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The Shocking History of the Cinema

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Two men at a bar discuss the relative merits of a night in the pub versus a visit to the cinema, in a very clever advert which breaks the fourth wall and plays with the in-cinema trailer format. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

30 Seconds of Darkness

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A clever visual play on the shape and colour of a pint of Guinness and a Waterford glass tankard. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Logo

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A dramatic and powerful advert linking the imagery of a series of leisure activities (such as flying, speedboating, golfing and rock-climbing), with a macro view of a pint of Guinness being poured. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Coin

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A sensual and visually striking advert for Guinness featuring a series of romantic images, concluding with ‘draw your own conclusions’. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Big Wave

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Groundbreaking advert where visuals of surfing and beachgoers are merged with seductive shots of Guinness being poured. A modern musical score is provided by Bill Whelan, famous for his contributions to Irish hit musical show Riverdance. The advert concludes with ‘move over to Guinness’. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Elkie

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Singer Elkie Brooks performs in Dublin during an Irish tour. She spends time around the city (The Shelbourne Hotel features) and drinks Guinness with her bandmates. Tiernan MacBride directed the complementary Chieftains advert in The Guinness Adverts Project, and the short film Christmas Morning. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Chieftains

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This cinematic advert, directed by Tiernan MacBride, shows The Chieftains playing in New York and enjoying a pint. Tiernan MacBride directed the complementary Elkie advert in The Guinness Adverts Project, and the short film Christmas Morning.  To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 

Island

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The Irish-speaking customers of an isolated pub on a remote western island wait patiently for a delivery of Guinness, until finally the keg-filled currach is spotted. This well-known advert won a Clio award in New York for Arks Advertising in 1978, a Silver Cannes Lion and further awards from the Advertising Awards Festival, ICAD and […]

Dark Moon Hollow

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A documentary style film about an old man’s journey from his home in Roche’s Point to Whitebay, Whitegate, Rostellan, Cork City, Iniscarra, Carrigadrohid Castle, ending up in Gougan Barra where he contemplates the grave of Cork’s first Bishop (Saint Finbarr). The wanderer is played by Jim Valentine Dempsey, a gardener for 60 years,  and the […]

Duhallow Home

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In this unsettling short drama about childhood abuse, a young woman (Maggie Hill) returns from London to her home in Co. Cork.  Colin explains “This project aimed to explore the West Briton experience through the eyes of a young woman. Maggie was the protagonist, who was haunted by a traumatic experience compelling her to return […]

Liffey Faces

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Filmed during the summer of 1968, Liffey Faces traces the journey of a small toy boat down the river Liffey. As it makes its way from Kippure to Poolbeg, we witness a host of water-based antics including the Liffey Descent (a canoe marathon race), rowing at Islandbridge, the Liffey Swim and the Ringsend Regatta. This […]

Ciall Cheannaigh

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This observational documentary, with a soundtrack by Donal Lunny, captures the hustle and bustle of Ireland’s first suburban shopping centre, Dunnes Stores, Cornelscourt. While the first modern shopping centres emerged in the United States in the 1920s, it was the 1960s before they began to pop up in Europe. In Ireland they generally appeared in […]