20 Photos Of What Life Looked Like In Ireland During The '70s & '80s
Carly Tennes
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02/17/2025
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Though residing in Ireland and Northern Ireland may have been contentious throughout the '70s and '80s, folks still maintained a sense of normalcy, heading on dates, spending time with friends, and even rocking out at punk shows.
From nights out at the pub to resistance movements, here are 20 photos of what life looked like in Ireland and Northern Ireland during the '70s and '80s.
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1. Sweet Sinéad
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“Schoolgirl with cool gloves in Ireland 1980, named Sinéad.” -
2. Punk Rockers
Curtesy of fensterdj on Reddit“Punks in Belfast, Ireland, 1980.” -
3. Dubliners
Courtesy of StcStasi on Reddit“Young girls on the back wall of the tenement houses on upper Sean MacDermott Street in Dublin, Ireland circa 1970s.” -
4. ‘70s Shorts
Courtesy of bigfatnsmellyer on Reddit“My Mum, Mid ‘70s in my dad's bedsit in Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland.” -
5. Street Snaps
Courtesy of screamadelica_IE on Reddit“My old man back in 1970s Dublin, Ireland. Picture taken by the man on the bridge Arthur Fields.” -
6. College Kids
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“My dad (furthest right sitting down) and his class shortly before graduating Templemore Garda College in Ireland ,1983.” -
7. Teddy Boys
Courtesy of fensterdj on Reddit“Irish Teddy Boys chilling outside St Stephens Green, Dublin, 1980.” -
8. Date Night
Courtesy of 2kittens-in-mittens on Reddit“My mum on a date to Brittas Bay (Co. Wicklow, Ireland) with my dad in 1982. And her car breaking down while they tried to get home.” -
9. Single Lady
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“My mother chained to Irish Parliament to get the right to divorce [1980s]” -
10. Pub Pints
Courtesy of CatPooedInMyShoe on Reddit“At the bar in a pub in Ireland, circa 1970.” -
11. Coming Up Short
Courtesy of ShaolinHash on Reddit“Irish woman mocks British soldier for being short, Creggan, Derry 1972.” -
12. Birthday Boy
Courtesy of Amazing-Animator1228 on Reddit“My dad's 21st birthday, Dublin 1979.” -
13. Sibling Snaps
Courtesy of Greghogan on Reddit“1989 - My sister and I. Irish born, this was taken 1yr before we immigrated to the USA. If we had an album this would be the cover.” -
14. Pub Crawl
Courtesy of SocratesEatsHemlock on Reddit“My Mum and my late Father at their local pub, late 1970's, England.” -
15. Derry Days
Courtesy of Sean Nelis and Ireland Live“My family members and their friends in the early 70s. Derry, Northern Ireland. (Partially Restored).” -
16. Party Animals
Courtesy of Secretstonerpig on Reddit“Gran and Grandad at an Irish Party 1986.” -
17. Single Speaker
Courtesy of Agreeable_Tank229 on Reddit“Séan Ó hEinirí possibly being the last known monolingual Irish speaker before his death in 1998 , Kilgalligan, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, 1985.” -
18. Suited Up
Courtesy of UltimateLazer on Reddit“Women of the IRA during The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1974).” -
19. Boy Band
Courtesy of Till80 on Reddit“Irish punkband ‘The Undertones’ approx 1979.” -
20. Squad Car
Courtesy of fensterdj on Reddit“A sweet ride for the Irish Police force, early ‘80s.”
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Sweet Sinéad
“Schoolgirl with cool gloves in Ireland 1980, named Sinéad.”
“Schoolgirl with cool gloves in Ireland 1980, named Sinéad.”
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