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Digitises lost vintage Irish pop culture

1985

Christmas in Ireland – 1985 USA Book

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 […]

2000 onwards

The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old.

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 […]

1986

Dublin City Centre 1986

Back in 1986, the German magazine Geo Special dedicated a full issue to Ireland. Here are four photos taken in Dublin city centre. Unable to establish name of Photographers

1988

One Day in Ireland 1988: Photos of people working

On May 7, 1988, many people took pictures that they […]

1973

Seven Irish Ads from 1973

Seven Irish ads from the 1973 yearbook-diary published by the Institute of Public Administration. All ads digitised by Brand New Retro

2000 onwards

My Kind of Town Exhibition

My Kind of Town Short promo video for the My Kind of Town exhibition My Kind of Town is my new exhibition that celebrates life in an industrial border town […]

1988

Dog Day Afternoon, Ireland, 1988

Ten dog photos, all taken on one day in Ireland in 1988. Always ‘Paws’ Before Crossing10.30am: College Green, Dublin On May 7, 1988, thousands of people took photographs of moments […]

2000 onwards

Fontaines D.C. v Stocktons Wing Mashup

When Stocktons Wing released New Clare Revival in 1986 its solid groove caught my attention, and its a track I still like to play. I’ve mixed it up here with […]

1997

1997 Dublin in Photos

A selection of photographs from the Dublin 2 area by Peter Zoller from his 1997 book Dublin – Portrait of a City. Photos digitised by Brand New Retro

2000 onwards

Nostalgic Journey Through Irish Pop Culture

Ireland Goes Pop is a live storytelling and multimedia presentation that delves into the evolution of pop culture in Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s. Presented by Brian McMahon […]

2000 onwards

Kneecap V Michael McDonald Mashup

Decided to record and post a mixup I’ve been playing for a while… It’s the 2024 rap from Kneecap and Grian Chatten on their Better Way to Live over Michael […]

2000 onwards

The Evolution of Dublin’s Disco Scene: 1964-1980

The First Dublin Discos – the early days of late-night […]

1982

Advert for No Romance shop Dublin 2, 1982

This is from a two page advert for No Romance shop at 73 Aungier St, Dublin 2. It appeared in Issue 1 of the fanzine Devoid Media in May […]

1976

The Foxes Covert, Tallaght 1976

Molloys, The Foxes Covert pub, Main St, Tallaght, 1976. Photo by Roy Esmonde as featured in A Guide to Dublin Pubs

70s

Aylevarroo Caravan Park, Kilrush Co Clare – 1970s

Promotional brochure (double sided a4 folded) for Aylevarroo Caravan […]

1988

O’Connell St at Night, 1988

All photos scanned by Brand New Retro from a 14 page brochure produced by Dublin Corporation in conjunction with their civic exhibition ‘Lighting Dublin City’ held in the Mansion House […]

1979

John Lydon and Dark Space at the Project Arts Centre – In Dublin Feb 1979

This is probably my favourite cover of In Dublin magazine. […]

1969

Hoover Appliances Valentines Day Gifts 1969

scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way Feb 1969

1995

Velure – Late Night Club at the Gaiety Theatre 1993-98

Velure was a very popular late night club […]

1977

Advert for Irish Life Centre Dublin 1977

Advert for the planned Irish Life Centre from 1977. Colour photo by Frank Farrell, taken from Facts About Ireland book 1981 which had this to say about the building … “A section of the […]

house and home

Stradbally Hall 1951 – 53 years before the first Electric Picnic.

The April, 1951 issue of Irish Tatler & Sketch ran […]

Booklets

Ireland Now – 1948 Booklet by David O’Neill

We’ve scanned a selection of pages and adverts from this […]

1983

Cork Cocktail Spots – 5 Adverts from 1983

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Hot Press October 28th, […]

1980

4 booklets from The Catholic Truth Society of Ireland 1950s

The Catholic Truth Society of Ireland was founded in 1899 […]

1961

5 Irish Wool Knitting Patterns from early 1960s

Irish wool knitting patterns between 1961 and 1964 from Mahonys […]

1973

6 Adverts for Irish Financial Institutions from 1973

All above adverts scanned by Brand New Retro from the […]

2000 onwards

New Spotlight show live at Vicar St, March 2017.

