio Nova October 28th 1982
Gareth O’Callaghan
Radio Nova December 24th 1982
From Christmas Eve 1982 this is a recording of Radio Nova off 819kHz. Tony Gareth is on the air from 11.15am.
This recording was made by Ken Baird in Scotland and we thank him and DX Archive for the use of it
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Radio Nova
May 14th 1983 was the date set for Operation Novacare 1983, an annual charity fundraiser ran by Radio Nova.
In the first recording Declan Meehan is on air from the studios from 9.56am, whilst Nova personalities are on location in Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre.
Tony Gareth takes over from Declan at 2pm
This recording can now be downloaded direct from DX Archive.
We host it with thanks to Gary Hogg.
Energy 103 July 21st 1986
This is a recording of Gareth O’Callaghan with The Energy Cruise on Energy 103 from July 21st 1986.
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Energy 103 October 28th 1986
From October 1986, this is a recording of the first outing for an all-new Breakfast Show on the Dublin pirate station Energy 103, recorded off 738kHz.
Gareth O’Callaghan and Cathy Quinn were charged with entertaining early risers in the capital from 7.30am.
You can listen to the recording as it was broadcast here
Or if you’d prefer an airchecked version, choose below
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Energy 103 September 9th 1987
From September 9th 1987 this is a selection of clips from Energy 103’s Breakfast Club with Pat Courtenay, Bob Gallico and Lisa Moore.
There’s also a collection of Gareth O’Callaghan’s phone call sketches from his afternoon show.
Breakfast Club
Gareth O’Callaghan
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Click on the name to hear lots more from Energy 103, Pat Courtenay, Gareth O’Callaghan or Bob Gallico
Q102
From May 9th 1988 this is Q102’s Star in the Sky breakfast show with Scott Williams and Mike Hogan.
Later that morning Gareth O’Callaghan took to the air and this is his show from 10.25am.
2FM December 24th 2004
Christmas Eve 2004 on 2FM from 11am with Gerry Ryan and guests; followed by Gareth O’Callaghan; & then Rick O’Shea from 2pm.
4FM
Gareth O’Callaghan launches 4FM, a new multi-city station for the over 45s, at 6am on February 27th 2009.
This 4FM recording is a Radio Retro original