Ava Keady

The first entry in Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dollars Trilogy of Westerns. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 11 January) is A Fistful of Dollars, the first entry in Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dollars Trilogy of Westerns. Directed by Leone and starring Eastwood in his first lead role, the 1964 […]

5 months ago

Tributes are flooding in for the ‘Limerick Lion’. Irish strongman Pa O’Dwyer has died at the age of 40. The man, originally from Limerick, holds the record for the most victories in Ireland’s Strongest Man competitions, with five wins. Dubbed the ‘Limerick Lion’, tributes are flooding in for the father-of-three, with one stating ‘the world […]

6 months ago

The mother​-of​-two drew attention for people of all ages to get tested for bowel cancer. Bowel cancer campaigner Natasha O’Byrne has died aged 26. The mother​-of​-two from Blackpool passed away on Tuesday, December 23, at Cork University Hospital. Ms O’Byrne, who was originally from Innishannon, spoke about her cancer diagnoses with the Irish Examiner earlier this year […]

6 months ago

It may be St Stephen’s Day, but there’s nothing leftover about this quiz It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking […]

6 months ago

Cillian Murphy won an Oscar for his role in the 2023 thriller. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 21 December) is Oppenheimer, the Oscar-winning 2023 thriller. Cork man Cillian Murphy plays the lead role of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, for which he won an Academy Award. The three-hour long historical drama, which […]

6 months ago

‘Twas the quiz before Christmas It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search of […]

6 months ago

The Las Vegas final was broadcast live on ESPN. An Irish man has become the World Champion in Excel. That’s right – Diarmuid Early defeated Australia’s three-time world champion Andrew Ngai in a Las Vegas final broadcast live on ESPN. The event, styled with the theatrics of a wrestling show, complete with a half-time “Export […]

6 months ago

Al Pacino and Johnny Depp star in the 1997 film. Our pick for tonight (Sunday, December 14) is Donnie Brasco, the 1997 crime drama starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. The film focuses on an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who infiltrates a New York crime family in the ’70s under the alias Donnie Brasco. […]

6 months ago

And it doesn’t look like it’s gonna get much better… A weather expert has explained reports of ‘mini tornado’ in Cork Yup, you read that correctly. Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather stunned his followers this morning when he reported a possible small tornado near Midleton in Cork overnight. However, this has since been explained, with […]

7 months ago

Stop what you’re doing, there are quizzing matters to attend to! It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your […]

7 months ago

It has been called ‘exceptionally creepy’ and ‘truly unsettling’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 1 December) is The Lodge, one of the scariest movies of recent years. The psychological horror thriller stars Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six) as Grace, a woman with a very troubled past. Newly engaged, she goes to stay […]

7 months ago

From the director of Nosferatu, the film – which was shot in Northern Ireland – holds a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 30 November) is The Northman, the 2022 Viking movie, which we think is one of the very best action movies of the decade so far. Co-written and directed […]

7 months ago

The American woman went on a journey of her own sexual liberation. A woman with terminal cancer divorced husband and slept with 200 men after diagnosis. Molly Kochan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 and underwent various treatments, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and a double mastectomy in the hope of beating the disease for good, […]

7 months ago

Happy Thanksquizzing It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search of the glory […]

7 months ago

The film holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 24 November) is Official Secrets, the 2019 biographical political thriller starring Keira Knightley. In the film, the Black Doves actress plays real-life British woman Katharine Gun who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) before becoming an […]

7 months ago

The week? Completed it mate It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search […]

8 months ago