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Map and Timeline of the first Dublin discos (1965-1980)
TIMELINE 1965-80 1964Sound City4 Burgh Quay.Big capacity beat club (up to 1500) in a basement. Opened in December 1964 and hosted live beat bands. Proprietor was a young Tony Boland from the Evening...
View ArticleIreland Now – 1948 Booklet by David O’Neill
We’ve scanned a selection of pages and adverts from this […]
View ArticleStradbally Hall 1951 – 53 years before the first Electric Picnic.
The April, 1951 issue of Irish Tatler & Sketch ran […]
View ArticleAdvert for Irish Life Centre Dublin 1977
Advert for the planned Irish Life Centre from 1977. Colour photo by Frank Farrell, taken from Facts About Ireland book 1981 which had this to say about the building … “A section of the […]
View ArticleVelure – Late Night Club at the Gaiety Theatre 1993-98
Velure was a very popular late night club […]
View ArticleHoover Appliances Valentines Day Gifts 1969
scanned by Brand New Retro from Woman’s Way Feb 1969
View ArticleJohn Lydon and Dark Space at the Project Arts Centre – In Dublin Feb 1979
This is probably my favourite cover of In Dublin magazine. […]
View ArticleO’Connell St at Night, 1988
All photos scanned by Brand New Retro from a 14 page brochure produced by Dublin Corporation in conjunction with their civic exhibition ‘Lighting Dublin City’ held in the Mansion House […]
View ArticleAylevarroo Caravan Park, Kilrush Co Clare – 1970s
Promotional brochure (double sided a4 folded) for Aylevarroo Caravan […]
View ArticleThe Foxes Covert, Tallaght 1976
Molloys, The Foxes Covert pub, Main St, Tallaght, 1976. Photo by Roy Esmonde as featured in A Guide to Dublin Pubs
View ArticleAdvert for No Romance shop Dublin 2, 1982
This is from a two page advert for No Romance shop at 73 Aungier St, Dublin 2. It appeared in Issue 1 of the fanzine Devoid Media in May […]
View ArticleThe Evolution of Dublin’s Disco Scene: 1964-1980
The First Dublin Discos – the early days of late-night […]
View ArticleIreland Goes Pop
We are delighted to announce that following our success at Dublin Culture Night, our Ireland Goes Pop talk returns to Dublin, with a show in early May 2025!. Full details […]
View ArticleKneecap V Michael McDonald Mashup
Decided to record and post a mixup I’ve been playing for a while… It’s the 2024 rap from Kneecap and Grian Chatten on their Better Way to Live over Michael […]
View ArticleExperience Roy Ayers: Vinyl Night at Big Romance
Please join me for a night of Roy Ayers music, […]
View ArticleExplore Phizzfest 2025: Brand New Retro Events
I’m delighted to be part Phizzfest 2025 and will be […]
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