Those in the southeast are being urged to remain vigilent. Status Yellow and Orange rain warnings have been issued for several counties. Dublin, Waterford, and Wicklow are set for the worst conditions as Met Éireann has issued them an orange rain warning. The warning is in place since 9am in Waterford for 24 hours, while […]

1 month ago

This comes following the tragic death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch. The cabinet has passed Grace’s Law which will ban scramblers in public places. Speaking in the Dáil today, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said legislation banning scramblers in public places will be called Grace’s Law. This comes following the tragic death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch who died after being […]

1 month ago

The already high water levels are expected to rise further today and tomorrow. Fears of further flooding are growing in the southeast as two counties have been issued Status Orange rain warnings by Met Éireann. Status Orange rain warnings have been issued for just Wicklow and Waterford so far, while Met Éireann added that ‘spells […]

1 month ago

The Croke Park game last year was a massive success. Dublin will not host an NFL international game in 2026, the league has confirmed. Last September, the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers went head to head in a sold-out Croke Park with Steelers triumphing 24-21. Thousands of American fans flew to Ireland for the game, […]

1 month ago

The island off Ireland once hosted the world’s largest prison, holding over 2,300 inmates. Ireland has opened its once-notorious prison island to the public. Spike Island, just stone’s throw away from Cobh in County Cork, has a very dark past having once been home to the world’s ‘largest known prison’, being dubbed the Irish Alcatraz. […]

1 month ago

The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, and won two. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 2 February) is The Revenant, the film that scored Leonardo Di Caprio his first Oscar. An acting tour de force, Leonardo DiCaprio went through hell making this Western survival film, so we think the Oscar was deserved […]

1 month ago

The airline took to TikTok to tell passengers which mystery clothing item to ditch, leaving many baffled. Ryanair has told flyers to avoid wearing a certain clothing item on planes. While aeroplanes are the quickest mode of transport globally, they’re not typically known for their comfort. The best you can do is to keep cosy, […]

1 month ago

Ó Broin warns rents will soar, particularly beyond Dublin. Renters may end up paying an extra €249 a month under proposed changes, Sinn Féin has said. Major reformation in the private rental sector are en route next month due to the Governments Residential Tenancies Bill. Figures suggest that rented houses nationwide and apartments outside Dublin […]

1 month ago

Holding a whopping 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, this action comedy is a real crowdpleaser. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 1 February) is Riders of Justice, the incredible 2020 action comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale, Hannibal). In the film, Mikkelsen plays Markus, a Danish soldier in Afghanistan who returns home after his wife […]

1 month ago

Gerard ‘Jock’ Rafferty died after a tragic crash at a Spar shop in Clonoe. A man who died in a freak accident has been remembers as always putting others first. 71-year-old Gerard ‘Jock’ Rafferty died after he was struck by a car which crashed through the front of Lynch’s Spar in Clonoe on Wednesday, January 28. […]

1 month ago

She married the Northern Ireland football legend in the 1970s. George Best’s first wife Angie has opened up about her cancer battle. The woman married the Northern Ireland football legend in the 1970s, and they had one son together, Calum, in 1981 before their divorce in 1986. George passed away in 2005 due to complications […]

1 month ago

The Status Yellow warning comes into place on Monday. Met Éireann have issued a rain warning for eight counties as a risk of floods remains. A Status Yellow warning will be in place across Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork and Waterford tomorrow, Monday, February 2, from 1pm until 9am Tuesday. Dublin, Louth and Wicklow were also […]

1 month ago

Minister O’Neill said ‘now is the time for the plan and the preparation’. A referendum of Irish unity should be held by Northern Ireland by 2030, the country’s first minister has said. Appearing on the Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips show this morning, Michelle O’Neill said it was an opportunity for the Northern Irish people to […]

1 month ago

It’s a real hidden gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, January 25) is The Trust, a severely overlooked 2016 crime thriller starring Elijah Wood and Nicolas Cage. It centres around a pair of cops (played by Wood and Cage) who, bored with their jobs and struggling financially, hatch a plan to rob a […]

