Documentary

Alive Alive O: A Requiem for Dublin

16th April 2019

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Alive Alive O – A Requiem for Dublin chronicles the heroes and the ever-changing heart of Dublin over a seven-year period. During this time, Merry Doyle’s lens captures the colourful characters of the city by focusing on Dublin street traders and their daily hustle and bustle. This invaluable record of vanished communities also depicts a […]

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Loopline Outtakes

The Disappearing Heart of Dublin

2nd April 2019

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The Disappearing Heart of Dublin is an outtake from the documentary Alive Alive O: A Requiem For Dublin and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here.

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Loopline Outtakes

People of Dublin

2nd April 2019

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People of Dublin is an outtake from the documentary Alive Alive O: A Requiem For Dublin and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here.

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Loopline Outtakes

A Ballad to Dublin

2nd April 2019

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A Ballad to Dublin is an outtake from the documentary Alive Alive O: A Requiem For Dublin and part of The Loopline Collection Volume 1. To see more of the collection click here.

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Christmas

Christmas in the City – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 237

6th December 2016

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In December 1963 Dublin was humming with excitement as crowds gathered in their droves to see the Christmas lights adorn the streets. Henry Street was overflowing with busy shoppers, enticed by the winter wonderland window displays and bargains at the market stalls on Moore Street. Children eagerly waited to meet Santa in his grotto, while […]

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Christmas

Dublin Shops Highlight Christmas – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 28

5th December 2016

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December 1959 and Christmas is coming. The streets of Dublin glistened with the joy of the festive season. Everything you could wish for could be found here. In every shop window there was something to delight and entice, from the latest fashion trends to novelty Christmas candles; Dublin city centre had everything you needed for […]

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Christmas

Dublin Christmas Lights – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 185

5th December 2016

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December 1962 and traffic in Dublin is at a standstill as crowds gather on O’Connell Bridge awaiting Santa’s arrival. Rudolph et al must have been resting for the big night as Santa chose a rather unorthodox method of transport – water skiing his way up the River Liffey to mark the beginning of the festivities. […]

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Entertainment

Dublin, Capital City of Ireland

28th October 2016

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This silent tourism film made for the Irish Tourist Association (the precursor of Bord Fáilte and Fáilte Ireland) provides a warmly-hued panorama of 1940s Dublin. Dublin is presented as a city of romance and contrasts which has survived countless changes through a thousand years of history. On this particular day Croke Park was packed to […]

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