Latest phase of archive project provides real human insight into 1950's Ireland

For generations the Irish Examiner has recorded the major events in the life of our nation, tracking its triumphs and disasters since the newspaper was first launched in 1841.

Momentous events include the Great Famine, the Great War, the War of Independence and the declaration of a Republic in 1949.

But we have also tracked the everyday concerns of ordinary people, providing a living social history — from the price of bread in hungry times to changes in fashion in more affluent ones.