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Paul Mescal lands a best actor nomination at
#Oscars2023
for AFTERSUN. Great result for a superb film that was barely on the map before its premiere. And confirmation of a dizzying rise for Mescal.
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Remember in the early 2000s having an 085 number was like being a second class citizen?
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Bank of Ireland (~2005)
"Train tracks are ching ching, bitta cash you know what I mean"
You could say that this ad is of its time.
@bankofireland
@talktoBOI
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Aer Lingus - You're Home (late 1980s)
Developed by Peter Owens. Music is "Gabriel's Oboe", written by Ennio Morricone as the theme for the 1986 film The Mission.
@AerLingus
@owensddb
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Cadbury Dairy Milk - Eamon Dunphy & John Giles (2014)
Developed by FleishmanHillard. Song is ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ by Baccara.
@CadburyIreland
@Dunphy_Official
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Irish Clubland - Greatest Hits Collection (2004)
The sound quality is a bit crap on this one, maybe that's appropriate though. I'd say that "Ride On" remix was something special.
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Guinness - Quarrel (2003)
Stars Michael Fassbender. Developed by BBDO for The Things That Matter campaign, directed by James Brown & written by Nick Kelly, post by Windmill Lane. Final scene shot in Dice Bar, Smithfield.
@GuinnessIreland
@BBDOdublin
@nickgestation
@windmilllane
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No other country can do this
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Hang on. Do we have the makings of an Irish tradition here?
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Esat Digifone - The Guy from The Bar (1999)
"No honestly it is. Hello?"
Directed by Dominic Murgia, production company Arrow Films. Song is a cover of Somethin' Stupid by C. Carson Parks. Imagine having to advertise the concept of sending a text!
@ThreeIreland
@amc_arrow
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Barry's Tea - Strangest (2007)
"And he texted back: I dunno, is it?"
Bit of a time capsule from prerecession Ireland. Rocket Productions were responsible for the commercial, possibly directed again by Declan Lowney. This was also recorded in Irish.
@BarrysTeaTweets
@fecklan
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Financial Regulator (2007)
"I don't know what a tracker mortgage is"
Directed by Damien O'Donnell. Ad for the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, regulator of financial institutions 2003 - 2010. Absorbed back into the Central Bank in October 2010.
@centralbank_ie
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St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre (1990)
🎶Wherever you are, wherever you've been
Nothing can compare with St. Stephen's Green🎶
Spotted Twink, Ronnie Drew, and Brendan Grace. Did I miss anyone?
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Supermacs rap (1994)
“Burgers pizza chicken or fish
All day long whatever you wish”
Supermacs opened its first restaurant in Ballinasloe, Galway in 1978. Today the fast food chain has 100 outlets throughout Ireland.
@SupermacsIRE
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Kendrick Lamar x Baby Keem x St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre
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McDonalds - Apartment (2005)
Developed by TBWA Dublin. Directed by Chris Roche for H2 Films. Part of the Sense/Nonsense campaign, Eurosaver menu was positioned as a humorous solution to some of the overcharging associated with “Rip off Ireland”.
@McDonalds
@TBWA_Dublin
@H2_Films
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Carlsberg ad - Ireland Win the World Cup (2002)
With Ireland star Jason McAteer, who scored the winner against the Dutch to guarantee us a spot in the play-offs. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, best known for Garage (2007) and the Oscar-winning Room (2015).
@CarlsbergIE
@MCATEER4
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Guinness - Anticipation (1994)
'There's No Time Like Guinness Time'
Created by Irish agency Arks, director Richie Smyth, editor Hugh Chaloner. Stars Irish actor Joe McKinney as Dancing Man. Song Guaglione by Pérez Prado.
@GuinnessIreland
@DrZombiebrain
@hughchal
@TheJoeMcKinney
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We had the one and only Toto Schillaci in studio this morning - the man who broke Irish hearts 🇮🇹
He did apologise to the nation (in Italian)… 🤌🏻
World Cup 1990 Golden Boot | Golden Ball | 2nd in Ballon d’Or 🏆
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Kind of mad that a country as small as Ireland would get its own version of a PlayStation ad. Though as of late 2000, Ireland was Sony's most successful European territory with 500,000 consoles sold and second only to Japan in per capita sales.
