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A canvas mailbag made in Mountjoy Prison in 1979 with P and T stenciled on the side for use by Posts and Telegraphs.

A black and white concert poster showing a picture of the Dubliners, without their name. 'Olympia Theatre commencing July 30th 1979 nightly at 8. Now Booking: Olympia Theatre Tel. 778962 Brown Thomas and Switzers'

The Dubliners were formed in 1962. By 1979, when the the folk band were booked to play a week of gigs in the Olympia, such was their popularity that the concerts sold out instantly, despite the fact that the printer forgot to put the name of the band on the posters.

A colour photograph of Pope John Paul II receiving the Freedom of the City of Dublin on 29 September 1979. In the front is Frank Feely, city manager, Willy Cummihey and Archbishop Dermot Ryan.

A black and white concert poster for the Virgin Prunes showing a picture of the band and captioned with ‘project arts club band’. ‘Art at the project sept. 18 7.59’

Bono joined the Virgin Prunes for a few songs at this gig in the Project Arts Centre. The Prunes were fronted by Gavin Friday, who was joined by fellow members of the ‘Lypton Village’ Guggi, David Watson, Strongman (Trevor Rowen), Dik Evans (brother of U2’s The Edge) and Anthony Murphy on drums.

From an edition of In Dublin Magazine.

In 1967 the Project Gallery opened in Lower Abbey Street with an exhibition of graphic works by John Behan. In 1974 the Project settled in its current location, the former site of the Dollard Printing Works on Essex Street in Temple Bar. Under the shrewd direction of John Stephenson the venue consisted of a theatre/performance space, gallery and cinema. Actors such as Gabriel Byrne and Liam Neeson developed their skills, and music came to the fore too, as U2, the Virgin Prunes and the Boomtown Rats all played here.