Ah, would you look at him there. Dublin Zoo says it is “delighted” to announce the arrival of a southern white rhinoceros calf that arrived into the world last Thursday, August 25, at approximately 1.45pm. The male calf, who is yet to be named, was born to mother Ashanti and father Chaka and weighs approximately […]

10 years ago

Wow. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world. Located pretty much bang in the middle of Australia in the Northern Territory, it is visited by hundreds of thousands of people every year despite the considerable effort it takes to get there. Alice Springs, the nearest town […]

10 years ago

All positions are expected to be filled by the end of 2018. 200 new jobs have been announced by VistaMed, the leading Irish catheter and extrusion provider to the global medical device industry, at the official opening of their new, state-of-the-art Research and Development facility in Carrick-on-Shannon. The new positions will bring the total number […]

10 years ago

The term ‘car park’ was thrown about pretty frequently. With schools set to return this week, the blissful days of steady flows of traffic around Dublin in the mornings are set to come to a shuddering halt. In fact, as of Monday morning, it’s already happened. DUBLIN/ M50: Breakdown southbound in the right lane at […]

10 years ago

Holy shit! Divine intervention is something that people choose or choose not to believe in, but sometimes the evidence in its favour is nigh on impossible to ignore. It was either that, or outrageous good fortune that led to a miraculous escape from death for one small pooch during the Codasur 2016 Rally in Santa […]

10 years ago

Skibbereen is the place to be tonight. Paul and Gary O’Donovan arrived home to a heroes’ reception at Cork Airport on Sunday night, a reception fitting of their exploits at the Olympics and the World Rowing Championships. The nation took the brothers from Skibbereen to their hearts thanks to their silver medal in the men’s […]

10 years ago

Start planning your weekend. Electric Picnic is less than a week away and as well as counting down the days between now and Friday, you can now start planning your weekend to the letter after the stage times for this year’s festival were revealed. Here’s how it’s going to go down. MAIN STAGE FRIDAY 22.30-00.00 […]

10 years ago

Reports of shots fired at the airport turned out to be a false alarm. Reports of a shooting at LA Airport caused mayhem on Sunday night, until it was confirmed as a false alarm by LA Airport police. Reports of active shooter at LAX unconfirmed. Police investigating @flyLAXairport pic.twitter.com/NYpjoN54tV — LA Airport PD (@LAAirportPD) August […]

10 years ago

Batten down the hatches. Hurricane Gaston, the first Category 3 hurricane of the Atlantic season, could potentially make its presence felt in Ireland next week. The hurricane formed off the coast of Florida and is set to head north eastwards across the Atlantic over the coming days, potentially bringing winds of up to 70mph to […]

10 years ago

A sad day for WWE fans. WWE Hall of Famer Harry Fujiwara, AKA Mr. Fuji, has passed away at the age of 82. The cause of his death has not yet been disclosed. Mr. Fuji spent 30 years in the WWE as both a competitor and subsequently as a manager and was inducted into the […]

10 years ago

Playing for your county can be a curse as well as a blessing, it seems. For GAA players, there is no greater honour that representing your county at the highest level. It is an honour bestowed on only those talented enough to compete against players of a similar level in rival counties and earns a […]

10 years ago

And we thought it was the bride who was supposed to make the grand entrance. That’s usually the case, but Ronan Waldron made sure that everyone was going to notice him and his groomsmen before his wedding to Colleen in Ballyhaunis in Mayo on Saturday. No need for a fancy car for Ronan and company, […]

10 years ago

The United Airlines pilots had been due to fly to New York on Saturday morning. Two United Airlines pilots were arrested at Glasgow Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol before a transatlantic flight to New York. According to the BBC, the pilots were held in the cockpit by police as passengers […]

10 years ago

Well played Philly. Dublin fans will remember their epic All-Ireland semi-final victory over Kerry for a long, long time but, sadly, it came too late for one of their biggest fans of all. Five-year-old Ben Farrell, known as ‘Batman’ Ben as he was such a big fan of the caped crusader, sadly passed away earlier […]

10 years ago

The Meath man was in charge of Dublin’s epic victory over Kerry at Croke Park in the All-Ireland semi-final. Referee David Gough had objects thrown at him as he left the pitch following the All-Ireland semi-final, according to claims by a number of journalists at Croke Park. Gough took charge of an enthralling clash between […]

10 years ago

Terribly sad news. A 51-year old man has passed away in hospital after collapsing at Goodison Park during Everton’s victory over Stoke City on Saturday afternoon. Everton released a statement on Saturday evening confirming that the fan passed away at Aintree Hospital shortly after having been taken there by ambulance from Goodison Park. We are […]

