Fair play to everyone involved. In the early hours of Saturday morning, tens of thousands of people across Ireland rose from their comfy, comfy beds to support Darkness Into Light 2016, a fantastic initiative by Irish suicide and self-harm crisis centre, Pieta House. This year was the eighth year that Pieta House has been running […]

10 years ago

The singer took to Facebook on Friday night to respond to Hall’s threat of a $5 million defamation lawsuit. Sinéad Ó’Connor has delivered a firm response to Arsenio Hall after it emerged that the entertainer was planning on suing O’Connor for $5 million for claims she made about Hall, whom, she said, supplied recently deceased […]

10 years ago

Gardai last night revealed details of an incident that occurred in January of this year. A 21-year old motorist who was detected driving at 208 km/h in a 120km/h zone in wet conditions in January was recently sentenced to three months in prison, fined €1,000 and disqualified from driving for four years. An Garda Síochána […]

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Sh*t or get off the pot time. J-League It was a pretty poor showing in the J-League this week, with no team in the top five managing to register a score in excess of 45 points. As a result, Ciaran Tracey’s Bacuna Mata-ta have claimed the outright lead, five points ahead of Brendan Nohilly’s Odds […]

10 years ago

It’s not every day you see a Boeing 767 in the sea off the west coast of Ireland. It was, however, a sight that greeted many people on the west coast on Thursday, as a Boeing 767 made its way from Shannon Airport to Enniscrone, where it will form the centrepiece of the Quirky Glamping […]

10 years ago

If hurling in 35 degree heat sounds like fun, then Garryowen GAC is the club for you. As the hotbed of Australian Rules Football, it’s no surprise that Melbourne is one of the biggest GAA strongholds in the southern hemisphere. Take a trip out to Gaelic Park on any given Sunday and you’ll get a […]

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And it has nothing to do with a strike. Luas red line passengers will have to brace themselves for further disruptions to the service this summer, with seven stops in Dublin city centre set to be out of action for the best part of three months. All Luas stops from Abbey Street to the Point […]

10 years ago

If there’s a catch, we haven’t seen one. People living in Dublin often complain about the cost of renting in the capital and by all accounts, it’s much worse across the pond in London. Or at least it is in the majority of cases, but certainly not for the lucky sod who eventually moves into […]

10 years ago

Only in Junior B. Anyone who has ever played at the grade will know that not everything goes to plan at Junior B level in the GAA, but somehow, teams always find a way to make do. And so it proved in Meath last night where Dunderry found themselves with only 14 players before a […]

10 years ago

The two-tier pay system has caused a lot of anguish amongst public sector workers in Ireland. A petition urging the Irish government to abolish the two-tier public sector pay scale system in Ireland has attracted well over 2,000 signatures since it was set up earlier this week. The petition, on change.org, is calling for the […]

10 years ago

You’ll never conga alone. Liverpool secured qualification for the Europa League Final on Thursday night after a convincing victory over Villarreal on another memorable European night at Anfield. Not many Reds fans would have envisaged a European final and being one game away from Champions League qualification at various stages of what has been an […]

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The fire has been raging in the city of Fort McMurray since Sunday. As many as 8,000 people have been airlifted to safety as a fire continues to cause devastation in the state of Alberta, Canada. Thousands of people who had travelled north of the city of Fort McMurray, where the fire originated, have been […]

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It’s nearly home. In the last few weeks and months, you may have heard something about a Boeing 767 making its way to Enniscrone to form the centrepiece of a new glamping village in the Sligo town. As you can imagine, trying to transport a massive plane to a relatively small town in the west […]

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For the guts of €34,000, it would want to be good. Flying first class is an experience beyond the financial means of a large proportion of airline passengers. If you thought that was expensive, then you can only imagine the hole that flying in what has been dubbed “the world’s most exclusive cabin in the […]

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After going to all that trouble… JOE reader Isaac Butler got in touch with us on Thursday to tell us of a rather annoying experience he had gone through while parking his car in Dublin that morning. When parking his car in a spot he frequents on Cumberland Road in Dublin 2, a short distance […]

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Surely the first time the phrase ‘Like a randy lover’ has been used in a hurling match report. As a sport that can be hot, heavy and full of passion, hurling lends itself to analogies of a romantic nature, analogies that have rarely been used as effortlessly as in the Wicklow People recently. Possibly aware […]

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And it has nothing to do with Fight Club. The Irish version of First Dates has proved both entertaining and popular in its first couple of weeks. The majority of viewers would never subject themselves to having people spy on their dating experiences, of course, but they’re more than happy to watch others go through […]

