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TK Flavourometer: Football

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for TK soft drinks, in which various flavours of TK are given to a group of young boys who have been playing football. The voiceover describes them as a ‘bunch of flavourometers.’ To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Macardles: Tradition

25th April 2017

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Advertisement in which the contents of a bottle of Macardles is described as having a sense of tradition, a refreshing liveliness and a warm welcome. Accompanying scenarios of rural Ireland illustrating these virtues. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Macardles: Opposities

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for Macardles beer depicting a series of contrasting events and situations. The voiceover sums up that in any situation, the answer is always Macardles. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Aer Lingus: People You Know

25th April 2017

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Advertisement for Aer Lingus featuring a series of still images showing the experience customers get when travelling with Aer Lingus, and the various destinations they fly to. Throughout, a jingle sings ‘go with the people you know, the people who care about you’. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Golden Vale: Easi Singles

25th April 2017

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A woman preparing food thinks about how convenient it would be to have individually wrapped slices of cheese. Suddenly, a packet of Easi Singles appears. The voiceover explains how convenient they are, before the woman breaks into a song about Easi Singles. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Halpins Tea: Up and Down

25th April 2017

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Advertisement in which a group of domestic servants perform a musical number, singing about the growth of Halpins tea while the lady of the house is served her tea. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Aer Lingus: Earth Couple

25th April 2017

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Advertisement employing a mixture of animation and still images in which an Aer Lingus plane flies among the clouds and tourists enjoy various destinations. A woman sings a cover version of Nana Mouskouri’s Deep and Silent Sea with alternative lyrics to represent Ireland and Aer Lingus. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click […]

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Ribena: Stacking Logs

25th April 2017

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Three young children stack logs in a garden with the help of their father. The mother’s voicoever explains the health benefits of Ribena as she carries a tray over to the family. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Ribena: Leapfrog

25th April 2017

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By drinking Ribena, a girl avoids catching a virus which afflicts her friends. The advertisement asserts that the Vitamin C content in Ribena helps children fight off colds. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Jacob’s: Club Goldgrain

25th April 2017

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A German professor visits South America to explain the production of Jacob’s Club Goldgrain chocolate biscuits. The professor and the South Americans disagree over the pronunciation of ‘Jacob’s’. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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Club Orange: Big O

25th April 2017

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Roller-skaters skate through a park, a surfer falls from his surfboard, swimmers hold hands in the sea, a wind-surfer prepares to set off, all intercut with shots of a bottle being opened and bubbling over. The strapline concludes: ‘Let the big O flow’ and the music lyrics repeat ‘Let the big O flow, Club Orange’. […]

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Jacob’s: Busker

25th April 2017

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In this animated advertisement, a musician entertains a group of children and encourages mothers to ‘bring ‘em back a busker’ chocolate bar. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.

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