BLB Sounds From The Past
This series takes listeners through the incredible history of a community radio station formerly based in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland which was launched in 1979. The station began as a pirate radio operation, challenging conventional broadcasting norms and setting the stage for global innovation in community radio. The series, told from the perspective of one of its founders, Mark Quinn, provides a deeply personal account of the station’s journey and its profound impact on everyone who was in its orbit.
Credits:
Sound recording by Mike Quinn
Sound mixing by Luke Conlon
High Wire Post Production, Dublin, Ireland
www.highwire.ie
Artwork by Jody Hogg Design
www.jodyhogg.com
Produced and presented by Mark Quinn
The copyright for this podcast series is owned by Mark Quinn and is hereby reserved.
BLB Sounds From The Past
Niall Lynch & Hazel O'Connor
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Back in the mid-1970s, the traffic layout on Bray Seafront was very different from how it is today. To handle the summer tourist rush, the then Bray Urban District Council ran a seasonal system. In the winter, Strand Road was a standard two-way street, but from May to September, it switched to a one-way system.
This reliance on drivers noticing temporary signs ultimately led to a tragedy on Bank Holiday Monday, June 6th 1977, motorcyclist 19-year-old Niall Lynch was involved in a head-on collision on the Seafront with a driver who was unfamiliar with the summer-only one-way rules. The accident, caused by the driver travelling against the system, left Niall with life changing paralysis. Niall was a school classmate of host Mark Quinn which lends an extra poignancy to this honest and open interview.
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Hazel O'Connor skyrocketed to fame as the blazing, neon-haired star of the iconic New Wave film, Breaking Glass. By the time of this interview, Hazel was stepping away from the chaotic mainstream pop charts, battling intense industry legal wars, and fiercely reclaiming her independence as a live performer and storyteller. While living in Roundwood, County Wicklow. Hazel is brutally honest in this revealing and sometimes uncomfortable listen.
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