Brand New Retro

2000 onwards

The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old.

The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]

2000 onwards

Fontaines D.C. v Stocktons Wing Mashup

When Stocktons Wing released New Clare Revival in 1986 its solid groove caught my attention, and its a track I still like to play. I’ve mixed it up here with […]

2000 onwards

Nostalgic Journey Through Irish Pop Culture

Ireland Goes Pop is a live storytelling and multimedia presentation that delves into the evolution of pop culture in Ireland from the 1960s to the 1990s. Presented by Brian McMahon […]

2000 onwards

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

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

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 […]

2000 onwards

Patricia McMahon 1933 – 2013

My mother, Patricia McMahon, died suddenly last Friday, 15th November. She was 80. That’s her in the photo above with my late Dad at Butlin’s Mosney in 1964. Regular visitors […]

2000 onwards

Win an Original Retro Irish Magazine – Our 2nd Birthday Competition

**Update 25th April 2013 ** Here are the answers to […]

2000 onwards

Happy Birthday Brand New Retro – 4 London Shopping Sprees to be won

BrandNewRetro celebrates its first birthday this week. The first post […]

1964

Happy Christmas – The Wrong Trousers, 1964.

Every Christmas, the residents association organised a visit from Santa. […]

1978

Too Late Fanzine 1978 – 1982

“Christmas 1978 and the first ever edition of Too Late hits the streets of Dundalk. A further four issues were produced during the following four years and sold around pubs […]