1989 – National Quarters – Nokia Vs Grennagh
Here is the Show Programme from the 1989 Quarter Finals featuring Nokia and Grennagh. Click below to have a browse.
Here is the Show Programme from the 1989 Quarter Finals featuring Nokia and Grennagh. Click below to have a browse.
Here is the programme from the 1969 meeting of CIE and Waterford Crystal in the local rounds of Tops. Click on the image for a browse.
The only entry from Waterford in 1994 was the national champions in waiting – Waterford Crystal. See below for more.
Here is the show programme for the local rounds between Ray Ban and Tramore (who went all the way to the national final). Click below to browse.
Here is the Quarter Final programme from the 1983 Tops that took place in our own Theatre Royal in Waterford. Click below to browse.
The National Final show programme from the 1980 Tops final between Banks & Finance from Waterford and Irish Distillers.
From the 1971 local rounds of Tops here is ACEC (who would go to the national final) vs Waterford Crystal.
Here is the National Final programme from 1976 featuring the all conquering ACEC and the Cork Examiner. Click below to browse.
Click below for the National Final Programme from 1977 where ACEC took on Ferenka.
Here is the show programme for the 1974 Local Rounds meeting of ACEC and Goodbodys. Click below to have a browse.
From 1970 here is the local rounds programme featuring Port & Docks and ACEC. To browse click below!
Here is a programme from the Tops local rounds, 1969. This time it’s the turn of the ACEC vs Papermills. Click on the image below to have a browse.
Here is the programme from the 1971 National Final. This was the third time a Waterford group made the final after Hearts Delight (1969), the ACEC (1970) and the second group to win after the […]
Way back 60 years ago to 1964 and the Programme from the Local rounds of Tops of the Town – it was not yet the ‘John Player Tops’. Click on the image below to view… […]
Here is the show programme for the 1987 local round between Nokia and Tramore. Click below to browse.
Here is the 1985 National Semi-Final programme. Click below for a browse.
Here is the show programme from the 1975 national Semi Final. Click below for a browse.
Here is the programme from the Local Final 1974. Click below to browse.
Here is the programme for the 1978 local rounds. Click below for a browse.
Here is the show programme from the 1980 local rounds St. Pauls vs Waterford Crystal. Click below for a browse.
Here is the show programme for the 1981 local rounds. Click below to have a browse.
Here is the show programme – click below for a browse.
Back in 1964 a special show was presented – the ‘Pick Of The Tops’ and for the princely sum of 6 pence you could have had the programme below… click to have a browse..
Here is the programme from the 1970 CIE vs Teachers Local Rounds. Click below for a browse.
This is the programme from the infamous ‘Joseph’ Tops show produced by Dermot Graham in 1975. Have a browse!
Here is the Tops Local Final Programme from 1964- The Builders vs The Glass. Click below for a browse.
More of those classic programmes today – this from the 1970 Local Rounds featuring the 1969 national finalists Hearts Delight and the all conquering ACEC. Click below for a browse.
1964 – Tops Programe – Snowcream Vs St. Otterans Click on the image below to see the programme. For more Tops programmes click here. 1964 – Tops Programe – Snowcream Vs St. Otterans For those of […]
1968 – Tops Programme – Waterford Crystal Vs ACEC For more Tops programmes click here. Click on the image below for the programme. 1968 – Tops Programme – Waterford Crystal Vs ACEC For those of […]
Here is the programme from the 1969 local final. Hearts Delight were to win and to go through to the national final which they narrowly lost. Click below to browse the programme and also there […]
Another classic Tops programme – this one from 1963 and it’s the turn of Snowcream vs Waterford Grocers and Drapers. Click below for a look.
Another vintage programme for the archive – this time the local rounds and the 1963 competition. This is ACEC vs Sack & Bag. Click below to have a browse.
This is an oddity – it appears to be a variety show sponsored by the Tops sponsor – Dublin Dairies – but does not appear to be part of the Tops competition despite being on […]
Another programme from 1963 – this time Clover Meats vs Waterford Glass. Click on the image below to view.
