Mag Type

The Readers Club was a New Spotlight feature which began in January 1968 and ran intermittently for a further 2 years . A sort of Bebo / Facebook for the 60s […]

1985

Begrudgery! In Dublin Magazine, 1985

From In Dublin Magazine, Feb 1985. Cover illustration by Jim Cogan. Full page scans below

1982

Irish Fashion Designers 1982 – John Rocha, Richard Lewis

All above from Sunday Tribune Magazine, October 1982

1969

Showcase – Journal of the Irish Entertainment Industry 1969

Showcase magazine covered Irish Theatre, Cabaret, Films & Cinema, Ballrooms, […]

1976

Hands Off Dublin -1976 – Deirdre Kelly with Pat Langan

All above photos scanned from the 1976 book “Hands off […]

1967

Luke Kelly & Ronnie Drew, Dublin Docklands 1967

Scanned from New Spotlight, May 1967 See also: Luke Kelly […]

1974

Zhivago Night Club, Dublin 1970s/80s – Love Stories Continue

Previous posts about Zhivago Click here for all posts on […]

1974

Man Alive, Issue 1 – April 1974

Back in May 2011, one of the first magazines we scanned and posted was Man Alive. We started with scans from issue 3 and did subsequent posts on issues 2, […]

1970

Religion – Vox Pop – Ireland 1970

from New Spotlight, 1970

1985

Liam Brady, Inter Milan – Roy of the Rovers, June 1985

Scanned from the centre pages of the fantastic comic Roy […]

1982

Hi-Fi & Video News – Ireland’s Home Entertainment Mag – 1982

A 44 page black & white glossy mag (with colour […]

1975

Kilkenny V Galway – 1975 All Ireland – RTE Guide Cover 1976

RTE Guide, 3rd September, 1976. Photo of 1975 final by […]

1965

Education in the Republic of Ireland – Encyclopedia Britannica 1965

A 34 page advisory guide for parents published in 1965. […]

1971

Best Shop in Ireland – 1971 Contender

Scanned from advertisement feature for Mulveys Dublin, Woman’s Way 1971

1974

A Future for Dublin – Signals – The Architectural Review 1974

All above scanned from the November, 1974 issue of the […]

1999

Dublin Magazine, Vol 1, Issue 1 – August 1999

In 1999, a 6 month ban was imposed on In […]

1970

Woman’s Way, May 1970 – with Larry Gogan

Related Links: Wogan & Gogan – Focus on Larry Gogan […]

1976

Montreal Olympics 1976 – RTE Guide Cover

RTE Guide, July, 1976 – Design Alan Corsini

1970

Miss Kells Contest – 1970

scanned from New Spotlight May 1970

1996

David Holmes & too many DJs, Dublin – June 1996

From an article on David Holmes by Luke Clancy in […]

2000 onwards

The Book of Poor Auld Fellas – 2007

At the bar, during the Spanish game last night, I overheard 2 Ould Fellas muttering about the younger people in the pub, supposedly watching the game yet constantly playing with […]

1971

Rory Gallagher – An Afternoon in Dublin 1971 + Q&A 1972

Rory Gallagher was only 47 when he died on 14th […]

1970

Goal Magazine – 1970 and Johhny Giles

Published in London, Goal Magazine, in the early 1970s was a regular read in our house. More sophisticated, detailed & expensive than Shoot it packed a lot into its 48 pages. Disappointingly, despite […]

1988

Euro 1988 – Evening Press Supplement

The week before the finals kicked off, almost all the Irish newspapers published Euro 88 supplements. “Free” supplements, now commonly available almost every day, were a very rare breed back […]

1966

Miss Mod 1966 – Roches Stores, Dublin – with Peter Adler

She Gear shop in Roches Stores was officially opened by […]

1977

NME & the Belfield Punk Festival, UCD, Dublin, June 1977

This month, 35 years ago, Patrick Coultry, from Cabra, Dublin […]

70s

Focus on Gerry Daly – Derby County & Ireland, Shoot Magazine 1978

From Cabra, Dublin, Gerry played some great games for Man […]

1971

Ireland’s Euro Girl 1971 – Angela Farrell

Ireland’s 1971 Eurovision singer, Angella Farrell, finished 11th of 18 […]

1967

Engelbert Humperdink, Dublin Style, 1967

From 45 years ago this week, this is a fashion shoot from New Spotlight magazine, 25th May, 1967 with Engelbert and Irish model, Betty Whelan. ( Photographer not credited). Sandie Shaw […]

1970

Vox Pop – Pot, 1970

New Spotlight, July 1970

1979

Shoot Magazine 1979 – Dundalk FC – Double Winners 1979

1979 League of Ireland and FAI Cup winners Dundalk get […]

1961

Sunday Review – Irish Sunday Weekly – April 1961

This long defunct weekly Irish Sunday tabloid newspaper was printed and […]

1970

Home Economics – Leaving Cert 1970

Published by Gill and MacMillan ltd, 1970. book- Angela Moloney, smashing cover by Cor Klaasen

1961

Sunday Review Newspaper – TV Contest, 1961 with Brenda Fricker

Scanned from the Sunday Review, April 9, 1961 (click here […]

1988

Dublin – 7th May, 1988 – Irish Cancer Society Photo Book

All pics taken on 7th May, 1988 scanned from a […]

1988

Ireland – May 7th, 1988 – Irish Cancer Society Photo Book

All pics taken on 7th May, 1988 scanned from a […]

2000 onwards

Loserdom #22 – October 2011

Yes 2011. Hard to believe that in this digital age, Fanzines, in the traditional paper format, still exist. Loserdom is one such Dublin Fanzine. Hand bound and on the go […]

1978