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re-edit_e126.4_Miss Dublin Wins Beauty Contest

Amharc Éireann 1961

Miss Dublin Wins Beauty Contest / Miss Dublin a bhuaigh Comórtas Áilleachta

24th August 2016

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Eagrán 126.4 In the Abbey Dance Hall in Drogheda, a group of ladies from six counties compete in the finals of a beauty contest to be crowned Miss Mannequin 1961. I Halla Damhsa na Mainistreach i nDroichead Átha, ghlac grúpa ban ó shé chontae páirt i gcomórtas ceannais áilleachta le bheith ainmnithe mar Miss […]

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re-edit_e171.3_Mansion House Ideal Homes Exhibition

Amharc Éireann 1962

Mansion House: Ideal Homes Exhibition / Teach an Ard-Mhéara: Taispeántas Tithe Idéalacha

24th August 2016

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Eagrán 171.3 The most desirable homewares for 1962 are showcased at the Ideal Homes Exhibition in Dublin’s Mansion House. Tá na hearraí tí is mó a bhfuil tóir orthu do 1962 ar taispeáint ag Taispeántas na dTithe Idéalacha i dTeach an Ard-Mhéara i mBaile Átha Cliath. Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc Éireann (A […]

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re-edit_e126.1_Dublin Students Ban the Bomb Protest

Amharc Éireann 1961

Dublin Students Ban-The-Bomb Protest / Agóid Mhic Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath i gCoinne an Bhuama

24th August 2016

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Eagrán 126.1 Students from Trinity College take to the streets of Dublin to protest nuclear bomb testing. Thug mic léinn ó Choláiste na Tríonóide aghaidh ar shráideanna Bhaile Átha Cliath chun agóid a dhéanamh i gcoinne tástála buamaí núicléacha. Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc Éireann (A View of Ireland) is Ireland’s first long-running […]

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Amharc Éireann 1960

Furs of the Future at Chinchilla Show / Fionnaidh na Todhchaí ag Seó Sinilí

22nd August 2016

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Eagrán 80.3 P.J. Holland, a judge from Wales, inspects the coats and assesses the quality of the fur of hundreds of chinchillas. P.J. Holland, breitheamh ón mBreatain Bheag, ag déanamh scrúdú ar na cótaí agus ag déanamh measúnú ar cháilíocht an fhionnaidh atá ag na céadta sinsilí. Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc […]

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re-edit_mv301aa_e240.3_The Thing Removed from O Connell Bridge

Amharc Éireann 1964

The Thing’ Removed from O’Connell Bridge / ‘An Rud’ Bainte ó Dhroichead Uí Chonaill

18th July 2016

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Eagrán 240.3 The ‘Bowl of Light’ or ‘The Thing’ as it was more commonly known, is removed from O’Connell Bridge after a controversial 10-year tenure. It was installed in 1953 and not 1963, as noted in voiceover and subtitles. Baineadh ‘Babhla an tSolais’ nó ‘An Rud’ mar a tugadh air go coitianta, ó Dhroichead […]

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