We’ll leave you to decide whether that is a good or a bad thing. James Corden is set to become a regular fixture on TV in Ireland and the UK after it was announced that The Late Late Show will be available to Sky customers from July 19 onwards. Thanks in no small part to […]

10 years ago

Nope, we can’t believe it either. Boris Johnson has announced that he will not be running for the leadership of the Conservative Party, ruling out the possibility of him succeeding David Cameron as Prime Minister. During a speech in London today, at what was supposed to be the launch of his campaign to become the […]

10 years ago

Well deserved. Last week, we told you about a barman from the Dáil Bar in Galway, John O’Connor, who lost his wallet while following Ireland at the Euros and was amazed to find that it had been returned, with everything intact, to his place of work by an anonymous stranger. The only thing in the […]

10 years ago

At times like this, sometimes you need something to laugh about. Less than a week on from Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the implications of ‘Brexit’ have yet to fully sink in, but there’s plenty of concern about what might be about to come down the road. In such uncertain times it’s hard to […]

10 years ago

She’s the only actress in the top ten. Scarlett Johansson has become the highest-grossing female movie star of all time thanks to two major box-office successes in 2016. With Captain America: Civil War and The Jungle Book rolling in the dough in cinemas across the world, movies starring the 31-year old have now raked in […]

10 years ago

Cringe. A handshake is often an important way of making a positive first impression with an acquaintance. Too soft and limp and you could be accused of being weak. Inflict too tight a grip and you could be accused of being overbearing. Nice and firm, however and you’re off to a great start. So often […]

10 years ago

A Lille club with a big heart. As Kilkenny football teams have found out over the years, it can be tough to survive when the locals aren’t interested in the game you’re playing. Apologies to the dedicated football folk in the Marble County, the analogy was merely to illustrate the difficulties faced by Lille Football […]

10 years ago

Good to see there are still some kind people in the world. The Dáil Bar in Galway city are offering a reward to the good Samaritan who returned the wallet of an employee of the bar, who lost it while supporting Ireland at Euro 2016. John O’ Connor, a long-standing barman in the Dáil Bar, […]

10 years ago

Ever been to Broughshane? If you have, you’ll probably have sat up and taken notice because it’s just been named as the best kept town in Ireland. The Antrim town won the overall award as well as coming out on top in the best kept small town category. Terryglass in Tipperary was the winner of […]

10 years ago

You could nearly have two weddings there for the price of one here. A survey by Ocean Finance has revealed that the average cost of a wedding in the UK is approximately £8,000 (approximately €10,400), which, as you might suspect, falls way short of the cost of a wedding on this side of the pond. […]

10 years ago

Seeing this car spinning down the motorway must have been some sight. As was once famously illustrated in Friends, mattresses aren’t the easiest things to have to shift from one place to another, but there are ways and means that are far safer than witnessed on the M50 this week. The Gardai today released pictures […]

10 years ago

It would make you proud. The appreciation for the exploits of Irish fans at the Euros shows no sign of stopping, with Sky News the latest major media organisation to pay tribute to the followers of the Boys in Green. Buzzfeed and ESPN have already highlighted their admiration for Irish supporters in France and Sky […]

10 years ago

Can’t say we saw this one coming. Last week, JOE reader Jimmy Phelan was heading to a birthday party being held for the daughter of a close friend of his. Jimmy wanted to get her a nice card to mark the occasion and thought he couldn’t go wrong with a nice pink one he picked […]

10 years ago

It took nearly four weeks to film but it was well worth it. Before we continue, let’s get the obligatory spoiler alert out of the way… Now that that’s taken care of, wasn’t that Game of Thrones episode just AMAZING? Season Six had slowly been building towards something special and as has been the case […]

10 years ago

Let’s hope she hasn’t a brother or sister named Terra. Despite not playing a single minute in the tournament so far, Northern Ireland’s Will Griggs has been one of the major talking points of Euro 2016. The song in his name, ‘Will Grigg’s on fire’ has become nothing short of a sensation, so much so […]

10 years ago

After the success of The Guard and Cavalry, expectations are high. Plot’s it all about? In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Terry Monroe (Skarsgård) and Bob Bolaño (Peña) are two corrupt cops who set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate […]

10 years ago

The other pilots had her back too. A frank exchange of views between an air traffic controller in Dublin Airport and a British Airways pilot has gone viral after it was widely shared on social media on Monday. According to Dublin Live, there were delays at Dublin Airport on Sunday after a transatlantic jet was […]

