From 1989, an ad for The Star.
‘Real’ readers (including a dirty old man, a bonkers foreigner, and two insistent, putative Page 3 girls) give their verdict.
Good, soaraway times.
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From 1987, an ad for HMV.
Looking for a little discount given half a chance.
Good times.
From 1984, an ad for CIE Expressway.
It was a luxury plane on wheels.
Take that Cathal Coughlan.
Good times.
From 1987, an ad for Furstenburg lager.
The Hapsburg purity laws.
No hangover they said.
Pils, thrills and bellyaches.
From 1985, an ad for Jacob’s ‘Busker’.
Watching somewhere in Dublin a young Glen Hansard saw his future.
Good times.
From 1991, an ad for eircom’s predecessor Telecom Éireann.
A New York minute for eighty four pence.
Good times.
From 1984, an ad for Tramp perfume.
She got too hungry for dinner at eight.
“Today’s kind of fragrance for today’s kind of girl. Tramp; free and friendly, bold and exciting.”
YOUR MA!
From 1987, an ad for Guinness featuring the Chieftains.
The late Derek Bell’s 1981 solo album remains a much sought-after collector’s item to this day.
Voiceover by Niall Tóibín.
From 1987, an ad for Denny rashers.
Innocent until proven sizzly.
Good times.