70s

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

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

1973

6 Adverts for Irish Financial Institutions from 1973

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

1977

Discover Ireland – Short Holiday Breaks 1977-78

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

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’

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.

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 […]

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 […]

1970

Peel Rates Irish – John Peel – New Spotlight 1970

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

1972

Focus On Steve Heighway – Shoot Magazine 1972

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

1971

Todds of Limerick – Trends for the Seventies – 1971

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

1972

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

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

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 […]

1970

The Limerick Scene – New Spotlight, 1970

click to enlarge click to enlarge We’ve scanned this feature on […]

1978

Advert for Energen Crisp Bread 1978

Advert for Energen Crisp Bread scanned by Brand New Retro from the centre pages of Woman’s Way, June 1978.

1971

CIE Hostess Uniform 1971

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

1973

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

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

1967

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

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

1970

2 Adverts for Cheese from National Dairy Council, 1970

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

1975

Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland- Dublin, NME August 1975

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

1978

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

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

1971

Spring Things – Irish Studio Fashion Shoot 1971

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way, March 1971.

1978

Too Late Fanzine – Alcohol Guide – Feb, 1982.

The ‘Too Late’ guide to Alcohol is scanned from Dundalk […]

1970

Mr Pussy (Alan Amsby) – Pics and Press Cuttings 1970 & 1971

A selection of press cuttings from 1970 & 71 of […]

1976

Bay City Rollers in Dublin, April 1976

The Bay City Rollers played Portmarnock, Country Club in April, 1976. The rollers were massive in 1975 but by 1976, Rollermania was beginning to wane. This gig was the first […]

1968

6 Irish Family Knitting Patterns – 1960s & 70s

No dates on any of these, but all but the […]

1978

Adverts for Young Scientist of the Year – 1978, 1979, 1987

1979

Executive Magazine Christmas Issue 1979

All pages scanned by Brand New Retro from Executive Magazine, December 1979. View previous posts from Executive here…

1972

7 Christmas Adverts from Our Boys Magazine 1972

Scanned by Brand New Retro from the December, 1972 issue […]

1978

In Dublin, December 1978 with 25 ways to spend £1 on Christmas Gifts

All above scanned by Brand New Retro from In-Dublin #66 […]

70s

Disc a Gogan + The Balfe Beat – New RTE Radio Pop Shows 1970

Scanned by Brand New Retro from New Spotlight, November 1970, […]

1977

The Office – AIB, Dublin 1977

Scanned by Brand New Retro from an old leaving cert book published in 1977 by Folens, called Business Organisation – revised and enlarged by John O’Connor. On the inside jacket […]

1971

3 Anti Smoking Adverts – 1971/72

The top two adverts are from 1971. They are identical except for the picture at the bottom left. And don’t ask, I’ve no idea what’s going on in the bottom […]

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