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# Plagiarism

Last year
2022
Essay mills suspected of hiring 'promoters' within colleges to gather information on assignments
A memo from Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) outlined its suspicions.
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Jul 10th 2022, 2:38 PM
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Easyjet executive apologises after motivational video to staff heavily plagiarised Leo's Patrick's Day address
Bellew said he “borrowed” a few phrases.
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Mar 22nd 2020, 12:42 PM
New laws will prosecute firms that write essays for third level students
The proposed legislation will make it an offence to provide written-to-order essays, which give students an advantage over others by essentially participating in plagiarism.
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May 15th 2017, 10:02 AM
Ed Sheeran settles $20 million plagiarism suit over his song Photograph
A US judge yesterday signed an order saying an agreement had been reached between the parties, but did not say for how much.
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Apr 11th 2017, 8:24 AM
Trump national security pick accused of plagiarising large sections of book
Monica Crowley has been named director of communications for the White House’s National Security Council.
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Jan 8th 2017, 7:32 AM
Donald Trump's wife gave a speech that was very, very like one given by Michelle Obama
Well, she is trying to replace her as First Lady.
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Jul 19th 2016, 7:30 AM
Judge rules that Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven may be partly stolen
A US judge said its opening may copy the notes of a song performed by the rock band Spirit.
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Apr 12th 2016, 7:44 AM
The Rubberbandits tore into The Lad Bible for stealing one of their jokes
Don’t mess with Limerick’s finest.
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Feb 17th 2016, 11:00 AM
Maynooth student has PhD revoked for making up data
UCD have said that they are investigating the student’s later work following the revelation
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Nov 24th 2015, 4:08 PM
Hozier: I won't be suing Chilly Gonzales as he's apologised
The Canadian artist had suggested Take Me To Church resembled a Feist song written in 2013.
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Oct 5th 2015, 10:03 PM
RTÉ investigating 'plagiarised' Charlie monologue
A speech from the second episode was allegedly lifted from an article by a US journalist.
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Jan 19th 2015, 11:58 AM
Harvard launches plagiarism investigation into over 100 students
Alarm was raised by teaching assistant who noticed suspicious similarities between students’ papers.
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Aug 30th 2012, 9:57 PM
New Yorker journalist resigns after fabricating Bob Dylan quotes
Journalist and author Jonah Lehrer has had his latest book pulled from shelves over quotes that ‘didn’t exist’.
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Jul 31st 2012, 9:04 AM
Angelina Jolie sued in plagiarism claim over upcoming movie
A Croatian journalist is suing the star, claiming that she took the plot of her directorial debut from his book.
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Dec 5th 2011, 9:41 PM
Beyoncé in choreography plagiarism row
The US singer and dancer has been accused of using choreography by a Belgian dancer in the video for her new song, Countdown.
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Oct 14th 2011, 4:11 PM
Irish Examiner columnist Steven King resigns following plagiarism controversy
The writer has apologised after allegations he copied content from a number of sources in his international affairs column.
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Oct 12th 2011, 12:01 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 7th 2011, 4:48 PM
Irish Examiner suspends columnist over alleged plagiarism
Steven King’s column has been suspended but management at the newspaper have still not been able to get in contact with their international affairs writer.
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Oct 7th 2011, 11:57 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 6th 2011, 4:48 PM
Irish Examiner investigating plagiarism charge against weekly columnist
Dr Steven King, a former advisor to David Trimble, is accused of plagiarising columns from a British political blog.
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Oct 6th 2011, 1:20 PM
Kenny 'did not run College Green speech past Obama'
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Jun 8th 2011, 12:23 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock
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May 31st 2011, 4:53 PM
Carroll denies stealing sitcom lines for latest novel
Former Fair City actress Claudia Carroll denies lifting quotes from Sex And The City for inclusion in her most recent book.
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May 31st 2011, 2:11 PM
Claims that The Railway Children 'plagiarised' earlier novel with similar plotline
Edith Nesbit’s classic novel appears to borrow heavily from a work published almost a decade before.
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Mar 21st 2011, 3:45 PM
German defence minister Guttenberg resigns over PhD plagiarism
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg had become engulfed in a scandal surrounding his university doctorate.
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Mar 1st 2011, 11:12 AM
German defence minister accused of 'heavily plagiarising' PhD thesis
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was given top marks for his 2006 thesis… but a newspaper believes it heavily plagiarised.
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Feb 17th 2011, 2:00 PM
Student who lied his way into Harvard ordered to repay $45k
Adam Wheeler plagiarised other people’s work, forged transcripts and gave fake recommendations to blag his way into one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
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Dec 18th 2010, 8:00 AM
College denies letting plagiarism students off the hook
Galway-Mayo IT says letting students continue their course was an “appropriate response”.
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Nov 15th 2010, 2:51 PM