Irish Matches: Weird
A short advertisement for Irish Matches in which a mysterious monster turns out the lights on a terrified man. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Ronson Escort 2000
An advertisement for the Ronson Escort 2000, in which a woman wears the portable hairdrying system along with other gifts recieved from her family. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Spar: So Near So Spar
Advertisement featuring a jingle singing about all the things Spar is; ‘so fresh’, ‘so friendly’ and ‘so low in price’. It also highlights the wide variety of products available in Spar shops, including international food products. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Winstons: New Look
An advertisement for Winstons department store, Kilkenny City, highlighting its ‘New Look’ range of products. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Milk of Magnesia: Boat
An advertisement for Milk of Magnesia medication, showing the improvement it offers a young boy’s well-being. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Milk of Magnesia: Tablets
A short advertisement for Milk of Magnesia medication tablets, featuring an office worker suffering from indigestion. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Dulux: Matchmaker
Short advertisement introducing the Dulux Matchmaker 400, explaining how it can match any colour to create your preferred paint. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Scotties Tissues
An animated advertisement for Scotties Tissues, in which a man pulls tissues out of a box and explains how they stay soft, even when you crumple them up. The advertisement concludes with a freeze-frame showing the man leaning on the box of Scotties, with strapline: ‘Crumple Soft Scotties’. To see more from The Irish Adverts […]
Musgrave Tea: Matchmaker
A humorous advertisement for PG Tips Tea. A man is stopped and searched by armed German police. They find a leaflet for the Musgrave Brook Bond Matchmaker scheme in the man’s pocket and become excited. Rounding up the rest of the police, they race off to avail of the scheme, avoiding gunfire while they shout […]
Odorono: Like a Girl
A short advertisement for Odorono roll-on deodorant which, ‘like a girl’, is active, efficient and feminine. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Maguire and Paterson Matches: Dancing
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An advertisement for Cara and Friendly brand matches, featuring animated dancing matchsticks. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Maguire and Paterson Matches: La Caramatcha
An advertisement for Maguire & Paterson Cara and Friendly matches, featuring animated singing and dancing matchsticks. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.