Galleries

I was walking down Moore St on Friday and noticed the builders were working in 16 Moore St., home to one of my favourite shop signs in Dublin. I wondered […]

1981

Status – Irish Women’s News Magazine, 1981

Above scan is an advert which appeared in Magill, January […]

1966

Gladys Waller, Miss Ireland 1965.

On Bull Island bridge, Dublin, this is Cavan lady, Gladys Waller, who was Miss Ireland 1965 and 2nd Runner Up in Miss World. The scan above is the cover of […]

1999

If I were Taoiseach – Louis Walsh. Magill magazine, 1999.

Adverts

Old Adverts #20 – Aer Lingus 1951

1967

Irish Rules of the Road, Booklet 1967

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 […]

1967

Old Adverts #19 – Blackthorn Boots, 1967

Made in Dundalk, these are Blackthorn boots. This advert is […]

1972

New Spotlight Magazine – Jan, 1972

And whatever happened to “the lesser known showband prospect award”? View all posts with content from New Spotlight.

1962

Butlins, Mosney, Souvenir Programme, 1962.

Mosney was the first Butlin’s camp to be built outside of the UK and was opened in Co. Meath in 1948. This programme is our family souvenir from 1962, one […]

1962

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

Advert taken from Butlins Souvenir Programme 1962.

1973

Words – March, 1973 – featuring Rory Gallagher

Published in the UK, “Words” was a very thin (16 […]

1991

Yellow Press Issue 1, 1991 featuring Desperate Dana

This is the first issue of Yellow Press from late […]

1966

Retro Worries #1 – Prove Her Love

The first of a new series featuring agony aunt problems from mainly old Irish mags. This is from Miss Magazine, March, 1966.

1987

Old Adverts #17 – Are you going for a pint? 1987

Nice Dublin illustration.

1992

Old Adverts #16 – Trip to Tipp, Feile 1992

1984

200 Reasons to stay In Dublin – March 1984

Some great reasons in here, many still valid today, many […]

1966

Old Adverts #15 – St Bernard, Dunnes Stores, 1966

1979

Specials in Easons, Connolly Stn, Dublin, 1979.

What a photo! It is Connolly train station, Dublin but […]

1966

Old Adverts #14 – Wate-On, Dublin 1966.

Advert scanned from Miss magazine, Ireland, June 1966 see also Super Wate-on

1995

Fitz Comic Issue 1, Ireland, 1995

Another Irish comic from the 90s. This is Fitz, Issue 1, from April, 1995. Looking like and sounding like Viz, it contained 28 pages with just 2 pages of Ads.

1988

Old Adverts #13 – Man Utd Kit 1988

Scanned from United Review – Man Utd v QPR Aug,1988, match programme. Note: shorts are actual size.

1983

Old Adverts #12 – Radio Nova, Dublin 1983

A few familiar faces from today can be found in […]

1971

Top Irish DJs in 1971 – New Spotlight Magazine

This is from the Readers Poll of New Spotlight Magazine […]

1988

Old Adverts #10 – Ryanair – March 1988

The way we were…

1987

Old Adverts #11 – Dublin Bus Child Only Ticket, 1987

Bring your Baptismal Certificate….

1979

NME September 1979 – The Undertones

Between my brother and myself, we bought and read every issue of the NME from 1974 to 1980. Unfortunately, we didn’t keep many of them. One I still have is this […]

1966

One Mod Day in Dublin 1966! – Miss Magazine Fashion Shoot

1987

The Face #82 1987 – Blue Velvet & Microdisney

Its easy to know why I kept this issue of […]

1985

Temple Bar – 1985 Google Street View Style from IAA

I found a catalogue for a 2006 exhibition about Temple […]

1984

Old Adverts #9 – Mosney Holiday Centre 1984

1984 and Mosney holiday centre (no longer run by Butlins) […]

1979

Old Adverts #8 -Audio for Discriminating People!

I am an individualist, please send me my catalogue…. Advert […]

1993

d’Side Magazine – Issue 1, December 1993.

Fact, Fashion & Fiction was the tag line for this […]

1977

Old Adverts #7 – Record & Tape Exchange, Dublin

This was the back cover advert from Heat Magazine, Issue […]

1992

Erin’s Own – From Yellow Press issue 2, 1992

This 4 page parody of weekly magazine, Ireland’s Own, appeared […]

1992

Yellow Press – Summer Special 1992

This is my first scan from the 1990s! But a good one to start with. From almost 20 years ago this is Yellow Press – issue 2. A good value […]

1967

Old Adverts #6 – Squash Ireland – 1974

Big magazine advert from 1974 in order to get a […]

1974

Man Alive – Issue 2 – June 1974 – Men’s Fashion

Related Posts: Eamon Dunphy interview taken from this issue Man Alive – […]

1974

Eamon Dunphy Interview – Man Alive 1974

Interview took place in 1974 in London shortly after his move from Milwall to rivals Charlton. (click on image for larger version) Related Post: This article taken from Man alive […]

1975