ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME JULY 2011: PROGRAMME 1

LOOK UP! IT’S AER LINGUS

Join us for free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect your FREE tickets at IFI Box Office (two programmes alternate daily throughout July).

This month we celebrate Aer Lingus’ 75th Birthday.

PROGRAMME 1: GAEL LINN: AMHARC EIREANN NEWSREEL COMPILATION

Marvel at inaugural flights to Malaga and New York; new jet airliners; training of air hostesses; and the arrival of stars!

FILM INFO: 7 minutes, 1956 – 1964, Black and White

RADHARC: BLESSING THE AER LINGUS FLEET

Aer Lingus planes are named after great Irish missionaries; are blessed annually by members of the clergy and carry us safely to destinations all over the world.

FILM INFO: 12 minutes, 1962, Black and White