10 years ago

It works, it actually works. If television and movies have taught us anything, it’s that the first course of action for people who somehow find themselves stranded on deserted islands is to scrawl desperate cries for help in the sand. It didn’t work for Tom Hanks in Castaway but, just this week, it did help […]

10 years ago

Ryanair has added an extra flight from Lisbon to Dublin on Sunday as a result. Approximately 140 passengers were left stranded at Lisbon Airport on Saturday morning after a strike by security staff led to the cancellation of a Ryanair flight to Dublin. The flight, which had been due to depart at 10am on Saturday, […]

10 years ago

Beautiful. Kerry hardly needs any help when it comes to selling itself as a beautiful part of the world, but the county has had plenty of help in recent times. The Kingdom is one of the biggest selling points of the wildly popular Wild Atlantic Way, while the recent visits of the cast and crew […]

10 years ago

She is kind of a big deal. Comedian Amy Schumer was performing in Dublin on Friday night and by the sounds of things, she put on a hell of show at the 3 Arena. She also seemed to genuinely have a whale of a time in town over the last couple of days, seeing sites […]

10 years ago

Occasionally… Those of us who have tried manfully to stick to a healthy eating plan know that you need a release every now and again. If you know that, at a certain point of a week, you can look forward to eating what you want and not have to worry about the consequences, it makes […]

10 years ago

There were a number of complaints by local residents, but no arrests were made. Gardai in Castlebar were called to an all-night, open-air rave that took place on the outskirts of the town in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to the Connaught Telegraph, Gardai in Castlebar acted on a number of complaints from […]

10 years ago

Many Galwegians will have very fond memories of this place. The Warwick Hotel in Galway, the scene of many a great night out for Galwegians and outsiders for generations, is to be demolished to make way for a new development on the site in Salthill. According to the Connacht Tribune, it is anticipated but not […]

10 years ago

How many GAA clubs can boast a man that was one of the strongest players in FIFA ’15? Not many can, but Columbus Gaelic Football club in Ohio can, as they can count MLS player Adam Bedell (Columbus Crew, Orlando City) amongst their ranks. Formed in 2011, 2016 was Columbus Gaelic Football club’s first competitive […]

10 years ago

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The J-League The breakneck pace at which the J-League has taken off was maintained in Gameweek 2 and already there’s a danger of falling way behind the leaders with just one bad week. As if to illustrate the point, every team in the top five this week scored […]

10 years ago

The old enemy. 62 All-Ireland titles between them. History, tradition, rivalry and a fan base that has grown to hate the green or blue over the many years of battle. The 2015 All-Ireland champions against the 2014 All-Ireland champions. The kings against the kingdom. Kerry-Dublin. It doesn’t get much bigger than this. Only one can […]

10 years ago

Brought to you by 2FM This sounds very, very promising. The countdown is very much on until Electric Picnic 2016, which is looking like it may well be one of the best that Stradbally has ever seen. Fans at the festival will be positively spoiled for choice and if you’re one of the lucky ones […]

10 years ago

Welcome to the future, son. The advent of 360° video has been one of most exciting developments in digital in recent times. The best usages give the user the opportunity to be totally immersed in their surroundings and the results can be mind-blowingly good. For Dublin GAA fans, a hot summer’s afternoon on the Hill […]

10 years ago

What a servant he was. Robbie Keane has announced his impending retirement from international football, bringing the curtain down on a 19-year career for the Boys in Green. The LA Galaxy striker will make his 146th and last appearance for Ireland in a friendly against Oman at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, August 31, when […]

10 years ago

Worth knowing if you’re heading to the Big Apple anytime soon. Earlier this year, thanks to users being able to add extra information about careers and education to their profile, Tinder was able to reveal the professions most likely to get a right swipe for both men and women. Cynics might argue that Tinder users’ […]

10 years ago

We’d love to tell you it’s great but nobody knows what it means. The first ever copies of the Voynich Manuscript, a 15th century manuscript written in a code that nobody has yet managed to crack, will soon be made available to the public. If you’ve never heard of it, it shouldn’t come as a […]

10 years ago

Excellent news. The price of the Student Leap Card will drop by €5 from September 1 and will cost just €10 from next month onwards. The 2016/17 Student Leap Card, which can be used on Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and LUAS services, is valid from September 1 2016 to December 31, 2017. From […]

10 years ago

Construction workers looking for employment in Dublin, take note. Up to 120 jobs will be created in Dublin following the announcement of a €7 million expansion on Castleknock Hotel and Country Club in Dublin. FBD Hotels & Resorts announced the expansion on Wednesday and are inviting invitations for tender, with construction on the expansion set […]