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Barry's Tea - Photo (1994)
"No. It was – someone else."
This is the earliest Barry's Tea ad that we've posted so far. It's almost like a mini-episode of a soap-opera, such drama and intrigue! Does the daughter ever find out who this "someone else" was?
@BarrysTeaTweets
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Do you have any songs you associate with F1, but aren't like the 'f1 theme song' or 'the chain'?
I have so many from old BBC montages or edits I've seen on tiktok 😂
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Dublin Bus - NiteLink (2000)
“Five times a night Monday to Saturday and twice on Sunday”
🕺
@dublinbusnews
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Denny (2018)
Maybe not old enough to be considered a classic, great ad all the same. Stars Irish actor Paul Mescal, who plays Connell in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Ad was developed by Rothco.
#NormalPeople
@dennysince1820
@mescal_paul
@wearerothco
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Carlsberg - Gaffer Falls (2008)
Starring Jack Charlton, Johnny Giles & Mick McCarthy. Directed by Declan Lowney and developed by Irish International BBDO.
@carlsberg
@BBDOdublin
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Did yous know that Club Orange made their own Barbie movie back in 2009?
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Most hotels you open the drawer and find a Bible.
In Kerry:
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Gaelic Games Football - Removal (2005)
Directed by Brian O'Malley for Red Rage Films. Game came out in late 2005, with a sequel releasing alongside a hurling version in 2007. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh features here as well as in the game itself.
@officialgaa
@RedRageFilms
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Released 27 years ago today
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Guinness - Anticipation (1994)
'There's No Time Like Guinness Time'
Created by Irish agency Arks, director Richie Smyth, editor Hugh Chaloner. Stars Irish actor Joe McKinney as Dancing Man. Song Guaglione by Pérez Prado.
@GuinnessIreland
@DrZombiebrain
@hughchal
@TheJoeMcKinney
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lads I’m in bits. Virgin Media news is after reporting on a hole on portmarnnock beach that ‘Could be the aftermath of a cosmic event’. Some fellas literally dug it the day before with a kid’s shovel
The way your man was talking about the rock being an asteroid had me in tears
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AIB - Mistletoe (2006)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson for Speers Film. Music is a cover of The Christmas Song, popularised by Nat King Cole.
@AIBIreland
@lennyabrahamson
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Guinness - San Jose (2005)
"San Jose? Sure that's the back of beyonds"
Agency Irish International, dir. by Steve Green for Toytown Films. DOP Simon Richards, post Windmill Lane. Valentia ferry & interior of the Blind Piper Pub feature.
@GuinnessIreland
@BBDOdublin
@windmilllane
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Telecom Éireann - Reach Out (1991)
"Brostaigí, tá an bus at teacht"
Shot in Connemara, Co. Galway. An Crúiscín Lán Hotel, Spiddal can be spotted in the commercial. Song is a cover of Always Something There to Remind Me by Dionne Warwick.
@eir
@RTERnaG
@TG4TV
@MaireadNiChuaig
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Bank of Ireland (2003)
Found the full length “Train tracks are ching ching” ad. Hadn’t seen this version in years.
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Smithwick's - About (2003)
From the series of ads shot at the Gravedigger's pub featuring Cheers actor George Wendt. Directed by Kieron J. Walsh and developed by McConnells.
@TheKieronJ
@thegravedigger2
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Lotto - D'Unbelievables (1998)
"Butty, do you have a dream?
Nothing that money can buy Roundy"
Starring Irish comedy duo Pat Shortt & John Kenny as the D'Unbelievables. According to Pat this ad is where the "dat's right" catchphrase originated.
