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# oops - Friday 11 May, 2012

From Business ETC Oops

JP Morgan blames ‘sloppiness and bad judgement’ for surprise $2bn loss

11/05/12 1,707 Views 9 Comments

In a surprise conference call, the bank reveals that a single trader in London – nicknamed ‘Voldemort’ – has lost billions.

# oops - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Oops

Police appeal for information about £113,000 theft… from police station

29/03/12 4,715 Views 11 Comments

The cash was seized under ‘proceeds of crime’ legislation in 2009, but was reported missing last September.

# oops - Friday 16 March, 2012

From The Daily Edge Oops

Nike apologises for ‘insensitive’ Black and Tan sneakers… sort of

16/03/12 7,238 Views 58 Comments

The sportswear manufacturer admits the ‘Black and Tan’ name was “insensitive”, but says it was “unofficially added by some”.

# oops - Thursday 15 March, 2012

From The Score Oops

Premier League chief sorry for comments in Doha

15/03/12 210 Views 1 Comment

Dave Richards said football was stolen by UEFA and FIFA gangs. And then he fell into a fountain.

# oops - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

From Business ETC Oops

£50 iPads will not be delivered by Tesco

14/03/12 15,308 Views 37 Comments

‘Every little helps’ slogan not applied in this case.

# oops - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

From The Score Oops

BASE jumper rescued after getting stuck in Arizona Mountains

06/03/12 274 Views No Comments

A swift rescue operation was needed, after Sam Baker made a horrendous error recently.

# oops - Monday 23 January, 2012

Mistake

ITV reprimanded for mistakenly showing ‘IRA’ video game footage

23/01/12 4,059 Views 12 Comments

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.

# oops - Sunday 8 January, 2012

Oops

A week of gaffes for British politicians

08/01/12 4,342 Views 9 Comments

David Cameron himself is the latest to have to apologise for an ill-advised and offensive remark.

# oops - Saturday 7 January, 2012

Teen Runaway

US deported teenager to Colombia (even though she isn’t from there)

07/01/12 4,910 Views 18 Comments

The Texan teen was deported after pretending to be an illegal immigrant (and an adult) despite having no connections to Colombia.

# oops - Thursday 5 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Oops

Would you trust this man to tell you a website is secure?

05/01/12 7,964 Views 70 Comments

Phil Hogan told the public not to worry about security on the household charge website – but his own site is so dangerous that most browsers won’t even open it.

# oops - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

From The Score Oops

Olympic synchronised swimming tickets oversold by mistake

04/01/12 418 Views No Comments

Locog have asked 3,000 customers to return tickets after accidentally overselling the Olympic synchronised swimming events.

# oops - Friday 30 December, 2011

Oops

Mistaken ‘hospital’ tweet sparks fears for Nelson Mandela

30/12/11 2,061 Views 1 Comment

The South African government was forced to deny Mandela was unwell – after a radio DJ mistook a ‘year in review’ programme for breaking news.

# oops - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

Oops

New York Times accidentally sends email to over 8 million readers

28/12/11 10,239 Views 17 Comments

The company has apologised after the email which was due to go to around 300 people instead went out to over 8.6 million people worldwide.

Review 2011 This post contains videos

Video: 2011 – the year in gaffes

28/12/11 3,319 Views 2 Comments

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.

# oops - Wednesday 21 December, 2011

Oops This post contains videos

Watch: Man wins €290,000 supercar… then crashes it six hours later

21/12/11 8,915 Views 11 Comments

David Dopp was very, very happy when he won a Lamborghini. Later, not so much. See the video here…

# oops - Friday 25 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops This post contains videos

Russian newsreader sacked after giving Obama the finger – live on air

25/11/11 5,772 Views 24 Comments

Tatiana Limanova, a respected journalist on REN-TV, is sacked from on-air duties for “gross unprofessionalism”.

# oops - Friday 18 November, 2011

Oops

Sarkozy: Breast-feeding is like slavery

18/11/11 4,330 Views 16 Comments

However, the French president welcomed Carla Bruni’s breast feeding, saying it means he doesn’t have to get up at night for his new daughter.

# oops - Wednesday 16 November, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

16/11/11 5,015 Views No Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

# oops - Friday 4 November, 2011

Whoops

Overzealous cleaner accidentally damages €800,000 artwork

04/11/11 1,231 Views 14 Comments

Officials in Dortmund say that the dried rain puddle cleared away by the cleaner was actually meant to be there.

