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Our Film Archive

By ESB Archives Nov 15, 2018 / Comments Off on Our Film Archive

View over 50 films and adverts commissioned by ESB from the 1920s to the 1980s

Documentaries

Documentaries

The construction of the Shannon Scheme, 1928

The construction of the Shannon Scheme, 1928

Portarlington Peat Station, c.1950

Portarlington Peat Station, c.1950

Rural Electrification promotional film, c.1955

Rural Electrification promotional film, c.1955

Power for Progress, 1955

Power for Progress, 1955

More Power to the Farmer, 1957

More Power to the Farmer, 1957

Modern Living Country Style, 1961

Modern Living Country Style, 1961

Power for Prosperity, 1963

Power for Prosperity, 1963

Making Money from Clean Milk, 1966

Making Money from Clean Milk, 1966

Forty Light Years from Parteen, 1967

Forty Light Years from Parteen, 1967

Liquid Asset, 1967

Liquid Asset, 1967

Power for Tomorrow, 1968

Power for Tomorrow, 1968

Turlough Hill, Workers Accounts, 1972

Turlough Hill, Workers Accounts, 1972

Turlough Hill, Peak Power, 1975

Turlough Hill, Peak Power, 1975

Poolbeg, Story of a Generation Station, 1977

Poolbeg, Story of a Generation Station, 1977

Partners in Power, 1982

Partners in Power, 1982

Tomorrow’s Houses Today, 1984

Tomorrow’s Houses Today, 1984

Moneypoint Power From Coal, 1985

Moneypoint Power From Coal, 1985

400kV Transmission Lines from Moneypoint, c.1986-1989

400kV Transmission Lines from Moneypoint, c.1986-1989

Task Force '87, 1987

Task Force ’87, 1987

Switched on, Plugged in, 1989

Switched on, Plugged in, 1989

The Female Electrician, 1992

The Female Electrician, 1992

24 Hours, 1992

24 Hours, 1992

A Future in Fish, 1994

A Future in Fish, 1994

Death of the Banshee, 1996

Death of the Banshee, 1996

Adverts

Adverts

Cleanest Cooking, c.1964

Cleanest Cooking, c.1964

ESB Showrooms and Service Centres, c.1964

ESB Showrooms and Service Centres, c.1964

A Penny Buys a lot of Comfort, c.1964

A Penny Buys a lot of Comfort, c.1964

Electricity Helps in So Many Ways, c.1964

Electricity Helps in So Many Ways, c.1964

Electric Cooker Advertisement, c.1968

Electric Cooker Advertisement, c.1968

ESB Stocks Advertisement, 1975

ESB Stocks Advertisement, 1975

Big E Campaign, 1976

Big E Campaign, 1976

Big E Campaign 2, 1976

Big E Campaign 2, 1976

ESB Stock Issue Advertisement, 1977

ESB Stock Issue Advertisement, 1977

Off Peak, 1979

Off Peak, 1979

Off Peak 2, 1979

Off Peak 2, 1979

ESB People Serving You, 1980

ESB People Serving You, 1980

Night Storage Heaters, 1982

Night Storage Heaters, 1982

Electricity is Real Value for Your Money, Sunday Dinner, 1983

Electricity is Real Value for Your Money, Sunday Dinner, 1983

Electricity is Real Value for Your Money, Washing Machine, 1983

Electricity is Real Value for Your Money, Washing Machine, 1983

ESB Stock Issue, 1983

ESB Stock Issue, 1983

Electricity is Different, 1983

Electricity is Different, 1983

WIN Electric Rehab Competition, 1984

WIN Electric Rehab Competition, 1984

So Clean So Nice, Cook Electric, 1984

So Clean So Nice, Cook Electric, 1984

Karate Man, 1985

Karate Man, 1985

Dance, 1986

Dance, 1986

Baby, 1986

Baby, 1986

ESB Farm Safety, 1987

ESB Farm Safety, 1987

WIN Electric Holiday Competition, 1987

WIN Electric Holiday Competition, 1987

Going Back, 1988

Going Back, 1988

Nightsaver, 1990

Nightsaver, 1990

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