# Ads

All time

# hello you

Google can now feature you (yes, you) in its ads

Don’t worry – you do get a say on whether your image or name will appear in ads.

12.4k

Nov 12th 2013, 11:55 AM

# Instagram

Instagram starts displaying ads

Facebook has moved to start making money from the smartphone photo sharing service it bought in a billion-dollar deal last year.

6.6k

Nov 2nd 2013, 11:32 AM

# work b**ch!

5 ludicrous moments from Britney's new video

Why in God’s name would you have a dressing table in the middle of a desert?

4.4k

Oct 2nd 2013, 9:01 AM

# placed

Advertisers can now use mobile phone signals to track shoppers

By tracking the movement of individual shoppers, advertisements can take advantage of location-based ad campaigns.

6.0k

Sep 24th 2013, 2:45 PM

# squawk

This Mercedes ad for car suspension is very, very clever

It involves chickens, obviously.

2.0k

Sep 24th 2013, 10:01 AM

# Ads

Can you make it through these heart-tugging ads without crying?

Many tears were shed in the creation of this piece.

15.8k

Sep 22nd 2013, 6:00 PM

# Nostalgia

These Irish ads from the early 90s will take you back

Can you sing along with the Cadet song?

7.5k

Aug 26th 2013, 7:00 PM

# over sharing

Facebook to remove ads from pages with sex and violence after complaints

Advertisers including Marks and Spencer and BSkyB pulled ads from Facebook after they appeared alongside pages showing pictures of teenage boys.

7.2k

Jun 29th 2013, 2:30 PM

# jobfairy

11 of the worst job ads of all time

Are you experienced?

43.9k

Jun 8th 2013, 8:15 PM

# ice cold

Coca Cola are now making bottles entirely made of ice

We might need them if this weather continues!

3.1k

Jun 6th 2013, 4:00 PM

# Badvertising

The creepiest fake tan ad you'll see today

Rub it on, rub it on yeah.

5.8k

May 31st 2013, 10:18 AM

# SHUT IT

13 ads that make you want to stick knitting needles in your eyes and ears

Wimax, Go Compare, 1890, they’re all there.

4.5k

May 13th 2013, 1:31 PM

# very clever indeed

16 of the cleverest ads from around the world

One of them is horrifying. See if you can figure out which one.

41.2k

May 9th 2013, 1:00 PM

# sheep worrying

Remember when this was the most terrifying thing on television?

Do you know where your dog is?

8.5k

May 7th 2013, 1:47 PM

# Facebook

Facebook unveils Android software suite

The software will be available for download from 12 April.

14.1k

Apr 4th 2013, 9:30 PM

# clever clogs

9 incredibly clever ads for real jobs

We’re kind of gutted we can’t apply for these.

45.3k

Mar 29th 2013, 8:15 PM

# under the covers

12 ways Viagra has changed the world in 15 years

Happy Birthday Viagra, you old dog you.

17.9k

Mar 27th 2013, 6:00 PM

# commercial break

Spoiler alert: 10 ads you'll see during the Super Bowl

Includes appearances from Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Willem Dafoe and Bar Refaeli.

25.8k

Feb 1st 2013, 7:00 PM

# are they for real

10 odd but essential services you should purchase for just $5

Get onto fiverr.com and change your life, basically

21.1k

Jan 30th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Clever

This ad is really footage of a €15k robbery

A Brazilian menswear store turns the tables on pre-Christmas thieves with their new ad campaign.

13.3k

Jan 25th 2013, 4:35 PM

# commercials

Football pitch: The 3 worst Super Bowl ads ever

Liz Hurley, pandas and transgender surgery. It’s all here.

1.9k

Jan 23rd 2013, 7:01 AM

# sound man brendan

11 old Irish ads which prove things were better back in the day

Wow, these are good.

58.1k

Jan 6th 2013, 6:30 PM

# Instagram

Instagram apologises and reverts back to old ads policy

A change in policy sparked a backlash from users who were worried that their pictures could be used in advertisements.

