Ad of the Week: Give a Sh*t
JWT Folk and The Marie Keating Foundation urge Irish people to #GIVEASHIT You may have noticed outdoor up around west Dublin and over the last two months or some media personalities brandishing toilet roll urging people to “Give a Sh*t” over the past week. This is the culmination of a two-month-long campaign by the Marie Keating Foundation to raise awareness about Bowel Cancer....
Ad of the Week: Barnardos “LOST”
“Children are precious. Yet as a society we are failing them. No child in Ireland should experience poverty, neglect or not have a home. This work is about getting people to stop and think about these issues and support Barnardos in changing these children’s lives.” That’s according to Laurence O’Byrne, creative director with the creative agency Boys and Girls. O’Byrne...
Ad of the Week: Target McConnells Credit ReUnion
Target McConnells rally a national search for Dan Byrne and ask ‘Have you had your Credit ReUnion?’ in new campaign. The Irish League of Credit Unions has launched the latest iteration of its campaign to encourage people to consider their local credit union for their personal loan requirements. Created by award-winning creative agency, Target McConnells, it is the final piece of...
Ad of the Week: Vodafone Ireland’s Who We Are is How We Play
With the Autumn rugby internationals due to kick off next weekend against the Springboks, Vodafone Ireland has launched the next phase of its sponsorship of Irish rugby with a new campaign called “Who We Are is How We Play.” Created by Target McConnells, which developed the “Team Of Us” platform, the campaign gives viewers and fans a glimpse into the...
Ad of the Week: Kerrygold Launches First Campaign Since 2010
Kerrygold has launched its first Irish advertising campaign in seven years. The campaign, Memories in the Making, was created by Publicis Dublin. Directed by TJ O’Grady-Peyton from the appropriately named Butter Films, it was shot over two days in Dublin and will run on TV and digital platforms. The TV ad celebrates memories and experiences that pass on from generation to...
Ad of the Week: Guinness – The Compton Cowboys
A new Guinness advertising campaign, portraying the story of ’The Compton Cowboys’, has launched across Ireland and the UK. The new release is the next chapter of the iconic ‘Made of More’ series, which champions real people who have shown unexpected character to enrich the world around them. ‘The Compton Cowboys’ tells the story of a group of men living in...
Ad of the Week: Boys and Girls Launch New Campaign and Brand Identity for Three Mobile
Mobile phone operator Three Mobile has launched a major new rebrand and advertising campaign which will span TV, digital, OOH, radio, social and PR. The Make it Count campaign kicked off this week. “We’re delighted to unveil the work we’ve been doing on behalf of Three over the past number of months. It’s an evolution that moves the brand forward...
Ad of the Week: Tesco’s Family Makes Us Better
Tesco Ireland has launched its latest campaign as part of a €3.2m investment that will be rolled out on TV, outdoor, digital, radio, social, digital as well as on all Tesco-owned assets including in-store and home-shopping vans. Created by Rothco, with media buying and planning handled by Initiative, the campaign is called Family Makes Us Better and stresses the importance...
Ad of the Week: Dulux Weathershield – Boys and Girls
To celebrate Dulux Weathershield’s most weather-durable paint, advertising agency Boys & Girls went in search of Ireland’s most weather-durable people – meet ‘The Invincibles’. Shot in Myrtleville beach, Co.Cork, The Invincibles explores the story of Tom Bermingham, Mairead Ni Mhaoileóin and Tom McCarthy, three open water swimmers who are dedicated to the water all year round – rail, hail or shine. “The Invincibles...
Ad of the Week: Chemistry’s Get Cancer Campaign for Irish Cancer Society
Chemistry has created a new provocative campaign for the Irish Cancer Society aimed at kick-starting the conversation about cancer. The Get Cancer campaign features a host of real life cancer survivors who state that they want to get cancer. The ad was directed by Keith Hutchinson of H2 Films. Opening with the arresting tagline, ‘I Want to Get Cancer’, the campaign wants...