2 months ago

Let’s quiz like it’s 2016! Why’s everyone obsessing over 2016? Where has this faux nostalgia come from? Those of us that lived it remember what 2016 was like – it was crap. Loads of fantastic celebrities died, the voters of the UK and US made two of the worst decisions in modern history, and The […]

2 months ago

Eyewitnesses were fearful when the agents entered the family-owned Mexican restaurant. It’s being reported that ICE agents dined at a Mexican restaurant in Minnesota before detaining its employees. Both the Minnesota Star Tribune and WCCO have reported that four ICE officers had lunch at a family-owned Mexican restaurant called El Tapatio in Willmar, Minnesota on 14 January. Hours later […]

2 months ago

We’d argue the film is one of the all-time great sequels. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 18 January) is For a Few Dollars More, the second entry in actor Clint Eastwood and director Sergio Leone’s iconic Dollars trilogy of Westerns. The 1965 film takes place in the Wild West, where a murderous outlaw […]

2 months ago

Playing out like a heist movie, the film has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 18 January) is How to Blow Up a Pipeline, the brilliant 2022 indie thriller from director Daniel Goldhaber (Cam, the upcoming Faces of Death remake). Inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name […]

2 months ago

One TD stated that the flexibility would ensure fans can watch late-night games together safely. Calls have been made for later pub opening hours should Ireland qualify for this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Independent TD Barry Heneghan has urged the Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan, to temporarily extend pub licensing hours temporarily. The Dublin Bay […]

2 months ago

Emergency services attended the scene yesterday evening. A woman aged in her 60s has died in a house fire in Limerick city. Emergency services attended the scene in Chesterfield Downs around 5.30pm yesterday evening, Saturday January 17. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene which was then preserved for technical examination. No other injuries […]

2 months ago

The fatal incident occurred overnight. A man in his late teens has died in a single-vehicle road crash in Galway overnight. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal collision on the N65 at Loughrea around 2.20am this morning, Sunday January 18. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene and his body has been […]

2 months ago

Any takers? A historic 19th century defence tower is currently for sale in Dublin for €375,000. Located directly above Donabate beach, Martello tower was built in the 1800s with an aim of defending against a possible Napoleon invasion. It hosts ‘uninterrupted panoramas of Lambay Island, the Howth Peninsula, Balcarrick Beach, and the Malahide Estuary’. The […]

2 months ago

We’re halfway through January guys. If you’re doing Dry January, well done. If you’re doing Veganuary, well done. If you’re doing no January-based challenges, well done. Simply making it through the gloom of this month is an achievement worth celebrating. The rain clouds always part for the pub quiz though. Every now and again, I […]

2 months ago

The money will aid communities in Gaza and the West Bank. Ireland has announced a €42m Palestine aid package. The announcement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs, Helen McEntee visited the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza yesterday. This funding includes €20 million towards the core funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency […]

2 months ago

The movie features two Oscar-winners in the leading roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 12 January) is Mothers’ Instinct, a psychological thriller movie starring Oscar-winning actresses Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain. Set in early ’60s suburban America, the pair play best friends and neighbours Alice (Chastain) and Celine (Hathaway) who “both live an […]

2 months ago

He appeared in the soap for over a decade. Popular EastEnders actor Derek Martin has died at the age of 92. He played Charlie Slater in the show, first appearing on Albert Square in 2000. The actor’s death was confirmed via social media by a family friend. They wrote: “It is with deepest regret to […]

2 months ago

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 […]

2 months ago

The accident occurred on Saturday evening. A man in his 40s has died following a two car collision in Kerry. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after the fatal road traffic collision which occurred after 6.30pm on the N22 near Dromadeesirt yesterday evening, Saturday January 10. One of the drivers, a man in his 40s, was […]

2 months ago

A quizzing storm brews Was it too much to ask for a nice, peaceful start to 2026? Well, clearly yes. From Venezuela to Greenland, with icy weather thrown in for good measure, 2026 is giving off unsettling vibes. Let’s hope it’s not starting as it means to go on. But some things never change. Chelsea are still sacking managers […]

