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# Bad taste

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# problems
Dutch great Van Basten suspended by broadcaster for Nazi quip
The 55-year-old made the comment on Fox Sports’ pay-to-view channel.
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Nov 25th 2019, 8:29 PM
# Bad taste
Kildare news outlet issues apology for 'Paddy Jihaddy' April Fools' Day joke
KildareNow has said that the article was not posted by a member of its editorial team.
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Apr 1st 2016, 2:07 PM
# Liverpool
UK police staff member leaves force after Twitter 'rape joke' about football match
Both tweets prompted a flood of complaints that the police force would treat sexual assault with such flippancy.
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Nov 3rd 2015, 9:25 AM
# Bad taste
Police force in Twitter storm after engaging in 'rape banter' about a football match
Merseyside Police have apologised and promised a ‘full investigation’.
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Nov 1st 2015, 6:15 PM
# Bad taste
Gay couple asked to leave Dublin restaurant for holding hands
The shocking allegation comes just five months after the country legalised marriage for homosexual couples.
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Oct 29th 2015, 4:39 PM
# Germanwings
Irish cinemagoers warned over film featuring eerily familiar plane crash
‘Wild Tales’ features a chief steward intentionally crashing a plane.
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Apr 1st 2015, 5:01 PM
# Bad taste
Royal hospital radio prank by Australian station was against the law
The station should not have broadcast the prank according to the country’s High Court.
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Mar 4th 2015, 8:48 AM
# Food Safety
Have you eaten in any of these places served with closure orders last month?
The FSAI was particularly critical of businesses with improper storage or poor cleaning standards.
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May 7th 2014, 11:25 AM
# Bad taste
A number of players have made dodgy walk-on music choices at the Crucible
Everything from Mark Morrison’s ‘Return of the Mack’ to the Superman theme tune will be played at the World Snooker Championships.
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Apr 19th 2014, 12:58 PM
# Bad taste
Bakery apologises for 'Just do it. He did it' Pistorius themed cookies
Another cookie depicted a toilet with the wording “Caution” and “Using toilet Please don’t shoot!”
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Feb 25th 2014, 9:43 PM
# Bad taste
Liverpool apologise after Twitter account jokes about Munich disaster
The club have suffered another social media gaffe in the run-up to Sunday’s meeting with Manchester United.
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Aug 30th 2013, 11:28 AM