Cork – Brand New Retro

1983

Cork Cocktail Spots – 5 Adverts from 1983

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Hot Press October 28th, […]

1980

Advert for Lifeline Health Club, Cork 1980

Scanned by Brand New Retro from Cork Holy Bough Christmas 1980

1980

Christmas Advert for Tanora – 1980

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

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, […]

1966

Record Player Offer from Musgrave-Brooke Bond, Cork, 1966

Advert for the Pye Playgirl Record player offer with Musgrave […]

1970

4 Irish adverts for Dunlop Footwear – early 1970s

Dunlop had a factory in Cork for almost 50 years […]

1981

Advert for Apple Computers – Made in Cork 1981

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

1992

Sultans of Ping FC – NME Article 1992

Full page feature on Sultans of Ping FC by MC Jonny Thatcher photo by AJ Barratt from NME May 1992. scanned by Brand New Retro

1968

6 Irish Family Knitting Patterns – 1960s & 70s

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

1969

Buckley’s Store Cork – Christmas Supplement 1969

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

1971

New Irish Housing 1971 – Cork & Dublin

Above: St Michael’s Estate, Dublin 8. Last remaining of these demolished […]

1967

Artist’s Impressions – 6 New Buildings 1967-69

Above is Curzon Cinema, later to be the Lighthouse Cinema, […]

1969

Lipsticks by Melina, Cork – 1969

1977

Screen International – Cork Film Festival 1977

1968

Cork’s a Popping – 1968 Cork Fashion Shoot with the Dixies

Scanned from New Spotlight 1968 – (photos not credited on […]

60s

Old Adverts #45 – Various Cork Ads, 1950

1976

Old Adverts #32 – Cork Nightclubs, 1976

These 2 adverts appeared in 2 different Irish “showbiz” magazines in late April, 1976. Krojaks is from “Starlight” magazine whilst the Swingers advert, and the piece below, is taken from […]

1965

Harpers Bazaar 1965 – Ireland on the Move

I’ve scanned in some great photos taken by David Montgomery […]

1980

Joan Baez, Cork, 1980.

I didn’t know that Steve Jobs RIP, back in the late 70s/early 80s, dated singer/songwriter/musician and activist Joan Baez. Here’s a picture of Joan from 1980, not with Steve, at […]

1962

Old Adverts #18 – Wills of Cork & Dublin, Gold Flake, 1962.

Advert taken from Butlins Souvenir Programme 1962.