Hall’s Pictorial Weekly in Ardfinnan on The River Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 1975

The people of the village of Ardfinnan star in the opening sequence to ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’.
The small village of Ardfinnan in County Tipperary features an Anglo Norman castle built in 1185. A bridge across the river Suir was constructed shortly after the castle was completed.
People of Arfinnan going about their daily business include farmers visiting Ardfinnan Co-operative Stores. A man drives a donkey driven cart, a woman carries a basket of groceries and another pushes a pram.
Frank Hall’s amusing and satirical series began on 29 September 1971 with the full title ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly Incorporating the Provincial Vindicator’ which became known as ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’.
The series allowed Frank Hall to follow his own interest in the lives of viewers throughout the country. Regarded as RTÉ’s flagship comedy show, it featured satirical sketches on current news stories and popular culture, as well as parody songs, comedy sketches, re-edited videos, cartoons and spoof television formats.
The show ran for nine series until 1980.
This episode of ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ was broadcast on 23 April 1975.

[@fiddlejohn9305]

It’s hard to believe that’s what Ireland looked like when I was eighteen, and it was not long after that when I first attended a Fleadh Cheoil. The difference between then and now is astounding - light years.

[@bquinn4533]

Astounding is a good adverb.

[@johnsometimeswrong8742]

I was born in 1974 and still remember the odd Ass and car on the go in the 80s ...my brother had one and us kids would use it as high end transport around the country roads in north kilkenny....the change in Irand from 1990 to 2024 has been mind blowing...

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

My first speed machine was a donkey and baskets followed a few years later by a pony and cart, We would cut the corners of the sand road back home at full speed, we broke land speed records, the poor donkey and pony paid the highest-priced, they would refuse to their buck of oats for the following morning to get ready for the day's work, ears pointed straight up and a quick swing of the tail and they were off at full gallop as they tried to escape to their freedom