An advertisement using humorous scenarios to demonstrate how people are changing to Player’s No. 6 cigarettes. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
An advertisement for McVitie’s, in which a giant teddy bear tries to persuade a man to give him biscuits. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
An advertisement for Pond’s Spray n’ Stay, in which a feminist meeting denounces the hair spray before one of the speakers has a change of heart. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
An advertisement for Meccano, displaying the various ways it can be used and the wide variety of models available. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Belfast 1972. Laurence welcomes his cousin and man-on-the-run Mickey to a party of drinking, dancing and young love. By morning, reality catches up with them.
Directed by Tiernan MacBride, this short film – nominated for a Palme d’Or in 1978 for Best Short Film – is a visual representation of the Irish folk song Arthur McBride and The Sergeant, played and sung by Irish singer Paul Brady. The lyrics tell the story of Arthur McBride (Paul Bennett) and his cousin […]
This film, aimed at golfing enthusiasts, shows two of Ireland’s most famous golfers Christy O’Connor and Jack B. Carr playing on various golf courses throughout Ireland. Made by Robert Monks Film Services for Bord Fáilte Ireland in the 1970s this promotional film highlights the landscape and climate that makes Ireland so suitable for golf. A […]