@NationalLottery
@Pat_Shortt
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An escort, an avenger and a boeing. The view from the garden of a house on Collinstown Lane at the back of Dublin Airport, 1980's (via Ciara Houlihan)
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Bank of Ireland GAA ad - G-G-G Galway (2002)
Starring Galway actor, Seamus Hughes. Depicted a die-hard Galway GAA fan travelling the country in order to keep the single at the top of the charts. Filmed across from the DART station in Bray, Co. Wicklow.
@bankofireland
@talktoBOI
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Meteor (2001)
"One of our girls is stuck in the shower cubicle"
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An Post - The Snowman (2005)
Walking in the Air was written by Howard Blake for the 1982 film adaptation of the picture book The Snowman. Performed in the film by choirboy Peter Auty, an Aled Jones cover saw UK chart success. An Post first ran these ads in the 1980s.
@Postvox
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Pat The Baker (1980)
Mayo native Pat Higgins opened his first bakery in Granard, Co. Longford, in 1953. The company grew from 40 employees in 1980 to over 600 in 2018. This ad ran on Irish television for over 20 years.
@patthebaker
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AIB - Cill Ala (2005)
Directed by Richie Smyth for Blinder Films. Executive producer Michael Duffy. Crossmolina Deel Rovers also featured in a billboard promotion during this campaign.
@AIB_GAA
@KillalaGAA
@MayoGAA
@officialgaa
@BlinderFilms
@DrZombiebrain
@WellsMarkw
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Bank of Ireland (2004)
"Why did I say my place? Please don't let them be up"
Sure why else would you need to go and buy a house?
@talktoBOI
@bankofireland
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Fire Prevention Council - John, did you put the cat out? (~1980)
Another PIF created by the Fire Prevention Council. Outlines the importance of fire safety in the home, particularly at night.
This recording is from 1987, with the film itself dating from the start of the decade.
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Barry's Tea - Strangest as Gaeilge (2007)
"Cá bhfios?"
@BarrysTeaTweets
@fecklan
@ShereenMartin
@RocketScience
@TG4TV
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Quinnsworth - Darth Vader (1984)
Featuring Maurice Pratt & Darth Vader, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi having released the previous year. Maurice was an ad exec at Des O'Meara when he left to become the face of Quinnsworth. The chain was acquired by Tesco in 1997.
@TescoIrl
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Carlsberg - Flatmates (2003)
Another influential Lenny Abrahamson directed Carlsberg ad, this time based around a fictional house viewing. Created by OwensDDB, production company Speers Films, post-production Screen Scene.
@CarlsbergIE
@lennyabrahamson
@owensddb
@screenscenepost
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Guinness - All-Ireland tickets (~2005)
"Seanie – he's an old man, I can't help you"
Commercial plays on themes of Irish-Americans and organised crime, with plenty of misdirection to set up the payoff. Not sure what year it first aired.
@GuinnessIreland
@officialgaa
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Carlsberg - Irish Tourists in Brazil (2007)
"Ciúnas bóthar cailín bainne"
Depicts three Irish lads on holiday in Brazil, who get pressured into speaking some Irish by the locals. Created by Saatchi & Saatchi.
@CarlsbergIE
@wwsaatchi
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Guinness - Christmas Card (2004)
First aired December 1st, 2004. Developed by Irish International, directed by Stuart Douglas for Zanita Films/Nice Shirt Films.
@GuinnessIreland
@BBDOdublin
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McDonald's - Johnny Logan (2007)
"Hamburger?"
Third ad in the series created by Cawley Nea & sister agency Tequila. Written by Alan Kelly & Martin Cowman.
@McDonalds
@TBWA_Dublin
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Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (1991)
Did this influence the later Telecom Éireann ‘Santa’ ad?
@KelloggsUS
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National Dairy Council - Them Bones (2001)
Came across the full length version of the NDC ad starring Jack Reynor.
@NDC_ie
@Steven_hughes28
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McDonald's - Love (2009)
"Why don't I just slip into something more – comfortable?"
Developed by TBWA. Starring Irish actor Killian Scott, best known for playing the role of Tommy in Love/Hate.
