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Saturday 23 September 2023 Dublin: 15°C

# Cringe

All time
Two Irish authors nominated for this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award
“It’s so soft; and then, suddenly, hard. Wow.”
Sir David Attenborough had the most awkward AF interview with the BBC
Note to self: Don’t ask Sir David about the Queen.
All Round to Mrs Brown's was shown on Gogglebox, and they absolutely tore it apart
‘It’s for the kind of people who go to an Elton John concert’.
We take a look at the first instagrams of 10 Irish celebs
Ranging from highly awkward to funny to heart-meltingly cute
SZA roasted a fan who didn't like her friendship with new BFF Cardi B
The fan is going to need a lot of aloe vera for that sick burn.
The internet has unearthed some seriously retro photos of Jamie Dornan in a FCUK catalogue
Jamie is serving up those early-noughties LOOKS.
15 pictures of food that will make every Irish person cringe
This will not do.
Remembering what Stardoll was really like, by snooping through my pal's old account
Prepare for to remember how embarrassing you were as a child.
Remember Rene Higuita at Italia '90? Well, there was a similar goalkeeping howler tonight
Besiktas’ Fabricio Agosto Ramírez had a nightmare moment against Lyon in their Europa League quarter-final.
18 of the most mortifying things that could happen to an Irish teenager
“Would you like to share that with the class?” NO. NEVER. LET ME DIE.
This teen perfectly recreated a cringey childhood outfit for her school photo
Genius.
There was quite an embarrassing shootout moment in the German Cup final yesterday
Joshua Kimmich tried to be a little too clever when taking his penalty for Bayern Munich.
This eighties Irish sex education video is unbearably cringey
“Everything is based on love”.
Tyson Fury celebrated in style last night...by belting out some Aerosmith
Earlier in the week, he serenaded Wladimir Klitschko with a Bette Midler classic.
This misunderstanding between a rapper and a journalist is the cringiest thing ever
OUR EYES.
Watch Tom Hardy shut down a question about his sexuality and try not to cringe to death
Too much secondhand embarrassment.
Irish Rail and Aer Lingus battled it out on Twitter and it was mortifying
Warning: there were train-themed songs.
BeIN Sports' tour of Richard Keys' house is a little too Alan Partridge for comfort
The presenter invited the TV station into his luxury home.
Aston Villa defender makes Rose of Tralee cameo but nobody has a clue who he is
It’s difficult not to cringe watching this.
Video: Dermot Bannon went on Blind Date, didn't get picked but got a kiss
The architect and TV host said Black was “a genuinely lovely person”.
This violinist mistakenly accepting an award will make you full-body cringe
The presenter actually said the name of another violinist. Nightmare.
WATCH: Obama denied Enda's handshake and it was mortifying
It’s fine, just look at your hand Taoiseach.
Watch a flight attendant do a cringey dance to Uptown Funk to entertain passengers
The video is now going viral. SCARLEH.
This clip from CSI: Cyber is so dumb it might make your brain hurt
Solid gold nonsense.
9 Oscars moments when celebrities revealed their deeply flawed humanity
Celebrities. They’re just like us.
11 people who need to give up social media for Lent
It’s time.
Watch as this TV host calls out a surfer live on air for texting his girlfriend
Dammit man, be cool.
Man poos on nightclub dance floor, blames 'vindaloo curry and pints'
Nightmaaaaaaare. For everyone involved.
Irish student sends the cringiest 'wrong number' text of all time
We’re red-faced FOR her.
Madonna is in trouble for using images of Martin Luther King and Jesus to promote new album
Oh Madge.
Brilliant Twitter account mercilessly skewers brands who try to sound 'down with the kids'
Brands Saying Bae is your new favourite Twitter account.
This might be the worst personal anecdote ever told on television
Feel the cringe.
17 of the most cringeworthy Irish photo calls that ever happened
What are we like?
Over to you: Here are our debs photos and stories. What about yours?
Oh God.
This has to be the worst 'back to school' ad ever made
Get yourself an outfiiiit.
Blackburn Rovers release bizarre video to launch their new kit
It involves a middle-aged man named Birdy going on a date. Or something.
These 'Speak Dublin-ese' beermats in Disneyland will leave you slightly mortified
“Yeh me mot brung the sprogs to de hurdy-gurdys.”
The 9 most awkward moments in your day
Why do bad things happen to good people?
This embarrassing Neymar dive will make you cringe
Fortunately for the game’s credibility, the referee took no action against the Granada player and Barca went on to lose the game
11 moments of extreme second-hand embarrassment we've all felt
Kill us. Please.