And by the looks of things, he was thoroughly enjoying it. Friday, October 7 was a very proud day for Michael Fassbender, as he was inducted into the Order of Innisfallen at a black-tie ball in the Europe Hotel in his native Killarney. To be inducted into the Order of Innisfallen is a very big […]

10 years ago

It’s all Alan Quinlan’s fault. Unlike his contemporaries Ronan O’Gara and Brian O’Driscoll, who were referred to using their three initials, Paul O’Connell went through most of his career without a nickname (apart from the occasional use of ‘Paulie’ or ‘Ligind’) being conferred on him by the general public. In Munster circles, it was a […]

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Did your favourite show get a nod? The great and good of Irish radio gathered at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in Kilkenny on Friday night for the 2016 version of the PPI Radio Awards. 700 guests attended the ceremony in which awards were handed out after a judging process that involved over 90 individuals who […]

10 years ago

Safe to say Bob isn’t a Donald Trump fan. Celebrities in the United States have been queuing up to express their opposition to Donald Trump throughout the Presidential election so far, even more so following leaked footage of his sexually aggressive comments about women, for which he issued a video apology late on Friday night. […]

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“I said it, I was wrong and I apologise.” Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has issued a video apology for offensive comments he made about women in 2005 that were leaked publicly on Friday. A recording of the comments, made in a conversation with Billy Bush of the TV show Access Hollywood that occurred in […]

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Granted, he was only six years old at the time. Independent councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easpuig has admitted scrawling the words ‘Breasts Out’ in graffiti in Donegal instead of his intended message, ‘Brits Out’, during the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. The councillor, who has suffered with dyslexia, made the admission when […]

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A day that Boston will never forget. Three years ago, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring over 250 in the process. After images of suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were released publicly, they killed an MIT policeman and engaged in a firefight with police, […]

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Familiar with any of these places? 10 food businesses in Ireland were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation during the month of September, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Roscommon was the county worst affected with four closures, while establishments in Waterford, Dublin, Cork, Wicklow, Cavan and Limerick were […]

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“You have to go.” We all know at least one and most of probably know more than one. Hell, you might even be ‘that’ guy or girl yourself. Who are we talking about? The guy who lands back from six months in Asia with an entirely different accent, claiming his life has changed forever because […]

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Do you approve? Indian budget airline IndiGo has introduced a new measure banning children aged under 12 years from the premium extra leg room seats on its flights. In a statement, IndiGo said that rows 1-4 and 11-14 on their flights will be classed as designated ‘quiet zones’ designed for business passengers, where children under […]

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Bono doesn’t hold back. Bono has never been shy about becoming engaged in concerns of a political matter and he threw himself head-first into the US Presidential election in California on Wednesday night. U2 were performing at the dreamforce event in San Francisco when, during a rendition of ‘Bullet the Blue Sky,’ Bono engaged in […]

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You can come out from behind the couch now. With everything that’s going on in the world right now, there’s probably a lot more to be fearful about than a few scary clowns that have been popping up, particularly in the US. There have been a number of arrests for clown-related incidents in America in […]

10 years ago

Good news on the jobs front. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) aims to create 75,000 construction jobs in Ireland by creating 25,000 houses per annum and delivering infrastructure projects worth over €26 billion in the coming years. Ahead of the annual CIF conference in Croke Park on Thursday, CIF President Michael Stone said that their […]

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Dublin and Mayo lead the way. All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Mayo each have 11 players listed amongst the 45 names nominated for the GAA GPA Opel All-Star team. Despite exiting the Championship at the quarter-final stage, Tyrone are next best with six nominations, followed by Tipperary with five, Kerry and Galway with four apiece, Donegal […]

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The people have spoken. You may or may not have noticed, but the best pubs and hotels in Ireland in which to get a carvery dinner were revealed at the Great Carvery Pub of the Year and the Great Carvery Hotel of the Year awards earlier this week. Considering that carvery dinners are regarded with […]

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Some folks have all the luck. One lucky punter who bought their ticket in the south of Ireland won a cool €500,000 in Tuesday night’s Euromillions Plus draw and though the amount wasn’t quite as significant, there was another big winner in Bray. A Ladbrokes punter in the Wicklow town woke up on Wednesday morning […]

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Introducing Johnny O’Connor, surely the most enthusiastic salesperson in all of Ireland. Though sales of new cars have increased significantly in 2016 (by 19% in fact), car salespeople still have a job on their hands getting customers to commit to making what is a pretty significant purchase. Salesmen and women have employed all sorts of […]

