It took Health Minister Simon Harris less than four minutes to explain himself.

The CEO of Sainsbury’s has apologised after he was caught on camera singing “we’re in the money” following the Asda merger announcement.

A garda who was punched to the ground in a violent incident has accepted an apology from the attacker, who was yesterday jailed for nine months.

Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi accepted that the company has "got things wrong".

The McCabe family has rejected the apology issued by the HSE yesterday saying it was not good enough.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has apologised for past remarks that “may have caused personal pain” as he sought to refocus his message in the face of falling opinion poll numbers in his first speech since shaking up his campaign team this week.

Former British prime minister, Tony Blair, has expressed “regret” that he did not challenge intelligence about Saddam Hussein’s supposed weapons of mass destruction.

Reaction to the Chilcot Report was swift and angry, with calls for legal and political action against Tony Blair.

Tony Blair has voiced “more sorrow, regret, and apology than you may ever know or can believe” for his role in the invasion of Iraq.

Certainly beats an apple anyway.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised before the Canadian parliament for a third time, saying he expects better behaviour of himself after elbowing a female colleague in the chest and grabbing another politician.

The Irish Aviation Authority has apologised after a data breach on its drone register.

Hello! magazine has been forced to apologise to actor George Clooney over a “completely fabricated” interview that was sold as ‘exclusive’.

It is understood that Minister Simon Coveney has apologised to the parliamentary party for seeming to suggest that abolishing Irish Water was on the cards.

The HSE has admitted that an apology was only offered to the woman at the centre of abuse claims in the south east this week.

Scandal-hit Volkswagen’s new chief executive Herbert Diess has apologised at the Tokyo motor show and promised to win back customer trust.

South Korea says it got an apology. North Korea says its archrival learned a “serious lesson”. 

The singer posted a black-and-white video titled “Sorry Babes” on YouTube, apologising for her behaviour.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologised for the deadly attack for the first time today, just before a judge formally sentenced him to death.

Today, the Cork native - who has no social media presence - took to his fiancee Mara Lane's Instagram account to break his silence and apologise for his behaviour.

An apology has been issued from one of our most trusted brands for not doing the job they have advertised on ALL of their products.

There are growing calls for the two Garda whistleblowers who raised concerns about the cancelling of penalty points to receive an apology over how they were treated.

Rugby pundit Neil Francis has apologised unreservedly for negative comments he made in relation to gay people and sport after his remarks on Sunday attracted widespread criticism, including from gay sportsmen.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has apologised for making an “ill-thought out and insensitive decision” after a picture emerged of him wearing what appeared to be a suicide bomber costume at a party.