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# Burn

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9 of the most scathing responses to Tristan Thompson's reappearance on Instagram
Well, that went well.
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Apr 30th 2018, 4:59 PM
Doctors warn parents after boy burned due to spark from aerosol soap can
The doctors said that face paint the boy was wearing might have been oil-based, which would have reacted with the spark.
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Feb 18th 2018, 9:00 PM
Game of Thrones' Sansa Stark absolutely laid into Donald and Melania Trump on Twitter
OUCH.
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Feb 7th 2017, 2:16 PM
Obedience, witchcraft and jail time: the best Irish burns of 2016
Politicians, sports stars and an eloquent 13-year-old feature on the list.
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Dec 27th 2016, 8:00 AM
Bosco had the best response to RTÉ's decision to stop making kids programmes
DRAG ‘EM, BOSCO.
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Nov 25th 2016, 8:30 AM
Nickelback absolutely burned this British band with a single tweet
“When you get schooled by Nickelback. Seriously, leave the Internet and never look back.”
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Oct 9th 2016, 4:26 PM
The dictionary - yes, the dictionary - delivered a whopper of a burn and no one was ready
Who knew it was this savage?
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Sep 8th 2016, 8:10 AM
This parody beauty tutorial perfectly nails the ‘Irish summer look’
Look like a white Christmas tree walking down the street.
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May 31st 2016, 9:17 AM
Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt just dealt a serious burn to Katie Hopkins on Twitter
So predictable.
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May 5th 2016, 7:55 PM
A lad got destroyed on Facebook after he complained about 'clingy girls'
You just got served, Ben.
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Mar 26th 2016, 2:26 PM
Amy Schumer called out a movie critic after he made a joke about her on Twitter
And started a mass debate about what’s OK to joke about.
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Jan 19th 2016, 3:36 PM
Behold, the greatest response to a troll you will ever see
A round of applause for George Takei, please.
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Oct 15th 2015, 3:38 PM
Children to be sent on 'undercover' tanning salon missions
Similar test purchase programmes are in place for the sale of alcohol and tobacco.
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Aug 3rd 2015, 10:10 AM
Here's how Anne Hathaway responded to a joke made about her in Amy Schumer's new film
The actress responded to the joke on Facebook last night.
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Jul 21st 2015, 5:17 PM
Taylor Swift shut down a Tumblr troll... by correcting their grammar
You coulda been getting down to this, sick, burn.
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Jul 17th 2015, 7:47 AM
'We've a new Troika in town': Joan doesn't think much of the new party
The Tánaiste has been reacting to the launch of the Social Democrats yesterday.
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Jul 16th 2015, 8:05 PM
JK Rowling hit a Twitter user with an uber-painful burn after he suggested Serena Williams is "built like a man"
JK is not to be trifled with.
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Jul 12th 2015, 6:17 PM
This woman perfectly shot down people who accused her boyfriend of punching above his weight
The couple’s photo went viral earlier in the month.
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Jul 11th 2015, 2:30 PM
Bryan Cranston spectacularly owned a guy at Comic Con last night
“That was a little mean”.
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Jul 11th 2015, 9:07 AM
'You're usually a bit more pleasant': Joan and Mary Lou clashed AGAIN today
A brief but telling exchange during the Order of Business this afternoon.
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Jun 11th 2015, 3:00 PM
Look what's happened to the Paddy Power shop on Baggot Street...
Is that… bubble wrap?
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Jun 5th 2015, 10:11 AM
10 of the best burns ever dealt out on Tinder
It’s a jungle out there.
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May 14th 2015, 10:35 AM
Jimmy Kimmel brilliantly ripped the piss out of Justin Bieber at last night's Mayweather fight
Jimm Kimmel, one. Justin Bieber, nil.
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May 3rd 2015, 10:15 AM
15 perfectly devastating comebacks to Facebook posts
Keep the Savlon handy.
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Apr 27th 2015, 1:00 PM
Frankie Boyle just dealt a third degree burn to Richard Branson on Twitter
Well, that’s him told.
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Apr 2nd 2015, 8:15 AM
'Sometimes politicians are more accurate than journalists' - Simon Coveney
The agriculture minister has been speaking about reports the Irish dairy industry is to lose 3,000 farmers in the next 5 years
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Mar 30th 2015, 1:35 PM
Fine Gael has been throwing serious shade at Gerry Adams on Twitter
Warning: It involves a book that may cause some readers to shudder.
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Jan 29th 2015, 5:24 PM
Fine Gael dishes out a deep burn to Gerry Adams
“I’m not great at maths,” the Sinn Féin president admitted yesterday.
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Jan 22nd 2015, 10:46 AM
10 viciously funny celebrity-on-celebrity burns
Piers Morgan vs. Gary Lineker, Martha Stewart vs. Gwyneth Paltrow and more.
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Jan 2nd 2015, 9:30 PM
The year of burning deeply: 15 insults that made us wince in 2014
Deep and crisp and even.
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Dec 29th 2014, 7:00 PM
Girl gets ultimate revenge on bully by standing him up
Ouch.
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Dec 6th 2014, 2:11 PM
Micheál Martin: I think Enda Kenny is deluded and no one takes him seriously
The Fianna Fáil leader has hit back at the Taoiseach’s comments about either a Fine Gael or Sinn Féin-led government.
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Dec 1st 2014, 9:17 AM
Here's why American kids are tweeting photos of their grim school lunches
With the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama.
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Nov 22nd 2014, 11:34 AM
Teenager arrested over petrol bomb attack that injured children
The children were sitting on a sofa when the petrol bomb was thrown through their front window.
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Oct 20th 2014, 11:49 AM
Dublin woman tries to sell cheating boyfriend's ring so she can "go on the lash"
Place an emergency call to the burns unit please.
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Oct 15th 2014, 10:25 AM
People queued up to burn their Irish Water packs in a bath tub last night
The gardaí said there were no arrests at the demonstration in Clondalkin last night.
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Oct 10th 2014, 12:07 PM
HB Ice Cream sends tweet dissing the iPhone 6
Introducing the iCeberger 6.
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Sep 29th 2014, 4:00 PM
Ikea's new advert is totally taking the p*** out of Apple-mania
Introducing the bookbook™.
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Sep 4th 2014, 8:07 AM
Insurer pays off lawsuit with thousands in buckets of coins
That’ll show them.
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Aug 9th 2014, 12:32 PM
'Worst forest fire in living memory' continues to rage in Sweden
The severity of the blaze prompted authorities to declare it a national emergency.
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Aug 6th 2014, 9:22 AM
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