Hmmm… my dad was in the Harp Lager brewery at that time. Satzenbrau was brewed there. Pure piss. Not that dear ol’ dad would have had anything to do with it, being a whiskey and Guiness man. I seem to remember that when it came out first in the 70s it was actually marketed as a drink for women, if you can believe that. Working in local hotels at that I can say it was never drunk by men anyway. In fact, it may never have been drunk much by women either. It was crap.
Earlier this year, I posted 10 ‘then and now’ photos from Temple Bar, Dublin. I used photographs from 1985. These were featured in the Irish Architectural Archive’s Temple Bar 15 […]
Joe Walsh, a Co Down native, founded Joe Walsh Tours (JWT) in 1961 in a tiny Nassau Street office in Dublin. JWT started with religious pilgrimages to the likes of […]
The metal shell of the Gasometer on South Lotts Rd, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Photo taken in 1988 by Maureen Devitt RIP. The Gasometer dates back to 1885. Now known as […]
In October 2006, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Architectural Archive produced an exhibiton and catalogue called Temple Bar 15 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the architectural […]
From 30 years ago, here are 3 ads for 2 different alcopop brands sold in Ireland. These ads appeared in Irish style magazine d Side in 1996 and were digitised […]
Christmas in Ireland was published in 1985 by World Book Encyclopedia Inc. from Chicago, USA. We’ve digitised a selection of photos by Bob Willoughby, Fionnbar Callanan, Mary Rowley and a […]
The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]
‘executive’ hahahahahaha
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Tips for budding entrepreneurs: If you put a topless tranny on the cover of your men’s magazine you’re likely to go out of business.
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In 70’s Ireland you couldn’t pick or choose when it came to girls who were willing to flash their tits on a magazine cover.
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Hmmm… my dad was in the Harp Lager brewery at that time. Satzenbrau was brewed there. Pure piss. Not that dear ol’ dad would have had anything to do with it, being a whiskey and Guiness man. I seem to remember that when it came out first in the 70s it was actually marketed as a drink for women, if you can believe that. Working in local hotels at that I can say it was never drunk by men anyway. In fact, it may never have been drunk much by women either. It was crap.
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Are those magazines worth anything now? Think I still have a couple.
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