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Sunday 26 March 2023 Dublin: 7°C

# Nostalgia

All time
# the struggle
27 struggles every Irish kid faced in the 90s
Tougher times.
# Best wishes
The 8 drama-filled stages of giving out Christmas cards in primary school
More politics than a Dáil full of TDs.
# Toy Show
21 toys all Irish girls who grew up in the 90s dreamed of getting
Oh those were the days.
# Nostalgia
'It really was a magical time in Serie A' - We look back at Football Italia with the show's star
We spoke to James Richardson about his ten years in Italy and an upcoming event in Dublin.
# Nostalgia
9 beloved chocolate favourites that changed for the worse
We hate change.
# growing up irish
Memories of growing up Irish... at Halloween
A whole load of black sacks and monkey nuts.
# Nostalgia
23 things that all Irish schoolgirls did in the 00s
Be honest.
# noughties fashion
How Mortifying Was Your Noughties Wardrobe?
Oh the cringe.
# bosco mugs
Every Irish kid coveted these Bosco mugs in the late 80s
Fun for all the boys and girls.
# LIVE FOREVER
Those legendary 1996 Oasis Dublin Point gigs get a major shoutout in the Supersonic documentary
Were you there?
# Test your knowledge
Can you guess these FAI Cup winners from the clubs they played for?
Show us how well you know your Irish football.
# From the Archives
'Stop daydreaming': Public service films and bizarre ads from the Ireland of decades past
See the Howth Tram which went out of service in 1959, an etiquette announcement on how to behave properly in church, and the bizarre public information film called Love and Money.
# somewhere out there
Can you make it through these childhood film memories without shedding a tear?
Prepare yourself.
# Dancing at the Crossroads
20 years ago today the Wexford hurlers won the All-Ireland... but where are they now?
They were dancing at the crossroads.
# schooling life
17 photos that will give Irish people that 'back to school' feeling
Aisling copy books!
# roches stores
11 memories you'll have if you ever shopped in Roches Stores
Gone but never forgotten.
# omelette du fromage
11 things you'll know if you grew up watching Cartoon Network
The weirdest channel of them all.
# growingupirish
15 things Irish kids just loved to collect
So much collecting.
# Nostalgia
Dublin to host sing-along tea dance concerts for people with dementia
Events like these have been shown to be beneficial for people with dementia as music accesses a different part of their brain so they can remember lyrics to songs.
# reverse charges
12 acceptable things that happened in 90s Ireland that would never happen now
“It was acceptable in the nineties…”
# lip gloss
7 feelings Irish girls had about Liprageous balm in the 90s
SO CUTE.
# wow you're blind
12 things anyone who grew up with glasses knows to be true
“How many fingers am I holding up?” “This again? Really?”
# the days
The #GrowingUpIrish hashtag has exploded today and provided so many gems
Oh, memories.
# Nostalgia
15 TV stills that will give every 90s kid nostalgia chills
THE DEN!
# bobby joe
20 things that happened at every Irish teenage disco
God be with the days.
# 1994
16 things that were true the last time Ireland beat Italy
Prepare to feel ancient.
# Quiz
How Well Do You Remember The Safe Cross Code?
Remember, ONE…
# sound
17 sounds that will make all 90s Irish kids weep with nostalgia
We’ve got em all.
# Interview
'Not alone was he the Ireland physio, but he was an agony aunt to the players as well'
Mick Byrne and Charlie O’Leary played important roles in the Ireland set-up for many years.
# nooookia
9 intense struggles only those who owned a Nokia 3210 will understand
Your first phone was the best phone.
# Jersey goals
17 of our favourite kits from past European championships
There have been some cracking strips down through the years.
# brand new retro
This Pong table is trying to bring the classic arcade game into the real world
It might take a bit of effort to fit it in your living room though.
# heather shimmer
13 beauty products that will make Irish 90s girls weak with nostalgia
If it wasn’t frosted, we weren’t interested.
# oh we're going to trabolgan
11 memories of holidays at Trabolgan that you'll relate to hard
The Disneyland of the south-west!
# bebo stunnah
18 photos that will make any teenager of the early 2000s weak with nostalgia
DING DING!
# Nostalgia
Keane's final trophy and Ronaldo the teenager: Man United's last FA Cup triumph
Millwall were the surprise opposition when Alex Ferguson’s side reached the final in 2004.
# Quiz
How Well Do You Remember These 1997 Bangers?
“I get knocked down, but I get up again…”
# pan stick
7 Constance Carroll makeup memories that will be very real for Irish girls
Clear mascara anyone?
# right in the childhood
17 images that will give every eighties Irish kid the shivers
“Eighty days around the world…”
# Nostalgia
17 photos that will make any Irish school kid sick with 90s nostalgia
So many memories.