Chivalry is alive and well in the Faithful County. Nobody likes getting clamped and unless you harbour a particular dislike for a certain individual or they are blatantly breaking the law, it’s not something you like to see happen to fellow motorists either. When Offaly GAA star Paraic Sullivan, who last year spoke of his […]

10 years ago

Do you own a car registered before 2008? If so, this might be of interest. If you own a car, you’re probably well aware of the fact that different motor tax rates apply to vehicles registered before and after 2008 in Ireland. You can read the exact details regarding the application of tax rates here, […]

10 years ago

It’ll be sad to see the end of such a magnificent mane, but it’s all for a good cause. Robert Giffney is the owner of HIM Barber Shop in North Dublin so it’s fair to say he knows his stuff when it comes to hair. For the last two years, he has been growing his […]

10 years ago

This could be well worth a shot. A road safety officer with the Mayo County Council wants motorists who are caught using their mobile phone while driving in Ireland to have their devices impounded. A similar measure has been in effect in Cape Town in South Africa since 2012 and as of 2015, the programme […]

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It might just be Steve’s big break in the music industry *JOE gets coat*. Those of you heading to Tullamore for the Castlepalooza festival in July will be delighted to know that a number of great acts have been added to the line-up, including snooker legend Steve Davis. Davis, who recently announced his retirement from […]

10 years ago

Set to be THE cinematic release of the summer. Plot’s it all about? Forget your Independence Days, your Captain Americas or your X-Mens, there’s only one cinematic release that matters this summer and it’s the documentary about the life and times of Michael ‘Mattress Mick’ Flynn. Self-described as “Ireland’s craziest salesman,” he has starred in […]

10 years ago

A very poignant moment. 27 years after one of the biggest tragedies in the history of sport, a jury returned a verdict on Tuesday morning that the 96 Liverpool fans that lost their lives at Hillsborough were unlawfully killed and that supporter behaviour in no way contributed to the danger. The verdicts delivered brings justified […]

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Spot-on. Anyone who’s ever played GAA will identify with some, if not all, of these characters. You might even fit the profile yourself or if you don’t, you’ll definitely know someone from your own club who’s just like the characters humorously and very accurately summed up by Rory’s Stories in a sketch that featured on […]

10 years ago

“I’d get sh*t-faced and watch that.” Most of you probably know all about him, but for those of you who don’t know Bill Burr, he’s one of the funniest men on the planet. Loud, often crass and never afraid to upset people, Burr has enjoyed huge success as a stand-up comic and as an actor […]

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Make sure you don’t miss out. All Irish students going on a J1 to the United States this summer have been warned to book their Embassy Visa interview as soon as possible to ensure they have their Visa issued before they travel this summer. The US Embassy in Dublin have advised that all students who […]

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Apocalypse is back… and he’s angry. Plot’s it all about? The world’s first and most powerful mutant, Apocalypse, has awoken from a hibernation of thousands of years and he doesn’t care much for what’s happened while he was asleep. In fact, he’s so angry that he’s decided to enlist some help – from four horsemen, including […]

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A great event for those taking their first steps on the triathlon trail. Bressie’s A Lust for Life Ironmind Triathlon will take place on Saturday July 9 in Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, an event that is targeted specifically at beginners. For the first time ever, the Ironmind triathlon will feature an exciting 750m swim […]

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In the last week of April… Temperatures are set to be “several degrees below normal” this week as a blast of Arctic air is set to make its presence felt in Ireland and the UK. Sleet and snow has been forecast to arrive in the UK and there is a chance of it hitting mountain […]

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The blaze was inaccessible and left to burn out. Residents of south Armagh and parts of Louth, including Dundalk, bore witness to smoke billowing from a huge gorse fire in Slieve Brack Mountain above Forkhill on Sunday evening. According to the BBC, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was inaccessible and was […]

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Drinks and snacks are coming. Game of Thrones returned to TV screens for a sixth season last night (no spoilers here, don’t worry), much to the excitement of the show’s millions of fans around the globe. It was such a big deal that fans of the show held Game of Thrones viewing parties to make […]

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A flavour of many WhatsApp conversations to come. No sane Irish person hasn’t been involved in a text or a WhatsApp conversation where they haven’t been crying out for a Tayto emoji to express exactly how they’re feeling, but that won’t be a problem any longer. The popular crisp brand have decided to enter the […]

