Paddy Power's ‘racist and offensive’ immigrant advert banned

Paddy Power’s controversial “Immigrants, jump in the back! (but only if you’re good at sport)” advertising campaign has been banned.
Paddy Power's ‘racist and offensive’ immigrant advert banned
Thu, 19 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
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The advert is one of 15 found by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) to have breached the ASAI Code.

The ad, featured heavily on social media, included pictures of sports stars Andy Murray, Raheem Sterling, Mo Farah, Manu Tualigi, and Eoin Morgan on a truck side.

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