 Another milestone in the history of the paper was the massive investment for the "Observer" of an electronic photo-engraving machine, only the second of its kind in Ireland, which set Pat Dunne back £5,000.Pat Dunne died one Sunday afternoon in 1968, which saw the end of an era for the "Observer".However, his nephew, Greg then took over the running of the company, re-organising the paper and spending £10,000 on a Reel Fed Flat Bed printing machine from London and a Duplex machine which enabled the paper to introduce "spot" colour occasionally.