RTÉ removes Higgins mistake from website
RTÉ has removed footage in which they mistakenly described Alex “Hurricane” Higgins as John Higgins’ father – but not before Twitter picked up on the error.
View ArticleTevez apologises to Man City fans for ‘misunderstanding’
The striker rejects allegations that he refused to come on in Man City’s Champions League tie last night.
View ArticleOlympic synchronised swimming tickets oversold by mistake
Locog have asked 3,000 customers to return tickets after accidentally overselling the Olympic synchronised swimming events.
View ArticleITV 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.
View ArticleOlympic 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.
View ArticleAmazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
View ArticleUPDATE: 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.
View ArticleThe best 404 error pages of any websites
Most companies have boring 404 pages – but some use them to have a bit of fun.
View ArticleThis video redefines awkward with just one “adult toy”
This man really has no idea what he’s doing.
View ArticleConfusion as Labour TD votes against government
Michael McNamara voted against the government but the party said it was a ‘genuine mistake’.
View ArticleMan finds his house demolished by mistake
The demolition crew in Texas were supposed to raze the building next door.
View ArticleAre RTE being sarcastic?
Someone in RTE is possibly less than enthused about our Hector.
View ArticleHere’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.
View ArticleBill Gates says CTRL-ALT-DELETE was a mistake
Did you try turning it off and turning it back on again?
View Article‘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.
View ArticleVIDEO: Olivier Giroud strike following goalkeeping howler helps Arsenal to...
Artur Boruc won’t enjoy watching this on Match of the Day tonight.
View ArticleSt 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.
View ArticleBritish Airways plane collides into a building at Johannesburg Airport
The airline has stated that all passengers disembarked safely.
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