An advertisement for Valley Ice Cream, encouraging people to get their next ice cream pop from ‘the big red fridge’. Featuring all the favourites, including Choc Ice. Valley Ice Cream was based in Thurles, Co Tipperary, and closed in 1997.
Colourful advertisement for Kiskadee rum, showing a variety of scenarios where people enjoy the drink. The advertisement is accompanied by a lively soundtrack and strapline: ‘Kiskadee, that’s the way the playground swings.
Advertisement introducing new Bovril stock cubes to ‘bring out the best in your cooking’. Terry Wogan demonstrates and encourages viewers to try them.
A short advertisement for Irish Matches in which a mysterious monster turns out the lights on a terrified man.
Advertisement for an anti-litter campaign in Dublin city. A bin comes to life to tell a passer-by how hungry he is as the public are choosing to litter the streets rather than feed him. Animation was created by Jimmy Murakami, the American animator and director best-known for When The Wind Blows and The Snowman.
Advertisement for Odlum’s flour featuring a nun teaching her class to always use Odlums’ flour, whether they are a novice or a superior cook.
An advertisement for Yoplait in which a woman who usually dislikes yogurt is tricked into tasting Yoplait, and discovers that she likes it. The advertisement features Joan Brosnan Walsh – an actress best-known for her part as Mags Kelly in the soap opera Fair City.
A short animated advertisement for Captain Crisps in which a superhero by the same name fights aliens using the special powers of the crisps.
An advertisement for the Ronson Escort 2000, in which a woman wears the portable hairdrying system along with other gifts recieved from her family.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer in which Irish actor TP McKenna infuriates his female companion when she realises he is lavishing praise on Phoenix beer, instead of her.
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.
A short advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours holidays summer 1971 season. In the voicoever, Larry Gogan highlights the reasonable fares to Yugoslavia, Ibiza and Italy.
An advertisement in which a young woman demonstrates the features of the Brother’s 750 Electronic Sewing Machine.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer featuring the recurring characters Malachi and ‘Mr O’. Malachi the barman hums a song as he tidies the bar. He begins talking to himself, pretending that he is both customer and bar man. Malachi attempts to serve himself a pint of Phoenix, but ‘Mr O’ steals his pint just as he reaches for it.
Advertisement for CIE in which the experience one man has traveling by train is juxtaposed with that of another man traveling in his car.
An advertisement for Winstons department store, Kilkenny City, highlighting its ‘New Look’ range of products.
An advertisement for Milk of Magnesia medication, showing the improvement it offers a young boy’s well-being.
A short advertisement for Milk of Magnesia medication tablets, featuring an office worker suffering from indigestion.
An advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours holidays summer 1972 season, listing holiday destinations.
A short advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours holidays summer 1973 season, highlighting the reasonable fares to Spain and Majorca.
An advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours summer 1975 season, highlighting the range of destinations on offer.
An advertisement for HB Milk Chocolate Bars, which emphasises the creaminess of the chocolate due to its Irish milk content.
A presenter interviews people outside a Spar shop to discuss the hardship caused by rising product prices. He explains to shoppers that Spar are freezing prices on a number of products until June including beans and margarine.
Short advertisement introducing the Dulux Matchmaker 400, explaining how it can match any colour to create your preferred paint.
Animated advertisement for Donnelly’s sausages in which a woman on the stand pleads guilty to being insane about Donnelly’s sausages.
A short animated advertisement for Donnelly’s sausages, featuring Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Watson. As they investigate Donnelly’s sausages, Watson finds himself tied up by a group of playful children.
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’.
Advertisement for Lemon Quix washing up liquid which cleans ‘even more for your money’.
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 about prizes and savings.
Light-hearted advertisement for Jacob’s Windmill biscuits in which 2 Dutch bakers pass off the ‘so crumbly, so buttery’ Windmill biscuits as their own creations.
An advertisement promoting Mi-Wadi as ‘the real thing’. A group of children are seen playing in the countryside before discovering a tree laden with Mi-Wadi bottles.
A short advertisement for Odorono roll-on deodorant which, ‘like a girl’, is active, efficient and feminine.
An advertisement for CIE highlighting the unseen work done by inspectors in their control room to keep Dublin’s traffic network running smoothly.
