Has anyone got any photos of the punks in Dublin in the late 1980s?

galwaybabe · 09-06-2010 10:49pm #1

I've been hunting around the net for photos and videos of the punk scene in Dublin in the 1980s. Not much out there unfortunately. Has anyone got any photos to post?

Found this video that has a few familiar faces in it. (Sorry, can't remember how to embed videos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6JEydLheZY

dregin · 10-06-2010 7:08am

Is that high cost of living?? Hah. Just realised I've never actually heard the original

There's a book coming out some time with photos of loads of "anti-social youth cults". There's a youtube collage of it somewhere...

Brunteaphile · 10-06-2010 5:30pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uwmLCARUsQ

Brunteaphile · 12-06-2010 3:42pm

Found it!

http://picasaweb.google.com/fromwally/RareAuldTimes02#

AnimalRights · 13-06-2010 10:42am

Wally is ya mans name is it Lukas?
I was chatting to him via pm on eirecore loads and we got on pretty well.

dregin · 13-06-2010 11:17am

AnimalRights wrote: »

Wally is ya mans name is it Lukas?
I was chatting to him via pm on eirecore loads and we got on pretty well.

My hero.

galwaybabe · 13-06-2010 5:15pm

Those are fantastic shots! Some serious blasts from the past there! Fair play!

Brunteaphile · 13-06-2010 5:23pm

AnimalRights wrote: »

Wally is ya mans name is it Lukas?
I was chatting to him via pm on eirecore loads and we got on pretty well.

wtf are you on about? PA linked them on eirecore.

dregin · 13-06-2010 6:00pm

Wally's the lad that took them and I'm fairly sure he's on thumped yes.

galwaybabe · 13-06-2010 7:26pm

Saw a photo of Galway John amongst that lot, anyone know where he ended up?
Also, anyone remember little Karen. She was always taking photos. I last saw her in London in the early 90s.

AnimalRights · 15-06-2010 2:16pm

Brunteaphile wrote: »

wtf are you on about? PA linked them on eirecore.

Read what I said carefully, I was 100% correct.:rolleyes:

smurke · 16-06-2010 8:51am

Brunteaphile wrote: »

Found it!

http://picasaweb.google.com/fromwally/RareAuldTimes02#

great photos, its brilliant there is such great documentation

looks like a real thriving scene, have only ever heard accounts from people, great to see a few of said people as teenagers

MelissaKenny · 02-07-2010 11:28am

These Pictures are the business!! Great to see the old Dublin where everyone didn't walk about looking the same.. I remember it all as a kid.. Wish it was still the same..
Would love an all nighter Northern Soul dancehall.. Somewhere to do the moonstomp... (sigh)....

Degsy · 08-07-2010 11:47am

galwaybabe wrote: »

Saw a photo of Galway John amongst that lot, anyone know where he ended up?
Also, anyone remember little Karen. She was always taking photos. I last saw her in London in the early 90s.

galway john is on facebook under galwayjohn so he's still around.
Little karen i remember well..havnt seen her since 1990 or so!

Fcuck! thats me in page 71!!

Turtyturd · 09-07-2010 10:17am

smurke wrote: »

great photos, its brilliant there is such great documentation

It really is, great photos. I have vague memories of seeing punks in and around town growing up but nothing more. The pictures seem like a lifetime ago until you realise some of the car reg's and the Ireland jersey's.

Thanks to whoever posted them, great stuff.

ElaElaElano · 16-07-2010 2:23am

That copper in that pic still works around the city centre- hasn't changed one bit since whenever that was taken!

Degsy · 16-07-2010 12:27pm

ElaElaElano wrote: »

That copper in that pic still works around the city centre- hasn't changed one bit since whenever that was taken!

Dont remember his name but he was known as "hightower"..claimed to be from the liberties..a sound guy who never hassled us unnecessarily as some of the cops did.

In this pic he's talking to galwayjohn(L),Alex(R),Kellser(Back to camera),and John something(mohican far right).

drunkmonkey · 16-07-2010 12:52pm

Some great photo's there, 2 of my friends are in a lot of them, Was at one of their 40ths a few months ago, If I only had these to stick on the wall:)

It's not in that album but one of those photos made it to national geographic. I'd say it was the same person who took a lot of those.

They'll be delighted with that link..

InTheTrees · 20-07-2010 9:57pm

I was there! I havent gone through the pics yet.

I went through some phases in those days from shaved head punk to hair down to my arse hippie.

Fcuking great time to be in Dublin.

Anyone remember Dr.Strangepork in ranelagh?