Streets of Dublin 1988

Mini Movie Clip taken August 1988 by Gregory Whelan

[@tonydeluca3610]

I miss these days so much. Everything seemed a lot easier back then.

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Apart from the country being oppressed by the Catholic Church, most things were easier back then...unless you were gay or pregnant out of wedlock.

[@bostaffterrier7293]

We had a good football team we were winning the eurovision most of the time we knew our neighbours we were all slim and we had a lot more common sense Jesus I miss dublin of the past

[@iamachildofgodministry9360]

Ahhh thats the Dublin I remember Growing up in Dublin was great You wouldn't know the place now

[@liamcurran5]

@Paul hahahaha

[@spacetweek]

Young people know the place now.

[@kipdynamite4164]

How skinny everyone was... Great video ❤️. The clock at Easons...every catch up in the city started there

[@moc7323]

The clock at Clearys for some ..

[@alslevie1986]

It still does. That or in the Insomnia on the Abbey Street side of Easons.

[@ballybunion9]

Ah, 1988 - when people noticed when you pointed a camera at them.

[@tylertheotaku9270]

Nice, a rare S12 Silvia next to the double decker bus.

[@Murdog36]

The Floozie in the jacuzzi !

[@XLR_8]

The hooer in the sewer 😁

[@ValentinoMoon]

Ah God love her,she wasn't appreciated when she was there. I had to pause to have a good look at her again! Iconic.

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

Was always full or rubbish and scum but miles better than that shite Spire

[@AhHighlights]

This is the Dublin I remember

[@spleeen]

so cute how everyone waves 2 the camera

[@joannajess4891]

Makes me feel old watching this video 🙄 great to watch

[@RG-hf9em]

The fashion has drastically changed since then:) and the 80s haircuts lol :)😀.. the music and the cars..Double decker bus existed already back then:)The streets look alot cleaner than today Easy going times in the 80s!!:)

[@bluemoonrose]

O'Connell Street looked so much better in 1988 than it does now, it's horrible now they made a bollox of it.

[@moc7323]

There was no blanchardstown shopping centre , the square or omni centre .. you could only really shop in city centre ..

[@rmlfilms123]

In what way?...

[@bluemoonrose]

I think It's just a grim place now, it was a lot safer and looked better overall, ok there was some horrible things about it back then too but that's nothing compared to how bad it is now, especially down towards the AIB bank where theres a massive vacant site sitting there for years its terrible looking...it has been very neglected over the last 20 years and it's so sad to see it the way it is now.

[@caezar55]

Who's "they". It's the local people engaging in criminality and drug dealing that are the problem

[@bluemoonrose]

@@caezar55 they meaning Dublin City Council they are responsible for the current state of O'Connell Street.

[@liamo5448]

Dare I say it looks better then

[@tuduloo7799]

who remembers the millenium 50ps?

[@user-nt6hb6bv8p]

I have loads of them if ya wanna buy them.collectors items.

[@marti2474]

O'Connell St before the despicable Spire

[@tomthumb3500]

Fantastic footage, just seen family member pass by the camera. Incredible footage thank you so much for posting.

[@danbreen6946]

That sounds a bit tall Tom 🇮🇪☘😂😂

[@tomthumb3500]

@@danbreen6946 I’m in the height of it Henry 😉😉☘️🇮🇪

[@grahamjonathan762]

Ireland was a great country then. Made my heart skip a beat stepping off the ferry going back to my motherland ❤

[@khiggins7231]

Very few young people as there was no work here and most were in England , the USA or Australia.

[@exs3574]

In terms of work - looks like we've come a full circle...

[@buddymacbuddington]

No mobiles, fb, covid, restrictions on absolutely every little thing you say and do pubs where great craic people more genuine, life was alot more simple back then

[@andrewlyng4855]

It sure was, but it was not all that great in many ways either. I don't like the times we are living in in many ways now, as you say mobile phones, fb, the genuine characters and atmosphere of the pubs. But times back then were bleak for many people, a happy and good mix of both worlds would be great. It's in our hands. Smile and talk to people, you will find the old Dublin still there.

