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Digitises lost vintage Irish pop culture

1989

The 1980s Revisited – In Dublin, 1989

1964

Poster for Irish Export Fashion Fair 1964

I picked up this beautiful original hardback poster (38cm * 25cm) promoting the 1964 Irish Export Fashion Fair at the Dublin Flea last month. Printed in the Republic of Ireland by […]

Adverts

Two Irish Cigarette Adverts from 1959

Scanned by Brand New Retro from The Connacht Tribune Golden Jubilee Souvenir May 1959.

1980

Christmas Advert for Tanora – 1980

Tanora Advert – Scanned by Brand New Retro from the Cork Holy Bough, December 1980.

Book

Brand New Retro – The Book

The Brand New Reto book by Brian McMahon is a uniquely Irish compendium of over 700 images, adverts and articles featuring the best bits from this site along with lots of […]

1969

Jack Charlton – The Hornet Comic 1969

Scanned by Brand New Retro from The Hornet, September, 1969.

1968

Adverts for 2 Dublin Menswear Shops – 1968

Galligans claimed to be the first man’s shop in Henry […]

1969

The Facts on Pat Egan – 1969

Whether it was hanging out with his pal Phil Lynott in the advert for the Wimpy in Dorset St or interviewing the likes of Luke Kelly or Rory Gallagher Pat Egan […]

1963

Irish Spotlight – 6 Covers from the 1960s

Irish Spotlight was produced monthly by the Irish Dominicans […]

1961

11 Photos of Cork by R.S. Magowan 1961

Earlier in the summer, we picked up a ripped and torn copy of a book of photographs by R.S. Magowan called Dublin and Cork. The book was published through Spring Books, […]

1970

Peel Rates Irish – John Peel – New Spotlight 1970

John Peel was in Ireland in early 1970 and Pat […]

1969

3 Marmalade Adverts from 1969

All from 1969 and all scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way.

1975

All Ireland Football Finals – RTE Guide Covers 1975 & 1976

Top Cover: 1976. Bottom: 1975. scanned by Brand New Retro

1972

University College Galway – The Word, 1972

The Word was […]

1971

Kathleen Watkins in advert for the House of Cassidy 1971

Advert for the House of Cassidy sponsored radio programme on […]

Adverts

8 Irish Adverts for Scooters, Mopeds and Motor Cycles 1956

All adverts scanned by Brand New Retro from the 1956 […]

1966

Record Player Offer from Musgrave-Brooke Bond, Cork, 1966

Advert for the Pye Playgirl Record player offer with Musgrave […]

1970

1970 Fashion shoot at Dalymount Park, Dublin 7

Fashion session with Mick Leech, Paddy Dunning, Sean Corr, Ken […]

1968

11 Deodorant Adverts from Irish Magazines 1968-72

I’m not aware of any Irish manufactured deodorants but we […]

1969

Green Shield Stamps in Ireland 1960s/70s

Green Shield Stamps originated in the UK but did have an Irish operation which had its own Irish catalogue and a handful of stores in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford. When you […]

1970

4 Irish adverts for Dunlop Footwear – early 1970s

Dunlop had a factory in Cork for almost 50 years […]

1969

Advert for Smirnoff Vodka 1969 – Shot at Richie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin 2

Photographed at the Richie Hendriks Gallery, 119 St. Stephen’s Green, […]

1961

5 Photos of Dublin Buildings by RS Magowan 1960/61

We recently picked up a ripped and torn copy of […]

1968

Retro Worries #41 – Pretty Talk by Cindy Parker

scanned by Brand New Retro from New Spotlight October, […]

1966

Fashion shoot at the Scene, Beat Club, Dublin 1966

Fashion Shoot from Miss Magazine, February, 1966 taken on location […]

1967

3 Adverts from 1967 for Clerys, Dublin

Scanned by Brand New Retro from 3 issues of Woman’s Way all from September 1967

2000 onwards

NCAD Exhibition at Frawley’s Thomas St, Dublin 8

I really enjoyed my visit to this exhibition featuring the work […]

1961

Ireland V Scotland Match Programme 1961

Johnny Giles may not feature on RTE’s coverage of the Irish game this Saturday but he did play in the Ireland v Scotland world cup qualifier game in Dalymount Park […]