@McDonaldsIRL
@TBWA_Dublin
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HB Fat Frog (1984)
The Irish brand's name comes from an acronym for Hughes Brothers and Hazelbrook Farm, where the company was founded in 1926. Fat Frog was one their most popular products but was discontinued before enjoying a short-lived return around 2001.
@HBIreland
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Daz - Grubby Affair (2002)
Stars actor and comedian Chris O'Dowd as Sean. Playing his mother is Ruth McCabe, known for her roles in My Left Foot & Philomena in addition to numerous TV shows and plays.
@DazLaundry
@BigBoyler
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Moro - Party (2006)
Before rebranding to Boost in 2015, the Irish Moro differed from its international cousin due to the biscuit filling. This variant is sold as Moro Gold in Australia/NZ. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson via Speers films.
@CadburyIreland
@lennyabrahamson
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Permanent TSB - Mother In Law (2006)
Directed by Steve Saint Leger for H2 Films. Stars actor Frank Vincent, best known for playing Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos & roles in a number of Martin Scorsese films. Also stars TV presenter & producer Lisa Cannon.
@permanenttsb
@H2_Films
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Coolio performs on RTÉ’s Open House (2002)
Came across the full 4 minute video of Coolio’s performance. The dancing 😂
Credit to
@sirjamesofcots
for posting the original clip
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Voicemail greetings (2002)
Your man looks distraught after listening to that shite voicemail greeting. Not sure what exactly the service was called, it's not mentioned anywhere in the ad. Anyone remember funking up their phone for €1.90 a minute?
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Tanora (1990)
I think this is the first time I’ve come across a Tanora TV ad. Pure Saved by the Bell energy. Can you actually get it outside of Cork?
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Lotto (1998)
A different cut of the D'Unbelievables Lotto ad we posted last year.
@NationalLottery
@Pat_Shortt
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Lucozade Sport - Hunger (2006)
Directed by Keith Hutchinson. Features sports stars including Damien Duff, Brendan Cummins, Cora Staunton, Ronan O'Gara, Peter Stringer, & Padraic Joyce.
@LucozadeSportIE
@KeefDirector
@BrenCummins1
@duckie15
@RonanOGara10
@stringer9
@Padraic14
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Not long now 🕚
Guinness - San Jose (2005)
"San Jose? Sure that's the back of beyonds"
Agency Irish International, dir. by Steve Green for Toytown Films. DOP Simon Richards, post Windmill Lane. Valentia ferry & interior of the Blind Piper Pub feature.
@GuinnessIreland
@BBDOdublin
@windmilllane
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ESB - Going Back (1988)
Developed by Peter Owens Ltd & directed by Gerry Paulson, starring Irish TV host Alan Hughes. Song is Goin' Back by Dusty Springfield. This was 3rd in the ad series that included Baby & Dance.
@ESBArchives
@ElectricIreland
@ESBNetworks
@ESBGroup
@owensddb
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Bank of Ireland (~2005)
"Train tracks are ching ching, bitta cash you know what I mean"
You could say that this ad is of its time.
@bankofireland
@talktoBOI
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Tourism Ireland - Dreams (1996)
A director's cut was released in 2018, intended to mark anniversaries of the GFA and Cranberries debut, as well as being a tribute to the late Dolores O'Riordan. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones's Diary.)
@TourismIreland
@The_Cranberries
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Hundreds of young people queue outside Easons to buy brown envelopes after they followed Bertie Ahern's advice and educated themselves about the past.
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Guinness - Tom Crean (2002)
Director Tarsem, written by Nick Kelly via One Productions. Developed by BBDO. Tom survived 3 polar expeditions and returned home to open a pub. Won bronze at the Clios and gold at the Kinsale Sharks in 03.
@BBDOdublin
@nickgestation
@sezonepro
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Murphy's - Cork Wedding (1993)
'I'm not bitter.'
Starring Irish actor Gerard Rooney. Shot in the former John Barleycorn Hotel, Glanmire, Cork. Developed by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, directed by Alan Parker, written by Bruce Crouch.
@MurphysCork
@Heineken_IE
@BBHblacksheep
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