A live band, featuring Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner, 1974) and Eurovision Song Contest contestant Geraldine Brannigan, sing about Guinness while members of the audience enjoy a pint. You might spot a young Christopher Biggins in the crowd. Gerry Poulson also directed The Good Old Days in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see […]
A father is disgruntled at being unable to drink Guinness while meeting his son’s future parents-in-law. Gerry Poulson also directed Mosaic/Concert in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. Subtitles kindly provided by Báirbre Dolan and Saidhbh Ní Dhúlaing.
In an 18th century tavern, an elderly man recalls the harsher weather of his youth to an audience of younger people, before concluding that Guinness is as good as it ever was. Gerry Poulson also directed Happy Couple in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
A trip to the countryside is made sweeter by a pub selling Guinness. John Devis directed the complimentary In The City advert in The Guinness Adverts Project To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
An advert in which two men appear unimpressed by Dublin, until they find a pub selling Guinness. John Devis directed the complementary In The Country advert in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
An advert filmed in Belfast featuring rail passengers and different types of workers who all enjoy a Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Clannad perform on a Guinness-shaped stage and explain the origins of their song Into the Dark in this commercial. Gerry Poulson directed many other adverts in The Guinness Adverts Project, including Journey. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
In this Pink Floyd-inspired anti-conformity advert, proud individualists cite Guinness as their drink of choice. Gerry Poulson directed many other adverts in The Guinness Adverts Project, including Clannad. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
A stylish and colourful advert for Guinness, which shows montages of people enjoying Guinness, travelling alongside cleverly-animated glasses of the drink. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
This advert introduces draft Guinness at ‘only a shilling a pint’ and highlights the affordability and growing popularity of the drink. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
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.