Cadet: Marching Band
Animated advertisement depicting bottles of Cadet soft drink marching in formation and singing a song about the various flavours. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Department of Energy: Savings
A short advertisement encouraging the public to conserve energy. Illustrated still images help to list the various ways this can be achieved. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Knorr: Bread Sauce
This advertisement advises the public not to forget the bread sauce for Christmas dinner by depicting a disappointed man having Christmas dinner without it. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Ribena: Stacking Logs
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.
Ribena: Leapfrog
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.
Jacob’s: Club Goldgrain
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.
Club Orange: Big O
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’. […]
Jacob’s: Busker
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.
Sunbound Holidays: Go Sunbound
Images of a sunny holiday resort and friendly staff entice Irish tourists to book a Sunbound holiday and ‘make the most of your holiday’. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Spar: Price Train
Short advertisement for Spar featuring an animated train travelling along the window of a Spar shop and displaying deals on offer. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Hoffman’s: Speedboat
Advertisement for Hoffman’s lager in which a voiceover explains how Bill has lost his friend Gavin’s speedboat but continues to smile because he’s drinking a pint of Hoffman’s. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.
Hoffman’s: Fireworks
An energetic 1980s advertisement for Hoffman’s lager. To see more from The Irish Adverts Project, click here.