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# bad-taste - Monday 25 November, 2019
Dutch great Van Basten suspended by broadcaster for Nazi quip
The 55-year-old made the comment on Fox Sports’ pay-to-view channel.
# bad-taste - Friday 1 April, 2016
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.
# bad-taste - Tuesday 3 November, 2015
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.
# bad-taste - Sunday 1 November, 2015
Police force in Twitter storm after engaging in 'rape banter' about a football match
Merseyside Police have apologised and promised a ‘full investigation’.
# bad-taste - Thursday 29 October, 2015
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.
# bad-taste - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
Irish cinemagoers warned over film featuring eerily familiar plane crash
‘Wild Tales’ features a chief steward intentionally crashing a plane.
# bad-taste - Wednesday 4 March, 2015
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.
# bad-taste - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
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.
# bad-taste - Saturday 19 April, 2014
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.
# bad-taste - Tuesday 25 February, 2014
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!”
# bad-taste - Friday 30 August, 2013
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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Poll: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
LAST WEEK, TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar announced further restrictions for a two-week period until Easter Sunday, 12 April.
Everybody in Ireland has been told to stay at home for two weeks, except essential workers travelling to work and other exceptions.
People who do leave their homes for exercise will be required to stay within a 2km radius.
Shielding or cocooning has also be introduced for all of those over 70 years of age and specific categories of people who are extremely vulnerable to Covid-19.
With everyone being asked to stay at home, people may find themselves with a lot more free time on their hands than usual.
So, today we want to know: Will you take up a new hobby over the next few weeks?
Poll Results:
No, I'm still working and haven't got a minute (3447)
Yes, I plan to take up a new hobby (1983)
No, I'll spend my time staring at the TV (1367)
I'm not sure / no opinion (1080)
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Opinion: Boris is England’s King Midas. All he touched turned to gold, but now must be disinfected
By Peter Flanagan - @peterflanagan
Peter Flanagan says Covid-19 has stripped Johnson of his dreams of a clean Brexit legacy.
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
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