# oops - Tuesday 1 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Marriage

“I don’t”: The shortest celebrity marriages

01/11/11 1,728 Views 18 Comments

Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage. But she’s not the only celeb to have had a short union…

# oops - Friday 21 October, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops

Prison officer loses the keys… to every door in the jail

21/10/11 865 Views 15 Comments

Every single lock at Birmingham prison must now be replaced after a warder mislaid his set.

# oops - Thursday 6 October, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops

Lifeboat called out for emergency rescue… of the planet Jupiter

06/10/11 957 Views 4 Comments

A passer-by thought they saw a flare being launched by a struggling boat. They didn’t: they saw the sparks of Jupiter.

# oops - Tuesday 27 September, 2011

Oops

UK broadcaster mistakes computer game attack for real ‘IRA film’

27/09/11 1,941 Views 21 Comments

The ITV documentary showed footage of a helicopter being shot down – but the clip came from a 2009 video game.

# oops - Thursday 22 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge DUI

Man busted for drink driving twice… in one night

22/09/11 830 Views 3 Comments

Robert Brodnick was arrested for a second time just minutes after he had been released the first time.

# oops - Tuesday 13 September, 2011

9/11

Victim’s name spelled incorrectly on 9/11 memorial

13/09/11 1,305 Views 25 Comments

The family of Jeffrey Schreier, who died in the attacks on the World Trade Centre ten years ago, were stunned to see the misspelling.

# oops - Monday 29 August, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops

Man arrested breaking into sheriff’s house

29/08/11 102 Views No Comments

The burglary suspect walked right past a parked squad car and tried to break into the family home of Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand.

# oops - Wednesday 17 August, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops

Man rescued from truck hanging over New York street

17/08/11 954 Views 4 Comments

The salt lorry ploughed through a wall and was left dangling two storeys above the road.

# oops - Friday 5 August, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops This post contains images

East German spies’ disguises made them look like… spies

05/08/11 878 Views 8 Comments

Artist Simon Menner uncovered images of a typical Stazi ‘disguise’ during a hunt of its archives. Now they’re on display.

# oops - Friday 29 July, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops This post contains videos

Man gets stuck in manhole trying to save his phone

29/07/11 2,335 Views 34 Comments

Jared Medeiros, 21, said he was irritated that police had taken a photo of him stuck with legs in the air.

# oops - Monday 18 July, 2011

From The Score Arrows

Barney forgets his darts but remembers to bring his game

18/07/11 127 Views No Comments

Crowd favourite Van Barneveld eases into last 16 of World Matchplay despite leaving his darts at home.

# oops - Thursday 30 June, 2011

Take 5

Take 5: Thursday

30/06/11 937 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

From The Daily Edge Oops This post contains videos

Watch: Time editor calls Obama a ‘dick’ on US national television

30/06/11 1,094 Views 11 Comments

Mark Halperin immediately apologised for remarks he thought would be blocked from the morning show’s airing by MSNBC staff.

# oops - Tuesday 28 June, 2011

Oops

Student’s mobile phone porn habit costs him €1,650

28/06/11 4,177 Views 46 Comments

The Cork student learned a harsh lesson when he used his mobile to download video content.

# oops - Friday 24 June, 2011

From Business ETC Irish Times

Mock Irish Times front page pulled from online edition

24/06/11 8,340 Views 8 Comments

Front page marking end of Geraldine Kennedy’s editorship of the paper mistakenly went online this morning.

# oops - Monday 20 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Oops

Donegal man comes face-to-face with snake… in his toolbox

20/06/11 747 Views 14 Comments

The two-foot corn snake had arrived from England – and isn’t the first unwanted visitor to these shores.

# oops - Saturday 18 June, 2011

South Korea

South Korean troops mistakenly fire on passenger plane

18/06/11 418 Views 4 Comments

Troops thought plane, which was preparing to land in Seoul, was North Korean.

# oops - Tuesday 14 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Joke Fail This post contains videos

Watch: Did you hear the one about the Dalai Lama…? Tibetan leader enjoys TV host’s failed joke

14/06/11 942 Views 1 Comment

Dalai Lama joke about the Dalai Lama and pizza failed to win a smile, but he seemed to enjoy the joke’s failure a whole lot more.

# oops - Wednesday 1 June, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

01/06/11 3,229 Views 9 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: Aer Lingus heads to LRC to avert flight cancellations; what US diplomats really thought of Ireland’s politicians and the girl stoned to the death because of a beauty contest.

# oops - Wednesday 25 May, 2011

Oops This post contains videos

Obama mocks that awkward moment he toasted Queen Elizabeth – alone

25/05/11 4,423 Views 28 Comments

Video: Obama wasn’t deterred from continuing his toast by the British national anthem, but seems to have realised something was amiss when he was the only one raising his glass.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

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