Sunday 13 October, 2024

How to get free advertising on TV3 by chancing your arm

Cheeky beggar.

WHY PAY FOR advertising when you can secure yourself a free slot on Tv3′s 5.30 news?

Political Editor Ursula Halligan has been stationed outside Leinster House for the past couple of days reporting on the ongoing garda controversy, and somebody from Northside Blinds saw their chance and grabbed it.

The very definition of ‘chancing your arm’ led to over three minutes of free advertising, and they even got in a cheeky wave.

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Thanks to Caoimhe Darcy for sending the video our way

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How to get free advertising on TV3 by chancing your arm

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