10 years ago

This doesn’t make for pleasant reading. There has been a 50% increase in callouts for cockroach infestation in Ireland in 2016 compared to last year, according to figures released by Rentokil. Data collected by the pest control company revealed that there was a 50% increase in callouts in Ireland April 2016 compared to the same […]

10 years ago

This is off the scale. Forget the national anthem or ‘The Fields of Athenry’, there’s no doubting that ‘Shane Long’s on fire’ has been the unofficial song of Euro 2016 for Irish fans so far. Every English-speaking country at the tournament has their own version of a song that goes to the tune of Gala’s […]

10 years ago

It is due to be discussed by the Cabinet on Tuesday. The Government are believed to be considering introducing a change to the penalty points system in Ireland in an effort to prevent motorists from avoiding a conviction in court. According to the Irish Examiner, the Cabinet will discuss a measure that would allow motorists […]

10 years ago

Looking for a new show to watch? This should fit the bill… if you can stomach it. With a star-studded cast and JJ Abrams amongst the production team, HBO’s Westwood looks like it might be the show we’re all talking about in the very near future. Ed Harris, Thandie Newton, Ben Barnes and Anthony Hopkins […]

10 years ago

Saturday’s defeat is but a distant memory at this stage. The manner of Ireland’s defeat to Belgium on Saturday was pretty galling, but in a major tournament when the games are coming thick and fast, it’s important to park disappointment and move on as quickly as possible. We’re sure Martin O’Neill has been drilling that […]

10 years ago

“When I’m in that position again – and I know I will be – I’ll handle it probably a little bit better.” It was a tough day at the office for Shane Lowry on Sunday after a day that had promised so much ended with him finishing joint runner-up at the US Open in Oakmont. […]

10 years ago

No gym. No weights. No excuses. Inter-county players spend a huge amount of time training and preparing their bodies for the rigours of championship football these days. But like most of us, there are some days when life gets in the way for the best players in the country and they have to find ways […]

10 years ago

Beautiful. RTÉ really pulled it out of the bag with their Conor McGregor promo before Ireland v Sweden and it looks as if they’ve repeated the trick for Ireland v Belgium on Saturday. We’re not sure if this will be broadcast immediately before the game, but even if it isn’t, you should probably watch it […]

10 years ago

Howay the lads! On the go for nearly a decade at this stage, Cú Chulainns GAC have largely been represented by students from Sunderland and Northumbria Universities since 2007, but they have also have a core group of Irish people who have made a home for themselves in England’s North East. Though they haven’t been […]

10 years ago

Know anyone who’d be up for this? Want to feel old? It’s been 15 years since the last of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, was released in cinemas. That’s right, 15 years. Rather than cry and wonder where the years have gone, however, Irish fans of the trilogy can […]

10 years ago

No sign of John though. Lord knows what she did to him. John might not have been safe when she was around but a group of Irish supporters found Rynagh O’Grady, AKA Mary from Father Ted, to be lovely company when they ran into her in Bordeaux on Thursday night. Kevin O’Brien, a Meath man, […]

10 years ago

Irish fans in France, we need your help. We don’t think any set of supporters at the Euros have quite the array of colourful flags that Irish fans have brought to the tournament. Ahead of Saturday’s clash against Belgium, one very important one has gone missing and if you happen to be following the Boys […]

10 years ago

Somebody in the capital could be about to breathe a huge sigh of relief. As anyone who’s ever owned or purchased one will know, an engagement ring is not something you want to misplace. It’s not just the fact that they can be pretty expensive, there’s massive sentimental value there as well. Of course Sod’s […]

10 years ago

It’s a little bit all over the shop. Got plans for the weekend? If they involve being outdoors you’ll probably want to pack an umbrella, some sun cream and maybe just a rain jacket to be safe because we’re going to be treated to a little bit of everything weather-wise over the coming days. According […]

10 years ago

Will you be listening in? Hector O’Heochagain and Danny O’Reilly, the lead singer of the Coronas, will be part of a new Today FM weekend schedule that comes into effect on the first weekend of July. Hector, who has been a regular on Today FM in recent years and is currently covering for Ian Dempsey […]

10 years ago

A bit of a laugh at the expense of the neighbours. A large portion of Ireland fans in France have made their way to Bordeaux ahead of the Belgium game on Saturday and quite a lot of them gathered at the Connemara pub to watch England v Wales on Thursday afternoon. Even before Gareth Bale […]

10 years ago

Five changes to a side that made history last weekend. South-African born lock Quinn Roux will make his Ireland debut in a side that’s been given a good shake-up since last weekend’s historic victory over the Springboks in Cape Town. Tadgh Furlong and Rhys Ruddock also come into the pack, with Ruddock set to start […]