7.6k

Dec 21st 2012, 1:02 PM

# Ooh la la

Playstation ad compares new console to woman with four breasts

The ad for the Playstation Vita appears in a French magazine, and has been faced with accusations of sexism.

2.9k

Nov 2nd 2012, 9:23 AM

# WOAAAAAH BODYFORM

'We lied to you, we're sorry': Bodyform comes clean about sanitary towels

Check out the company’s frankly brilliant response to one man’s Facebook rant.

47.7k

Oct 16th 2012, 4:14 PM

# Advertising

New rules on advertising of 'unhealthy' food and drink to children

Foods high in fat, salt, or sugar will fall under the new regulations – but cheese products won’t.

5.1k

Oct 12th 2012, 12:10 PM

# WOAAAAAH BODYFORM

Man's Facebook rant about sanitary towel ads goes viral (VIDEOS)

Where are all the extreme sports? The uplifting music?

7.4k

Oct 11th 2012, 12:13 PM

# Ads

Big Fat Gypsy Wedding ads "offensive", says UK watchdog

Two out of four Channel 4 poster ads were slammed by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority, which described them as “offensive and irresponsible”.

10.1k

Oct 3rd 2012, 11:34 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…

7.8k

Oct 3rd 2012, 8:41 AM

# Badvertising

Are these the most irritating Irish ads ever?

Bertie in the cupboard, awkward RTÉ Guide man, an overexcited chicken fancier: here are our nominees for some badvertising for distinctly Irish products.

26.5k

Sep 16th 2012, 6:00 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are 9 things to know as you start your day…

8.4k

Sep 11th 2012, 8:42 AM

# online goes offline

Google takes out print advertisements in a bid to show they don't work

Google, famed for their online search engine, have temporarily entered the print advertising market.

8.6k

Aug 16th 2012, 10:30 AM

# celtic tiger RIP

Boomtime: 9 Celtic Tiger ads you won't see these days...

100 per cent mortgages, chandeliers for the utility room: the bubble-era ads that enticed us to buy, buy, buy (on the never-never).

41.8k

Aug 6th 2012, 7:00 PM

# London 2012

UPDATED: Olympic organisers back down in Paddy Power poster row

Paddy Power celebrate a “victory for common sense” after LOCOG agree to let controversial ad campaign stand.

28.4k

Jul 25th 2012, 5:20 PM

# Diet pills

Clinics told to stop advertising 'weight loss' fertility drug

The drug, human chorionic gonadotropin, is licensed for use in fertility treatment, and the Irish Medicines Board said it “advises strongly” against its use for weight loss.

6.1k

Jun 12th 2012, 3:31 PM

# Advertising

Dairy Council says cheese ban is based on 'inappropriate' UK model

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland says it won’t get into a head to head argument with any organisation over the plan to ban cheese ads during children’s programmes.

3.0k

Jun 5th 2012, 1:55 PM

# Facebook

Facebook’s worst nightmare: how the other dominoes could fall

After General Motors announced last week that it’s cancelling its Facebook ad budget, who else might follow suit, and why?

13.7k

May 21st 2012, 9:30 PM

# Facebook

General Motors pulls $10m account from Facebook, says ads have little impact

The auto maker says it will no longer be shelling out for paid ads on the social networking site.

5.3k

May 16th 2012, 8:55 AM

# sally o'brien

"Put a bit of butter on the spuds André": Our favourite Irish ad catchphrases

Will we ever find out who was taking the horse to France? Or how exactly Sally O’Brien might look at you? Revisit some favourite Irish ad catchphrases…

30.0k

May 7th 2012, 10:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should advertising cheddar cheese to children be restricted?

The National Dairy Council has again come out with an appeal for cheddar cheese not to be placed in the ‘less healthy’ food/drink list in the Children’s Commercial Code. What do you think?

7.4k

Apr 4th 2012, 10:39 AM