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Hodor! One particular moment in the latest Game of Thrones episode proved a major talking point amongst fans of the show afterwards, but it wasn’t the only interesting thing to go down in the second episode of Season Six. The deaths of Balon Greyjoy and Roose Bolton, for example, could have quite an impact down […]

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Up with this sort of thing. Chances are you’ve heard of Mayo priest Father John Kenny before. A star of the recent Operation Transformation series on RTE for helping his parishioners to get into shape, he’s been known to take selfies featuring a famous face or two and judging by his Twitter account, he’s fit […]

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The findings were revealed in a report by the Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands. A typical ecstasy pill is now twice as strong as it was in 2005 despite the fact the price of a pill has barely changed in the same period, according to research by the internationally-renowned Trimbos Institute in the Netherlands. A […]

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That’ll teach him. A motorist in Northern Ireland has been fined a whopping £4,000 (approximately €5,058) after being caught using bus lanes in Belfast 91 times over a ten-month period. Since last summer there has been a crackdown on the illegal use of bus lanes in Belfast, with fixed and mobile CCTV cameras capturing the unauthorised […]

10 years ago

Surely a contender for the most romantic name ever heard for a GAA club. The romance isn’t just in the name either; so taken were a bunch of locals in Saint Brieuc in Brittany with the game of Gaelic Football that they set up their own club in 2009 and are still going strong seven […]

10 years ago

The calm before the storm. J-League With just three gameweeks to go, the situation is arse-clenchingly tight at the top of the J-League, with nothing separating the top two as matters draw to a fascinating conclusion. Having topped the table for so-long before a mid-season crisis, Ciaran Tracey’s Bacuna Mata-ta are now level on points […]

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Stunning. Many parts of Ireland experienced snow in what has been crazy week for weather – even by Ireland’s ridiculous standards – but it didn’t stick in most places. It did in a number of elevated areas, such as Mount Errigal in Donegal, where JOE reader Iain Miller hiked to the summit on Friday morning. […]

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It’s going to be some weekend. More than 45 acts have been added to the line-up for this year’s Longitude festival, including the likes of The Lumineers, The Coronas and Run the Jewels. The new additions to the line-up were announced on Friday afternoon and they’ll join headliners such as The National, Kendrick Lamar, Major […]

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Kevin bloody Keegan everybody! Despite the presence of a living football legend on the Late Late, we reckon Graham might just shade it tonight. We’ll let you judge for yourself after having a look at the respective line-ups below. The Late Late Show Kevin Keegan 20 years to the day when he lost it on […]

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Turning off your mobile data while abroad will soon be a thing of the past. There are few things more annoying than checking your phone bill after returning from a trip abroad and realising the exorbitant cost of making phone calls, texting or accessing the internet in another country. Not before time, that’s all going […]

10 years ago

We heartily approve. Umbro this morning revealed the new, white away jersey for the Ireland soccer team and we have to say that we like what we see. The 2016 Ireland AWAY Kit, Pre-Order now at https://t.co/XxEqw8kQL4 pic.twitter.com/2iqeKvuY0T — Umbro Ireland (@UmbroIreland) April 29, 2016 A closer look at the 2016 @FAIreland AWAY Jersey, Pre-Order […]

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Particularly relevant ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend. Even though Ireland is a particularly sociable nation, we’ve all found ourselves in a situation where the prospect of going out for a few pints brings on something of a crisis. On the one hand, the desire to save money and to be productive without being hungover […]

10 years ago

A councillor in Galway has claimed that drinking on the streets of Galway city is “out of control” and that little is being done to stop it. According to the Connacht Tribune, councillor Colette Connolly has queried whether the increase in public order incidents in Galway is connected to excessive drinking on the streets, which […]

10 years ago

It might not actually be as bad as you thought. Nobody was really getting their hopes up after a week in which we’ve had hail, snow, heavy rain and temperatures close to freezing, but there should be an improvement over the weekend. Or at least a slight one. According to Met Éireann, Friday is set […]

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A heads up for anyone who regularly uses the service. Passengers who normally use the Luas green line service were forced to seek alternative means of transport due to a suspension of the service on Friday morning. The day after the latest in a series of one-day strikes by Luas workers in their continued dispute […]

10 years ago

What’s the verdict? Brands in Ireland don’t come much more iconic than Guinness; the distinctive harp has been associated with the black stuff since the 19th century and is recognisable around the globe. For the first time in over a decade, Guinness have decided to tamper with the iconic logo, which has been given an […]

