Mag Type

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 […]

1988

Dog Day Afternoon, Ireland, 1988

Ten dog photos, all taken on one day in Ireland in 1988. Always ‘Paws’ Before Crossing10.30am: College Green, Dublin On May 7, 1988, thousands of people took photographs of moments […]

1997

1997 Dublin in Photos

A selection of photographs from the Dublin 2 area by Peter Zoller from his 1997 book Dublin – Portrait of a City. Photos digitised by Brand New Retro

Booklets

Ireland Now – 1948 Booklet by David O’Neill

We’ve scanned a selection of pages and adverts from this […]

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 […]

1961

Annual Blesssing of Scooters and Mopeds, Dublin 1961

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Irish Press, April 1961

1973

5 Irish Bands from 1973

All band photos scanned from the 1974 New Spotlight year book which came out in December 1973. Compare and contrast with the set of photos from the 1966 New Spotlight year book here.

1970

Four Ireland’s Own Covers illustrated by Sean Slattery 1970

Now almost 114 years old, Ireland’s Own is Ireland’s longest […]

1961

Stephen’s Green & Grafton St Area 1960/61 – RS Magowan

We’ve scanned four more photos from this 1961 book of […]

1989

The 1980s Revisited – In Dublin, 1989

1969

Jack Charlton – The Hornet Comic 1969

Scanned by Brand New Retro from The Hornet, September, 1969.

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, […]

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 […]

1969

What’s New – Irish Fashion Brochure – Autumn 1969

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

1994

Q&A Mr Pussy – The Big Issues #1, June 1994

A 1994 Q&A with Mr Pussy (Alan Amsby) scanned from […]

1986

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

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

1977

Montague Arms Lounge Bar, Portstewart, Co Derry 1977

Work began on a reconstruction and new interior design for […]

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 […]

1976

More from “Hands Off Dublin” 1976 – Deirdre Kelly & Pat Langan

Walking by College Green last week and noticing the road […]

1971

8 photos from The People of Ireland by Colman Doyle 1971

All these photos are by the award winning Irish Press […]

1993

Dermot Morgan – In Dublin 1993 with Damian Corless + Gig Memories by Jake Walsh

Some 2 years before the airing of the first Father […]

1974

The Gathering by Edna O’Brien – Programme, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1974

Above: Front & Back Cover of programme – Click on […]

1967

300 fans demand money back – Beach Boys in Ireland – May 1967

The Beach Boys came to Ireland in May 1967 for […]

1968

Ireland’s First New Town – Life in the Ballymun Housing Scheme – 1968

Woman’s Way ran a feature for 3 consecutive weeks, back […]

1965

Vision 1965 – Movie Magazine from National Film Institute of Ireland

This is Vol 1, Number 2 of Vision magazine published […]

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 […]

1967

Our House this Month, Bayside, Sutton, Dublin 1967

Scanned by Brand New Retro from the March 10th issue […]

1971

Spring Things – Irish Studio Fashion Shoot 1971

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

60s

Meals Without Meat – 1960s Lenten Cooking Booklet

There’s no date on this 24 page, A6 sized booklet. […]

1978

Too Late Fanzine – Alcohol Guide – Feb, 1982.

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

2000 onwards

Enter – Ireland’s Monthly Interactive Magazine on CD Rom – Jan 2000

This is issue 2 of ENTER, Ireland’s Monthly Interactive Magazine […]

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.

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 […]

80s

Ireland V Scotland – Rugby International Programme 1984

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

1966

The Everly Bros in 1966 Dublin Studio Photo Shoot by Roy Esmonde

This photo shoot by Roy Esmonde appeared only in black […]

1968

6 Irish Family Knitting Patterns – 1960s & 70s

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

1966

Irish Woman’s Journal – January 1966

View these houses from Leopardstown Estate on our map. (thanks Jaykay!) […]

1966

Career Guidance: Garda Siochana – Woman’s Way 1966

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way June, 1966 […]

1982

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

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

1966

4 Irish Bands from 1966

All above pics scanned by Brand New Retro from the New Spotlight Annual 1967 which was published at Christmas, 1966. We’ll feature more from that annual in future weeks/months. But […]

1979

Executive Magazine Christmas Issue 1979

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

1983

RTE Guide Christmas 1983

1972

7 Christmas Adverts from Our Boys Magazine 1972

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

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 […]

1969

Buckley’s Store Cork – Christmas Supplement 1969

We’ve scanned a selection of gift ideas and adverts from […]

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, […]

1980

The Blades – In Dublin Magazine, 1980 + 1981

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

1965

Butlin’s Mosney Souvenir Programme 1965

My mother recently found this souvenir programme from our trip to Butlin’s Mosney in 1965. This A5 sized booklet has 74 pages and is in black and white except for […]

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 […]

2000 onwards

Where Were You? Exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin

An exhibition of photos from Garry O’Neill’s outstanding book, Where […]

1970

Rory Gallagher + Taste, 4 page Feature from New Spotlight 1970

We’ve scanned all of the above from an October, 1970 […]

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