10 years ago

Thankfully, she is currently doing well at the ISPCA Equine Rescue Centre in Mallow, Co. Cork. A mare and her three week young foal were recently removed from a field in East Cork by ISPCA Inspector Lisa O’Donovan. The mare was found to have been suffering from severe photosensitivity, with horrific lesions where the skin […]

10 years ago

What a sound thing to do. There were any amount of examples of Irish and Swedish fans getting on swimmingly before their encounter in Paris on Monday; the communal singing of Abba songs providing the best example. Before the madness of Monday, there was an encounter between Irish and Swedish fans in Quigley’s Point Bar […]

10 years ago

“Mammy, mammy, I’m being good amn’t I?” One week into Euro 2016, it’s been clear that the behaviour of the respective supporters at the tournament, as opposed to the actual football, has been the major talking point thus far. Thankfully, the locals in France can’t seem to get enough of the Irish supporters and their […]

10 years ago

Does this come as a surprise? A new report by Eurostat has revealed that Ireland had the highest alcohol prices in the European Union in 2015, 175% greater than the EU average. The Eurostat report found that the highest alcohol price levels were to be found in Ireland, Finland and the United Kingdom, while the […]

10 years ago

Tear gas was used by French riot police in an attempt to disperse fans on Wednesday night. 36 people were arrested and 16 people were taken to hospital as a result of the latest clashes between English and Russian fans in Lille on Wednesday night. According to the Guardian, at least 36 people were arrested […]

10 years ago

The incident occurred late on Tuesday evening. Updated: 22.20 The body of a two-year old boy has been found after he was dragged into water by an alligator at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Florida on Tuesday night. Lane Graves was playing in the water close to his family on the shoreline at the […]

10 years ago

In case you didn’t know, drinking in Paris can be expensive. If they weren’t aware of it before they went, Irish fans wouldn’t have been long finding that out in Paris in the last few days. Colin Joseph McGerty and five of his mates from Fermanagh paid a visit to a bar in central Paris […]

10 years ago

“You’re a fraud Nigel. Go back down the river.” Voters in the UK will take to the polls next week to decide whether or not they want Britain to remain as part of the European Union. Perhaps the most bizarre debate of the entire campaign occurred on the Thames in London on Wednesday, when Bob […]

10 years ago

In the most romantic city on Earth, Irish fans have been busy winning hearts. To say that the Irish fans have been enjoying themselves at the Euros is something of an understatement. Since the weekend, followers of the Boys in Green have been at the centre of so many memorable moments, from an impromptu Rock […]

10 years ago

We probably all know someone who’s exactly like this. It may be something of a generalisation, but there would be plenty of members of older generations who feel that, in the social media age, manners aren’t as important as they used to be. For those of you who believe that common courtesy is a crucial […]

10 years ago

Fingers crossed. Gary Neville will return to a role as a pundit with Sky Sports next season, according to a report in the Daily Mail. According to the Daily Mail, word within the England camp is that Neville will accept what was an open-ended invitation from Sky to return to the role following England’s involvement […]

10 years ago

He has cancelled the trip he was scheduled to make later this month. Presumptive Republican nominee for the US Presidency, Donald Trump, has cancelled a scheduled trip to Ireland later this month. Trump was due to visit his resort in Doonbeg in Clare sometime between June 22 and June 25, but reports suggest he has […]

10 years ago

Well played, fellas. Tourists that come to Ireland love to sample a bit of local culture, and a traditional music session is one of the most highly-recommended experiences for visitors to our shores. All the better when we can bring it to them on their own patch, which is exactly what Aaron Dolan and Shane […]

10 years ago

More shameful scenes. The scenes of violence that have tarnished the opening week of Euro 2016 reared their ugly head in Lille once again on Tuesday night. The Russian Football Federation had been issued with a suspended disqualification on Tuesday following violent scenes inside the Stade Velodrome during their meeting with England on Saturday night, […]

10 years ago

Limerick, ya big ride. The people of Limerick hardly need an excuse to feel proud of their home city, but they’ll be positively glowing after a look at this wonderful footage. Put together by Pavol Hlavac as part of his project, Limerick City in Motion, it shows the Treaty City in a wonderful light ahead […]

10 years ago

This is excellent news. HBO have confirmed that Curb Your Enthusiasm, one of the longest-running (and one of the best) comedy series on TV, will return for a ninth season in the near future. With 80 episodes to date, Curb Your Enthusiasm is HBO’s longest-running scripted comedy or drama series, starring the great Larry David […]

10 years ago