Here is the earliest programme we have yet thanks to a new stock of Tops memorabilia that came in over the last week courtesy of local playwright Pat Daly. It is Papermills vs the Foundry. […]
Here is another one of the classic John Player Tops programmes – this time from the 1981 national Semi Final between Denny Corcorans Waterford Crystal show and Irish Biscuits. Click below to view.
Here is another of the ever popular Tops programmes – this one from the 1980 local rounds between Waterford Glass and Banks and Finance. Banks and Finance were to go on to go the whole […]
It is hard to believe it is almost 30 years since Tramore took to the stage against An Post in the National Quarter Finals of the John Player Tops. Here is the programme from that […]
Here is a vintage Tops of the Town programme from the local final of 1973 where Waterford Crystal with “Cheaper by the Dozen and a Half’ took on the Teachers with ‘Here Today – Gone […]
Back to the day when Waterford Glass took on Henry Ford Ltd from Cork in the national quarter finals of the Tops. Click below to browse the Show Programme.
Here is another blast back forty odd years to the 1979 local final of Tops with Waterford Glass taking on Banks & Finance. Click below for a browse.
Here is the show programme from the 1992 Tops – Tramore vs the Port And Docks
Here is the Tops Of The Town Local Rounds programme from 1990. Click below to have a read
Here is the 1994 National Semi-Final Programme from the last time that Waterford won the national Tops title. It was of course Waterford Crystal. Click below for a read!
Here is the show programme from the 1990 Tops Quarter Finals that took place in the Theatre Royal in Waterford featuring ‘A Scoop for NTV’ from Nokia.
Here is the show programme from the national final of the 1993 Tops – from the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.
Here’s a rare treasure – the programme from the 1987 televised national Tops final that featured our own Waterford Glass and Cork Teachers & Students. So many clips from this show have featured in the […]
Back 46 years to 1974 and the National Semi Final of the Tops of the Town competition – the ACEC were on the way to another national title with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ as the main […]
Here is the programme from the 1977 local final between ACEC and Waterford Glass. The ACEC show featured the famous ‘Evita’ scene and went on to win the national final in the Gaiety. Click below […]
Here is the programme from the 1989 Tops show when Tramore travelled to Dundalk for the national quarter finals. Click below to have a read.
Here is the programme from the national final of Tops in 1974, the year of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. There’s a nice bit of reading in it as well as the details on the show. Click […]
Another classic ‘Tops’ Programme – this time from 1982 and featuring Raytex vs Clover.
In 1986 Waterford Glass reached the televised final of the Tops only to finish as runners-up. Here is the show programme from the quarter-final performance in Limerick vs the ESB group.
In the 1970’s the ACEC dominated Tops both locally and nationally. 1978 saw the company present a 2 hour special show in the Theatre Royal to celebrate this success. Here is the show programme and […]
Normally all 4 shows in a year wouldn’t be put into the one programme- but 1989 was an exception to the rule. Have a browse of St. Paul’s, Tramore, Nokia and Clashmore and their cast […]
Here is the 1990 programme from Wexford when Nokia reached the national semi final stage
A show programme today from the 1980 Local Rounds – Waterford Shopping Centre vs Waterford Glass.
Here is the show programme from the 1979 Tops local competition – this time it’s Banks and Finance Vs St. Pauls . Have a browse.
Back to 1987 today and a show programme from the National Tops competition where Waterford Crystal marched to the National Final. Produced by Michael Grant it featured an epic Les Miserables scene. Have a look.
1975 was the famous year of the ‘Joseph’ Tops presented by Dermot Grahams Waterford Glass team. Here is the programme from that famous production – in this round taking on the Foundry team who were […]
Way back 52 years to the early days of Tops today and the show programme from the 1966 local rounds of the Builders vs Snowcream.
1975 and the ACEC were presenting ‘The Colour Cast Show’ against CIE’s ‘Railroad to Rhythm’. Here is the show programme from that years second round meeting.
Waterford Crystal got to the national final in two successive years in the 1980’s – ’86 and ’87, both produced by Michael Grant. Unfortunately neither resulted in a win for Waterford, but it was very […]
This programme has an absolute multitude of reading in it. From interviews about the tops to pictures of the tops, memories of legends gone by – its worth a read for anybody with even a […]
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