A snapshot of the 1970s, brought to you by archivists, artists and the Limerick Leader.
Timeline
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Munster Cup Match at Thomond Park Young Munsters Highfield 1971
Press Reception at the Royal George Hotel for Mikado in 1971.
Thomond -v- Richmond at Thomond Park in 1971.
Arrival of American Governors at Railway Station and City Library, May 1976
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Jock Leahy of Banard Stud Farm, Abbeyfeale, in 1971.
Young Scientist of the Year winners from Laurel Hill, Helen Crowley and Susan Fennelly, 1976
Smith's Renault garage and its staff, photographed for advertising feature, 1971
Eddie Hant of Kingston's, a menswear shop, Patrick Street, Limerick, in 1971.
Press Conference at Ferenka premises atAnnacotty in 1971.
St. Munchin's Boxing Club, dinner at the Savoy Hotel, 1976
Freedom of City conferred upon Dr Wyse Jackson at St. Mary's Cathedral in 1971.
Meanus Parish Dinner Dance, 1971.
Stephen F Stokes and Co Cecil Street 1970
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Interior view of Hanratty's Hotel, Glentworth Street, Limerick, photographed in 1970.
Crescent Shopping Centre feature (Part 2), 1976
Limerick Athletics Association dinner dance at Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
Portrait of Mr. Brendan Jones A.C.W.A, on his appointment to the Irish Co-operative Agency Society Ltd., Roxboro Rd., taken 29-4-70
Jemni Productions at Town Hall in 1971
T. Corroon's Bar and Lounge,Buttevant, Co. Cork, photographed for M.J. Hayes, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Dooradoyle Residents' Dinner at the Shannon Arms in 1971.
Clare Lakelands Hotel Scariff 1971
Mayor Rory Liddy planting a tree during the opening of Watergate Flats in 1970.
Danus show at Jetland in 1971.
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
St. Michael's CYMS Table Tennis Players in 1971
The Limerick Inn Hotel, photographed in 1971.
Triumph Spitfire taken in 1970
Lahinch, Co. Clare, in 1971
Pat Kennedy with students on front steps of Limerick Leader office, 1976
Dinner for Limerick Soccer Team at Cruise's Hotel in 1971.
Limerick v Drogheda in the replay of the FAI Cup at Dalymount Park in 1971.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Civil Defence dinner at the Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Surfing at Lahinch in 1971.
Copy photo of girl on a horse (from copy print) in 1971.
Power supply station at Carrickerry in 1971.
Presentation of Memorial Shield to Mrs Zena Gilbourne in 1971.
Royal Life Swimming Gala at St Enda's Pool, 1976
Mayor Liddy leaves for New York in 1971.
Chairs photographed for the Thomond Supply Comapny in 1970.
Crash at Hurler's Cross in 1971.
Killaloe in 1971
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
Boyd's interior, photographed for advertising, in 1971.
Press Reception at the Royal George Hotel for Mikado in 1971.
Limerick versus Tipperary at Gaelic Grounds
Garryowen versus Shannon in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Swimmers from Villiers School in 1971.
Three men photographed for Helen Buckley, Limerick Leader Journalist's column in 1971.
Ken Quinn, passport, 1970.
Des O'Malley, T.D., Minister for Justice, Mr. Arthur Harris, President of Scripto Inc. and Mayor Liddy at the Scripto Press Conference held at Ardu Hotel, Ennis Road in 1971.
Salesian Convent prize winners at Fernbank in 1971.
Butlins Group at the Intercontinental Hotel, Limerick, in 1970.
Meelick GAA Dinner at the Two Mile Inn in 1971.
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Official opening of Fulflex Factory by Des O'Malley T.D., Minister for Justice, in 1970.
Wedding (Brian), 1971.
Official opening of Fulflex Factory by Des O'Malley T.D., Minister for Justice, in 1970.
Exterior shot of Limerick Savings Bank in 1971
Presentation to Altar Boys at Redemptorist Monastery in 1971.
Firefighters at Pat Cullen Plant on the Ballysimon Road in 1971.
Garryowen versus Monaleen challenge match at Monaleen grounds in 1971
T. Corroon's Bar and Lounge,Buttevant, Co. Cork, photographed for M.J. Hayes, Auctioneers, in 1971.
Bruff dinner in London in 1970
Limerick versus Offaly at the Gaelic Grounds in 1971.
Quarry Players press conference
Calor Gas trade show at the Two Mile Inn in 1970.
Caherdavin Church under construction in 1970. It was officially opened in 1975,
Clarina Stakes, coursing meeting, 1971
Kilmallock GAA, dinner dance in Deerpark Hotel, Charleville, March 1976
Limerick AFC training for FAI Cup Final at the Markets Field in 1971.
The repatriation of the body of Frank Stagg at Shannon Airport from Wakefield Prison in Britain where he died on hunger strike on 12 February 1976.
Photos taken at Gallows Hill near Cratloe, Co. Clare, in 1971.
Shannon Inter-firm GAA Final, S.P.S. v Shannon Wire Weavers at Newmarket on Fergus in 1970.
Garryowen versus Cork Cons in the Munster Cup at Thomond Park in 1971.
Presentation to Mr. Dan O'Callaghan, retiring teacher, by INTO at River Room Motel 1976
Guinness Reception for the Limerick Soccer Team at the Shannon Arms Hotel in 1971.
Inaugural meeting of Estuarial Ports Authority at the County Courthouse in 1971.
Lahinch, Co. Clare, in 1971
Tumbleweed Showband, Royal George Hotel, 1971.
Three men in Presentation at Aspro Nicholas Press Reception at Cruise's Hotel
The style of a prospective champion. Don O Connell who leavs for the United States on a tennis scholarship on Monday next, seen in practice atthe Limerick Lawn Tennis Club.
Limerick (0) versus Shamrock Rovers (0) at the Markets Field in 1971.
Power supply station at Carrickerry in 1971.
Limerick Soccer Team arrives back in Limerick with the F.A.I. Cup in 1971.
Limerick's dinner in London in 1970.
Gardai and protesters during the visit of the Lord Mayor of London to the Town Hall in 1971.
St. Philomena's School, Feile Luimni winners. 1979
Cork Constituion v Bohemians in the Munster Cup, Thomond Park, 1971.
John Murphy Presentation at Shannon Arms in 1970
Limerick in 1971
Regional Development Programme for Industry at the Savoy Hotel in 1971.
Clounanna Coursing Meeting in 1971.
The Carpet Centre, William Street, photographed for advertising feature in 1971.