A short advertisement for AIB, highlighting the usefulness of a chequebook to students
An advertisement for Carling Black Label, in which a man in a pub is transformed into a star of the stage while singing the lager jingle.
An advertisement for Farley’s Rusks, featuring children playing on a huge Snakes & Ladders floor mat. A jingle to the tune of Pop goes the Weasel begins: ‘Growing up on Farley’s…’ and a voiceover describes the benefits of eating the rusks.
An advertisement for Dictol, warning of the danger to livestock without vaccination against the hoose lungworm.
An advertisement for Bass Ale, in which The Dubliners are seen traveling from an airport to a Dublin pub (O’Donoghue’s, Merrion Row). where they sing a song and enjoy a pint of the Cork ale. Inside, the group sing a song to the tune of Rocky Road to Dublin and Ronnie Drew drinks from a pint before exclaiming: ‘Ah… that’s Bass’.
Advertisement presenting a series of light-hearted scenarios, separated by title cards, where people enjoy PG Tips tea.
A series of people representing various jobs and roles drink Musgrave Dividend tea. The accompanying voiceover describes the reasons why they have chosen to drink it.
Advertisement promoting the Happy Reunion Contest, a competition from Musgrave tea where airline tickets can be won. A young woman is seen stepping off a plane and reunited with a friend.
A woman, craving a cup of tea, sees the words ‘PG Tips’ everywhere she looks
An advertisement for HB Rovals, in which dance troupe Pan’s People are seen enjoying the chocolate and caramel sweets while dancing to energetic pop music.
An advertisement for Calvita cheese opens with 3 young women trying on clothes in a boutique store. As the music begins, a voiceover asks: ‘What are all the slim girls eating? What are all the trim girls eating? What do the girls with good teeth eat? And where do they get their energy?’
A short advertisement for the Giant Orange Split, in which an orange-coloured giant misunderstands a young boy’s admiration for the orange-flavoured ice cream pop.
A short advertisement for Fizzies soft-drink tablets, in which a group of young people enjoy the soft drinks while playing in a swimming pool.
An advertisement for Galtee Continental cheese, in which two young men quietly enter a house late at night and make themselves a toastie while trying not to wake the people sleeping upstairs.
An advertisement for Curragh Carpets, in which a couple moves into their new home complete with new carpets.
An advertisement for Carlsberg lager, in which the iconic Danish mascot of the brand comes to life.
An advertisement for Bass, which highlights the appeal of the ale to men with mature taste buds.
An advertisement for Magic Cooking Bags in which Kathleen Watkins talks through the steps of roasting a chicken in a magic bag, with little clean-up required.
An animated advertisement for Church & General Insurance illustrating the accidents that may occur in all walks of life.
An advertisement for Cara and Friendly brand matches, featuring animated dancing matchsticks.
An advertisement for Maguire & Paterson Cara and Friendly matches, featuring animated singing and dancing matchsticks.
The Irish version of the advertisement from Cospoir (The Health Education Bureau) which encourages the public to get involved in sports.
Advertisement for the Knorr Cube competition where competitors are requested to answer: What makes a good housewife? A series of still images demonstrate the suggested qualities and also the various prizes that can be won
Advertisement for the CIE SuperTrain service in which a couple travel by train while the voiceover describes the various services on board.
Advertisement for CIE consisting of a series of still images showing a woman arriving home by train. The images show her spending time with family and friends and the song The Green Green Grass of Home is heard.
Advertisement for the soft drink Spike, showing people drinking the product in various situations, i.e. a couple on a motorbike, young people dancing, a band, and at a bowling alley. A jingle is heard throughout, singing: ‘you better Spike it.’
Advertisement introducing Sandeman Fine Ruby Port and depicting a woman enjoying a glass of port at home with guests.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer in which various people share their thoughts on what has changed about Phoenix beer, providing a wide range of humorous responses to questions from the voiceover.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer showing men at work in a variety of industries. The accompanying voice over describes the experience of discovering Phoenix beer.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer which depicts a group of men returning home from a fishing trip. On arrival, they discover the woman of the house has prepared fish for dinner which is much bigger than the meagre one they have caught. She produces Phoenix beer, which cheers them up instantly.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer in which a man is momentarily stunned by the sight of a winning trophy, but re-awakens at the mention of a free bottle of Phoenix beer.
