A selection of Christmas-themed artwork by ESB staff from the ESB Journal.

Photos of Christmas lights in 1960s Dublin from the ESB Journal.

View a selection of 1960s Christmas-themed comics from the ESB Journal.

View a selection of 1950s and 1960s Christmas-themed covers from the ESB Journal.

View a slideshow of our Christmas print advertisements, 1930s-1950s

Let's look back at some Christmas themed artwork and curio from the monthly publication of the Rural Electrification Office.

Throwback to Christmas 1960, when ESB Journal printed a special feature on our staff at our very first showroom at

Read more recipes by Maura Laverty in ESB's 1962 Housewives' Calendar

To celebrate International Children's Day today, here's a heartfelt letter written from Anna, a 10-year-old girl from Wexford, to the

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