Brand New Retro

Retro Worries #20 – Social Know How – 1971

From Woman’s Way, May 1971

1968

Old Adverts #87 – Clarks Shoes 1968/69

Check the all important small print. Made in the Republic of Ireland by Clarks of Dundalk Dundalk always had a tradition of shoe making and at its peak (late 60s/70s) […]

Old Adverts #86 – Tullamore Harriers Carnival, August 1966

1974

A Future for Dublin – Signals – The Architectural Review 1974

All above scanned from the November, 1974 issue of the […]

Old Adverts #85 – Chef Sauce – 1971

Lamb Doyle’s Pub, Dublin – 1969

Scanned from Publin booklet 1969 – a selective guide to the pubs of Dublin

Fashion on Grafton St, Dublin – January, 1970

Scanned from New Spotlight, January 1970 – photos Michael O’Reilly

Old Adverts #84 – Guinness – 1971

scanned from Woman’s Own 1971

1982

Ashley Grimes, MUFC & Sharp Electronics, 1982

Irish International Ashley Grimes with his Man Utd team mates […]

1999

Dublin Magazine, Vol 1, Issue 1 – August 1999

In 1999, a 6 month ban was imposed on In […]

1965

Irish Fashion Design at Harrods, London, August 1965

Photos by Richard Dormer all scanned from advertising feature in […]

Old Adverts #83 – Irish Music Festivals 1980

All above scanned from various 1980 In Dublin magazines

1965

Retro Worries #19, 1970 – Is it Natural?

Scanned From New Spotlight Feb 1970

1964

Old Adverts #82 – Sweet Afton Cigarettes, 1956-64

Sweet Afton cigarettes made in Dundalk by PJ Carroll and […]

Woman’s Way, May 1970 – with Larry Gogan

Related Links: Wogan & Gogan – Focus on Larry Gogan […]

Old Adverts #81 – Spitfire Triumph – BL Cars, Dublin 12.

from Magill Magazine, August, 1980

1976

Montreal Olympics 1976 – RTE Guide Cover

RTE Guide, July, 1976 – Design Alan Corsini

Thelma & Louise – Mansfield – 1966

Article scanned from Miss Magazine, April, 1966 (cover above) Related […]

1982

Old Adverts #80 – Monica John Fashions, Dublin,Cork,Bantry – 1982

2 page advert scanned from U magazine 1982

Toner’s Pub, Baggot St, Dublin – 1969

all above scanned from Publin booklet 1969 – a selective […]

Self Aid Concert, RDS Dublin, May, 1986 – Record Mirror

Review of Self Aid concert May 17, 1986 scanned from […]

Old Adverts #79 – Carrolls Number 1 Cigarettes- 1980

Gay Dublin, 1980

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. […]

1996

David Holmes & too many DJs, Dublin – June 1996

From an article on David Holmes by Luke Clancy in […]

Old Adverts #78 – Ulster Bank 1966

1962

Dancing on the Streets in Gorey – June 1962

From exactly 50 years ago and scanned from report on […]

1997

Cover Magazine UK – Issue 3 1997 – Sexy Irish Men

For all the writing that’s worth reading was the tag […]

Young Dublin Fashion Designers 1966

Scanned from Miss Magazine, March 1966

1968

The Showboat, Malahide, Dublin 1968 with Albert Reynolds

The Showboat opened in the summer of 1968 but burned […]

2000 onwards

The Book of Poor Auld Fellas – 2007

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 […]

Rory Gallagher – An Afternoon in Dublin 1971 + Q&A 1972

Rory Gallagher was only 47 when he died on 14th […]

Publin 1969 – The International Bar

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”

Old Adverts #77 – Tylers Boots – 1969

Goal Magazine – 1970 and Johhny Giles

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 […]

1988

Euro 1988 – Evening Press Supplement

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 […]

Miss Mod 1966 – Roches Stores, Dublin – with Peter Adler

She Gear shop in Roches Stores was officially opened by […]

1977

NME & the Belfield Punk Festival, UCD, Dublin, June 1977

This month, 35 years ago, Patrick Coultry, from Cabra, Dublin […]

70s

Focus on Gerry Daly – Derby County & Ireland, Shoot Magazine 1978

From Cabra, Dublin, Gerry played some great games for Man […]

Old Adverts # 76 – Sligo Sounds Festival, 1971

60s

The Late Late Girl, Verona Mullen – RTV Guide – 1962

All scans from various RTV Guides, June, July & August […]

Old Adverts #75 – Brown Thomas, Dublin, 1966 (with bonus bag)

Advert scanned from Miss Magazine, Jan, 1966. Paper bag also […]

1976

Scene – 1976 – Irish Weekly Music Magazine

“Scene is like a magazine version of Melody Maket – […]

Old Adverts #74 – Peats for Hi-Fi, Dublin, 1969

2000 onwards

A to Z of Summer in Dublin – The Slate #26 – 2003

See these other Slate Posts: The Slate issue 1 New Years […]

Ireland’s Euro Girl 1971 – Angela Farrell

Ireland’s 1971 Eurovision singer, Angella Farrell, finished 11th of 18 […]

1967

Engelbert Humperdink, Dublin Style, 1967

From 45 years ago this week, this is a fashion shoot from New Spotlight magazine, 25th May, 1967 with Engelbert and Irish model, Betty Whelan. ( Photographer not credited). Sandie Shaw […]