Worst/Best Radio Ads

constitutionus

na to me that "nine nine nine nine nine" one is irredemable.

its like halfway through it the girl realises she just cant sing it and starts to cringe.

bloody awfull ad. cant even remember what its for.

neris

just heard a desperate ad for a jason byrne gig. the whole ad seems to be taken up with bleeps covering foul language while he go on a rant about the show being nothing like love/hate.

MJ23

That ad on Newstalk where yer man is blabbering in Irish for about 30 seconds. The only bit I understand is his name at the end of it. Does anyone know what the ad is for? What the fcuk is the point of it?

The ad for the Gaiety Panto is really grinding my gears now. It must be in 50 times a day.

MJ23

neris wrote: »

just heard a desperate ad for a jason byrne gig. the whole ad seems to be taken up with bleeps covering foul language while he go on a rant about the show being nothing like love/hate.

I wouldn't look out the window to see that big shouty eejit.

Mr E

There is a new car ad where the narrator keeps getting interrupted by wolf whistles. I now return the favour by interrupting the ad with a station change.

serfboard

neris wrote: »

just heard a desperate ad for a jason byrne gig. the whole ad seems to be taken up with bleeps covering foul language while he go on a rant about the show being nothing like love/hate.

The unfunniest man in Ireland doesn't disappoint with the unfunniest ad on radio.

MJ23 wrote: »

I wouldn't look out the window to see that big shouty eejit.

If I got free tickets, had drink bought for me all night, was put up in a hotel for free and given €1,000 I still wouldn't go.










OK, maybe I'd take the grand, and listen to my iPod for the evening - complete with comedynoise-cancelling headphones.

paddylonglegs

Ad for q park advertising parking vouchers for Xmas. Awful ad and an awful Xmas gift to get

Miguel_Sanchez

Birneybau wrote: »

"Music"

"Environment"

"Film"

"Sex"...

"Blah"

"Blah"

Punctuated by some girl saying "Hot Press" at random intervals.

It's the worst ad I've heard on radio in years.

It's just so badly made. Just completely and utterly awful in every aspect of its production.

Tiler Durden

Fran1985 wrote: »

There was one on Spin the other day to do with a perfume website, trying to encourage guys to go there to buy perfume for girlfriends etc. It was followed by the same type of VO encouraging girls to go the website to buy presents for boyfriends.

I heard it this morning - it's hard to get across how bad and amateurish that ad. is . It's absolutely woeful.

vector

Whats the sceal with some provincial stations using the same man or woman for every second VoiceOver/Ad

One unnamed station actually had the presenter doing an ad during the adbreak.

BAI... hello?!

AnonoBoy

vector wrote: »

Whats the sceal with some provincial stations using the same man or woman for every second VoiceOver/Ad

One unnamed station actually had the presenter doing an ad during the adbreak.

BAI... hello?!

People are saving money. Radio stations are presumably offering themselves as cheaper alternatives - "advertise with us and we'll provide an all-in package!"

The presenters rattle off the voiceovers for a bit of cash, the station secures advertisers and the companies save money on hiring outside voice talent.

I don't think they're breaking any rules.

ivytwine

Definitely not breaking any rules. Sure you have the likes of Marty Whelan advertising for Tesco and he has his own show on Lyric.

And when it's community or local radio there often is a limited amount of voices anyway so presenters are bound to do ads.

Judgement Day

ivytwine wrote: »

Definitely not breaking any rules. Sure you have the likes of Marty Whelan advertising for Tesco and he has his own show on Lyric.

And when it's community or local radio there often is a limited amount of voices anyway so presenters are bound to do ads.

Oh God, do we have Marty - I'm sick of his bloody voice and I wish he would hurry up and pay off his mortgage in Malahide.

Heckler

Just heard the Barrys tea christmas ad. I can't stand it. Goes on for an eternity. Station change everytime.

Jason Todd

Heckler wrote: »

Just heard the Barrys tea christmas ad. I can't stand it. Goes on for an eternity. Station change everytime.

Can't stand it either. Absolute nonsense.

"Blah blah blah, I says... blah blah blah, she says... blah blah blah he says..."

Awful ad.

L1011

You don't hear it very often, due to how much buying 90 seconds of airtime costs compared to a normal length ad. Don't mind it at all myself.

