1. Entertainment in Ireland

2. 1900 – Rural Visiting a neighbour’s house
Chatting by fire – gossip, cards, music
Telling stories was v important
Each area had a famed storyteller
Wakes and weddings
Dances at crossroads
GAA v popular

3. 1900 - Urban More entertainment available Theates put on plays
Abbey theatre in Dublin – 1904 – irish plays
Theatre halls – dances, acts such as juggling and comedy
Soccer v popular in working-class areas
Rugby played by wealthy people

4. Changes Music Dance halls became more popular in 1960s
Showbands played in them
1970s on, they were replaced by discos
Young people met there
Old traditions of neighbours storytelling died…
…replaced by arrival of electronic media

5. Radio - 1 1st irish station launched in 1926 Called 2RN
Changed name to Radio Eireann – when?
Played huge role in bringing news to people
Dev communicated his messages by radio
Before, he had to do it in public meetings in front of crowds

6. Radio - 2 Broadcast news, sport and music Radios expensive
Many families couldn’t afford one
Often crowded around one in a neighbour’s house
Radios became more popular

7. TV TV invented in Britain 1961 – 1st irish station – Telefis Eireann
Instant success
1980 – 90% owned TV
Why so important?
Changed irish society forever

8. How tv changed irish society
Programmes such as Late Late Show discussed social topics
Topics such as sex, divorce, the Church and contraception were discussed
People were hearing diff opinions to the church and govt
People were able to form their own opinion
Also, we started to see other cultures, especially America
This influenced how our society developed
We copied many of their ideas
Society became more liberal

9. Cinema 1st Cinema opened in 1909 Instant success
Escapism from their tough lives
Watched adventure and romance
Not realistic films
At first films were silent
1927 ‘talkies’ introduced
Charlie Chaplin and Marx Brothers v popular
Low price – people went twice a wk
Matinees for kids

10. Rise of TV TV reduced the popularity of cinema
People stayed home to watch films
Local cinemas closed down
Arrival of videos in 1980s and then DVDs made cinema less popular

11. Holidays in 1900
Working people got v little time off –only bank holidays
Early 1900s families used trains to go to seasides
Cheap and efficient – travelled 3rd calss
Day at seaside
Railway companies gave cheap prices on bank holidays

12. Holidays now Now workers entitled to 3wks paid holidays
Better wages mean people can spend them on luxuries
…such as a nice holiday
Since arrival of Aer Lingus in 1936…
People can now take foreign holidays