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These places have served more carveries than you’ve had hot dinners. The carvery dinner has long been a staple part of an Irish person’s diet; indeed, the thought of a meat and veg dinner of a Sunday afternoon often helps a man or a woman get through the week. Like the arguments over pubs that […]

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It was very, very wet in the south-west on Monday. A weather station in Kerry recorded its highest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period on Monday since it began taking records over 150 years ago. According to RTÉ, Valentia Observatory in Kerry recorded 105.5mm of rain in 24 hours following torrential rain in the […]

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If you’re easily frightened, it might be best to look away now. Some people love them, but for many, the sight of a clown can be very unsettling, especially those who bear a resemblance to the clown in the TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT. In the US right now, it seems that an awful […]

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The week’s holidays follow on from an extended break for the Dáil during the summer. A little over a week after returning from summer recess, TDs in the Dáil have agreed to grant themselves a week’s holidays at the end of October. According to the Irish Examiner, the Dáil will now rise on Tuesday, October […]

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Facepalm. The 2016 US Presidential election has consistently delivered moments of incompetence from all parties and it threw up another dinger on Tuesday night. In what was the first and only Vice-Presidential debate of 2016, the running mates for Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton, Mike Pence and Tim Kaine, went head to head in a […]

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“If you said that at home in Ireland – we only hire Irish people – there would be uproar”. Irish people applying for jobs in Australia are being told “we only hire Australians,” according to Irish immigrants who feature in the documentary series, Making it Down Under, on RTÉ One. Clip via RTÉ In this […]

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It’s a battle for the ages. It’s a duel we’ll talk about in years to come. It’s the GAA’s version of Keane and Vieira. We should be proud of this clash. One of the best forwards of his generation coming up against one of the finest backs. They trade blows, literally and metaphorically, and they […]

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The Hardy Bucks and Republic of Telly star says he believes he’s finally a “big wig” on the world stage of hard-hitting news journalism. In the week he officially he launched vipersview.com, satirical news reader and actor The Viper, AKA Francis Higgins, claims he has “made it” after interest from the United States in the […]

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Do you want to tell them or will we? Bournemouth haven’t enjoyed the greatest of starts to the Premier League season, but Irish fans will have been encouraged by Harry Arter’s performances in the Cherries’ midfield. So impressive has Arter been, in fact, that on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere recently said that Arter was one […]

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A night out with the ‘Barnababes’ sounds like great fun. The ‘Barnababes’, as you might have guessed, is the moniker given to the St. Barnabas GAC Ladies’ team, who, wisely, adopt the ‘what happens on tour, stays on tour’ motto when on their regular nights out. It’s not all play and no work, however, as […]

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Graham’s back, which means The Late Late Show is going to have serious competition for viewers tonight. Here’s who’s going to be making an appearance on both shows. The Late Late Show – RTÉ One, 9.35pm Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, John Michael McDonagh The man who brought us brilliant Irish movies like The Guard and […]

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Good things do happen to good people. A New Zealand man that won NZ$1 million in a lotto draw on Wednesday of last week says he has “good karma” to thank for his life-changing windfall after picking up the jackpot. According to the New Zealand Herald, the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was queuing […]

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It sounds fairly promising. Fans travelling to the All-Ireland Final replay at Croke Park are unlikely to get as wet as they did the first day, with “generally dry and bright” conditions forecast for this Saturday. Occasional showers have been forecast in eastern counties so the threat of rain will linger over Croke Park, but […]

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The train crashed at Hoboken Station in New Jersey on Thursday morning. At least three people have died and approximately 100 people are injured, some seriously, after a train crashed at Hoboken Station in northern New Jersey on Thursday morning. “There are fatalities,” a senior transportation official who did not want to be identified because […]

10 years ago

Gunners getting fired up. J-League Despite none of them managing a score in excess of 54 points, the top three remained in situ after Gameweek 6 and stayed clear of a chasing pack that is hurtling up behind. As a result, Padraic Flesk’s Dyslexia Untied remain in top spot, four points ahead of Ronan Sherman’s […]

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The creatures give a very strong sting and to some people can cause anaphylactic shock or seizures. Irish Water Safety is alerting the public to exercise caution on the south, west and northwest coastline in Ireland over the next few days following one of the largest infestations of the Portuguese Man o’war on our western […]

10 years ago

Lee Keegan isn’t anywhere to be seen. The latest episode in the Diarmuid Connolly v Lee Keegan saga has been the main talking point ahead of the All-Ireland Final replay this weekend, but the Dubs sharpshooter doesn’t appear to be too bothered by all the fuss. Connolly met with friends for lunch at the Hungry […]

