History

A Million People Kneel in Worship

4th June 2019

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The Eucharistic Congress, one of the largest public events to ever take place in Ireland, occurred between the 22nd and 26th of June 1932.  As part of the 31st Congress clergy and lay people from all over the world came to celebrate the ‘Holy Eucharist’ in Dublin. The vast scale of the final Congress mass […]

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Ireland 1924-1930

Over Sixty Manufacturers

22nd May 2019

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Over sixty Dublin manufactures take part in the Civic Week Pageant of Industry in September 1929. The Parade makes its way through O’Connell street, Corporation Fire engines and brands like ‘Jacob’s Biscuits’ and ‘Guinness’ trucks entertain the crowds as they pass through on floats and trucks. The first Irish Civic Week Pageant launched in September […]

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Newsreels

Dublin’s Tribute to Fallen Guards

28th March 2018

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Touching scenes at the funeral of nine National Soldiers killed in Kerry, August 1922. The procession crosses O’Connell Bridge and the streets are awash with people following the several horse-drawn carriages making their way towards Glasnevin Cemetery.

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Entertainment

‘The Thing’ is Removed from O’Connell Bridge – Amharc Éireann: Eagrán 240

18th July 2016

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The ‘Bowl of Light’ or ‘The Thing’ as it was more commonly known, was removed from O’Connell Bridge after a controversial 10 year tenure in Dublin. The copper bowl sat in the middle of O’Connell Bridge and plastic flames lit up inside it. It was one of many public art installations around the capital, but […]

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