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# Gaffes

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Leo's meeting with Pence makes global headlines as Taoiseach avoids gaffes in Washington
The Taoiseach’s visit to Pence’s house, alongside his long-term partner, dominated coverage yesterday.
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Mar 15th 2019, 2:24 PM
Here are 9 examples of politicians being clueless about the internet and technology
“The internets is an amazing series of tubes that you should pay for” – elected officials.
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Nov 1st 2014, 4:30 PM
Magnificent Seven: reasons why goal-line technology should be introduced
Following Ukraine’s goal that never was, we highlight a few other similar incidents in which officials guessed incorrectly.
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Jun 22nd 2012, 11:01 AM
Premier League linesman dropped from game following gaffes
Dave Bryan has been withdrawn from Liverpool’s match with Blackburn tomorrow.
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Apr 9th 2012, 8:41 PM
13 fabulously cringetastic moments of the year
Politicians in particular excelled at making a show of themselves – even when they are not intending to.
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Dec 31st 2011, 11:00 AM
Video: 2011 - the year in gaffes
From the government’s €3.6bn ‘accounting error’, to confusing a Hollywood actor with a serial killer, here are this year’s most memorable gaffes.
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Dec 28th 2011, 10:00 AM
This Charming Man: The comedy stylings of Joseph S. Blatter
Sepp Blatter’s comments on racism are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the FIFA president and a serious case of foot in mouth disease…
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Nov 17th 2011, 5:06 PM
Ms Piggy and Yo Blair: 5 of the best open-mic political gaffes
And one other that had far reaching implications for its protagonist: Brian Cowen…
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Nov 9th 2011, 9:57 AM
Retrospective: Jamie Redknapp's adventures in punditry
The pundit will literally [sic] be all over tomorrow’s Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, so what sort of penetrating analysis can we expect?
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Oct 14th 2011, 4:51 PM
Joe Biden specials: 8 of the American VP's major gaffes
Should we look forward to more Bidenisms on the VP’s Twitter account?
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Jul 7th 2011, 1:17 PM