From 1984, an ad for Systamex.
When hoose loose about the hoose was quite common.
Good times.
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From 1984, a public service announcement on bedroom gaspers.
Smoking indoors? Didn’t know how lucky we were.
In an ironic twist, grandad actually drowned.
From 1987, an ad for Carling.
Brewed by Beamish & Crawford in Cork until 2008.
It made you balloon.
From 1986, an ad for Steiger Lager.
Last spotted on sale in Derry circa 1996 at 39p a can.
Brewed in Dundalk and rougher than a badger’s h..
Albert went on to star in a Louis Vuitton ad.
The customer is played by Philip O’Sullivan.
Name the barman, anyone?
From 1987, a startlingly low-tech ad for Comfies.
We were poor but nappy.
‘Mrs Conway’ now, anyone?
From 1986, for Marathon bars.
A penny wise ‘vox pop commercial’ conducted at ‘Gaiety corner’ at the top of Grafton Street and Merrion Row,South King Street, Dublin. The confectionery was of course needlessly rebranded four years later.
Recognise anyone, anyone?
From rain-sodden 1984, an ad for the all-new Toyota Carina II.
*That* look from a priest.
Innocent times.
Name the Dublin locations anyone?
From 1987 an ad for Smithwicks.
A generation before Equity actors were replaced by a squirrel.
Lorcan Cranitch plays Jack, the barman is played by the late Peter Caffrey,
Name the drinker/pub, anyone?
£1 off emigraNOMNOMNOM
A carefully-budgeted car ferry/’cheese’ promotion from Calvita and B & I Line on RTE in 1987.
‘Second-rate edam’ hipsters.
An ad for ‘The Hits of Luv Bug’ from 1987.
Available on LP and cassette from K-Tel, probably.
They represented Ireland in the Eurovision in 1986 with ‘You Can Count On Me‘.
Still going strong.