Brand New Retro: Tony Rodgers & The Witches Hut
Dublin had seen nothing like it before. Staff danced and sang to movie soundtracks, Hieronymus Bosch paintings hung on the wall, and when it got hot in the summer, the stylists worked outside.
Brand New Retro: O’Connell Street Dublin 1988
The strip from O’Connell Bridge to the GPO is essentially the same as it was in 1988 but now comes with a flat white.
Brand New Retro: Dalymount Park
Years before Croke Park, Marlay Park or the Phoenix Park, Dalymount was the only venue hosting major concerts.
Brand New Retro: Butlins Mosney
When the camp first opened, the Catholic Standard newspaper warned: “Holiday camps are an English idea and are alien and undesirable in an Irish Catholic country…”
Brand New Retro: Twilfit House
The building is a wonderful example of indigenous industrial architecture, but with plans approved to demolish it for a new 8-storey hotel, one fears 2018 may be the twilight year for Twilfit House.
Brand New Retro: Eurovision, Dublin, 1971
Staging Ireland’s first ever Eurovision was a massive undertaking for RTE. But it was a success and proved we could put on a show as tacky, glitzy and expensive as anyone else.
Brand New Retro: The Irish Export Fashion Fair
April 1964 and the Irish Export Fashion Fair surpasses all expectations.
Brand New Retro: Streaking in Dublin 4, March 1974
Man Alive inserted black boxes over the photos. Rectangles for eyes, squares for everything else. Nothing for bums.
Brand New Retro: Zhivago Nightclub
“Where love stories begin”.
Brand New Retro: Miss Magazine
Miss magazine was a bright and bubbly monthly aimed at Irish teenagers and young women which was published by the Creation Group in 1965 and 1966.
Brian McMahon: Brand New Retro
Late last year, Liberties Press published Brand New Retro: Vintage Irish Pop Culture and Lifestyle in a tasty coffee-table format that allows you to flick through the history of Irish print, from saucy proto-lad mags, to now quaint opinion and advice columns, to glamorous and glorious fashion spreads. We talked to Brian about his journey from sticking together his own Dundalk punk fanzine, Too Late, with his brother to the publication of this delicious time capsule of a book.
HALFTONE – Dublin’s Fresh New Print Fair Turns Ten!
A celebration of printed matter in all its forms, HALFTONE is an initiative by PhotoIreland, hosted every November at The Library Project.
Retro Cinema Review: Gladiator
“If it was the last great sword-and-sandals movie, it’s proven to have remarkable durability.” 17 years on from its initial release we revisit blockbuster Gladiator.
Our Pick of Christmas Markets, Winter Fairs and Festive Pop-Ups To Enjoy in Dublin in 2023!
‘Tis the season to meet some of the city’s finest artisans, at one of the many Christmas markets popping up across Dublin this month.
Our December issue #220 is out now in print and online…
Ho! Ho! Ho! Our printed sack is full of treats for you this month.
Our October edition is out and online now…
Jeremy Deller, Bohemians F.C. and Erin Quinn’s A.I. photography are among some of our highlights this month.
Our September edition is out now and here’s what we’ve got for you…
Fan yourself from this ‘Indian summer’ whilst getting your cultural smarts on with our latest edition.
Our August edition #216 is out now and here’s what we’ve got for you…
Wish You Were Here? A summer illustration special in our August edition.