10 years ago

Less than two weeks to go… In just over a week’s time, festival goers will descend on the Electric Picnic in Stradbally and be positively spoiled for choice with the range of music and activities on offer for the weekend. Electric Picnic announced the line-up for the Salty Dog stage this morning, featuring a number […]

10 years ago

A glimpse of a game that will, sadly, never see the light of day. We’ve made no secret of our love for the Nintendo 64 classic Goldeneye on the site in the past. Following the news last week that it was to be given a new, modern update, we decided to test readers with a […]

10 years ago

No messing with the New Orleans rose. Even if you’re not a regular wedding goer, you’re probably familiar with the ritual of the bride throwing a bouquet of flowers over her shoulder in the direction of her single friends and relatives. An age-old custom, it is believed that romantic luck will be bestowed upon the […]

10 years ago

The boy can sing, we’ll give him that. You’d do well to find two more divisive subjects in the entertainment industry than James Corden and Coldplay so chances are you’ll either love what’s about to follow… or absolutely hate it. The Late Late Show host teamed up with the band at a live show in […]

10 years ago

Brazilian police revealed the details at a news conference today. The sale of tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games was discussed in emails between Pat Hickey and Marcus Evans, head of The Hospitality Group (THG), as early as 2010, according to an investigation by the Brazilian police. Hickey, who was last week arrested as part […]

10 years ago

“Stand up for the men in black, stand up for the men in black.” All eyes will be on the contestants themselves on the second and final night of the 2016 Rose of Tralee tonight, but their escorts have a busy night ahead of them as well. From the looks of things, all of them […]

10 years ago

How many of these would make your top ten? A discussion surrounding the best movies of a certain era, or of all-time, is always likely to divide opinion and a list compiled by the BBC of the 100 greatest films of the 21st century is bound to be no different. After asking American critics to […]

10 years ago

Extra kudos to Jason for using the phrase “pigs in shit”. The Guinness Storehouse regularly tops the pile when it comes to the most popular tourist attractions in Europe and it couldn’t have asked for a better endorsement than the one provided by Jason Momoa today. The former Game of Thrones star – nobody who […]

10 years ago

Not for the faint of heart. The prospect of doing a bungee jump is often too scary for a lot of ordinary people to even contemplate. For others, like this man from Mayo doing one of the biggest bungee jumps in the world, it’s child’s play. The prospect of doing a bungee jump while wearing […]

10 years ago

Who killed Pablo? The first season of the show turned out to be one of the most popular TV series of 2015 so there’s understandably huge excitement ahead of the return of Narcos for a second season next month. Having seen how he established his empire in the first season, the second season will examine […]

10 years ago

The sum was raised in just two days. Celtic fans have raised well over £100,000 (approximately €116,475) for Palestinian charities in the wake of a UEFA charge for waving Palestinian flags during a Champions League qualifier last week. UEFA charged Celtic for the presence of an “Illicit banner” in the first leg of their Champions […]

10 years ago

How many of these have you had a pint in? Bow Lane Social in Dublin was named as the best bar in the country at the 2016 Sky Bar of the Year awards on Monday night. The big one! @BowLaneSocial take home the Sky Bar of the Year Award sponsored by @SkySportsPub #SkyBarAwards2016 pic.twitter.com/3JLCU6eicu — […]

10 years ago

You might not want to move off that couch. Met Éireann have issued Status Yellow warnings for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Waterford as high winds and heavy rain are expected to hit Ireland over the weekend. A weather warning valid from 10am on Friday to 12pm on Saturday has been issued for all five […]

10 years ago

Impressive. Maybe it’s because of the Olympics, maybe it’s because the return of the Premier League, but Conor McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz this weekend didn’t seem to be attracting as much hype as previous bouts featuring ‘The Notorious’. That was until things kicked off in a big way at the UFC 202 press conference […]

10 years ago

Including a must-read tale about Jerry ‘two pints’ and Tom Selleck on a Berlin golf course. Yes, THE Tom Selleck. The Around the World Clubs series on JOE started in Berlin and nearly a year and more than 30 clubs later, we’re back in the German capital once again. Setanta Berlin Gaelic Club was founded […]

10 years ago

Ever lived in any of these places? Australia and Canada are the places to be, according to a report by the Intelligence Unit of the world-renowned magazine, The Economist. The Economist this week published its summary of the liveability ranking and overview, which includes a list of the ten most liveable and least liveable cities […]

10 years ago

This sounds absolutely horrific. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is offering a reward of up to €2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for dousing a dog in chemicals whilst he was lying out in the family garden and then jabbing him with a weapon through […]

10 years ago