- Declan Meehan
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This article is about the radio presenter. For the Galway sportsman, see Declan Meehan (Gaelic footballer).
Declan Meehan Nationality Irish Occupation Broadcaster Employer East Coast FM, Today FM Known for Pirate radio protests Title Mister Declan Meehan (Irish: Déaglán Ó Míocháin) is an Irish radio presenter. Currently fronting The Morning Show with local radio station East Coast FM,[1] his career has incorporated involvement with multiple pirate radio stations (including Radio Milinda, the first to be raided and prosecuted) and, later, Radio 2 (where he was one of the pioneering station's original presenters). From there he moved to the superpirates of the 1980s, before a spell with legal radio in London, England. He is remembered for "presenting a cool and calm front"."[2] on the morning that Radio Nova was raided in May 1983. He had joined the station from Sunshine Radio.
When Radio Milinda was threatened with closure in December 1972,[3] Meehan declared on air in the week prior to the eventual raid, that they would "fight anybody who tried to close them down". Years later, he commented on the raid:
"We were fined £2, all the equipment was confiscated and it was great fun, a great adventure."[4]
List of Stations
Radio Vanessa 1970-1972 Radio Milinda 1972 RTÉ Trinity Radio 1976 Temporary Licence ARD 1976-1978 Big D 1978 ARD 1979 RTÉ Radio 2 1979-1980 Sunshine Radio 1981 Radio Nova 1982 - 1984 Capital Radio London 1984- 1988 RTÉ Millennium Radio 1988 Century Radio 1989 - 1991 FM 104 1992 - 1996 East Coast FM 1994 - Radio Ireland/Today FM 1997 -
References
- ^ "Declan Meehan". East Coast FM. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Declan Meehan". RADIOWAVES. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "History of Irish Public Service Broadcasting - Timeline" (RTÉ). http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_timeline.html. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Radio Milinda". RADIOWAVES. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
Ireland's 100 - 102 Today FM Formerly known as Radio Ireland LimitedOwnership history John McColgan and Moya Doherty (1997 - 2002) · Scottish Radio Holdings (2002 - 2007) · Communicorp and Denis O'Brien (2007 - present)Notable incidents Ray D'Arcy's interview with Des Bishop (2006) · Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy (2009) · Sacking of Sam Smyth (2011)Presenters Weekday Louise Duffy · Ian Dempsey · Ray D'Arcy · Ray Foley · Tony Fenton · Matt Cooper · Paul McLoone · KC · Donal DineenWeekend Philip Cawley · Dave Couse · Derek Flood · Tim Kelly · Martin King · Declan Meehan · Michael McMullan · Jim O'Neill · Sam SmythFormer Philip Boucher-Hayes · Mark Byrne · Mark Cagney · Enda Caldwell · Oliver Callan · Alison Curtis · Tom Dunne · Eamon Dunphy · Anne-Marie Kelly · John Kelly · John RyanShows Weekday Louise Duffy · The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show · The Ray D'Arcy Show · The Ray Foley Show · Tony Fenton · The Last Word · Paul McLoone · KC at Night · Small HoursWeekend Ed's Indie Disco · Friday Night 80s · Friday Night with JP · The Saturday Breakfast · The Very Last Word · Phil's Saturday Show · Premier League Live · Planet Hits · Declan Meehan · The Sunday Business Show · The Sunday Supplement · Classic Gold Sunday · Today FM Top 40Former The Alison Curtis Show · The AM Kelly Show · Carwash · The Eamon Lowe Show · The Essential Series · Here Comes the Night · The Last Splash · Nothing But 90s · Pet SoundsOther contributors Tony Cascarino · Paul Collins · John Duggan · Mairead Farrell · Colette Fitzpatrick · Quentin Fottrell · Ann Gleeson · Pamela Halton · Will Hanafin · Maeve Higgins · Jenny Kelly · Mark Lawrenson · Jennifer Maguire · Adelle McDonnell · Pixie McKenna · Arthur Murphy (Emailbag) · Bernard O'Shea · Conor Pope · Mario Rosenstock · Siobhan HoganCraic agus ceol Even Better Than the Disco Thing · Even Better Than the Real Thing · 1 · 2 · 3 · Gift Grub · José and his Amazing Technicolor OvercoatMarconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin 2Radio 2/RTÉ 2fm Presenters Weekday- Damian Farrelly
- Hector Ó hEochagáin
- Ryan Tubridy
- Colm Hayes
- Larry Gogan
- Rick O'Shea
- Will Leahy
- Dave Fanning
- Jenny Huston
- Dan Hegarty
Weekend- Bazil Ashmawy
- Cormac Battle
- Michael Cahill
- Dave Clarke
- Lucy Kennedy
- Aidan Leonard
- Patty McKenna
- Ruth Scott
- Mr. Spring
- Tommy and Hector
- Thomas Walsh
Former- Jay Ahern
- Mark Cagney
- Ronan Collins
- Ian Dempsey
- Leo J. Enright
- BP Fallon
- Tony Fenton
- Jimmy Greeley
- Emilia Golightly
- Vincent Hanley
- Nikki Hayes
- Avril Hoare
- Pat Kenny
- Michael Lyster
- Maxi
- Mark McCabe
- Damien McCaul
- Declan Meehan
- Mike Moloney
- Caroline Morahan
- Arthur Murphy
- Jim-Jim Nugent
- Gareth O'Callaghan
- Jim O'Neill
- Dave Redmond
- Gerry Ryan
- Marty Whelan
- Simon Young
Shows Current- Breakfast with Hector
- Tubridy
- The Colm Hayes Show
- Larry Gogan's Golden Hour
- Rick in the Afternoon
- The More Music Drive with Will Leahy
- The Dave Fanning Show
- Alternative to Sleep
- Smells Like Saturday
Former- The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
- The Colm and Lucy Show
- The Full Irish
- The Gerry Ryan Show
- Mailbag
- Marty in the Morning
- The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show
Announcers and
newsreaders- Kate Carolan
- Rachael English
- Jacqui Hurley
Other contributors - Philip Boucher-Hayes
- Des Cahill
- Oliver Callan
- Brenda Donohue
- Eamon Horan
- Jenny Kelly
- Darren Kennedy
- Lucy Kennedy
- Fiona Looney
- Conor McNamara
- Evelyn O'Rourke
- Laura Woods
Heads - John Clarke
- John McMahon
Related - 2fm 2moro 2our
- Death of Gerry Ryan
- "Maniac 2000"
- Nob Nation
- Operation Transformation
- Podcasts
- RTÉ 2XM
Other RTÉ radio stations:
Categories:- Living people
- RTÉ 2fm presenters
- Today FM presenters
- East Coast FM presenters
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