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All of the above have been scanned from this well-thumbed 1964 copy of The Banba Review, the Journal of the Irish National Union of vintners and Grocers. Many thanks to […]

2000 onwards

Early House Pubs, Dublin 2003 – The Slate #25

and here are the club pix from pages 2 and […]

1969

2 Adverts for Connolly of Grafton St, Dublin – 1969

Both adverts are by the Young agency and appeared as […]

1967

4 Adverts for Crimplene 1967-70 – one at Mortan Stadium Santry

We’ve scanned all of these from old copies of Woman’s […]

1998

3 Adverts for Penneys 1998 – Shay Given & Mick McCarthy

Three adverts for Penneys which we’ve scanned from Irish International match […]

1971

CIE Hostess Uniform 1971

Hostess on the train. Scanned from Woman’s Way, September 1971, a year after this Aer Lingus uniform launch.

1994

Q&A Mr Pussy – The Big Issues #1, June 1994

A 1994 Q&A with Mr Pussy (Alan Amsby) scanned from […]

1967

The Gay Byrnes – May 1967

The Curragh racecourse held a race last month called The Gay and Kathleen Byrne Celebrating 50 Years of Marriage Handicap in honour of Gay & Kathleen’s recent 50th anniversary. They […]

1967

2 Sausage Adverts – Denny 1967 & Clover 1968

Where is George Best and his Cookstown Sausage advert when […]

1966

Elvis Paisley & the Mods – August 1966

This full-page cartoon – artist unknown – appeared on the […]

1968

Teenage Dance Competition, Dublin -1968

A dancing competition for teenage couples, sponsored by New Spotlight and held in various Dublin clubs in June/July 1968. The prize on offer was a £125 Yamaha voucher for the young […]

1998

Ministry (of Sound) – Weekend in Dublin 1998

Dublin on £200. A lost weekend for peanuts. That’s how […]

1973

Q&A – Noel Skehan, Kilkenny 1974 & Francis Loughnane, Tipperary 1973

The Francis Loughnane Q&A is from Our Boys, January, 1973 […]

1969

2 Adverts for Penneys from 1969

Two adverts from the Autumn of 1969 for Penneys. The artist is Moffatt for both adverts through the Wilson Hartnell agency. Scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way August […]

1981

Larry Gogan – Celebrity Files Q & A 1981

Q & A with Larry Gogan as featured in Patrick […]

1967

8 Adverts for Clarks Shoes, Ireland from 1960s & 70s

All these adverts are for Clarks shoes which were made […]

1967

Retro Worries #39 – What is a Trial Marriage? – 1967

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way, September, 1967 […]

1970

2 Adverts for Cheese from National Dairy Council, 1970

Two full page cheese adverts from the National Dairy Council […]

1980

The Face Issue 4, June 1980 with U2

Issue no. 4 of the Face from August, 1980 and U2 get a 3 page feature. Words by Steve Taylor and pix by Mike Laye. You can see Dublin’s Custom […]

1968

Joe Dolan offers £500 reward for info on rumour monger – 1968

This half page advert was placed in New Spotlight magazine […]

1969

Advert for Ballito Pantyhose at Arnotts 1969

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Choice 1969

1967

Tom Jones & The Dubliners at the TV Club, Dublin 1967

We’ve scanned this from a one page feature from New […]

1966

8 Irish Showbiz Vocalists from 1966

All of the above portraits were scanned from the 1967 New Spotlight Annual which issued in late 1966. All are Irish except Peter Adler, the guy with the shades in […]

1981

Celebrity Files – Q&A with Pat Spillane – 1980/81

Studio Analyst with RTE’s the Sunday Game and eight times […]

1969

4 Adverts for Dulux from Arrow Agency, Dublin 1969

These 4 Dulux Paint adverts, by the Dublin based Arrow […]

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1986

Out for Ourselves – The Lives of Irish Lesbians & Gay Men – 1986

Out for Ourselves was a 224 page paperback book published […]

1977

Montague Arms Lounge Bar, Portstewart, Co Derry 1977

Work began on a reconstruction and new interior design for […]

1973

HB Fiddlestix – Old Advert 1973

Sounded like a good idea, but these sticks never matched the reliable wood sticks. HB Ice Cream was good, but never a fan of their pure Ice Pops (never […]

1969

Summer Evening Fashion from Dublin Shops 1969

We scanned the above photos and text from a 2 page fashion feature by Caroline Mitchell in Woman’s Way, July 1969 called ” In the cool of the evening”. Still […]

1982

RTE Guide – 1982 World Cup

The scans above are from the world cup issue of the RTE Guide for the 1982 Finals from Spain. The cover design is by Alan Corsini who also did this […]

1976

More from “Hands Off Dublin” 1976 – Deirdre Kelly & Pat Langan

Walking by College Green last week and noticing the road […]

1970

3 Guinness Adverts from the early 1970s

Another 3 Guinness scans to add to our existing Irish advert archives. The Better Halfness ad is from 1970 with the other two from 1972. Scanned by Brand New Retro from issues […]

1971

8 photos from The People of Ireland by Colman Doyle 1971

All these photos are by the award winning Irish Press […]

1970

Tyler’s Shoes – Miss Model Girl Competition 1970

Some of the heat winners through to the final of […]

1993

Dermot Morgan – In Dublin 1993 with Damian Corless + Gig Memories by Jake Walsh

Some 2 years before the airing of the first Father […]

1978

Stiff Little Fingers – Gay Byrne Column, Sunday World, 1978

This is from Gay Byrne’s weekly Sunday World column dated August […]

1974

The Gathering by Edna O’Brien – Programme, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1974

Above: Front & Back Cover of programme – Click on […]

1967

300 fans demand money back – Beach Boys in Ireland – May 1967

The Beach Boys came to Ireland in May 1967 for […]

1967

Retro Worries #38 – Pretty Talk – 1967

Scanned by Brand New Retro from New Spotlight, March 1967 […]

1980

Celebrity Files – Q & A – Anne Doyle – Early 80s

I’ve scanned this from a 64 page booklet by Patrick […]

1975

Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland- Dublin, NME August 1975

Rod Stewart was a tax exile in 1975 which meant […]

2000 onwards

Brand New Retro is 3 years old!

Thank you very much for your support, we are another year old. Since April, 2011, we have scanned over 2,500 images – previously not available on the web – from […]

1969

Beauties from the Ballrooms – Craigavon, 1969

Scanned by Brand New Retro (21½), Dublin from Woman’s Way, […]

1969

Phoenix Beer – Waterford – 2 Adverts from 1969

Phoenix Beer was brewed in Waterford. The top advert is […]

1968

Ireland’s First New Town – Life in the Ballymun Housing Scheme – 1968

Woman’s Way ran a feature for 3 consecutive weeks, back […]

1965

Vision 1965 – Movie Magazine from National Film Institute of Ireland

This is Vol 1, Number 2 of Vision magazine published […]

1981

Virgin Prunes, Record Mirror, Feb 1981

Gavin Friday and the Virgin Prunes made the front cover of Record Mirror in Feb, 1981. This interview by Chris Westwood with photos by Mike Laye. Click image to enlarge.

1986

Reigning Men – Feature on 11 Irish Men from In Dublin 1986

In Dublin did a deliberate (pre Photoshop) accentuation of Aidan […]

1967

Our House this Month, Bayside, Sutton, Dublin 1967

Scanned by Brand New Retro from the March 10th issue […]

1978

5 League of Ireland Winners – Shoot Magazine 70s & 80s

All above scanned by Brand New Retro from issues of […]

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