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07th Dec 2012

Video: Watch RTE’s Aengus Mac Grianna making the mother of all c*ck ups live on air

Tonight's news report didn't exactly go to plan for RTE's Aengus Mac Grianna, here's why...

Oisin Collins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkGlM0yiNlI

Tonight’s news report didn’t exactly go to plan for RTE’s Aengus Mac Grianna, here’s why…

The single biggest problem with live TV is that there are no do-overs, unless of course you’re Aengus Mac Grianna who made the mother of all c*ck ups on tonight’s late news. Like the professional that he is, Aengus stops after making a blunder while reporting on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and simply starts again. But, y’know, live.

Poor awl Aengus has been having trouble with the teleprompter lately as he messed up Roman Abramovich’s name back in September. Somewhere in Dublin 4 a teleprompter operator is being strangled…

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Hat tip to Marie Claire Reilly for sending this our way.

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