A group watch a horse race on a television in a pub. As the horse races to the finish line, the entire group freeze on the spot with the exception of a man carrying a tray filled with pints of Phoenix. A voice over states: ‘When your outsider surprises even himself, make the most of it with Phoenix.’ As the tray is placed on the table, the group unfreeze and reach for their drinks.
Advertisement for Knorr golden lentil soup in which Knorr is compared to homemade soup and found to be ‘just like your soup.’
Advertisement for Royco soup featuring Maureen Larkin (wife of a former footballer) and her four football-playing sons who grew into ‘four big eaters’.
Advertisement for Royco Cup-A-Soup in which Irish television chef Monica Sheridan asks viewers if they’ve seen Royco Cup-A-Soup yet. She asserts that it ‘must have been thought up by a woman’ before opening the packet and explaining how it is made.
Short advertisement from Macardles, wishing viewers a Merry Christmas ‘with the best take home beer.’
An advertisement consisting of animated still images, providing information on Aer Lingus routes and fares to Britain.
Advertisement for Aer Lingus, highlighting how they are the only airline flying to America on the 747. Throughout, a jingle sings ‘There is an Aer Lingus brand of flying.’
An animated advertisement for HB Iceberger ice cream sandwich, in which a swimmer races to victory in the Great HB Iceberger Race after being startled by a seal in the water.
Animated advertisement for HB Koni Kaper, in which a runner races to victory in the Great HB Koni Kaper Chase after being startled by an arrow hitting him.
Advertisement for HB Koni Kaper ice creams. High up in the hills, an ‘Indian’ prepares to shoot an arrow. Down below, a man delivering HB ice cream is bombarded by a group of children dressed as ‘Indians’. They creep up on him, smiling and brandishing their bow and arrow sets. He feigns shock at the sight of the group, but then hands out ice cream to the children.
Short advertisement for HB Brunch ice cream where the voiceover outlines the ingredients which go into making a Brunch.
An advertisement for Beanos sweets. A young girl sleeps with a copy of Jack and the Beanstalk by her bed. She dreams of finding packets of Beanos at the end of the beanstalk.
A light-hearted advertisement for HB Mini Twist and Maxi Twist ice creams. Two Bonnie and Clyde-style thieves rob a bank and, while making their escape, also steal ice creams from a spectator outside.
A young girl is given a bowl of HB ice cream but is confused because it isn’t Sunday. Voiceover explains that it only takes a block of HB ice cream to make any day a Sunday.
Advertisement for Club Milk chocolate bars. A jingle sings ‘If you’re gonna have a cuppa, have a club’, while showing the various ways people enjoy ‘having a cuppa’.
A series of women are shown, focusing on their slim figures as they attract attention from people around them. An accompanying jingle sings about the ‘Slimline look’ drinking Schweppes can offer.
Short advertisement for Hibernian Insurance in which cows block a road. A jingle sings ‘Anytime you need a friend, say…’, as a Hibernian staff member smiles and says ‘Hi!’
Advertisement for Odlum’s self raising flour in which various successful baking attempts are attributed to the ‘flour power’ of Odlum’s flour.
Humorous advertisement for Phoenix beer, set in Malachi’s Select Bar. A man sings a ballad-style song about Phoenix beer.
Advertisement for Sandeman Port featuring a man trying to catch the elusive ‘Mr Sandeman’.
A short advertisement for the Irish Catholic Church property Insurance Company, showing a young couple signing an agreement.
Advertisement introducing new HB Choc Ice ice creams. A woman enjoys a HB Choc Ice, while a female singer sings: ‘Something about the way it tastes’.
Short advertisement for Odlum’s cream flour. An owl tells how this flour makes the best Christmas cakes and pies, while Santa sits laughing at the end of the table.
Short advertisement for Odlum’s bread mixes, featuring Patricia Sullivan of Odlum’s explaining how to make bread using the mixes.
Short advertisement for Odlum’s self raising flour with ‘flour power’ – a new ingredient designed to improve your baking.
Advertisement introducing the Kosangas cooker. A man explains how the cooker works and highlights how dependable it is – even in the dark.
An animated advertisement for Maguire & Paterson matches, featuring dancing matchsticks dressed as ancient Egyptians.
An advertisement promoting the ESB’s special offer on home heating, showing the benefits to a family living in a cold climate.
A short advertisement for Zanussi domestic appliances. The voiceover says: ‘Most women seem to get what they want in the end’.
