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1980 – Tops Of The Town Rules and Regulations Booklet

waterfordtheatrearchive February 23, 2021 0 Comments

Did you ever wonder what kind of rules governed the beloved ‘Tops Of The Town’? Well – here is a booklet from 1980 where you can peruse the rules of... Read More

1981 – Tops Letter

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Ever wonder what the letters were like that informed you that you had made it to the next round of the Tops? Here is one from 1981 from Niall O’Flynn... Read More

1979 – Handwritten ‘Tops’ Adjudicators Report

waterfordtheatrearchive June 26, 2020 0 Comments

These old handwritten reports are priceless. Here is the report from the 1979 Waterford Glass Show – handwritten by Michael Twomey. Click below to have a read. 1979 – Tops... Read More

1981 – Tops Letter Sent to Qualifying Groups

waterfordtheatrearchive February 13, 2020 0 Comments

Did you ever wonder what the letter looked like telling groups details of what comes next when they got through the Tops preliminary rounds? Wonder no more – have a... Read More

1970 – Adjudicators report on Tops Of The Town First Rounds

waterfordtheatrearchive October 29, 2019 0 Comments

Way way back to almost 50 years ago today and Des Keogh was the national Tops adjudicator. I have come across a number of these adjudications – and they are... Read More

1992 Tops Press Photos

waterfordtheatrearchive July 24, 2019 0 Comments

Loads of familiar faces here from Ray Ban, Tramore and Port and Docks. Have a look and see how many young faces you recognise! There’s quite a few! Originally from... Read More

RTE GUIDE FROM 1994 – TOPS FEATURE

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For the weekend that was in it back in 1994 the RTE Guide ran a feature for ‘Tops’. Here it is to peruse. 1994 – Tops Feature – RTE Guide... Read More

1985 Tops Magazine

waterfordtheatrearchive February 19, 2019 1 Comment

I love these old Tops Magazines – this one from 1985. The other 2 in the archive are here and here. As usual, there are loads of photos from around... Read More

1981 Tops Handwritten Adjudication sheets – Waterford Glass, National Quarter Finals

waterfordtheatrearchive August 25, 2018 0 Comments

To add to our collection of handwritten original adjudications we have this Waterford Glass one from the 1981 national quarter finals. Have a read to see what the adjudicator rated... Read More

Players Anonymous Tramore Phone Directory – 1994

waterfordtheatrearchive February 14, 2018 0 Comments

No – I’m not going to reproduce a Tramore phone directory don’t worry… but … there were some great pages at the start of the directory dedicated to Tops in... Read More

1980 – Waterford Glass Tops – Hand Written Adjudication Sheet

waterfordtheatrearchive January 10, 2018 0 Comments

I love these old bits of memorabilia – once again a hand written adjudicators report, this time for the 1980 Waterford Glass Show. Worth having and preserving! Have a look.... Read More

Rare Vintage ACEC Tops Photos

waterfordtheatrearchive November 11, 2017 0 Comments

These are great to see – although over 40 years old you can still make out some familiar faces in these colour photos from the hey day of Tops in... Read More

1975 Tops Adjudicators Report – The Foundry

waterfordtheatrearchive October 24, 2017 0 Comments

I like adding in bits of memorabilia now and again. This time it’s back to 1975 and the adjudicators report from Jack Cruise on The Foundry show. He also gives... Read More

1974 – Handwritten Adjudication For the ACEC Tops Show.

waterfordtheatrearchive September 17, 2017 0 Comments

An absolute rarity today – Sean Cotter’s handwritten ACEC Tops adjudication from 43 years ago – 1974. The show was the famous ACEC final show featuring Jesus Christ Superstar. Have... Read More

Tops Magazine from 1984 Added

waterfordtheatrearchive August 1, 2017 0 Comments

The 1983 edition of this magazine proved to be really popular – so I’m delighted to be able to add the 1984 edition. More of the same articles about all... Read More

1983 Tops Magazine with Loads of Waterford Content

waterfordtheatrearchive July 10, 2017 0 Comments

Have a look at the national magazine published in 1983 by the national Tops organisers. There’s loads of Waterford photos from various years, pieces on Waterford Tops, articles from Tops... Read More

1979 Tops Original Adjudicators sheets added today!

waterfordtheatrearchive July 5, 2017 0 Comments

This is quite a find – the original adjudication sheets from the Waterford Crystal tops show of 1979. The show was adjudicated on 3 separate occasions, and you can see... Read More