Editing Pirate radio in Ireland (section)

===21st century===
In 2002 a new radio regulation body, the [[Commission for Communications Regulation]] (ComReg), was founded by the Irish government to replace the Office of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation (ODTR).{{fact|date=June 2024}}

ComReg had much more funding, staff and resources than its predecessor – and these were put to use in May 2003, when a major crackdown on Dublin pirates saw virtually every station wiped off the band. This series of raids was conducted over two days and involved [[Garda Síochána]] officers and [[Electricity Supply Board|ESB]] staff.
<ref>{{cite web |url = http://radiowaves.fm/ire/radiowavesnews/2004/07/14/a-grey-wednesday-for-dublins-pirates/|title=A 'Grey Wednesday' for Dublin's Pirates |url-status=usurped |date=14 July 2004 |website=radiowaves.fm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808031741/http://radiowaves.fm/ire/radiowavesnews/2004/07/14/a-grey-wednesday-for-dublins-pirates/ |archive-date=8 August 2020 }}</ref>


Today only a handful of stations still operate in Dublin (mostly limited to evenings and/or weekends) and in some [[Republic_of_Ireland–United_Kingdom_border|border areas]]. Operations elsewhere tend to be rare and sporadic. <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.radionecks.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=272 | title=Irish Band Scan - }}</ref>