Irish Cinema Audiences

Investigating the history of cinema-going in 1950s Ireland. Gathering the memories of ordinary cinema-goers in collaboration with @AgeAction and @MaynoothUni

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Lots of great responses to the @IrishCinema50s questionnaire already... please keep them coming! An online version is available here: https://t.co/wez454ys9w
If you know someone who would like to complete the questionnaire as a hard copy, drop us a DM.

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Missing your local cinema or film club? Check out this campaign from @accessCINEMA to help support the work they do with communities across Ireland

https://t.co/v2ES18KvN5

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Check out the latest episode of the Three Castles Burning podcast for a history of Dublin's cinemas

The Rise and Demise of Dublin's Cinemas https://t.co/jyIzXOq4St

[@SwinfordChatsPodcast @SwinfordChatsP1]

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Who remembers The Lyric Cinema Swinford? 🎬

Have you a story or memory of the Lyric? Let us know by commenting below or email [email protected], we might even send you the latest Swinford Chats mug!
#swinfordchats #podcast #lyricswinford #oldirishcinemas

[Dermot Meagher 🇺🇦⚽️ 🇽🇰 @DermotMeagher]

#MyFirstCinema The Metropole, O’Connell St Dublin. Saw the Sound of Music, I was 6

https://t.co/KmDoyCIceq

[Irish Film Institute @IFI_Dub]

Casablanca premiered on this day in 1942.

In later years, Ingrid Bergman stated, "I feel about Casablanca that it has a life of its own. There is something mystical about it. It seems to have filled a need, a need that was there before the film, a need that the film filled".

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Looking forward to taking part in @AgeAction's Winter Webinar series this morning where we'll be talking all things war films: https://t.co/5LoNWEX38Z

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Calling on cinema-goers with memories of gaelic games on the big screen Can you recall seeing films of gaelic or hurling matches? Or maybe you remember the hurling scenes in the 1958 film 'Rooney'? @SeanCrosson is working on an exciting project & would love to hear from you!

[Anna Cafolla @AnnaCafolla]

the real deal 🍦

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Persuasive advertising 1950s style. Cafolla's of O'Connell Street was an important part of the cinema-going ritual for Dublin audiences #realfood #everythinginmoderation

[Bealtaine Festival @BealtaineFest]

Susan Perlstein, founder of the National Centre for Creative Ageing (US), speaking about the importance of valuing and passing down the lived experience of older people: "I know who I am because I heard stories from my grandparents" #BealtaineAtHome

[StampStyleUK @stamp_uk]

One of the four celebration of #Irish #Cinema postage stamps, the ‘Man of Aran’, now upcycled into a #brooch. Spectacular cinematography in this 1934 fictional documentary film. https://t.co/V3GZ3HdGlG

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Lovely to see so many U3A DLDK zoomers on screen for this morning's talk about memories of European religious films. You know 'Marcelino, pan y vino' had an impact when a young cinema-goer was inspired to take Marcelino as his confirmation name!
https://t.co/MiEEsggfh4

[Irish Film Institute @IFI_Dub]

All About Eve premiered on this day in 1950.

Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film received a record 14 Academy Award nominations, winning six, including Best Picture. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time.

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

On the Drive-in’s Return: as Artifact, Symbol, and Springboard: https://t.co/qlgMHfDk0Q

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

The Astor in Enniscorthy, (as featured in @RTEArchives https://t.co/t9cNQMNcZX) was an extension of home for our interviewee Rita whose grandfather Thomas Doyle set up the cinema in the 1930s. Any other stories of Ireland's cinema families out there?

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

@GerryMolumby That's catering to the audience!

[Conor Doyle @ConorDoyleDUB]

#OTD 23rd Sept 1935 #Dublin's last Theatre Royal Opened. #Irelands greatest theatre with an audience capacity of 4,000, billed as the Largest in #Europe.So the legend began. Sean Lemass and @LordMayorDublin Alfie Byrne officiated at the "Gala Opening" #TheatreRoyalWay Campaign

[RTÉ Archives @RTEArchives]

Dublin Cinemas #OnThisDay in 1967
Photos by Des Gaffney

Academy Cinema on Pearse Street
Ambassador Cinema on Parnell Street
Capitol Cinema on North Prince's Street
Film Centre Cinema on Burgh Quay

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

@ConorDoyleDUB @DenisCondon @RadioAido @pinkpantheroz @podonovan @stagedreaction @littlemuseumdub Great photo! Thanks for sharing Conor. Do you know if that was 1951 or '52?

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

@DubLoony Thank you 😀 And, yes I agree. It will be worth the wait!

[Irish Cinema Audiences @IrishCinema50s]

Logged off here in Jan to welcome a new little cinema-goer to the world. Had notions of morning cinema outings and parent-baby screenings, but here we are 7 months later and baby has yet to get his first whiff of popcorn... 2020 eh.