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RTE Closedown 1985

  • 30-06-2008 2:36pm
    #1
    Fabio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭


    Just watched this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DGoakb8jYE

    Basically it is a recording of the RTE 2 TV night shutdown in 1985. The news summary follows it and describes the upcoming Anglo-Irish Agreement and the laying off of over 200 workers at a dairy, following the economic downturn at the time.

    Great to watch and there are a lot of these on youtube, shut downs and ads....very informative and puts today's Ireland in perspective.


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  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Ooo Garda Patrol on Thursday, love it. :)


  • #3
    stovelid
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    Ruu wrote: »
    Ooo Garda Patrol on Thursday, love it. :)

    Used to love the music to GP. Wasn't it like a mad bodhran solo? :)


  • #4
    Big Tone
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    stovelid wrote: »
    Used to love the music to GP. Wasn't it like a mad bodhran solo? :)

    They tried to make it sound a bit like the start of the Hawaii 5-0 theme.


  • #5
    DublinWriter
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    stovelid wrote: »
    Used to love the music to GP. Wasn't it like a mad bodhran solo? :)
    It was more like someone on acid attacking an oil drum with a couple of sticks.

    Don Coburn...now there was a newsreader.

    Ah yes, the eighties, we were happy, yet miserable. These days we're rich, but insecure.


  • #6
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    Don Coburn...now there was a newsreader.

    .

    He couldent half ride a bike to :D


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  • #7
    TheDriver
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    love your neighbour as yourself.....

    Mart and Market??????????? HAHAHAHA


  • #8
    lorweld
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭lorweld


    Haha very good! The state of the reverand's comb over lol.


  • #9
    pauro 76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭pauro 76


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    It was more like someone on acid attacking an oil drum with a couple of sticks.

    Don Coburn...now there was a newsreader.

    Ah yes, the eighties, we were happy, yet miserable. These days we're rich, but insecure.

    Ah yeah, used to love the theme for that! And the guards used to have the most magnificent moustaches!


  • #10
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    It was more like someone on acid attacking an oil drum with a couple of sticks.
    .

    This description will only serve to make people want to hear it more. :D

    Have never managed to find a clip of it.


  • #11
    pauro 76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭pauro 76


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8k1d8uX9Gw

    Reminds me of this sketch.


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  • #12
    lord lucan
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    there's some classics there in the ads,maurice pratt and darth vader,H williams,many happy hours of viewing:D


  • #13
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    And the award for "strangest hair" goes to Rev Dr Dennis Cooke.

    Interesting too to see the tv closing down at 1135pm. It's 105am now, I've work in the morning and I'm still high as a kite.


  • #14
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,762 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    I used to think 'Closedown' was a programme.

    It saw it listed in the Evening Press, every night, after I went to bed. Just once I wanted to saty up and watch it because it was on every channel. So it must be good.

    Yes, so was the news, but I didn't think like that...

    EDIT: What? No fvcking national anthem...? Estabancambiaso will hit the roof!!

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #15
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    Don Cockburn, what a waste of a pornstar name! :(


  • #16
    nlgbbbblth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,668 ✭✭✭nlgbbbblth


    stovelid wrote: »
    This description will only serve to make people want to hear it more. :D

    Have never managed to find a clip of it.


    There was a programme about 1980 broadcast by RTE a couple of years ago. Think it was hosted by Gerry Ryan. Clip of Garda Patrol on it (including opening drums!). I have it at home somewhere - will try and find it.


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