November 2011 – Brand New Retro

1976

Starlight – Irish Entertainment Magazine – April, 1976

This 40 page weekly mag could easily have been called, […]

1976

Old Adverts #32 – Cork Nightclubs, 1976

These 2 adverts appeared in 2 different Irish “showbiz” magazines in late April, 1976. Krojaks is from “Starlight” magazine whilst the Swingers advert, and the piece below, is taken from […]

2000 onwards

Where Were You? Dublin Street Style 1950-2000 – now in the shops!

Here are just 3 photos from a collection of over […]

1965

Harpers Bazaar 1965 – Ireland on the Move

I’ve scanned in some great photos taken by David Montgomery […]

1979

Imprint issue 6 – Dublin Fanzine, October 1979

This 16 page pocket size (7″ by 8″) Dublin fanzine […]

1966

Old Adverts #31 – Club Orange – 1966

70s

Ice Pop Culture – Part 2 – HB, The Soft Ones

I remember one thing about Prince Charles. His favourite group […]

1974

Man Alive – Ireland’s first magazine for men – 1974

Here is issue 3 of Man Alive, the self-proclaimed “Ireland’s […]

1971

Ice Pop Culture – Part 1 – HB – early 1970s

Or for just one half penny more…. Above images scanned […]

1976

Old Adverts #30 – Talbot Hotel – The Pulse of Wexford – 1976

1965

An Gael Og – Irish Language Magazine – 1965

16 pages in this, all in Irish. No Adverts! All […]

1976

Old Adverts #29 – Burmah & Castrol Duet- 1976

1979

Old Adverts #28 – Bord Na Gaeilge – 1979

1965

Survival in a Nuclear War – Advice from Irish Civil Defence – 1965

This book reminds me of searching for something important like […]

1966

Old Adverts #27 – Bolgers, Dublin – 1966

From Miss 1966

1966

Retro Worries #3 – Bin Man

From Irish Magazine Miss, 1966.

1976

Old Adverts #26 – Engraved Medallions – 1976 – Sligo

From Scene Magazine, 1976

1981

RTE Youngline Yearbook 1981

The second of the Youngline annuals and its no better than the 1980 version. Note the name change from Annual to Yearbook and the re-branding of the logo. The rock […]

1980

RTE Youngline Annual -1980

I have a soft spot for RTE’s late 70s/80s kids programme “Youngline” if only because they gave a group of unknown teenage musicians from Dundalk (who had no manager or […]

1979