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Paul McGuinness’ Freedom of the City, 2000

Paul McGuinness’ Freedom of the City of Dublin

U2 and their manager, Paul McGuinness, were awarded the Freedom of Dublin in 2000. As part of the award, they each received a Waterford Crystal model of a Joshua Tree – a reference to the band’s seminal 1987 album. The models were so delicate that only Paul’s survived the journey home.

With thanks to Paul McGuinness

Watch an interview with Paul McGuinness:

Rainy O’Connell Street Corner 1966 – 2009

These pictures show how much O’Connell street has changed in forty years

Pádraic McMahon, a photographer and former member of the Dublin rock band The Thrills, inherited a collection of photos of Dublin in the 1960s from an elderly neighbour, William Stafford (1915-2006). McMahon recreated the photos as faithfully as possible, using the same exposure settings, in the same locations – even at the same time of day and in the same weather

With thanks to William Stafford and Pádraic McMahon

Watch a video about the changing architecture of O’Connell Street:

O’Connell Street and Nelson’s Pillar 1966, O’Connell Street and the Spire 2009

These pictures show how much O’Connell street has changed in forty years

With thanks to William Stafford and Pádraic McMahon

Stafford and McMahon’s Dublin, 1966 – 2009

These pictures show how much O’Connell street has changed in forty years

McMahon recreated the photos as faithfully as possible, using the same exposure settings, in the same locations – even at the same time of day and in the same weather. In this photo the shadows on the Custom House – the large domed building in the foreground – are in the exact same position. Almost everything else has changed.

With thanks to William Stafford and Pádraic McMahon

Watch a video about O’Connell street:

Henry Street and Litter Bin 1966 – 2009

These pictures show how much (and how little) Dublin has changed in forty years

McMahon recreated the photos as faithfully as possible, using the same exposure settings, in the same locations – even at the same time of day and in the same weather. Here on the left a Litter Bin in 1966 and on the right in 2009.

With thanks to William Stafford and Padraig McMahon

Watch an RTE documentary about Dublin showing scenes from different eras:

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