10 years ago

People from Leitrim, Louth and especially Cavan might be slightly offended. It has been over 60 days since the General Election and a new government has yet to be formed in Ireland, although that might be about to change if reports from earlier this week are to be believed. Until then, all we can do […]

10 years ago

#IAmAReason A protest against the decision to divert funding for mental health services attracted a sizeable crowd outside Dáil Éireann on Thursday afternoon. The protest, organised by the Union of Students in Ireland and Mental Health Reform, took place outside the Kildare Street entrance to Dáil Éireann, where a number of speakers outlined their opposition […]

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Excessive speed was a factor in 322 road deaths in Ireland between 2008 and 2012. A new report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA), has revealed a number of statistics surrounding road deaths in Ireland between 2008 and 2012. Amongst the findings in the report, it was revealed that 983 fatal collisions claimed the lives […]

10 years ago

Frightening. A plane travelling from Prague to London was struck by lightning shortly before it landed in Heathrow Airport on Wednesday evening. Footage recorded on the ground by photographer Aled Rhys Jones captured the moment the plane was struck by lightning just after 8pm. Clip via Aled Rhys Jones A number of passengers flying into […]

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The news was confirmed by Health Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday morning. Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has confirmed that planning has been granted for a new national children’s hospital in Dublin. .@finegael Absolutely fantastic news. Planning granted for new national Children's Hospital! Great news for all the children of Ireland — Leo Varadkar (@LeoVaradkar) […]

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No beating around the bush here. The Bank Holiday weekend is upon us and as one of the busiest social weekends of the year, pubs across the country will be going all out to attract customers who are in the mood to party. Chalkboard signs outside a pub are often utilised as a method to […]

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Here we go again. With no resolution yet reached between Luas workers and the Luas operator Transdev, the latest in a long line of Luas strikes came into effect on Thursday morning. Though we all knew it was coming, that doesn’t mean we’re necessarily prepared for the consequences and that certainly seems to be the […]

10 years ago

Just perfect. On Wednesday night, we brought you a glimpse of a Bill O’Herlihy mural that was in the works at the Back Page pub in Phibsborough. Located on a wall in the beer garden out the back of the pub, it depicts Billo in one of his most memorable moments, following Ireland’s victory over […]

10 years ago

Does this sound up your street? Like travel? Good on Snapchat? Free for three months? Then you’ll probably be interested in news that Icelandic airline WOW Air is launching a fantastic job opportunity for travel enthusiasts. As part of its “SnapTraveler” programme, the airline is looking for four social media-savvy individuals to become its travel […]

10 years ago

What was he thinking? Plenty of football fans – and not just Leicester City supporters – would be happy to see the Foxes clinch the Premier League title against Manchester United this weekend, but one Ladbrokes punter will be thinking what might have been. Ladbrokes today revealed details of what they’ve dubbed “the worst cash […]

10 years ago

We’re sure he won’t get any hassel. Dubliners, whatever plans you had for this weekend you might want to think about cancelling them because a bona-fide celebrity is going to be in our midst. That’s right, David Hasselhoff, AKA The Hoff, AKA Baywatch’s Mitch Bucannon, is going to be in Dublin for the Gumball 3,000 […]

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And it’s not going to get much better either. It might be the last week in April, but it sure hasn’t felt like it this week, with unseasonable spells of hail, snow and cold weather hitting parts of the country in the last couple of days. Met Eireann have forecast that it’s going to be […]

10 years ago

This is stunning. People who live in the capital probably take it for granted at times, but there’s an awful lot to do in Dublin if you’re prepared to do a little exploring. If you were in any doubt, a look at this spectacular promotional video from Visit Dublin will give you a taste of […]

10 years ago

The protest is in response to the decision to take funding for mental health services out of the 2016 budget. UCD students will take part in a protest outside Dáil Éireann on Thursday following the decision to divert €12 million worth of funding from the mental health budget. The protest is being organised by the […]

10 years ago

Have you ever seen the likes of it? JOE reader Conor Steen and his friend Jesper (pictured with another friend, Laia, below) were in in Barcelona at the weekend and decided to take in Barcelona’s clash with Sporting Gijon at the Nou Camp. It was a good idea too because Barca were rampant, putting six […]

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Did anyone happen to spot the happy couple? This week’s weather forecast would suggest otherwise, but summer is only just around the corner and we’re bound to get a few decent days where dining al fresco is a real possibility. Two people in Dublin decided to get that trend started early on Tuesday night – […]

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It looks like an end is finally in sight. Over 60 days after the General Election it looks as if a government is on the verge of being formed following the latest in a series of discussions on Tuesday evening. According to the Irish Times, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are on the cusp of […]

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