DuckStab

The festive season can now begin in earnest, because finally The Greatest Christmas Ad in History has returned to our airwaves!

God bless you John from Axa, may you have a very adequate Christmas and neutral New Year!

It is doubly apparent that the recession is indeed over, as after the lean years spent in the wilderness due to no one wanting his "D4 is too down-market for me" accent, my nemesis has returned.
Lending his questionable vocal talents both to Meteor - "Hew mush oar smoarshfewnes?" (How much are smartphones) - and "Ew Broyan's Woyans" (O'Brien's Wines).

Deck the halls.

ofcork

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Ad for q park advertising parking vouchers for Xmas. Awful ad and an awful Xmas gift to get

And they are a robbing shower.

neris

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Ad for q park advertising parking vouchers for Xmas. Awful ad and an awful Xmas gift to get

A car park voucher is 1 step above a voucher for camels.goats. banana trees and waters and their steps that are very far down

deise08

There's an ad on beatfm not sure if it on national radio but its awful. basically a guard pulls a lad over sayin he was speeding! lad tells him that a particular jewellery shop has sale on and guard says ill lead you follow. I think its awful considering how serious speeding is and the damage it causes

L1011

I know his old mate Mike Murphy owns [or did, pre NAMA] it, but Gaybo advertising a small shopping centre in suburban Dublin is a bit of a low for him.

neris

MYOB wrote: »

I know his old mate Mike Murphy owns [or did, pre NAMA] it, but Gaybo advertising a small Kip of a shopping centre in suburban Dublin is a bit of a low for him.

FYP

mjv2ydratu679c

MYOB wrote: »

I know his old mate Mike Murphy owns [or did, pre NAMA] it, but Gaybo advertising a small shopping centre in suburban Dublin is a bit of a low for him.

Nothing too low for that ego maniac - he loves the sound of his own voice. Would put me off ever going near the place if he's associated with it.

Tzardine

neris wrote: »

A car park voucher is 1 step above a voucher for camels.goats. banana trees and waters and their steps that are very far down

Not unless you actually need it. Would be handy if you are parking daily in Stephens Green for work etc. Would rather something like that which would actually save me money compared to a voucher for a shop I would normally never be in.

Oh and I got a gift of Chicks from Trocaire last year from a "Friend"

serfboard

Strituck wrote: »

Would rather something like that which would actually save me money compared to a voucher for a shop I would normally never be in.

Oh and I got a gift of Chicks from Trocaire last year from a "Friend"

As someone texted in to Ray D'Arcy recently: "Cash - the voucher you can use everywhere that never expires".

paddylonglegs

Strituck wrote: »

Oh and I got a gift of Chicks from Trocaire last year from a "Friend"

I've always wondered how awkward it would be when you receive one of these trocaire or bothar gifts.

dulpit

paddylonglegs wrote: »

I've always wondered how awkward it would be when you receive one of these trocaire or bothar gifts.

I got a concern hammock or something from my aunt one year. Haven't called to hers at Christmas since... :mad:

My opinion of the gifts is if you want to donate to charity - good for you.
If you want to give someone a present - good for you.
If you want to send goat to africa as a gift for someone else - shame on you.

fricatus

paddylonglegs wrote: »

I've always wondered how awkward it would be when you receive one of these trocaire or bothar gifts.

Especially if you've been known to give out about charity CEO salaries, how much money actually makes it through to the end recipients, or the whole thing of sending farm animals to poor countries where they can barely afford to feed the poor thing or pay for its upkeep (vet's bills, anyone?).

delaad

paddylonglegs wrote: »

I've always wondered how awkward it would be when you receive one of these trocaire or bothar gifts.

My 8 year old niece got a bothar gift from gran some time ago. Response was, "What's the point? You don't really get a present." Hard to argue with.

PaulieC

The Jervis shopping Centre ad on TodayFM (and possibly others). The Vo does my fcuking head in with the affectation.

Bellerstring

"Ah Dave! Great to see you, even if you are looking a bit smug!"
"Well I just got that project in on time, all thanks to Sabio!!!"
"Ooh, I've got a project due in as well!!"
"Well, talk to Sabio then!!"