[@seamusburke9101]

@@andrewlyng4855 agreed Andrew but people were pretty mean to one another at that time cause there wasn't enough to go round. So glad I got out of it.

[@ryanOGab]

Kevin Regan It was Illegal to be gay and a bomb could suddenly go of anywhere in public places killing people, it was also poorer. So no id say it was pretty s*** lol wasn’t great at all.

[@pillardelaney4726]

The needle was not yet a thing of the future. Last time in Dublin, 2009. We live in Australia, but every so often we expend a couple years back. Malahide, was hour home, not recogniseble now, that is call ""PROGRESS. ""

[@eddiesmoothence6080]

Thats a fair amount of time away from home...maybe it isnt home to some...understandable

[@junerose-sommer5494]

What a wonderful time that was!!

[@TheBlueCorolla]

Back when you could drive through the city centre, oh how they've bollox'd that up

[@solsol1624]

Was just about to say that. I autuaclly enjoyed driving then. Even out of thee city it's constant speed bumps and idiots on scooters.

[@TheBlueCorolla]

@@solsol1624 I couldn't even drive then as I was only born in the June of 88, but even still city centre and all surrounding areas are just a nightmare to drive

[@DanielHowardIRE]

In fairness there were far fewer people in Dublin at that time compared to now. Many young people had emigrated and there was little immigration. People had less money then too so many families didn't have a car. It just doesn't make sense these days to have lots of vehicles passing through Dublin city centre.

[@emmams5]

@@DanielHowardIRE, you must be a cyclist?

[@DanielHowardIRE]

@@emmams5 Actually I have a car which I use to get to work but if I need to go into town I take the bus or luas. I just don't think the city centre should be clogged with cars. I do cycle at times usually to get to places nearby.

[@patriciabracken7546]

When Dublin was Dublin. Happy days..

[@azazali]

What is it now

[@seanredmond3112]

Do you hear the noise and chatter in Henry Street. It was a great place to shop back then. You could be in any country now.

[@patriciabracken7546]

@@azazali Unless you we're around in those days you wouldn't understand. Or have a clue what I'm talking about.

[@speakertreatz]

​@@patriciabracken7546 I was around so you can answer me. 'When Dublin was Dublin'...meaning what?

[@seanredmond3112]

@@speakertreatz she probably means that Dublin was full of Dubs. Your not offended by that I hope. Its a diverse city now and she can be nostalgic if she wishes for the old days, as am I.

[@LOGOS422]

The black tar on the roads was cleaner looking than the stuff they use today.

[@supafuckinmingster]

Great stuff. More please.

[@Halotest100]

How little traffic there was on the streets.

[@sineadharris4074]

looks like Sunday afternoon traffic

[@treborsirrah7916]

poverty i got back from USA around this time ,it was one recession after another ,few had cars compared to today

[@ColmGibney]

It was shot in August, everyone was probably in Courtown.

[@rph111745]

I was tryin' to spot myself or the Missus, we were back in Dublin in August of 1988

[@kadogo7712]

wow...to me it feel nostalgic , although i wasn't yet born in 88

[@bernadettekelly2772]

Amazing I loved this old Dublin .before smart Alex's were around with there Masters Degrees Etc.........

[@jamesfagan7823]

How did we go from this to the shit hole we are in now

[@Fatfrogsrock]

Liberalism

[@mrhotdog468]

It was shit then and its shit now

[@DublinDriftR33]

Politicians

[@kevinanthony5475]

Better times when Dublin was Irish just like I remember as a kid.

[@daverennix4332]

Back in the day when people had roofs over their heads and hardly any beggars to be seen. What the hell went wrong??

