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Adamstown, 2006

Adamstown Phase One 2006

The first phase of homes built in a new Dublin development zone at Adamstown have gone on sale.

Environment
Late Late Extra: Marc and Karen Adams-Jones, 1986

Marriage Reality TV 1986

A couple who allowed a BBC film crew to follow the first year of their marriage share their experience.
Entertainment
Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, 1976

Government Spending 1976

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

Big Brother Auditions 2006

Entertainment
Young people from Limerick in 1986

Limerick Opinions 1986

Society
Gay Byrne and Senator Charles McDonald fill a Mercedes-Benz fitted with an Elsbett engine with cook…

Elsbett Engine 1991

A Mercedes-Benz with an Elsbett engine runs on new and used cooking oil.
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

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
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Competition To Find Ireland's Biggest Liar

Competition To Find Ireland's Biggest Liar 1975

The village of Blackwater in Wexford claims to have the biggest liars in Ireland.
Entertainment
Christmas Shopping Rush

Christmas Shopping Rush 1995

Lifestyle
Jumping Off O'Connell Bridge

Jumping Off O'Connell Bridge 1981

Society
Limerick Lenten Resolution

Limerick Lenten Resolution 1966

Society
Christy Ring Memories

Christy Ring Memories 1979

Sports
McDaid's Pub To Close

McDaid's Pub To Close 1962

Lifestyle
Big Brother Auditions

Big Brother Auditions 2006

Entertainment
Elsbett Engine

Elsbett Engine 1991

Environment
DeLorean Car Revealed

DeLorean Car Revealed 1981

Environment
Illegal Sale Of Condoms

Illegal Sale Of Condoms 1989

Society

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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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Chef Peter Brady shows Derek Davis how to make pancakes (1989)

Pancake Tuesday 1989

Celebrations
Dublin traffic on flooded road 2002

Flooding Across Dublin 2002

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RTÉ Archives News Collection 2017

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