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The Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, 1980.

Ha'penny Bridge Row 1980

Traders relieved as restoration work on the Ha'penny Bridge is postponed until after the Christmas rush.

Environment
Magician Pat O'Sullivan, known as The Great Silvano, performs an elevation act with his young assis…

Munster Magicians 1985

New tricks and old at the Munster Society of Magicians annual convention.
Entertainment
Members of the public skating at the Dublin ice rink in Dolphin's Barn, 1980.

Dolphin's Barn Ice Rink 1980

Entertainment
A headstone is unveiled at Glasnevin Cemetery for civilian Edward Murphy mistakenly shot dead durin…

Tribute To 1916 Civilian Casualty 2015

War and Conflict
A new stretch of the Stillorgan dual carriageway opens in 1975.

Stillorgan Dual Carriageway 1975

Environment
Manager of Fota Wildlife Park in Cork, Sean McKeown holds two Cape Penguin chicks in 1985.

Fota Penguin Chicks 1985

The first Cape penguin chicks to be bred at Fota Wildlife Park are revealed.
Environment
Frank Duggan as Cha and Michael Twomey as Miah in 1975.

No Census Nonsense 1975

Entertainment
Peddle Pack, an innovative pannier bag aimed at the commuter cyclist market, 1985.

Innovative Bicycle Bag 1985

Business
Lower Castle Street in Tralee, County Kerry in 1980.

Tralee Glór Na nGael Win 1980

Society
Members of the Naval Service in Cork in training to run the entire distance of the 1985 Radio 2 Dub…

Navy Recruits On The Run 1985

Sports
Wexford Festival Opera staging of Carlisle Floyd's 'Of Mice and Men' in 1980.

Wexford Festival Opera 1980

Arts and Culture
A Cork building company demonstrates a new housebuilding system using a prefabricated roof, 1975

Fast House Construction 1975

Environment
Welsh painter, novelist and journalist, novelist and performer Molly Parkin in Dublin, 1985.

Ever Evolving Molly Parkin 1985

Arts and Culture
Charlie Bird holding a bag of industrial glue, 1980.

Drug Problem Grows 1980

Society
Cork-based inventor Russell Winn in 1975.

Inventor Russell Winn 1975

Technology
A diver with Fungie the Dolphin in Dingle Harbour, County Kerry, 1988

Dingle Dolphin Disappears 2020

Environment
Cois Fharraige, a Gaeltacht area in County Galway, 1970.

Gaeltacht Planning Permission 1970

Environment
Hilary Orpen and Liam Griffith visit the Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford, 1980.

Hook Lighthouse Visit 1980

Environment
Gay Byrne and Máire Ní Bhraonáin (1990)

Máire Ní Bhraonáin 1990

Entertainment
Stock car racing, Santry (1985)

Adventure Sports Project 1985

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Stillorgan Dual Carriageway

Stillorgan Dual Carriageway 1975

A new section of the Stillorgan dual carriageway in Dublin opens.
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President Erskine Childers

President Erskine Childers 1973

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Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 5th President of Ireland

Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 5th President of Ireland 1974

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Douglas Hyde Inaugurated As First President

Douglas Hyde Inaugurated As First President 1938

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Patrick Hillery Is President

Patrick Hillery Is President 1976

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President Seán T Ó Ceallaigh

President Seán T Ó Ceallaigh 1983

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Utopia In Cork

Utopia In Cork 1995

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Mary Robinson Elected President of Ireland

Mary Robinson Elected President of Ireland 1990

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John Treacy Marathon Man

John Treacy Marathon Man 1993

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Leaving out food for the dead, making costumes and playing pranks.
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Radharc A Celebration

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Recruiting Poster 1914 Courtesy the National Library EPH_WAR_1914_18_9

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Dick Hooper running Dublin City Marathon (1980)

First Dublin City Marathon 1980

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