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A black and white photograph of a child lying across a bus seat with an old man sitting in the seat behind taken by Tony O'Shea.

A grey Almex ticket machine used by bus conductors on Dublin buses. On the bottom is says 'Typ A 1850 NR 170927'

This ticket machine was a common sight for most Dubliners, along with the two-man bus crew of driver and conductor. When Dublin Bus was born in 1987 it was the beginning of the end for bus conductors and their ticket machines. While most conductors were retrained as drivers, a few stayed on, with one conductor still serving the 20b route as late as 2005.

A black and white photograph of an old man on a bus sitting upstairs at the front taken by Tony O'Shea.

Tony O’Shea was arguably the city’s greatest press photographer in the latter half of the century. His ability to capture the reality of a situation was such that some luminaries feared being photographed by him. As Colm Tóibín once put it, “he is not the sort of photographer who helps politicians to win elections.”

A black and white photo taken on Camden Street by Tony O'Shea showing a dog on a man's lap riding a motorbike, creating the illusion that the dog is riding the bike, in front of a 16A bus.

Irish Times board used to show main headlines by street sellers and shops.

Set of 2 badges for the Lambert Puppet Theatre.

1. Picture of Mr. Crow on a white background with red text.
2. Picture of a dog on a red background with white text.

These two badges were produced by the Lambert Puppet Theatre, a much-loved local institution. Founded in 1972 by Eugene Lambert and his family, it was Ireland’s first purpose-built puppet theatre. The theatre also produced television programmes, including Wanderly Wagon and Bosco. Mr. Crow, depicted on one of the badges, was a character from Wanderly Wagon.

A black and white photographic portrait of Liam O'Maonlai taken by Conor Horgan.

A black and white photographic portrait of Roddy Doyle taken by Conor Horgan

A pink poster with a black and white design of a radio and the caption 'RTÉ News - Are you getting the full facts' 'Repeal section 31 of the Broadcasting Act'

During the Troubles, censorship was used to silence Sinn Féin and the IRA. Under Section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act, it was forbidden to broadcast the voice of Sinn Féin members. This rule was brought in by Fianna Fáil’s Gerry Collins in 1971 and strengthened by Labour’s Conor Cruise O’Brien in 1977. The ban was upheld by the European Commission of Human Rights in 1991, but repealed two years later as part of the peace process.