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Framed pages 1 and 3 of The Freeman's Journal 9 May 1916. Has articles relating to the aftermath of the Easter Rising including information on executions, arrests, damage to property as well as articles about John Redmond and John Dillon. The Freeman's Journal - Special Edition Vol CXLXI Dublin Tuesday, May 9, 1916

This edition of the Freeman’s Journal lists the names of the four men executed the previous day, among them Michael Mallin who was in command of the garrison stationed across the road. It also gives the reaction of the British press, with the Manchester Guardian predicting: “Further executions can only create martyrs to refresh and renew the old bitterness between England and Ireland.”

Anti-treaty newspaper dated 'Sunday 16th July 1922, Seventh Year of the Republic' Includes the headlines 'When laws can stop the blades of grass' 'Official War News' 'Shooting Prisoners Leads to Mutiny'

Anti Treaty newspaper from 30 June 1923. Headlines include ‘Stop Press’ ‘Rally to the Flag’ ‘Four Courts Reports’ ‘Where the Free State Guns and Armoured Cars Come From’ ‘To the free State Soldiers’ ‘Press Censorship’ ‘Deceiving the World’

The Anti-Treaty War News includes a report dated 29th of June: “The attack on the Four Courts... is a complete failure...Despite continuous heavy gun and rifle fire, the defences of the Four Courts are intact.” In fact, shelling by the Free State Army, which began on the 28th of June and precipitated outright Civil War, brought about the surrender of the Anti-Treaty’s Dublin headquarters by midday on the1st of July. Quite apart from the damage to one of Dublin’s finest buildings, the incident also saw the destruction of hundreds of years of Irish historical records.

mixed theatre programmes from Gaiety Theatre, Abbey Theatre, Gate Theatre, National Stadium

Pages 11 and 12 from the Sunday Independent, 9 July 1972.

The Irish Independent was launched in 1905, successor to the Daily Irish Independent. The paper was owned by William Martin Murphy, and stayed in his family until it was purchased by Tony O’Reilly in a protracted coup between February 1972 and March 1973. This issue from July 1972 features a short, sycophantic profile of the new boss – no more, really, than a snapshot of his rapid rise. O’Reilly made his first million that year, and the Independent would soon become the cornerstone of his media empire.

Front page of the Irish Times, Dublin, Saturday, August 30, 1975 when Éamon De Valera died. It has a photo of De Valera and multiple articles about him and his life.

On Saturday 30 August 1975, the Irish Times announced the death of Éamon de Valera. A towering influence, he served multiple terms as a socially conservative Taoiseach and President. De Valera retired from politics in 1973 at the age of 90, the oldest head of state in the world at the time. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

Frontpage of Hibernia Weekly Review 14 December 1978 with ‘Showdown on Wood Quay’ headline.

A site on Wood Quay was acquired by Dublin Corporation for their HQ in the 1970s. Excavations turned up a major viking settlement, but a vocal campaign to stop the construction of the new headquarters was unsuccessful. It was one of the key local battles of the decade.

The Beano from August 1984 including colour and black and white strips such as ‘Dennis the Menance and Gnasher’, ‘Roger the Dodger’, ‘Minnie the Minx’, ‘Ball Boy’, ‘The Bash Street Kids’ and ‘Billy Whizz’.