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Fitting, considering that Prince is the GOAT (Greatest of all time). The world paid tribute to Prince over the weekend following news of his sad passing on Thursday. Of all the tributes paid to Prince, Bruce Springsteen’s wonderful performance of Purple Rain was perhaps the most powerful of all, but there was an equally powerful […]

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Fantastic news for the Dingle band. Walking on Cars will perform their biggest headline show to date at the 3 Arena on 12 November this year, the band confirmed this morning. The news was revealed live on Ian Dempsey’s Breakfast Show on Today FM this morning and having teased that they were going to make […]

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Oh Charlie… History has shown us that footballers’ fashion sense often tends to be, shall we say, unconventional, at the best times. Remember that infamous photo from the Barcelona dressing room last year, for example? Messi looks like a dad at the school prom pic.twitter.com/XLeT2VbaTX — Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 22, 2015 You wouldn’t expect to […]

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Who’d have thought filling out a form could be such fun? In normal circumstances it wouldn’t, of course, but there’s a novelty in filling out a document that we only have to fill out once every five years and that applies to every single member of the population. There’s a vulnerability about having to reveal […]

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McGregor broke the news on his Twitter account early on Monday morning. Conor McGregor has claimed that he will now fight at UFC 200 after all, three days after the UFC stated that he would not be fighting Nate Diaz in Las Vegas on July 9. Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC […]

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Could it be you? One person in Ireland will wake up €7.9million richer on Sunday morning following the National Lottery draw on Saturday night. The winning ticket was bought in the south-east of the country, so if you’re from Wexford, Waterford, Carlow or Kilkenny and you bought a ticket in the last few days, we’d […]

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Holy moly, this guy is good. Walk through the busy streets of Dublin on a Saturday afternoon and you’ll find there’s plenty of entertainment to be had from a wide variety of street performers. In Temple Bar earlier today, one performer appeared to attract attention more than most, but when you can pull off some […]

10 years ago

One for an older audience. UB40 are playing the 3 Arena in Dublin this Saturday night and just because they might appeal to an older crowd doesn’t mean it’s not going to be a lively affair. In fact, judging by this recording by JOE reader Jason Shaw on the Luas on the way to the […]

10 years ago

We doubt too many people would be going back for more the following day. Certain rules and restrictions apply regarding the purchase of alcohol in Ireland. For example, you’re not allowed purchase alcohol on Good Friday (barring certain exceptions), while off-license sale of alcohol is only permitted between 10.30am and 10pm on weekdays and 12.30pm […]

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What a game. Manchester United made it through to their first FA Cup Final in nine years this evening and they did so in the most dramatic circumstances after a last-gasp victory over Everton at Wembley. Anthony Martial scored the decisive goal in injury time at the end of the second half after a Chris […]

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Jimmy Fallon can certainly hold a note. The host of The Tonight show was dining with friends in Le Crocodile restaurant in Vancouver on Thursday night, when according to YouTuber Mahram Z. Foadi, they got up in the middle of their meal to sing a song. The song in question, R Kelly’s Ignition, doesn’t necessarily […]

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For the weekend that’s in it. Ireland marked the centenary of the Easter Rising in style on Easter weekend a number of weeks’ back and more significant dates in the commemorations will follow in the coming days. Easter arrived early in the calendar year this year, but in 1916, Easter Monday, the date the rising […]

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The plane was en route from Manchester to New York when it made an emergency landing in Shannon this afternoon. A spokesperson for Shannon Airport told RTE that he had no information as to what caused the emergency landing. Unconfirmed reports suggest that it may have been because there was smoke coming from the lavatory […]

10 years ago

Katie’s not the only Taylor who knows what to do in a ring. The Taylors may well be most famous for the fighting prowess of Katie, but big brother Lee showed that he too is no slouch in the ring. Lee, who fights on Ireland’s Muay Thai and K1 kickboxing circuit and is pictured in […]

10 years ago

All is not as it may seem at first. It’s often easy to get distracted by muppets on the road, especially when they seem to be staring back at you from a van that seemingly has no back doors. That’s the initial impression drivers would have when travelling behind the vehicle in the picture below, […]

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This is very funny and very uncomfortable at the same time. Plenty of Irish funny people have made a huge impact across the pond in recent years and Sean Burke is seeking to become the latest one, having just had a comedy pilot, Hollywood Hijack, released by Channel 4 online. In the pilot, Wicklow native […]

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From despair to delirium in a matter of hours. An Everton fan named Dan woke up this morning excited at the prospect of bringing his five-year old son to Wembley to take in the FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester United. Dan and his son had arranged to travel to London from Liverpool via a […]

