Good Company

Harp television advertisement 'Ballytrack Bird Fanciers' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which two bird fanciers make eye contact over a glass of Harp lager. Black and white advert opens with birds in a cage. A man walks behind the cage, as a voiceover begins, ‘Join the Ballytrack Bird Fanciers. When you have a Harp you’re in good company’. The man's attention is drawn to a woman walking among the cages. They smile to each other and raise the glasses of beer they are holding.

Harp television advertisement 'Saturday Gardening Club' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which a suburban man wants to join his neighbours in the pub. Black and white advert opens with tree branches, panning down to three identical suburban houses with three men mowing their front lawns. Brief close-up shots of the men and the push-mowers. One of the men stops and notices that the other two have disappeared. He spots one of them, who makes a drinking gesture and beckons home, but he refuses and indicates towards his wife, who approaches and hands him garden shears, to his disappointment. Inside a pub people order drinks, one of them carrying a large potted plant. A voiceover begins, ‘Join the Saturday Gardening Club. Have a Harp – you’re in good company’. Two tankards of beer are placed next to a Harp bar mount. Closes with the disappointed man marching purposefully along the footpath with his wife holding his hand and struggling to keep pace.

Harp television advertisement 'Smokey Mountain Scramblers' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which a motorcyclist celebrates her race win with a glass of Harp lager. Black and white advert opens with dirt bikes cresting over a hill, watched by crowds. As they race towards the finish a voiceover begins: ‘Join the Smokey Mountain Scramblers. When you have a Harp you’re in good company’. The winning motorcyclist removes her helmet to reveal long blond hair. A crowd of well-wishers gather around her and hand her a glass of Harp lager.

Harp television advertisement 'St. James's Football Team' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which footballers pose for a photo session. Black and white advert opens with a football team posing for a photo in a goal net. Pan around them to show they are each holding tankards of beer. The photographer addresses them in close-up. The footballers hold various poses for the photographer as a voiceover begins: ‘Join St James’s Football Team. When you have a Harp you’re in good company’. Closes with a tankard resting on a football in close-up.

Harp television advertisement 'The Gentle People' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which a group of young people enjoy Harp lager while dancing to a performance by a pop group. Black and white advert opens with a close-up of hands on a keyboard. Zoom out to reveal a band playing in a club with groups of young dancers. A voiceover begins: ‘Join the Gentle People. When you have a Harp you’re in good company’. Rapid shots of the band and the dancers. Closes with close-up of full glass of Harp. 'The Gentle People' feature the founder members of Horslips (Eamon Carr and Jim Lockhart are seen, Charles O’Connor and Barry Devlin are understood to be present) - filming this advert supposedly inspired them to become professional musicians in 1970

Harp television advertisement 'Vintage Car Association' from the 'Good Company' campaign in which a group of vintage car enthusiasts share a drink of Harp lager. Black and white advert opens with a group in a vintage car outside a stately home. A man attempts to turn the crankshaft at the front of the car as a voiceover begins: ‘Join the Vintage Car Association. When you have a Harp you’re in good company’. The man is finally successful in starting the car and climbs into the front seat while the others in the car hold glasses of beer.