[@briancd37]

Dave Rennix you think Dublin and Irish society was better in the 80s????!!! Mmm... no!!!

[@seanredmond3112]

Half the people on housing list in dublin weren't born in Ireland, that's what's wrong, and a huge mistake.

[@Fatfrogsrock]

@@briancd37 Depends on your personal values, in my opinion Dublin was far more cohesive and friendly as a society, we knew everyone on our street growing up and there was a sense everyone had eachothers back. The city had more character, you had more individual characters who were their own people compared to now. I like some of the changes to the city and they were well needed, but we have lost too much of our identity in gaining them and I see Dublin continuing to lose its unique character and morphing even more into a generic run of the mill dopamine thrill fuelled city that you can find anywhere in Europe.

[@Paul5520]

Greed. That’s it.

[@PaulMcWeeney]

Mass immigration.

[@adammaher6601]

DART was only 2 years old in 1988

[@newandoldmovies8350]

I was only 2 years old in 1988 i was born in dublin

[@speakertreatz]

The Dublin City Council building absolutely destroyed that back view of Christchurch, how did it ever get the go-ahead? It's a good modern building but why it was planted there, completely blocking the church from the Liffey side..This footage goes straight to my heart because I was 16 in 1988, but when you watch it at face value now, the whole place does look very grim. Deeply depressing in fact. All the 'but sure the people had a great community spirit' talk in the world isn't going to convince anyone otherwise.

[@thefisherman4334]

Very good point iv never seen this side of the building and what a view of beautiful architecture hidden in plane sights I live only down the road too 😂

[@speakertreatz]

@@thefisherman4334 lol I was the same when I lived near Christchurch and every day walked back up that hill from work without realising it, then I think it was under a FB photo, one of those 'Dublin in the old days' pages, a discussion was raging underneath a pre-Civic Offices photo, people slamming the decision to put a building right in the way of a national landmark (and tourist spot). And I saw what they meant! Afterwards the whole thing came back to me, I could remember it the way it was, my Dad drove home from town up that hill all the time. What were they thinking??

[@speakertreatz]

@@thefisherman4334 this is a similar discussion which goes back further than the Mk1 Dublin City Council building put up in the 80s, to the controversy before it was built involving the viking remains at the site (you can see in the photo everything has been flattened in preparation for the office) facebook.com/dublin8irl/posts/wood-quay-was-the-site-of-the-original-viking-settlement-in-dublin-it-is-now-alm/2286786414693147/

[@colmmeade1824]

We marched to keep wood quay but to no avail

[@raygreen5926]

Life is all a dream

[@KP-bq8sr]

Demz was simpler timez

[@ariseandgonow4319]

Trying to figure out whether that’s Frere Jacques visible on Dame Street - Dublin was a better city when Frere Jacques was in operation…….

[@jamesfagan7823]

Get your cheeky Charlie

[@blasketblasket4448]

Heree aw Press!

[@KJ_2020]

The yellow reg car reminds me of the game we played as kids when we saw it first we gave a dead arm to our mates

[@Karl_with_a_K]

Mini pinch.

[@melissa0386]

A Simple happy life

[@ropaul8006]

An actual Irish city. Wow

[@louistamone7528]

Yeah the same actual Irish city’s still exist now , you are stupid aren’t you !

[@ropaul8006]

@@louistamone7528 yeah and some areas have no Irish whatsoever. Well done you 👏

[@buckfastpk]

I was 8 then but remember puking my guts up every time I got on them buses

[@seanredmond3112]

Many the time 😊. Something about the big heavy engines I think.

[@user-oe2jt2oe2j]

💯🙈

[@ValentinoMoon]

Christ,ur after reminding me. The stink from the engine if u sat downstairs at the back and forget about being able to hear anybody talking ,bloody deafening!!

