Alan Loughnane

The attack took place on Friday afternoon. A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Stockholm lorry attack, with local reports claiming the person was arrested in Marsta, north of the Swedish capital. The Aftonbladet newspaper reported that the person arrested was a man, and he has confessed to carrying out the truck attack in the city centre which […]

9 years ago

Buyer beware… We’re inching towards the summer so you may be thinking of making some travel plans during the fine weather, but according to European consumer protection authorities, you need to be careful. Websites which are showing prices for flights, hotels and other travel arrangements are not giving customers accurate information. The European Commission and EU consumer […]

9 years ago

Wow… that escalated quickly. It’s done. It’s over. Finito. Sayonara. Au revoir. The final episode of the current series First Dates Ireland is over and an overall rather tame episode really kicked off in the final quarter. Niall from Dublin was on a date with Karen, who was also from Dublin. The date seemed to go […]

9 years ago

What do you think? Bertie is back folks. But he’s not in favour of a border poll for a united Ireland just yet. The former Taoiseach has said that the last thing Ireland needs during the Brexit negotiations is a Border poll. He was keen to stress, when addressing Senators at a meeting of the Seanad’s […]

9 years ago

This is incredible… Ed Sheeran’s new album definitely has an Irish twinge to it and the singer revealed that two of the songs he recorded were inspired by recent visits to Galway and Wexford. While the album has received a mixed reaction in some quarters, there’s no doubting that Ed Sheeran is as popular as […]

9 years ago

Worth a go… Are often tired in work? And your evenings often consist of you passing out on the couch for a well deserved power nap? According to a study by the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, there’s a simple way you can feel less tired in work, and more energetic when you come home in […]

9 years ago

“You bitch!” You’re probably nearly full to the teeth with April Fool’s Day pranks at this stage, and we can’t really blame you, some of them do get rather tiresome. But, before you close your mind off to watching another one, we urge you to give this effort from  Balgriggan a quick watch. Not for […]

9 years ago

He has played a “blinder” according to O’Leary. Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross told Pat Kenny on Friday that he will not step in to resolve the Bus Éireann dispute with taxpayers’ money after strikes brought much of the country to a halt on Friday morning. The strikes by Bus Eireann workers commenced […]

9 years ago

This is next level fandom right here… Despite still being months away, the hype for Game of Thrones is still growing and we can only imagine what it will be like when we reach July. We still don’t know for sure what’s going to happen in the next season, but we recently saw a trailer […]

9 years ago

Temperatures are set to be lower than average… It was probably too much to ask for the weather to pick up, wasn’t it? Sunday is promised to be mostly dry with highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees, although there will be some cloud along Atlantic coastlines from the afternoon onwards. Tonight will be colder […]

9 years ago

Just imagine… They say love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life. We have to say, we never visualised a job that could make us feel this way, until we saw the specs of this role in Galway. McGettigan’s pub are looking for a Quality Control Ambassador to join their […]

9 years ago

Well deserved… Kehoe’s pub, on South Anne Street has been named the best pub in Dublin by the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) on Friday night. The LVA are celebrating their bicentenary and celebrated it with an event in the Mansion House on Dawson Street. Kehoe’s were presented with the honour at the event as voted by […]

9 years ago

A very mechanically-minded man… Many aspire to be culinary masters but not many people ever make it to that level for a variety of reasons, be it lack of skill, a lack of commitment or a lack of the necessary cooking utensils. Fortunately for this Wexford man, he wasn’t about to let the absence of a working […]

9 years ago

Who wouldn’t want to buy this? It’s probably happened to everyone at some stage, you’ve owned one of the worst cars imaginable, but you loved it for some unexplained reason. It was your pot of sh*te. This JOE writer once owned a little black Citroen. The handbrake didn’t work, the seats felt about as comfortable as […]

9 years ago

This would be huge… Donald Trump has hinted that he could make changes to the libel laws in the United States following negative press coverage of his presidency; he has put the focus on the New York Times in particular. In a tweet on Thursday afternoon, the US President said: “The failing @nytimes has disgraced the […]

9 years ago

In favour of it, if it’s wanted by the Assembly… Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has backed a referendum on a united Ireland if the Northern Ireland Assembly wishes to have one. Speaking to BBC’s Andrew Neill, he was asked specifically about the issue of a referendum in Northern Ireland, to which he said: “That’s up […]

9 years ago

Oh, this is awkward. First dates are always a little bit awkward, at least initially as you have that feeling out period where establish whether or not your date suits your personality… or it they’re a weirdo. You’ve probably seen or heard about Thursday night’s most popular TV show, First Dates Ireland, and there’s been […]

9 years ago

Breaking news tonight… A helicopter with five people on board has gone missing over the Irish Sea on Wednesday evening. The privately owned helicopter left Milton Keynes in the UK on Wednesday en route to Dublin. According to the BBC, the UK Coastguard said they lost radar contact on Wednesday afternoon. The UK Coastguard have been coordinating […]

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