The document details social, political, and economic changes in Ireland from 1970 to 2018, highlighting key events such as the repeal of the marriage bar and achievements of women in various sectors. It also covers the impact of the 1973 oil crisis and the monopoly of electricity by the ESB during the 1970s, as well as developments in media and education. The statistics presented reflect shifts in demographics, higher education, and the status of women in politics over this period.

1. DkIT through the
years

2. Researched and compiled by Enda Kelly and Lorraine
Mulligan

3. Life In Ireland 1970-
2018
(CSO 2018) all
inclusive

4. (CSO 2018) all inclusive
People with a Higher Education %

5. (CSO 2018) all inclusive

6. (CSO 2018) all inclusive

7. Official Opening 1971
Cormac McGahon (Architect), Rev D. Campbell, Adm, Dundalk, J. McGahon (Architect), Mons.
Mckevitt (Chairman V.E.C.), Cardinal Conway, Mr P. Faulkner (Minister for Education) M Zmac
Confaola (C.E.O)

8. • Up until 1973 when women got married they had to give
up their job in the civil service (Smyth 2010)
• There were 23 female politicians from 1923-1977. In
1977, there were 6 female TDs (Buckley 2013, p.345;
Coakley 2010, p.127; Randall and Smith 1987, p.193)
• There were 2795666 Catholics in Ireland during this
period; this was 93% of people in the country (CSO 2018)
• The Vocational Education Committees were a local
authority body that administered all third level education
until 1992. The boards were elected locally and the
bishop in the picture was the chairman for the Louth VEC.
(Thorn 2018, p.16)
1970s Ireland

9. Repeal of the Marriage Bar (EISB 2018)
The 1970s proved to be the start of an upwards path for
women in the Dáil. (The Journal 2016)
Data taken
from (CSO
2018, all
inclusive)

10. • Grainne Cronin became the first
female pilot in Aer Lingus in
1977. (Ferriter 2012, p.59)
(CSO, 2018), all inclusive

11. Grainne Cronin and
her father.
(Independent 2015)

12. Circa 1978
Keelan O’Neill (Omeath) First female graduate of College in Mechanical Engineering
Donated by Sean Redahan

13. • The Oil Crisis took place in 1973, when the oil
producing countries in the Middle East banded
together to form OPEC (Mitchell 2010, p.196). They
then proceeded to cut the supply of oil to the West
which raised prices, with the result that ordinary
people were faced with huge oil shortages. This led
to huge inflation within Ireland.
• The ESB had a monopoly over the electricity market
in Ireland in this period (Gaffney et al 2017, p.72).
• There were 151 sunny days in 1978 on average (Met
Eireann 2018).
Other aspects of 1970s Ireland

14. Effects of the oil crisis hit worldwide not
just Ireland. (Wikimedia Commons 2011)
ESB had a near monopoly over the Irish
electrical market in the 1970s.
(Geograph Ireland 2011)

15. Circa 1978: Student project on solar panel
Left: Jim McAdam, Dundalk, Mechanical Engineering Student (currently production director,
Moffett Engineering)
Right: Declan McCann, Walshestown, Co Louth, (currently works for Coca Cola, Drogheda)
Donated by Sean Redahan

16. RTC Building

17. 1984

18. Vehicle ownership 1985-2015
(CSO 2018), all inclusive

19. Coffee Dock

20. The well area (1980s)

21. Jean Kennedy Smith – 18th
August 1993
L to R:
Allen Herr
Dr. Sean McDonagh
Gerry Carroll
H.E. Jean Kennedy Smith
Michael Curran
Colette Henry
Gerry Morgan
Leona Dignam
Bob Friel

22. The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, The Irish Sun, The Herald, Irish
Daily Star, Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Daily Mail, Irish Examiner, Irish News
of the World and the Irish Press were the daily papers from 1970 -2010;
in 2015 it was the same except for the News of the World and the Irish
Press which closed down in 2011 and 1995 respectively. (O’Brien 2008,
p.56; Horgan 2001, p.95)
Television stations:
In 1970 RTE was the only Irish television station. Set up in 1961, it
enjoyed an Irish TV monopoly. Some counties had access to the BBC
(1952) along with UTV (1959) (Morash 2010, p.75).
Radio stations:
Radio Eireann (1937) and BBC (1922) were the two major radio stations.
There were also the pirate radio stations Radio Melina and Radio
Caroline (1964). Because of the RTE monopoly all other Irish stations
were shut down (Morash 2010, p.78).
The internet was first introduced into Ireland in 1992 by the team of
Colm Grealy and Barry Flanagan (Barry Flanagan 2012).
Media 1970-2015

23. These three channels had a near
monopoly over both TV and radio until
the modern period. (Wikipedia 2006;
Wikimedia 2011; Wikimedia 2018)
Barry Flanagan, first person to bring the
internet to Ireland in 1992. (Barry Flanagan
2012)

24. Old Library

25. Old Library

26. Language Lab Presentation 1996

27. Furniture Restoration, Night Class, 2014

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