[@Etcher]

Deadly video; anyone notice the Millenium "Dublin's Great in '88" logo in the top window of BHS @ 3:14

[@OShea6000]

I still have a Millenium 1988 glass milk bottle, lasted all these years :)

[@MacCionnaith]

Cigarette lighters two for a pou

[@markofsaltburn]

I remember hearing that everywhere in 89, and I wondered before I watched if it would be on this video - it was the first f**king thing.

[@Paul5520]

😂😂

[@billymccrea9674]

O Connell st, still a kip back then.....

[@louistamone7528]

How better the life was then , people very happy with what they had which wasn’t much unlike now when kids have everything and still miserable

[@terrybaker8156]

3-4 months after RTE hosted the Eurovision

[@AndersonTückmantel]

I was born in August 1988 =)

[@5516724]

It looked like it was a dull day out

[@Paul5520]

Flowwuurrsshhhh twoooo furraaa pouuunnndd 😂 good aul days of Henry street

[@montaguewithnail5891]

Glad I emigrated.

[@viper1970025]

What a time… hard but Irish people looked out for each other. It’s gone to the dogs now

[@markoreardon178]

No Brain rot boxes , people actually spoke to eachother in real life.

[@UsacHunt]

Deadly buzz we're getting green busses back now but the drivers aren't even orange.

[@asdfffytr]

Time traveler confirmed

[@aislingsibeallyons3416]

I miss Dublin.so much . I left Dublin in ,2000 and.now I'm living in Spain . I miss Ireland haven't been home in ten years

[@jacquelinem3551]

❤️❤️❤️

[@marcinmarcin4068]

Dublin 🍀💚❤️💚

[@martinrooney3670]

Notice anything

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Northern Reg Renault 5 @2:14

[@Paul5520]

3.31 ah ther she is🥰🇮🇪

[@smhorse]

Clearly the traffic was as bad then as it has been in more recent years

[@gerardleahy6946]

I love those videos and as a car enthusiast they bring back fond memories. Great to see the streets before they were messed up for bike lanes etc.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Priority for bikes must end - I do think the city needs an inner motorway ring (like many European cities), but that the city centre should then be reserved mainly for pedestrians and public transport. I think the Luas is a great system, but there's a need for much more. Also, the DART Underground should have been built years ago.

[@MaryWall-ii2bg]

Your ma would always go to town to meet up with sisters or friends for cup or tea and cake and a gossip 😂

[@bigm186]

pt breakers ,if you seen a pt van when black jack was a sweet only a half you could buy 1 smoke in the van give us a drag was 3 pulls of a smoke Butt's on a apple crying if you got the last of the bat* water after everyone was washed before you the flee market on the hill bag of chips 25 cents greeny was old english 2 litter of cider

[@silveriver9]

Nothing's changed

[@Jen-lg4hp]

@@Fatfrogsrock Couldn't agree more! I'm a Dubliner born and bred and nowadays I feel like a foreigner in my native city- it's like being in African or Pakistani slum ! City has gone to hell- I avoid the city centre when I can- it's too depressing to see how Dublin has been destroyed by mass immigration, globalism, and woke tripe (the mess of rainbow flags/Ukrainian flags)! Disgraceful how we Native Irish have been betrayed while any terrorist scum can buy an Irish passport for the right price! Sell-out politicians are to blame!

[@spacejesusadventure]

Going to go against the grain here: It looks very nice, but not massively different, nicer in some ways, less nice in others. People here really need to relax and take off the nostalgia goggles - things changes, it's always been that way, it always will be

[@spacetweek]

It was definitely simpler and more homely but not at all cosmopolitan. Personally I can go on about all the issues nowadays but it’s still way better now, music, food, entertainment, job opportunities, just way more disposable income. The high inflation looks like it’s at an end but the 80s was a whole decade of struggling.

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Would you still say that now, with the mass immigration and all the tents popping up, destroying the city?

