Irony is...

[More Dakka]

...when you've powered down all your weapons to ensure the safety of your two-crystal boarding party as they're finishing off the crew of an almost-destroyed enemy ship -- but that ship manages to get one more shot off which damages your hull, triggers your Crystal Vengeance augmentation (10%?) which results in firing off a shard destroying the ship and your boarding party before your teleporter can recharge.

[Hoa_Binh]

Yes, that is indeed irony. Quite fun too from an outside point of view.