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An Irish Guide To Being A Chancer

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

02:27 16 May 2019


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We are a nation of blaggers and con-artists

Inspired by the story of a South African student that ate KFC for free for an entire year, The Lift with Dave & Fionnuala wanted to get to know some of the best blaggers Ireland has to offer, and what they manged to get away with!

So let's get started! 

Welcome to The High Life

"My fiance blagged us into the gold circle at AC/DC by convincing the security guard he worked with him at a gig before in the point depot. We ended up right up at the stage. unbelievable concert" - Donna

Anything to avoid the rain.

Photo credit: Conal McSweeney

"At Electric Picnic a couple of years back, we were waiting for the silent disco to start but there was torrential rain and they wouldn’t let us into the tent, so myself and two of my friends snuck into the tent along with the people who were staffing the silent disco to get in out of the rain. One very lovely girl told us anything we need to know to act as we belonged there, and one of my friends even managed to get into the staff-only area to bring in the boxes of headphones, and we stood there along with the other staff, setting up the headphones ? Once they started letting people in we took a pair each and ran into the crowd! Anything to get out of the rain ☔" - Meggie
 

Stand In Bouncer 

"When I was on Erasmus in college one of the clubs bouncer wasn't on this particular night, so drunk me decided to take over. Did the job for an hour letting people in and refusing people. I was in Belgium and couldn't speak the language so all I kept saying was "I dee" hoping they got what I meant."

"I know the owner well!" 
Meet Paul - Paul wanted to get a good deal on furniture and thought name-dropping would do the trick!  

 

 
 
 
 
 
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