Monthly Archives: June 2012

Some time ago (September last year) we featured an item from the excellent Irish website Brand New Retro.

A colour photo taken by Jill Furmanovsky of The Specials on the chequered floor of Connolly Station, Ghost Town Dublin, from November 1979. Early morning by the looks of it.

It was a great photo.

We wondered if Jill still had the original and if there might be any more from that particular shoot that hadn’t been used.

Today, we got the above images with a lovely note attached:

Here you go  – this is all I have (in colour) of what was a much larger shoot. In those days we handed over the colour slides and never saw them again. Send me a link to the site.

And as for The Specials?

They have reformed and play Ireland for the first second third time in literally more than 30 years on Monday.

Spooky.

Jill’s work can be purchased at RockArchive.

Members of the Life Institute this afternoon launching the “biggest widespread information and awareness campaign ever seen in Ireland on the abortion issue”. More than 600 advertising sites will be used nationwide aligned with a massive leaflet drop to carry the “pro-life” message. Above from left: Fele Nic Mhathainn, Niamh Lu Bhriain, Lucy Mc Donald and Aine O Connell outside the Dail.

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)