2 months ago

The film comes from an Oscar-winning director. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 5 January) is U Turn, the star-studded 1997 neo-noir crime thriller film. Directed by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon), it sees another Oscar winner Sean Penn play Bobby Cooper, a drifter in debt to a violent gangster whose car breaks down […]

2 months ago

You may be surprised at some of the findings… Ireland’s cleanest and dirtiest towns have been revealed in a new survey. Business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL), assessed 40 locations across nationwide before publishing the list, from least littered to most littered. Sligo has replaced Naas as Ireland’s cleanest town, with the town’s Quayside Shopping […]

2 months ago

One of our favourite films of recent years, it has a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 4 January) Blackberry, the brilliant 2023 biographical comedy drama. Co-written and directed by Matt Johnson (Nirvanna the Band the Show), the Canadian movie is a dramatised account of the rise and fall of […]

2 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 […]

2 months ago

It’s getting creepy at this point… It’s no secret at this point that The Simpsons has an eery way of predicting real life events – from Trump’s presidency to the effects of climate change. Showrunner Matt Selman told People that ‘if you study history and math, it would be literally impossible for us not to predict […]

3 months ago

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star in the biographical sports drama. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 31 December) is Air, the 2023 biographical sports drama starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. The critically film sees Ben Affleck, who also directed the movie, play Phil Knight – the co-founder and CEO of Nike. In the […]

3 months ago

The collision occurred yesterday morning. The man who died in a e-scooter collision on Christmas Day in Waterford has been named. Alan Walsh, a local man in his 40s, died after colliding with a car at the junction of Manor Hill (Bunker’s Hill) and Hennessy’s Road yesterday, December 25, at around 11am. The father-of-two from […]

3 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 […]

3 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 […]

3 months ago

They will replace the original fleet which have been in service since 1984. The Department of Transport has ordered 100 new energy-efficient DART trains. This follows two recent orders for new DART trains, bringing the total invested by the Government in new electric-powered DART trains to approximately €670 million. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien commented […]

3 months ago

Four of the top 10 movies were released between 1946-1990. Ireland’s favourite Christmas movie has been revealed. With the big day just around the corner, new research from Virgin Media Ireland has resulted in a list of the countries most-loved festive flicks. The new study compiled the top 100 highest-grossing Christmas films and analysed their search volumes each December since 2021. The […]

3 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 […]

3 months ago

The plan would see the line extended to Finglas with four additional stops. Plans to extend the Luas green line have been challenged in court. The extension plan, which would see a 4 kilometer stretch from Broombridge to Charlestown got planning approval in October 2025. It would see four additional stops added to the line […]

3 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 […]

3 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 […]

3 months ago

It was launched by President Catherine Connolly at a special Foras na Gaeilge event. The launch of the first-ever Irish dictionary has been hailed as a ‘historic moment’ for the language. An Foclóir Nua Gaeilge is the first monolingual ‘Irish-Irish’ dictionary, allowing anyone searching for the meaning of an Irish word to do so without […]

3 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. […]

3 months ago

Investigations are ongoing. Three people have died after two separate crashes in Tipperary. Emergency Services responded to a collision involving four vehicles on a local road at Killeen, Ballinunty shortly before 6pm yesterday evening, Saturday December 13. The occupants of one of the cars, two men in their early 20s and late teens, were pronounced […]

3 months ago

Based on a graphic novel, the film mines a universal fear for maximum tension. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 8 December) is Old, the 2021 horror thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs, the upcoming Trap). Based on the Swiss graphic novel Sandcastle, the film revolves around a group of […]

3 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 […]

3 months ago

Criscilla Anderson sadly passed away at the age of 45. A Netflix star has announced her own death in a heartbreaking social media post. Criscilla Anderson, who starred in Netflix reality show Country Ever After, sadly passed away at the age of 45 following a battle with colon cancer. In a post shared via her friend Lindsey Villatoro’s account, […]

3 months ago