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Olivia Reed from Dundalk, County Louth auditioning as Sister Maria for 'Big Brother' in Dublin's RD…

Big Brother Auditions 2006

Hoping to be one of the chosen few at the 'Big Brother' auditions in Dublin.

Entertainment
Young people from Limerick in 1986

Limerick Opinions 1986

Young people in Limerick share their views on topics they feel strongly about.
Society
Gay Byrne and Senator Charles McDonald fill a Mercedes-Benz fitted with an Elsbett engine with cook…

Elsbett Engine 1991

Environment
Irish nominees at the British Academy Film Awards in London, 2016.

Irish BAFTA Hopes 2016

Arts and Culture
Due to COVID-19 restrictions Adam Lambe and Yvonne Farrell celebrate Valentine's Day with a Zoom da…

Pandemic Valentine's Day 2021

Celebrations
A memorial in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, 2011.

Egyptian Revolution 2011

After weeks of political unrest, a wave of strikes hits Egypt as workers protest for better conditions.
War and Conflict
A fireman inspects damage caused by an incendiary device in Eason and Son, O'Connell Street, Dublin…

Dublin Bombs 1976

War and Conflict
Dermot Morgan poses as a disgruntled member of the 'The Live Mike' audience in 1981.

Dermot Morgan Protests 1981

Entertainment
An emergecy exit for a venue in 2006

Could Stardust Happen Again? 2006

Environment
Badges and pins for Everton and Liverpool football clubs in 1981.

Football Crazy 1981

Sports
Cootehill Comprehensive School in Cavan under construction in 1966.

Cootehill Comprehensive 1966

Education
Jim Sherwin uses a HMV record player, one of the exhibits in the 'Fifty Years of Irish Radio' exhib…

Early Radio Devices 1976

Media
Uncollected Prize Bond money in a safe, 1981.

Unclaimed Prize Bonds Winnings 1981

Society
Children sit on the Peadar Clancy monument in the main square of Kildysart, County Clare in 1971.

Clare County Development 1971

Society
Bard and balladeer John Conneely recites his own composition 'Requiem for a Rambling House' in 1986.

Bard And Balladeer 1986

Arts and Culture
Carlow teenagers dancing at a disco in 1986.

Disco As Gaeilge 1986

Education
Women from the New Lodge Road area of Belfast march in 1971.

Belfast Women March 1971

War and Conflict
A Department of Posts and Telegraphs van at Burgh Quay in Dublin, 1976.

Post Office Strike Over 1976

Society
A horse and carriage ride around St Stephens Green in Dublin, 1986.

Dublin City Break 1986

Lifestyle
Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi arrives at Dublin Airport in 1966.

Luciana Paluzzi 1966

Arts and Culture
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Armed Bank Raid

Armed Bank Raid 1981

An armed gang ram their way into a Dublin branch of Allied Irish Bank making off with night safe deposits.
Society
Big Brother Auditions

Big Brother Auditions 2006

Entertainment
Seán O'Casey Reflects

Seán O'Casey Reflects 1955

Arts and Culture
Elsbett Engine

Elsbett Engine 1991

Environment
Shamrock Rovers V Limerick

Shamrock Rovers V Limerick 1977

Sports
Decimalisation Day

Decimalisation Day 1971

Business
Catching A High Ball Brian Cody

Catching A High Ball Brian Cody 1976

Sports
Celtworld To Become Dinosaur Park

Celtworld To Become Dinosaur Park 1997

Entertainment
Working Wife Carmel Lynn

Working Wife Carmel Lynn 1986

Society
Disneyland County Cork

Disneyland County Cork 1983

Entertainment

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Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

The customs and traditions associated with the 14 February and how they have been represented on television and radio.
Celebrations
Oranmore Céilí Band

Music, Song and Dance of Ireland

Traditional Irish music, songs and dance from the television archives.
Arts and Culture
History of RTÉ

History of RTÉ

Moments both significant and minor from RTÉ's past.
Media
Audience members on the programme 'Women Today' in 1981

Women in Irish Society

Society
Gathering around listen to the All Ireland Hurling Final between Kilkenny and Limerick 90 years ago…

RTÉ Radio Sports Commentators

Sports
Wood Quay

Wood Quay

Society
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Dublin traffic on flooded road 2002

Flooding Across Dublin 2002

Environment
Two young woman laughing on Grafton Street Dublin (1983)

St Valentine's Day 1983

Celebrations

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RTÉ Archives News Collection 2017

RTÉ Archives News Collection

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What We Do at RTÉ Archives

What We Do at RTÉ Archives

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