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Waiting at Dublin Airport, 2005

Home For Christmas 2005

A busy day for travel day as thousands of people make journeys to be with family and friends.

Environment
Flights cancelled, 2010

Weather Woes 2010

Arctic weather means time is running out at Dublin Airport for people trying to get home for Christmas.
Environment
Wren Day celebrations in DIngle cancelled, 2020

Dingle Wren Day Cancelled 2020

Celebrations
Christmas Hairstyles on Late Late Extra, 1985

Christmas Coiffure 1985

Lifestyle
The cast of Harbour Hotel on Kenny Live, 1990

Harbour Hotel Closes 1990

Arts and Culture
Christmas Shopping on Henry Street, Dublin.

City Centre Christmas 1970

Dublin city centre is thronged with people shopping for the last few Christmas gifts.
Lifestyle
Limerick duo Rubberbandits, Blindboy Boatclub and Mr Chrome in 2010

Rubberbandits Christmas Number One? 2010

Entertainment
The Moving Crib in Dublin, 2005.

Christmas Cribs 2005

Religion
A man dressed as Santa Claus is searched by a British soldier in Belfast city centre, 1975.

Santa Shake Down 1975

Celebrations
The winner of 'The Late Late Show' postal quiz Ailish Mitchell is surprised by Gay Byrne dressed as…

Secret Santa 1985

Celebrations
An anti-internment protest organised by the Six Counties Republican Clubs takes place in Dublin, 19…

Anti-Internment March 1970

War and Conflict
Firefighters at Kay's Tavern in Dundalk following a bomb explosion, 1975.

Border Bombings 1975

War and Conflict
Irish made doll for sale in Rainbow's End in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Dublin in 1985.

Unusual Christmas Presents 1985

Celebrations
Christmas shoppers on Grafton Street in 1980.

Christmas Spending 1980

Celebrations
Julia O'Donnell and Margo with a Gold Disc in 1975.

Gold Disc For Margo 1975

Arts and Culture
Christmas at Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport, 2015.

Home For Christmas 2015

Celebrations
The Rose Garden in St Anne's Park in Raheny, County Dublin, 1980.

St Anne's Rose Garden 1980

Environment
Multi-instrumentalist Jolyon Jackson in 1979.

Jolyon Jackson 1979

Arts and Culture
Swedish Christmas tree lighting up ceremony on O'Connell Street in Dublin, 1970.

Christmas Tree Lit Up 1970

Celebrations
Trees dumped by thieves in Glencullen, County Wicklow, 1975

Christmas Trees Culled 1975

Celebrations
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Who Is Santa?

Who Is Santa? 1979

Children share their views on Santa Claus, what he looks like, where he comes from and what he does.
Entertainment
Weather Woes

Weather Woes 2010

Environment
Dublin And Kerry Set For Final

Dublin And Kerry Set For Final 1976

Sports
Home For Christmas

Home For Christmas 2005

Environment
Johnston Mooney & O'Brien To Close

Johnston Mooney & O'Brien To Close 1989

Business
Pavilion Folk Planxty

Pavilion Folk Planxty 1980

Arts and Culture
Gold Disc For Margo

Gold Disc For Margo 1975

Arts and Culture
Women In Golf Clubs

Women In Golf Clubs 1981

Society
Supermarket Wars

Supermarket Wars 1989

Business
Secret Santa

Secret Santa 1985

Celebrations

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Christmas Greetings from Telefís Éireann

Christmas Past On RTÉ

The Late Late Toy Show, children give their account of the birth of Jesus, Irish troops celebrate Christmas in the Middle East and five for twenty the wrapping paper.
Celebrations
Recruiting Poster 1914 Courtesy the National Library EPH_WAR_1914_18_9

World War I

An exploration of the silhouetted history of Ireland and the Great War with first-hand witness accounts.
War and Conflict
Oranmore Céilí Band

Music, Song and Dance of Ireland

Traditional Irish music, songs and dance from the television archives.
Arts and Culture
Before Fame

Before They Were Famous

Arts and Culture
Audience members on the programme 'Women Today' in 1981

Women in Irish Society

Society
Radharc

Radharc A Celebration

Religion
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Christmas Carols

Christmas Carols 1964

Celebrations
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Christmas Moments 2025

Celebrations

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RTÉ Archives News Collection 2017

RTÉ Archives News Collection

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What We Do at RTÉ Archives

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