Below is a guest post from Louise Coughlan, daughter of […]

1966

National Dairy Recipe Book 1966 with foreword from CJ Haughey

Free with the Sunday Independent on 11th September, 1966, this […]

1967

New Spotlight Annual 1967

We’ve featured photos from this New Spotlight Annual 1967 in previous posts but here is a new collection of showband photos. Front Cover features the following, Top: (l to r( Houston […]

1977

Discover Ireland – Short Holiday Breaks 1977-78

Selection of photos from a pocket sized 62 page Discover […]

1985

Citizens of Dublin 1985

All of the above scanned from a two page article entitled Citizens in the November-December 1985 issue of Ireland of the Welcomes. Photos by Brian Lynch, author was Kathryn Holmquist […]

1962

Dublin Airport 1962

Dublin airport opened to air traffic in 1940. This booklet was published in 1962 and outlined the growth in traffic and amenities at the Airport through its first 22 years. […]

1968

Jim Fitzpatrick Cover Art & Rory Gallagher in Music Scene 1974

This 1974 copy of Music Scene makes it into Brand […]

1968

Photographer Vernon Dewhurst from Dublin 1968 to Bowie 1969

Vernon Dewhurst photographed David Bowie for the op-art inspired album […]

1986

Brush Shiels and the Lala-Bike, Christmas 1986

Advert for LaLa Bike featuring Brush Shiels scanned by Brand […]

1980

Advert for Lifeline Health Club, Cork 1980

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Cork Holy Bough Christmas 1980

1972

800 Careers in the Garda – Advert 1972

Advert for Garda Siochana recruitment from the (Dundalk) Argus, February, 1972 scanned by Brand New Retro View previous posts tagged as ‘Garda’

1961

Annual Blesssing of Scooters and Mopeds, Dublin 1961

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Irish Press, April 1961

1986

Dallas Star Patrick Duffy at Aran Islands 1986

Scanned by Brand New Retro From The Evening Press, May […]

Exhibition

Brand New Retro Exhibition at Little Museum of Dublin

The Brand New Retro exhibition is now on show at […]

2000 onwards

New Spotlight & John Coughlan by Louise Coughlan

Regular visitors to the site will know that some of […]

1970

4 Irish Car Adverts from 1970

We’ve scanned all the above adverts from the April 1970 issue of Irish political monthly Nusight. The Austin Morris advert by Kennys is photographed outside the then recently constructed (and now […]

1972

Muhammed Ali with Brendan Bowyer and Big 8 1972

Scanned by Brand New Retro from New Spotlight 1972.

Adverts

2 Adverts from 1958 for Bulmers Cider

Scanned by Brand New Retro from the Irish Press (top advert above) and the Sunday Press 1958.

1973

5 Irish Bands from 1973

All band photos scanned from the 1974 New Spotlight year book which came out in December 1973. Compare and contrast with the set of photos from the 1966 New Spotlight year book here.

pre 1960

John & Anjelica Huston at Connemara Pony Show 1959

Eight year old Anjelica Huston with her father John at […]

1972

Christy Brown – The Word 1972

Scanned by Brand New Retro from The Word Magazine, May 1972. Photographs are by Matthew Walsh and the interview (all scanned below ) is by Desmond Rushe who is […]

1978

U2 win Limerick Civic Week Pop 1978 – Evening Press

Evening Press report on U2 or, as they are referred […]

2000 onwards

Advert & Preview for Electric Picnic 2006

Advert and preview of Electric Picnic 2006 scanned from Foggy Notions September 2006

1970

Four Ireland’s Own Covers illustrated by Sean Slattery 1970

Now almost 114 years old, Ireland’s Own is Ireland’s longest […]

1970

Aer Lingus Advert 1970

We’ve scanned this double page Aer Lingus advert from the Sunday Times Magazine, March 1970. The hostess uniform is the one designed by Digby Morton with hat by Frank Saunders […]

1961

Stephen’s Green & Grafton St Area 1960/61 – RS Magowan

We’ve scanned four more photos from this 1961 book of […]

1967

Val Doonican – Novena Magazine 1967

Novena magazine was ‘a Redemptorist Publication… published with ecclesiastical approbation’ out of Alton, Hants in the UK. This is the July/August 1967 issue and features a six page interview with […]

1968

Advert for first Che Guevara Poster by Jim Fitzpatrick – 1968

We’ve scanned this full page advert from Scene magazine, August […]

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