80s

1986

Dublin City Centre 1986

Back in 1986, the German magazine Geo Special dedicated a full issue to Ireland. Here are four photos taken in Dublin city centre. Unable to establish name of Photographers

1988

One Day in Ireland 1988: Photos of people working

On May 7, 1988, many people took pictures that they […]

1982

Advert for No Romance shop Dublin 2, 1982

This is from a two page advert for No Romance shop at 73 Aungier St, Dublin 2. It appeared in Issue 1 of the fanzine Devoid Media in May […]

1988

O’Connell St at Night, 1988

All photos scanned by Brand New Retro from a 14 page brochure produced by Dublin Corporation in conjunction with their civic exhibition ‘Lighting Dublin City’ held in the Mansion House […]

1980

Retro Worries #42 – Boomerang

1985

Citizens of Dublin 1985

All of the above scanned from a two page article entitled Citizens in the November-December 1985 issue of Ireland of the Welcomes. Photos by Brian Lynch, author was Kathryn Holmquist […]

1986

Brush Shiels and the Lala-Bike, Christmas 1986

Advert for LaLa Bike featuring Brush Shiels scanned by Brand […]

1980

Advert for Lifeline Health Club, Cork 1980

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Cork Holy Bough Christmas 1980

1989

The 1980s Revisited – In Dublin, 1989

1980

Christmas Advert for Tanora – 1980

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

1983

CIE Expressway Timetable 1983

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

1981

Advert for Apple Computers – Made in Cork 1981

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

1987

25 Years of RTE Newsreaders – RTE Guide, 1987

From a centre page feature in the RTE […]

1988

My Bloody Valentine – Record Mirror 1988

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

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 […]

1981

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

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

1986

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

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

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 […]

1980

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

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

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 […]

1978

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

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

1978

Too Late Fanzine – Alcohol Guide – Feb, 1982.

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

1989

USI News Magazine – Jan 1989

All above scanned by Brand New Retro from the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) free magazine. Editor was Mick Murphy, you can view the editorial page here.

80s

Ireland V Scotland – Rugby International Programme 1984

Thanks to Michael for use of programme. Ireland lost the […]

1982

In Dublin Jan 1982 – Why Does Dublin look like this? + 1st Aosdana

All above scanned by Brand New Retro from issue #144 […]

1978

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

1980

Limerick United FC with Joe O’Mahony (RIP) – Shoot Magazine 1980

Very sad to hear of the passing of Joe O’Mahony […]

1983

RTE Guide Christmas 1983

1980

Imprint Fanzine – Dublin May 1980

This is issue 9 of Dublin Fanzine Imprint. (We previously did a post on issue 6 over 2 years ago) From May, 1980 issue 9 has articles on bands and […]

1980

The Blades – In Dublin Magazine, 1980 + 1981

The Blades are back for 2 shows in the Olympia, […]

1979

Executive – Entertainment for Irish Men 1979/82 – 8 Front Covers

Executive Magazine came out in 1979 and was based on […]

1981

Michael Dwyer talks with 20 year old Irish Film Maker, Declan Lowney – 1981

This is a short feature by the late Michael Dwyer […]

1980

2FM DJs – 15 Promo Cards from early 1980s

The above pics were scanned from 15 individual 2FM promotion […]

1983

Fashion, A Game Without Rules – The Magazine, 1983

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Irish Magazine, The Magazine, August, […]

1985

Phil Chevron, Elvis Costello & Agnes Bernelle – NME 1985

Scanned by Brand New Retro from NME May 1985. article […]

1983

3 1980s Guinness Adverts – Jeananne Crowley, Mary Black, Emily Dowling

All above scanned by BrandNewRetro from old RTE Guides. JC […]

1980

South Great George’s St, Dublin 2 with Colm Toibin -1980

From Colm Toibin’s Walkabout Series, In Dublin, October, 1980. Pix […]

1986

Linda Martin – In My Fashion -RTE Guide 1986

Scanned from RTE Guide Jan, 1986

1988

Ireland 1 England 0 – Stuttgart, 12th June 1988 – Shoot Magazine

1986

Self Aid Concert, Dublin 1986 – 1. AIB Advert 2.The Protest Gigs

Both from the Evening Herald, May 16, 1986. See Also […]

1983

Depeche Mode, Dublin 1983 – NME

From 30 years ago, this is Depeche Mode in Dublin at the time of the Eight Amendment to the Irish Constitution Referendum. Read more about this in the interview by […]

1982