1983

CIE Expressway Timetable 1983

Timetable booklet for all CIE Expressway bus routes. 1983 illustrator not credited – scanned by Brand New Retro

1982

Slane 1982 – Rolling Stones – pics by Derek Speirs

Rolling Stones Gig at Slane Castle, July 24th, 1982. Also […]

1967

Yes – 1967

Friday, May 22nd, 2015. And it has to be Yes! Yes was an annual magazine produced by students from the combined universities with proceeds going to charity. This is from 1967 […]

1970

More George Best -1970

Enthralled and captivated by his skill and flair, George Best was the reason why so many of my school friends became lifelong Manchester Utd fans. Born in 1946, he would have […]

1978

Dublin Discomania 1978 – Magill Magazine

This is a very welcome addition to our existing posts […]

1969

Swinging London – 5 Young Irish People Living There in 1969

We’ve scanned this one page article from New Spotlight, March […]

1967

Giros, Cheque Books & Savings – 3 Irish Banking Adverts aimed at Women. 1967/69/74

The Bank Giro ad is from Woman’s Choice, Jan 1969. […]

1981

Advert for Apple Computers – Made in Cork 1981

Centre page advert for Apple Computer ltd from programme for […]

1967

House of the Year 1967 – Willow Park Grove, Dublin 11

In the mid 1960s to early 70s, Woman’s Way magazine […]

1972

Focus On Steve Heighway – Shoot Magazine 1972

Steve Heighway received 34 caps for Ireland during the 1970s. […]

1965

Interview with the Rolling Stones on tour in Dublin 1965 from Yes magazine

The Rolling Stones played at the ABC Theatre, Belfast, The […]

1971

Todds of Limerick – Trends for the Seventies – 1971

We’ve scanned the above images from a promotional feature for […]

1968

Dollies of Dublin – Scene Magazine 1968

We’ve scanned this feature from the August, 1968 issue of Scene, Ireland’s International Magazine. Interestingly there was another Irish magazine also called Scene in the mid 70s, (which we’ve already featured […]

2000 onwards

Schools Rugby: The Terrible Truth – The Slate, 2003

All content from this 2 page feature available below. Scanned […]

1972

Guide to Dublin Action Spots 1972

Or check out our on-line Map This is a 16 page pull-out guide to Dublin which came free with New Spotlight, March, 1972. The guide, which was compiled by New Spotlight […]

1972

Where to get Great Gear in Dublin 1972 & Pia Bang 1967

All of the above scanned from a supplement published by […]

1966

Georgian Dublin in Decay – London News 1966

All above pictures scanned by Brand New Retro from […]

1987

25 Years of RTE Newsreaders – RTE Guide, 1987

From a centre page feature in the RTE […]

2000 onwards

The Slate #3 – Valentine Special – Feb 2001

Scanned by Brand New Retro – View all The Slate […]

1969

Desmond Dekker with Miss Ireland in Phoenix Pk, 1969

On the 5th & 6th October of 1969, Desmond Dekker (RIP) […]

1999

Joe Dolan – If I Were Taoiseach, Magill 1999

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Magill Magazine, November, 1999. Joe’s […]

1992

Sultans of Ping FC – NME Article 1992

Full page feature on Sultans of Ping FC by MC Jonny Thatcher photo by AJ Barratt from NME May 1992. scanned by Brand New Retro

2000 onwards

Temple Bar’s Teen Terrors – The Slate, 2001

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Issue 5 of the […]

1965

12 Christmas Adverts from Woman’s Way Ireland 1965

We’ve scanned all of the above adverts from the special […]

1995

Beastie Boys Backstage in Belfast – d-Side Magazine April 1995

Donal Dineen and Donal Scannell backstage with the Beastie Boys […]

1970

6 Illustrated An Gael Og Covers from 1970-72

We’ve scanned 6 further covers from our collection of An Gael Og magazines. All from 1970 to 1972 with illustrations created by Sean O’Slatra (Slattery). Sean also did the illustrations for […]

1967

Autumn Fashion in Brown Thomas, Dublin 1967

A 9 page Autumn Fashion at Brown Thomas feature scanned from Woman’s Way, September, 1967. Photos are by Val Sheehan.

1988

My Bloody Valentine – Record Mirror 1988

A My Bloody Valentine feature from Record Mirror, Jan 1988 – […]

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