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Rich pickings for two of the league’s in-form strikers J-League By the looks of it, most of the leading lights of the J-League made good use of the chips at their disposal in Gameweek 34. In fact, not a single member of the top 20 failed to register a score in excess of 100 points. […]

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It’s still not particularly expensive, mind. The cost of an annual Dublin Bikes subscription is set to increase by 50 per cent over the next year as Dublin City Council seek a more affordable way of managing a scheme that has been in existence since 2009. According to the Irish Times, Dublin City Council can […]

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This is special. The song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ is and forever will be associated with Sinéad O’Connor, but it is a song that was originally written and composed by Prince for a side project of his called The Family back in the mid-1980s. O’Connor made it her own in the song itself and the […]

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“Alan Keogh loves posting updates on Facebook about his toes.” Singapore Gaelic Lions will celebrate their 20th birthday next year and it should be one hell of a party considering that they are one of the biggest GAA clubs in Asia with over 300 members. Those 300 members include people from Asia, North America and […]

10 years ago

Shane Long’s name lends itself to some very catchy slogans. You may remember, for example, the Lionel Richie-themed Shane Long Irish flag that went on tour with Irish fans to Poland last year. Another group of Irish fans – Niall Gunning, Nicky Barr, Mossy Walsh and Sean Coyle – haven’t been able to get their […]

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Procrastinators rejoice. Just in case there was any danger of the face-swap function going stale after its wildly popular introduction, Snapchat have ensured that people will use it more than ever with their most recent update. Originally, Snapchat users were able to use the face-swap function on two people/animals/objects that could fit within your camera […]

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Eh… Tributes to Prince have been flowing in from around the world following his sad passing on Thursday. Celebrities from all walks of life have paid tribute to a man who was easily one of the most influential musicians of all time, but we’re not sure what to make of this one from Mike Tyson, […]

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Another classy move by RTE. Shortly after Joanna Donnelly managed to sneak a Prince reference into her weather report on the news, Prime Time paid their own tribute by playing probably his most famous ever song over the end credits on Thursday night. Sent into us by JOE reader Paul Byrne, it was another classy […]

10 years ago

So far, only iPhone users in the UK appear to have been affected. iPhone users have been warned to be wary of a fake text message phishing scam designed to glean Apple IDs and other personal information. According to The Independent, iPhone users are being sent unsolicited messages purporting to have been sent from official […]

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Wow. News of the death of Prince at the age of 57 came as a huge shock to the music world on Thursday night. His loss was keenly felt in his home city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where thousands of people turned out in a public display of mourning for the musician after his death was […]

10 years ago

Highs of 17 degrees in places. Sunny spells throughout the country gave Ireland a taste of summer this week and we revelled in the chance to spend some time outside without getting soaked or having to wear layer upon layer to keep warm. Thankfully, according to Met Eireann, the dry weather looks set to hang […]

10 years ago

A nice touch. The world lost one of the most popular and influential musicians of all time on Thursday as Prince passed away at the age of 57. Tributes to the man behind Raspberry Beret, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World and a string of other hits flowed in from around the world on […]

10 years ago

So many classics to choose from. This week, as boot lovers will almost certainly know, adidas released a new boot, the Copa SL. A tribute to one of the most beloved Adidas boots, the Copa Mundial, with its own modern twist, the Copa SL is a very lovely boot indeed and comfortably sits alongside some […]

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Number one finished wayyyy ahead of the rest of the pack. The 1990s may have been the decade that spawned musical acts such as Whigfield and The Vengaboys, but looking back now, it wasn’t a bad decade for music at all. That claim is backed up when you look at the most popular songs of […]

10 years ago

So you’re telling me there’s a chance? Ridiculous demand meant that not all Irish fans who wanted tickets to Euro 2016 group games were able to get their hands on them, but if you were one of the unlucky ones, all hope is not lost yet. The FAI announced this afternoon that a Uefa ticket […]

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“He was always the life and soul of the party.” Last September, tragedy struck during the SSE Airtricity Dublin half-marathon, when 23-year old John McHugh collapsed and died of a suspected heart attack during the race. A talented rugby player with Coolmine Rugby Club and school captain during his final year in Belvedere College, John’s […]

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Are you up to the challenge? It might be hard to believe with the weather we’ve been having of late, but summer is just around the corner. We wish we could take that as a cue to break out the barbecue and beers, but this is Ireland, where one season blends seamlessly into the next and […]

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