Self Aid Concert, RDS Dublin, May, 1986 – Record Mirror
by dubdoug
Review of Self Aid concert May 17, 1986 scanned from Record Mirror. Words Stuart Bailie, pix Patrick Quigley
Categories: 80s, Music - Mainstream
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Gay Dublin, 1980
by dubdoug
All items above scanned from various issues of In Dublin dating from March to December 1980. The Lynn Geldof review of Flikkers in the Hirshfeld centre is from December 1980. Related Link: 1974 Better Gay than Average – from Man Alive Magazine
Categories: 80s, Clubs & Pubs
David Holmes & too many DJs, Dublin – June 1996
by dubdoug
From an article on David Holmes by Luke Clancy in the Irish Times on 6 June, 1996. Pic in the Pod by Paddy Whelan. With thanks to Claire Moloney.
Categories: 90s & later, Clubs & Pubs
Old Adverts #78 – Ulster Bank 1966
by dubdoug
Categories: 60s & earlier, Adverts
Dancing on the Streets in Gorey – June 1962
by dubdoug
From exactly 50 years ago and scanned from report on the Gorey Fleadh Cheoil in the RTV Guide, Friday, June 22, 1962.
Categories: 60s & earlier, Fashion
Cover Magazine UK – Issue 3 1997 – Sexy Irish Men
by dubdoug
For all the writing that’s worth reading was the tag line for this UK Mag, which amalgamated & published media articles from around the world. This is issue 3 from 1997. Not too sure how many issues it lasted for but I think it folded by the end of 1999. Issue 3 had a story by actor Gabriel Byrne taken from Magill magazine and below is Maeve Binchy’s article on Sexy Irish men, taken from Harpers & Queen. And here is […]
Categories: 90s & later, Featured Magazines with Front Cover
Young Dublin Fashion Designers 1966
by dubdoug
Scanned from Miss Magazine, March 1966
Categories: 60s & earlier, Fashion
The Showboat, Malahide, Dublin 1968 with Albert Reynolds
by dubdoug
The Showboat opened in the summer of 1968 but burned down in 1970. Above article scanned from New Spotlight, August, 1968
Categories: 60s & earlier, Clubs & Pubs
The Book of Poor Auld Fellas – 2007
by dubdoug
At the bar, during the Spanish game last night, I overheard 2 Ould Fellas muttering about the younger people in the pub, supposedly watching the game yet constantly playing with their mobile phones. One of the guys was the spit of the guy on the cover of this book. Actually the two of them were. And its Father’s Day this Sunday… Published in 2007 by Hachette Books Ireland, this gem of book has 180 pages, and was put together by […]
Categories: 90s & later
Rory Gallagher – An Afternoon in Dublin 1971 + Q&A 1972
by dubdoug
Rory Gallagher was only 47 when he died on 14th June, 1995. The article (below – well worth a read) was written by Donall Corvin RIP, the photos are not credited but most likely to be by Roy Esmonde or possibly Mark Nolan. All scanned from New Spotlight magazine, May 1971. Below, also from New Spotlight, is a Q&A with Rory one year later in June, 1972. Rory Gallagher on wikipedia
Categories: 70s, Music - Mainstream
Publin 1969 – The International Bar
by dubdoug
Photo & text above and the Bisquit advert scanned from a little tourist booklet called Publin ’69, ” a selective guide to the pubs of Dublin & district”
Categories: 60s & earlier, Clubs & Pubs
Old Adverts #77 – Tylers Boots – 1969
by dubdoug
Categories: 60s & earlier, Adverts, Fashion
Goal Magazine – 1970 and Johhny Giles
by dubdoug
Published in London, Goal Magazine, in the early 1970s was a regular read in our house. More sophisticated, detailed & expensive than Shoot it packed a lot into its 48 pages. Disappointingly, despite being its cover star, all that they had on Johnny Giles in this issue was this… For the week that’s in it and seeing that we’ve already featured Eamonn Dunphy and will shortly have a post on Liam Brady , I’ve scanned in some more on Giles from 1972 at […]
Categories: 70s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Sport
Euro 1988 – Evening Press Supplement
by dubdoug
The week before the finals kicked off, almost all the Irish newspapers published Euro 88 supplements. ”Free” supplements, now commonly available almost every day, were a very rare breed back in 1988. It’s hard to describe how exciting it was, back then, to see these supplements devoted to a major football international tournament WITH Ireland competing in it. These page scans are all from the Evening Press Supplement.
Categories: 80s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Sport
Miss Mod 1966 – Roches Stores, Dublin – with Peter Adler
by dubdoug
She Gear shop in Roches Stores was officially opened by Peter Adler. Interesting bio on Peter and the groups he was in over at the ever resourceful Irishrock.org site scanned from Miss Magazine, June, 1966 Related Link: One Mod Day in Dublin (Miss Magazine)
Categories: 60s & earlier, Fashion
NME & the Belfield Punk Festival, UCD, Dublin, June 1977
by dubdoug
This month, 35 years ago, Patrick Coultry, from Cabra, Dublin was stabbed and killed at Ireland’s first ‘Punk Rock Festival’ held at UCD, Belfield, Dublin. I wasn’t at the gig but I do remember the sensationalist coverage from the NME in the subsequent weeks. I’ve scanned in related pages from NME, July 2nd and 9th. Apart from the Radiators from Space, the other groups appearing on the night were the Undertones, The Vipers, The Gamblers and Revolver. More details of […]
Categories: 70s, Featured Magazines with Front Cover, Music - Alternative, Popular
