Monthly Archives: May 2012
Old Adverts # 76 – Sligo Sounds Festival, 1971
by dubdoug
Categories: 70s, Adverts, Music - Mainstream
The Late Late Girl, Verona Mullen – RTV Guide – 1962
by dubdoug
All scans from various RTV Guides, June, July & August 1962
Categories: 60s & earlier, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, TV, Radio & Technology
Old Adverts #75 – Brown Thomas, Dublin, 1966 (with bonus bag)
by dubdoug
Advert scanned from Miss Magazine, Jan, 1966. Paper bag also circa mid sixties.
Categories: 60s & earlier, Adverts, Fashion
Scene – 1976 – Irish Weekly Music Magazine
by dubdoug
“Scene is like a magazine version of Melody Maket – its terrific” Marc Bolan’s manager said that. Well, so says the editorial for this Irish music, entertainment and fashion magazine. Ex New Spotlight columnist, Pat Egan, worked for Scene as did Hotpress chief Niall Stokes and, at a later stage, Dave Fanning. Although there is a definite ‘rock’ angle to this mag (compared with the other Irish weekly from that time, Starlight) it still features articles and adverts on Irish showbands. […]
Categories: 70s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Music - Mainstream
A to Z of Summer in Dublin – The Slate #26 – 2003
by dubdoug
See these other Slate Posts: The Slate issue 1 New Years Eve 2000
Categories: 90s & later
Ireland’s Euro Girl 1971 – Angela Farrell
by dubdoug
Ireland’s 1971 Eurovision singer, Angella Farrell, finished 11th of 18 in the contest staged in Dublin’s Gaiety theatre. Scanned from New Spotlight, March 1971: Photos not credited by probably Roy Esmonde or Mark Nolan
Categories: 70s, Music - Mainstream
Engelbert Humperdink, Dublin Style, 1967
by dubdoug
From 45 years ago this week, this is a fashion shoot from New Spotlight magazine, 25th May, 1967 with Engelbert and Irish model, Betty Whelan. ( Photographer not credited). Sandie Shaw was no. 3 in the Irish charts that week, with her Eurovision winner, Puppet on a String.
Categories: 60s & earlier, Fashion, Music - Mainstream
Eurovision – Dion, Logan, Swarbriggs
by dubdoug
Celine Dion from Irish Independent 2nd May, 1988 Johnny Logan from In Dublin, April 1980 Swarbriggs 1975 – Grimes are not the only brothers
Categories: 70s, 80s, Music - Mainstream
Compare and Contrast – 1982 v 2012
by dubdoug
Categories: 90s & later
Vox Pop – Pot, 1970
by dubdoug
New Spotlight, July 1970
Categories: 70s
Shoot Magazine 1979 – Dundalk FC – Double Winners 1979
by dubdoug
1979 League of Ireland and FAI Cup winners Dundalk get 2 full pages in UK mag Shoot! Has any other League of Ireland club achieved this glory? Two pages in Shoot, that is, not winning the double.
Categories: 70s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Sport
Sunday Review – Irish Sunday Weekly – April 1961
by dubdoug
This long defunct weekly Irish Sunday tabloid newspaper was printed and published by the Irish Times in Westmoreland St, Dublin. Wikipedia simply states that the paper ran from 1957 to 1963. My mother remembers it and says it was quite popular. Anyone else with more info on this paper? I’ve scanned in the front cover and the main story about an 86 year old Sligo man who recently became a father for the 22nd time. The Cadbury’s Irish Rose advert below […]
Categories: 60s & earlier, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Popular
Home Economics – Leaving Cert 1970
by dubdoug
Published by Gill and MacMillan ltd, 1970. book- Angela Moloney, smashing cover by Cor Klaasen
Categories: 70s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover
Old Adverts #69 – Joe Walsh Tours 1969
by dubdoug
Categories: 60s & earlier, Adverts, Travel & Tourism
Sunday Review Newspaper – TV Contest, 1961 with Brenda Fricker
by dubdoug
Scanned from the Sunday Review, April 9, 1961 (click here for post on Sunday Review)
Categories: 60s & earlier, TV, Radio & Technology
Dublin – 7th May, 1988 – Irish Cancer Society Photo Book
by dubdoug
All pics taken on 7th May, 1988 scanned from a book issued with all royalties going to the Irish Cancer Society. See related post: Ireland, 7th May, 1988
Categories: 80s
Ireland – May 7th, 1988 – Irish Cancer Society Photo Book
by dubdoug
All pics taken on 7th May, 1988 scanned from a book issued with all royalties going to the Irish Cancer Society. See related post: Dublin, May 7th, 1988
Categories: 80s
Choice, 1981 and Strange Passion, 2012
by dubdoug
Almost a year ago, I digitised and brought to the web for the first time (via this post) some old photos and demo tape recordings from Choice, an early 80s, post punk, electronic group from Dundalk. Cultural producer, DJ and event programmer Darren McCreesh read the post and really liked the demos. Long story short; one of the Choice tracks from 31 years ago will now appear on Darren’s forthcoming “Strange Passion” compilation album in July via the Finders Keepers label!! What do […]
Categories: 80s, Music - Alternative
Old Adverts #68 – Even Steven, Capel St, Dublin 1, 1968
by dubdoug
Related Posts: Even Steven/ Jimmy Saville
Categories: 60s & earlier, Adverts, Fashion
Static Routines – Rock ‘n’ Roll Clones – 7″ Single – 1979
by dubdoug
From Blackrock, Dundalk, Static Routines released their 7″ single “Rock n Roll Clones” on the Good Vibrations record label in 1979. The song had nothing to do with Clones or any other Co. Monaghan town. The group featured Conor O’Mahony on bass and now journalist and writer Declan Lynch (Sunday Independent, John Giles A Football Man & more) on keyboards. Conor later became manager of Something Happens. I’m pretty sure John McKenna of Bridgestone Guides fame was their manager. Paul O’Neill, David Tuomey, […]
Categories: 70s, Music - Alternative