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Ever heard Dublin GAA legend Alan Brogan sing before? You can now. The former Footballer of the Year stretched his vocal chords with a rendition of ‘The Dublin Saunter’ when asked his favourite song to sing while driving when JOE caught up with him recently. That was just one of a number of questions from […]

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We’re here for a good time and a long time, as it turns out. Ireland is one of the highest ranking countries in the world when it comes to life expectancy, according to The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Competitiveness Survey. With a life expectancy of 81 years, Ireland came in at the bottom end […]

10 years ago

That’s a damn good birthday present. Irish teenagers could be set to benefit from a free Interrail pass for their 18th birthday in a new proposal due to be discussed in the European Parliament next week. The proposal, which is being led by Leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) Manfred Weber, would see the […]

10 years ago

The competition hasn’t even started yet and already the Ryder Cup has peaked. We’re sure there will be some memorable match-ups when Europe and Team USA go head to head in Hazeltine this weekend, but we can’t think of a better two-on-two in the history of golf than the match-up in the Ryder Cup Celebrity […]

10 years ago

Only a few more days to wait. Not since Supermac’s expanded beyond Galway has there been as much excitement about the opening of a fast-food franchise in Ireland as there is about Five Guys coming to Dundrum next week. It was confirmed earlier this week that the wildly popular US burger joint will open in […]

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Thankfully, nobody was hurt. An ESB pole and property were damaged in Ardee in Louth when a truck passing through the town shed a number of hay bales onto Bridge Street on Wednesday morning. CCTV footage captured by local publican Mark Conlon from Hamills of Number 19 pub showed the truck shedding the hay bales […]

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It was very well-received. Irish viewers are more used to seeing him as Patrick Ward on Love/Hate, but on Wednesday night, John Connors was earning plaudits for a role in another RTÉ series. The first episode of a three-part series, John Connors: The Travellers, aired on RTÉ last night as John and a team of […]

10 years ago

Gary Johnson isn’t doing himself any favours. The Libertarian candidate for the US Presidency came in for plenty of criticism earlier this month when he said “And what is Aleppo?” in response to a question about the city in Syria that has been ravaged the horrors of war. Last night, Johnson appeared on MSNBC alongside […]

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The sleep out will take place on Friday, 7 October in aid of the Galway Simon Community. Galway business man Joe Carroll of OMG @ Zhivago and his daughter, restaurateur Gill, will take part in and sponsor Galway Simon’s ‘Sleep out for Simon’ event taking place on Friday, 7 October. Joe and Gill hope to […]

10 years ago

The claims were made by agents in the latest revelations in an investigation by The Telegraph. Eight current or former Premier League managers are alleged to have taken ‘bungs’ for player transfers in the latest revelations from the investigation into corruption in English football by The Telegraph. The allegations about managers who either currently manage […]

10 years ago

Congratulations to all. The Irish Village in Dubai and An Púcán in Galway were the big winners at the Irish Pubs Global awards, which took place at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin on Monday night. The Irish Village in Dubai won the award for Irish Pub of the Year, while An Púcán, located a stone’s […]

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“It was a sight too hairy for my tender eyes.” Bruce Springsteen has revealed that he thought somebody was going to die at a famous gig in Slane in 1985, arguably the most memorable of his many concerts in Ireland. Approximately 95,000 people gathered to see the Boss in action on June 1, 1985 at […]

10 years ago

It’s hardly a huge surprise. Sam Allardyce has left his job as manager of England after he was implicated in an investigation into corruption in English football in The Telegraph. The FA released a statement on Tuesday evening, which read: “The FA can confirm that Sam Allardyce has left his position as England manager. “Allardyce’s […]

10 years ago

Know anyone that would be suitable for this? If you’re part of an engaged couple and want your few minutes of fame, then you could be the perfect candidate for a new TV series coming to RTÉ. RTÉ are seeking engaged couples to take part in a new series called My Big Day: Home or […]

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If you’re heading to Croke Park on Saturday, this is worth a closer look. An Garda Síochána will implement measures in the areas around Croke Park on Saturday in an effort to prevent crowd congestion before and after the All-Ireland Football Final replay. Over 82,000 people are expected to attend the clash between Dublin and […]

10 years ago

This should ensure a few more dollary-dos in the pocket. Backpackers working in Australia will be relieved to learn that plans to introduce a 32.5% tax on working holidaymakers have been scrapped by the Australian government. Instead, according to the BBC, working holidaymakers will face a 19% tax on every dollar they earn in the […]

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