Holiday (Republic of Ireland Version)
Two men, enjoying pints of Guinness at a sleek bar, sometime in the future, reminisce about the long legacy of Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Changing Tastes (Republic of Ireland Version)
A technically innovative advert where a man standing against a white cyclorama is animated into different historical costumes, signifying how fashions may change but Guinness remains as good as ever. Gerry Poulson also directed The Good Old Days in The Guinness Adverts Project. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Ages of Man
An advert symbolising the evolution of taste, as it shows a series of drinking vessels, from a baby bottle of milk to a glass of draft Guinness. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
Guinness – History of the Cinema
One of several made-for-cinema adverts in the collection where a couple watch pints of Guinness being served in far-flung locations. To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here.
30 Seconds of Darkness
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.
The Shocking History of the Cinema
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.
Elkie
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
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
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 […]
Liffey Faces
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 […]