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# Mistake

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Armed robber released from prison by accident taunts police by posing with police van
The 34-year-old was in his first year of a nine year sentence.
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Jul 22nd 2015, 12:39 PM
# Mistake
Wesley Sneijder has apologised to Leeds fans for sending a very ill-advised tweet
The Dutch midfielder was a little too hasty in promoting a range of Galatasaray themed knives.
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Apr 4th 2015, 12:54 PM
# Q-tip
This is how you can undo that embarrassing email you sent*
*provided you do some advance preparation.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 7:30 PM
# error
Fox TV affiliate apologises for accidentally identifying Obama as a rape suspect
Oof.
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Feb 17th 2015, 2:45 PM
# chopper whopper
US news anchor retracts incorrect story about coming under fire in Iraq
NBC’s Brian Williams later apologised for the error.
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Feb 5th 2015, 5:29 PM
# Reaction
'If you speak as much as Joe Brolly speaks you're bound to make a mistake' - O'Neill
“I don’t want to get into an argument but, yes, he was over the top with what he said.”
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Jan 27th 2015, 9:03 PM
# Blunder
Wayne Rooney has doubled United's lead at the Emirates
Another weak effort from Arsenal against a big team.
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Nov 22nd 2014, 7:05 PM
# Switcheroo
CNN is the latest to fall victim to the classic Obama-Osama mix up
Not again.
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Nov 8th 2014, 5:00 PM
# Howler
Spain stunned by Slovakia thanks to Iker Casillas howler
It could be time for international retirement for the Spanish keeper.
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Oct 9th 2014, 8:29 PM
# spellcheck
The Ryder Cup sign guy had one job... and he messed it up
Just how do you misspell Jimmy?
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Sep 24th 2014, 2:11 PM
# Mistake
Sky News apologises after reporter rifled through luggage of MH17 passenger
“We shouldn’t really be doing this,” reporter Colin Brazier said on air.
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Jul 20th 2014, 7:51 PM
# Oops
Lorainne Higgins criticised after campaign van parked in a disabled space
The Labour MEP candidate in Midlands-North-West said the incident was “an honest mistake”.
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May 20th 2014, 1:43 PM
# whoops
Driver stopped for texting told gardaí he was checking his bank balance
Gardaí have launched a number of enforcement drives recently to crack down on mobile use.
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May 11th 2014, 3:16 PM
# lookin well girl
Cork actress looks a bit rough in today's Irish Examiner
Stunning.
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Apr 30th 2014, 12:00 PM
# Crossed Wires
Eircom error will leave 30,000 paying big bills
Eircom says it failed to process direct debits.
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Apr 4th 2014, 7:26 AM
# material boy
Man literally eats his hat after losing online bet
Never do this, EVER.
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Mar 28th 2014, 9:23 AM
# edna kenny
Edna strikes again: US politician Paul Ryan misspells Taoiseach's name in tweet
Former US vice presidential nominee repeats mistake made by the New York Times in 2011.
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Mar 18th 2014, 12:39 PM
# snakes
Brilliant St Patrick's Day correction from the New York Times
Is there anything St Patrick CAN’T do?
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Mar 17th 2014, 10:33 AM
# Dumbing down
Oops! There was a mistake in last year's Junior Cert science paper...and engineers are not happy
The State Examiner admitted the incorrect photo was used in the Physics section, but said it had no affect on students’ answers.
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Mar 16th 2014, 8:15 AM
# bad idea bear
9 decisions that you will immediately regret
Within a few hours, max.
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Mar 8th 2014, 9:30 AM
# Mistake
Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti admits he regrets Mesut Ozil sale
Arsenal signed the German international for £42.5million back in September.
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Jan 15th 2014, 7:20 AM
# big mistake...huge
E! apologises after airing insensitive 'fun fact' about Michael J. Fox
The network referred to the actor’s Parkinson’s diagnosis as a ‘fun fact’.
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Jan 13th 2014, 8:46 AM
# whoops
Cocaine delivered to Aldi in believed 'logistical error' by drug smugglers
The drugs were valued at six million euro.
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Jan 8th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Crash
British Airways plane collides into a building at Johannesburg Airport
The airline has stated that all passengers disembarked safely.
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Dec 23rd 2013, 8:48 AM
# Cancer drugs
St Vincent's Hospital denies fraud claims by Senator John Crown
The chairman of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has written to Senator John Crown and asked him to send on all information he has in relation to the matter.
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Dec 19th 2013, 10:57 PM
# gift
VIDEO: Olivier Giroud strike following goalkeeping howler helps Arsenal to victory
Artur Boruc won’t enjoy watching this on Match of the Day tonight.
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Nov 23rd 2013, 4:10 PM
# China
'Dead' baby wakes at funeral parlour before cremation
The critically-ill boy had been issued with death certificate – a doctor has been suspended, a nurse fired and a probe launched.
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Nov 21st 2013, 3:53 PM
# login
Bill Gates says CTRL-ALT-DELETE was a mistake
Did you try turning it off and turning it back on again?
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Sep 27th 2013, 12:19 PM
# Oops
Here's what happened with THAT error in the Leaving Cert Maths paper
The State Examinations Commission said today that approximately 4 per cent of candidates had been impacted by the error.
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Aug 14th 2013, 7:15 AM
# the red daddy
Are RTE being sarcastic?
Someone in RTE is possibly less than enthused about our Hector.
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Jul 25th 2013, 11:45 AM
# whoops
Man finds his house demolished by mistake
The demolition crew in Texas were supposed to raze the building next door.
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Jul 19th 2013, 10:24 AM
# Mistake
Confusion as Labour TD votes against government
Michael McNamara voted against the government but the party said it was a ‘genuine mistake’.
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Jul 11th 2013, 12:06 PM
# Sticky Situation
Woman accidentally superglues lips together
She mistook superglue for cold sore cream.
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Jul 1st 2013, 2:00 PM
# awkward alert
This video redefines awkward with just one "adult toy"
This man really has no idea what he’s doing.
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Jun 10th 2013, 12:44 PM
# error! error!
The best 404 error pages of any websites
Most companies have boring 404 pages – but some use them to have a bit of fun.
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Mar 30th 2013, 9:15 AM
# Baseball
Hooters ballgirl interrupts baseball game after mistakenly grabbing live ball
That’s embarrassing.
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Mar 11th 2013, 2:41 PM
# Oscar Pistorius
UPDATE: South African athlete Oscar Pistorius charged with murder
A case of mistaken identity? The Paralympic gold medallist is said to be in shock after he reportedly shot dead his girlfriend at his home in Pretoria.
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Feb 14th 2013, 10:20 AM
# World War II
Amazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
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Sep 30th 2012, 4:59 PM
# Mistake
Olympic walking champion booted out of games after failed drugs test
“I wanted to be stronger for this Olympics, I was wrong,” said the Beijing 2008 gold medallist Alex Schwazer, from Italy.
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Aug 6th 2012, 8:29 PM
# Mistake
ITV reprimanded for mistakenly showing 'IRA' video game footage
The UK media regulator said ITV “breached audience trust” by showing footage purporting to be of an IRA attack – but which actually came from a video game.
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Jan 23rd 2012, 5:04 PM
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