"I sure will. Fancy a shag?"

vitani

It's been around for ages, but still annoys me every time I hear it - the one that starts off with 'close your eyes' from Micheál O Muircheartaigh. Who thought that an ad telling people to close their eyes was a good idea to put on the radio, where a huge proportion of the listeners are made up of drivers.

Typer Monkey

PaulieC wrote: »

The Jervis shopping Centre ad on TodayFM (and possibly others). The Vo does my fcuking head in with the affectation.

'Jervis shipping centre, the shipping centre in the centre of shipping'

It's weird alright. I think I've heard her voice other ads and she doesn't speak like that

charlieIRL

anybody know if that music from the mcdonalds add can be downloaded? Need it for a joke on someone!!

paddylonglegs

Typer Monkey wrote: »

'Jervis shipping centre, the shipping centre in the centre of shipping'

It's weird alright. I think I've heard her voice other ads and she doesn't speak like that

It's defo shupping centre in the centre of shupping

Bellerstring

vitani wrote: »

It's been around for ages, but still annoys me every time I hear it - the one that starts off with 'close your eyes' from Micheál O Muircheartaigh. Who thought that an ad telling people to close their eyes was a good idea to put on the radio, where a huge proportion of the listeners are made up of drivers.

Ah, you must mean, "Kha-lows yor highs"

dulpit

Typer Monkey wrote: »

'Jervis shipping centre, the shipping centre in the centre of shipping'

It's weird alright. I think I've heard her voice other ads and she doesn't speak like that

Oh I was meaning to gripe about that. Awful ad, would make me actively avoid Jervis if I was in Dubland. Who came up with that tagline too? Shopping centre in the centre of shopping? :mad:

6781

So many terrible ads on the radio these days. What kind of geebags thinks them up?

L1011

There's a Boots ad on now which has clearly been sped up to fit a smaller slot.

Evan DietrichSmith

That lad with the 'American Accent' who does the Aiken promotions ads.

Sponsored by the Irish Indeepednint

Revolting.

DEFTLEFTHAND

We're going to hit bothair Goat before Christmas, the contract has been accepted by a west Dublin Gang. They'll hit that cawksuker before he boards the boat To Africa. They're going to leave him on the asphalt for all the world to see..

Evan DietrichSmith

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

We're going to hit bothair Goat before Christmas, the contract has been accepted by a west Dublin Gang. They'll hit that cawksuker before he boards the boat To Africa. They're going to leave him on the asphalt for all the world to see..

Maybe they could take out' Doesn't that bate Banagher' as well!!

Choo choooooo.:D

Oops69

The current Trocaire ad ends, after the usual bull about chickens and goats making people happy with this " you're making more people than you know happy when you make a gift to Trocaire " talk about stating the bleedin obvious or wha!

stannis

There's a long-winded one at the moment by some phone or computer company (?) wishing customers a merry Christmas and talking about how the wife is talking to her sister online, the husband is watching a movie and the kids are dreaming of video games. Missing the point of Christmas a bit, aren't they? Y'know, family being together and all that?

L1011

stannis wrote: »

There's a long-winded one at the moment by some phone or computer company (?) wishing customers a merry Christmas and talking about how the wife is talking to her sister online, the husband is watching a movie and the kids are dreaming of video games. Missing the point of Christmas a bit, aren't they? Y'know, family being together and all that?

UPC. Its at least realistic to what people actually end up doing after about 6pm on Christmas day.

The_Captain

Strituck wrote: »

Oh and I got a gift of Chicks from Trocaire last year from a "Friend"

Not too bad a gift to be fair

fricatus

The_Captain wrote: »

Not too bad a gift to be fair

In fairness, that's the first thing I thought...

SEPT 23 1989

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

We're going to hit bothair Goat before Christmas, the contract has been accepted by a west Dublin Gang. They'll hit that cawksuker before he boards the boat To Africa. They're going to leave him on the asphalt for all the world to see..

Its seems the little b@stard has arrived in Africa

mdonoghue

there's one with advertising a car and a lad is givin out the details of it and someone whistling as your whistling at a fine lady and then he starts again ..... it is overplay on the radio, annoys me in the mornin

Joe Duffy..

There is one on at the moment for Harvey Norman, with a child with the most annoying accent, " 8 more sleeps 'til Santa".......and " Go Harvey go" in the most annoying " Australian" accent ever.............