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the poster campaign

An essential part of the focail project was the 48-sheet poster campaign, which ran for the first time in March 2003.

During April 2003
, a Bóthar billboard poster and four smaller ones could also be seen
in the windows of the 'Arthouse' building in Temple Bar, Dublin:



About 40 prominent sites around the Republic carried focail images for a month during the campaign.

Some of the locations:

Dublin :

East Wall Road, docks entrance
438 North Circular Road
Bride Street, corner of Kevin Street
Clontarf Road & St. Andrews
232 North Circular Road
20 Upper Clanbrassil Street
Swords Road Santry, facing in (lit)
Long Mile Road, through into town
Navan Road Castleknock
Mc Naughtons, Naas Road, facing town
Lannistown House Swords Road (lit)


County Meath:
Galway Road, Clonard

County Wicklow:
Florence Road, Bray

County Wexford:
Gorey, No.1 Main St.
Rosslare Road, Texaco Station

County Kilkenny:
Kilkenny, Dublin Road

County Westmeath:
Mullingar, Patrick Street

County Louth:
Carrickarnon, Belfast Road
Drogheda, Mary St.
Dundalk, Newry Road

County Kerry:
Castleisland, Tralee Road
Tralee, Upper Castle Street (lit)

County Tipperary:
Cashel, Cork Road, facing Cashel
Roscrea, Limerick Road at the roundabout.

Cork City:
Curragh Road, opposite Turners Cross
2-3 Kyrls Street
34 Sheares Street
Southern Road

County Limerick:

Limerick Road at Ballingowan, Newcastlewest

County Galway:
Tuam Road, facing Tuam
Loughrea, Dublin Road, facing Galway

County Waterford:

Dungarvan, O'Connell Street

County Clare:

Bunratty, Hurlers Cross
Ennis Road, at Shannon Roundabout

County Donegal:

Letterkenny, Lower Main Street