Throwback Thursday: Memories of Kent station in bygone days…and the man who missed seeing the Beatles
This writer was giving a talk in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, last week (on fairy forts, in case you…
Throwback Thursday: I bought my house in 1978… for £14,200
Retired garda and renowned genealogist Jim Ryan enjoyed the memories in last week’s Throwback Thursday of breakfast on…
‘The manager stared at the wild display in horror and put a stop to jitterbugging’
Paddy O’Brien, that great founder of the over 60s talent contests, wrote in response to last week’s pages…
Memories of the showband era in Cork
You know, it was drawn rather forcibly to my attention the other day that the legendary showband era…
‘Connie Dodgers’ took the biscuit in Cork…
It might not be so now, but Lent was a very serious event in the Ireland of days…
Recalling Cork school’s epic European tour
‘WHAT! All twenty-three of ‘em ?’ And so, the seeds were sown in early 1975 in the Coláiste…
Throwback Thursday: Pictures from the Limerick Leader archives – Page 1 of 14
For this week’s Throwback Thursday gallery, we have picked 14 photos from the Limerick Leader archives – dating all…
Throwback Thursday: Pictures from the Limerick Leader archives – Page 1 of 12
For this week’s Throwback Thursday gallery, we have picked 12 photos from the Limerick Leader archives – dating back…
Golden memories of a popular Cork band
Well, that story on the Ardmanning Bar last week in Throwback Thursday really got a lot of response…
Throwback Thursday: Pictures from the Limerick Leader archives – Page 1 of 12
For this week’s Throwback Thursday gallery, our first of 2026, we have picked 12 photos from the Limerick Leader…
Throwback Thursday: Pictures from the Limerick Leader archives – Page 1 of 14
For this week’s Throwback Thursday gallery, we have picked 14 festive photos from the Limerick Leader archives – dating…
Throwback Thursday: Pictures from the Limerick Leader archives – Page 1 of 12
For this week’s Throwback Thursday gallery, we have picked 12 photos from the Limerick Leader archives – dating back…