[@almon799]

In the rare oul times.. Ath cliath

[@tommyfh1036]

Miserable August.. the days when u didn't need tax or insurance for your car. Producer to boogie address 🤫😅😅

[@weximan1]

There's no road markings on any of the streets

[@peternolan5632]

it looks like the neighbour calty

[@PaulMcWeeney]

Imagine. Dublin full of Irish people. What have they done?

[@flaviojosefo7130]

The Cranberries didn't exist yet!

[@dawidwojtaldw]

That was difriend world,better

[@markofsaltburn]

Loyders two furra pound.

[@bdeithrick]

Fluzin in daJacuzzi

[@tonyinit8488]

ireland and ppl in general are much better off now... urban decay and dilapidation not as prevalent as it was then

[@scoyle1750]

A lot less congested and Not a African or Asian scrounger in sight far better times

[@finglasunited9989]

Ah would you just look at all those IRISH PEOPLE🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@Jen-lg4hp]

And not a Ukrainian flag or rainbow flag in sight.....Good times!

[@martinmoore7920]

Not a refugee, Ukrainian, eastern European Gypsy or African in sight....ah Dublin was great in 88

[@noided4230]

a few too many blacks these days

[@neilisagum]

NOT ONE SINGLE OIL RIGGER

[@shanehughes3511]

I'm 24 and can without doubt say I prefer modern Dublin. Sure this city is far quieter, less traffic, less people, but it feels poor, dirty and depressed. Looks like a video from an Eastern European soviet state from the same period just with blue jeans and pop on the radio. Older people long for this time but only because they fit in better then. Honestly, I'll take the modern buildings, bustling streets, diversity, youth, clean buildings (trinity and Dublin Castle look black from air pollution), cosmopolitan feel and general European openness of modern Dublin and Ireland. You can smell Catholic Ireland through this. People wearing sueor long skirts and all the men in the same jeans. People were lacking in artistic expression and fun. Anyone who was anyone left the country. Amazing video but damn modern Dublin is a huge improvement. (just need to get those rents down and more trams and trains up).

[@Ladygaga4047]

There was more to it than meets the eye. It just felt more Irish back then. I know what the old and new Ireland feels like and the old felt more Irish that's really all their is to it.

[@Goldedguy]

I prefer modern Dublin as well.

[@lightelton6953]

@@Goldedguy Did you guys watched " Die...Hard" in Odeon On that day?

[@Fatfrogsrock]

I do like aspects of modern Dublin, but without doubt for me its lost a large chunk of its character and soul. We could have had all those improvements you mentioned without compromising that. Mid to late 90s Dublin probably came closest to it. We had one of the youngest, creative populations in Europe then. Had diversity, but still felt Irish. There was an enthusiasm and craic about the place that is not present to the same extent today. I run an airbnb in town and a lot of my guests are disappointed with Dublin. I think its because with all those improvements you mentioned its lost a lot of it's charm and uniqueness, it really has just become a bit of a generic less personable european city now.

[@tomthumb3500]

Difficult times economically we were on our knees. Trouble up North was in full flight. You are very much entitled to your opinion, however you do come across as being somewhat smug.

[@edbredin6406]

Those were good times before the foreigners took over the place Grrrrrrrrrr

[@tomthumb3500]

Appalling comment to make. No one would travel to Ireland in the 80s as the country was on its knees economically and politically.

[@edbredin6406]

@@tomthumb3500 it still is and they are here in droves

[@Ricardo-mr3bg]

@@edbredin6406 Ireland was a 3rd world country in the 80s, no one would go there. It improved a lot.

[@Ricardo-mr3bg]

@@redfishswimming The History books say that Ireland was a 3rd world country in the 1980s. Full stop. No one emigrated to Ireland, all the Irish who could emigrate did it.

[@speakertreatz]

@@edbredin6406 so you admit we were on our knees in the 80s, but you're calling them 'good times'?

[@davidp4043]

lovely pale white faces. better times.

[@JeffDublinIreland1968]

Thats when Ireland was full of Irish.