60s

2000 onwards

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

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

1961

5 Irish Wool Knitting Patterns from early 1960s

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

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 […]

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. […]

1961

Annual Blesssing of Scooters and Mopeds, Dublin 1961

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Irish Press, April 1961

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

1969

3 Marmalade Adverts from 1969

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

1966

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

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

1967

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

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

1965

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

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

1966

Georgian Dublin in Decay – London News 1966

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

1969

Desmond Dekker with Miss Ireland in Phoenix Pk, 1969

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

1965

12 Christmas Adverts from Woman’s Way Ireland 1965

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

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.

1966

Retro Worries #40 – 3 problems from May 1966

This is the 40th post from our Retro Worries series of […]

1966

Sunhouse Electric Heaters – Adverts & Features 1966/67

Large leaping flames which weave upward in a dance of […]

1969

What’s New – Irish Fashion Brochure – Autumn 1969

We’ve scanned all of the above pictures from an 8 […]

1964

7 Irish Beer Adverts from 1964

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1969

4 Adverts for Dulux from Arrow Agency, Dublin 1969

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

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 […]

1967