Take a trip back to golden days of Irish pop culture with Brian McMahon's new book

Brian McMahon’s book on retro Ireland is a treasure trove of nostalgia and vintage pop culture, writes Richard Firtzpatrick

IN THE summer of 1966, there was an ad in New Spotlight magazine for music lovers. Its copy was euphoric. It announced that a new craze in Ireland was about to take off. The ad was for discatrons.

“Wow! Here’s a record player that’s as portable as a transistor. Walk with it! Dance with it! Hold it over your head you crazy thing! DISCATRON keeps on playing! It’s the swinging record player for the space age and you’ll love it.”