An advertisement for Slim Limbs tights, in which a woman dreams of dancing with her perfect man.
Advertisement showing the various ways and occasions where Tia Maria can be enjoyed, including a night out with friends, a garden party or on a boat.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer, in which glasses and bottles of Phoenix dance in time to a rousing jingle.
Light-hearted advertisement for Phoenix beer in which Malachi the bar man recommends Phoenix to a customer while trying to control the ‘lively’ pints of beer beneath the bar.
Advertisement for Seiko watches featuring the watch James Bond wore in For Your Eyes Only.
Advertisement for the CIE Supertrain service in which a woman travels by train to be reunited with her partner.
Advertisement for Penneys summer range in which a girl flicks through images of clothes, admiring the different outfits on sale.
Animated advertisement for CIE featuring a lively jingle and encouraging people to ‘Holiday for a day in the city.’
Advertisement for Three Hands washing up liquid, featuring a man with three hands washing dishes at a sink telling viewers about the benefits of Three Hands.
An advertisement for Brother Sewing Machines, depicting a group of women using electric sewing machines in the clouds.
A short advertisement for Sudotex hand cream.
An advertisement for Avonmore milk featuring Irish shoppers and an appearance by the TV Presenter Miriam O’Callaghan.
Advertisement for PG Tips tea in which actor Chris Curran explains why PG Tips is his choice, as a jingle encourages viewers to change to PG Tips.
Advertisement for PG Tips tea where Kathleen Watkins encourages viewers to change to PG Tips tea, as she has.
Advertisement detailing how two Irish successful career women (who lead very different lives) both choose to drink PG Tips tea.
Advertisement for PG Tips featuring Dorothy Tubridy who tells viewers why PG Tips is her favourite tea.
Advertisement highlighting the savings that can be made when cooking using Calor Kosangas.
Advertisement made by Dublin Corporation Water Conservation aiming to encourage viewers to conserve water. As the voiceover explains how water can be wasted, a tank of water containing a goldfish slowly empties.
A short advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours summer 1971 season, highlighting the reasonable fares to Spain and Majorca.
An advertisement for JWT holidays summer 1977 season, highlighting flights from Manchester to a relaxing holiday in Ireland.
An advertisement for Joe Walsh Tours summer 1977 season.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer, featuring the recurring characters of Malachi the bar man and Mr O. A barman prepares pints of Phoenix for the after-work rush and leaves one aside for himself. When the crowd has passed, he discovers that Mr O has stolen his pint again.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer, featuring the recurring characters of Malachi the bar man and Mr O. Malachi struggles to bring a pint of Phoenix to a ‘very important customer’ in the snug but Mr O manages to steal it from him.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer. In a crowded bar, a group of men sing a rousing song about Phoenix beer. Once they reach the end of their verse, Phoenix glasses take over, singing and dancing in time to the music.
Advertisement for Phoenix beer set in Malachi’s bar. A customer attempts to order a different beer and Malachi recommends a pint of Phoenix instead.
A short animated advertisement for Glade, showing the happier atmosphere of a bathroom after the air freshener has been used.
An advertisement for Ballyfree eggs in which a man cycles to the Ballyfree Farm and sees fresh eggs being collected and packed, before a family are seen enjoying eggs for breakfast.
An advertisement for HB Florida Fruits in which a number of women are seen relaxing in the sunshine as they enjoy the chewy, fruity sweets.
An advertisement for Sudocrem antiseptic cream, showing a variety of uses in everyday life.
A short advertisement for Echo chainsaws, demonstrating their power and utilising a play on the brand name.
Advertisement opens with a shot of a bedroom furnished with wooden presses, dressers and coffee table, as a jingle sings: ‘Furniture the living way – Troscan’.
A short advertisement for Troscan’s range of wooden, dining room furniture.
A short advertisement for Troscan’s wooden, living room furniture.
An advertisement for a range of Thor kitchen appliances.
Short, stop motion advertisement for Phoenix beer, featuring a pint glass which fills and then empties at a bar. The strapline reads: ‘Phoenix, the bright beer’.
A recruiting advertisement for The Irish Army highlighting the skills, pay and health benefits that come with the job.
An advertisement for CIE’s Great Train Robbery reduced fares. A cowboy urges buyers: ‘ ‘Come on folks – join the Great Train Robbery and get away with less than half-price return’.
