Could your little Pooch-ini fit the bill? Has your dog got star quality? Does he or she strut, rather than simply walk, in the park and wag their tail with all the confidence of a Bark Wahlberg? If you answered yes to the above questions, or even if you ignored them for their stupidity, then […]

10 years ago

Even the slightest bit afraid of spiders? Look away now. Sightings of big spiders are something you associate with Australia or places far away from here, but more of them seem to be making a home here or else we’ve just become more aware of them than we used to be. Not long after evidence […]

10 years ago

Bad news for motorists. The price of car insurance in Ireland is set to rise by up to 15 per cent by the middle of next year, according to a report by Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings about the insurance industry in Ireland. The report, referenced in the Irish Times, found that the average price […]

10 years ago

It was one of a number of findings in a survey about road safety and driver behaviour in Ireland. More than half of motorists claim to regularly see someone driving while using a handheld device, according to an AIG Road Safety Report about attitudes towards road safety and driver behaviour in Ireland. 55% of a […]

10 years ago

Some more hints to give to your family for a stocking-filler this Christmas. This year’s releases will be given pride of place on the top shelves of bookstores in the lead up to the festive season, but if you’re prepared to look a little harder in the sports section, there are some absolute gems to […]

10 years ago

The FAI CEO released a statement on Tuesday evening. FAI Chief Executive John Delaney has confirmed that he is stepping down from the Executive Committee of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI). Delaney, who has been involved with the OCI since 2005, outlined four reasons for stepping down in a statement released on Tuesday evening, […]

10 years ago

“Be gone will ya?” Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that he would make Donald Trump disappear if equipped with the same powers as Doctor Strange, the character he plays in the movie of the same name. Cumberbatch was asked the question by a JOE reader in an exclusive Irish interview on Facebook Live to promote Doctor […]

10 years ago

“You’re not supposed to be here.” Struggling to get off the couch and work up a sweat now the evenings are getting colder? Well if it’s motivation you’re after, a quick glimpse at the new Nike ad featuring LeBron James will have you feeling guilty for even contemplating skipping the gym or going for a […]

10 years ago

If you’ve an Android phone, you can try it immediately. It’s not been rolled out officially yet, but Android users of the messaging service WhatsApp can now avail of a video calling feature that’s been anticipated for some time. WhatsApp users have been able to make voice calls on the app since it was introduced […]

10 years ago

Very sad news. Carlos Alberto, captain of the Brazil team that won the World Cup in 1970 and scorer of one of the greatest goals of all time, has died aged 72. Alberto died in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack. Alberto represented Fluminese, Santos, Flamengo, the New York Cosmos and […]

10 years ago

He’ll now go on to compete at the Rum World Tournament in Venezuela next year. Pat Thomas of Zozimus in Dublin was named as the number one bartender in Ireland at the national finals of the Diplomático Rum tournament in Dublin’s Westbury Hotel on Monday night. The cream of Ireland’s mixologists pitted their cocktail-making skills […]

10 years ago

Ryanair say the change will make it faster and simpler for customers to book flights, as well as increasing their online security. Ryanair has announced that from next Tuesday, November 1, all customers on the Irish Ryanair.com website and Ryanair Irish mobile app will be required to auto sign up to a ‘My Ryanair’ account […]

10 years ago

People in Ireland use their smart phones for internet activity more than any other western country. The Garda Cyber Crime Bureau is alerting mobile users to the fact that passwords for online bank accounts may be at risk if a mobile device is subjected to a malware attack. The bureau warned that sensitive business information […]

10 years ago

All 281 people, places and things Donald Trump has insulted since declaring his candidacy for President last June. Those familiar with the Twitter musings of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump will know that he’s fond of letting off some steam via the social network every now and again. Actually, every now and again would be […]

10 years ago

Very sad news. Pete Burns, the founding member of the band Dead or Alive, has died at the age of 57. A statement on behalf of the band was released on Burns’ official Twitter account on Monday evening confirming that the singer had died of “a massive cardiac arrest” on Sunday. https://twitter.com/PeteBurnsICON/status/790602340751540224 The band are […]

10 years ago

Not something you expect to see on the Great Wall every day. It’s always great to see Irish dancing showcased to a wider audience in various parts of the globe and settings don’t come much more spectacular than the Great Wall of China. A select group of dancers and musicians were in China in the […]

10 years ago

No doubt the ‘Stupid Sexy Flanders’ costumes will prove particularly popular. Many of you are probably already counting down the days to this weekend, a Bank Holiday and Halloween all rolled into one. Being Halloween, there’ll be fancy dress parties taking place throughout the land and fans of The Simpsons will be particularly interested in […]

10 years ago

What a brave and thoughtful thing to do. Just over a week after the untimely passing of Anthony Foley, his 11-year old son, Tony Foley, has launched an online campaign on Facebook to pay tribute to his father and to help families who, like his own family, are grieving over the loss of a loved […]

10 years ago

It’s set to be the most spectacular opening number in the show’s history. You can try and pretend it doesn’t bother you, but the Late Late Toy Show is always a massive deal in Ireland and this year is set to be bigger than anything that’s gone before. The producers behind a show that’s always […]

10 years ago

Fantastic news. The IRFU have confirmed that Joe Schmidt will remain as coach of the Irish rugby team until the Rugby World Cup in Japan in 2019. Schmidt has been in charge of the national side since November 2013 and oversaw back to back Six Nations Championships in 2014 and 2015, as well as Ireland’s […]

10 years ago

The Championships are over and the draws for next year have already taken place and so as far as the inter-county GAA scene is concerned, we’re back to talking about what we always talk about at this time of year. After publicly outlining his ideas for reform of the Football Championship in August, Director General […]

10 years ago

It’s Theo time. J-League Things are tighter than a pair of Jamie Redknapp’s trousers in the J-League after Gameweek 8, with three teams inseparable at the top of the J-League. Last week’s leaders, Christy O’Neill’s The Klopp End, have managed to hang onto the top spot, where they are now joined by William Byrne’s Under […]

10 years ago

“My first, and I believe my longest lasting memory of Anthony is, and will be, as a family man. His family meant all to him.” Munster and Ireland rugby stars from the past and present were amongst the many mourners in Killaloe on Friday afternoon for the funeral of Anthony Foley, who sadly passed away […]

10 years ago

Things just got interesting. Why? Because Graham Norton himself will be appearing on the Late Late Show in what seems like some sort of chat show Inception but is easily explainable by the fact that Graham’s show is recorded on Thursday and then broadcast on Friday night. There are plenty of other interesting guests across […]

10 years ago

Only one fighter has been tested more than the Notorious. Conor McGregor is the most tested of the current top 15 pound for pound fighters in the UFC since the beginning of the UFC Anti-Doping Programme last year. The programme began on July 1, 2015 and since October 1 2015, the testing aspect of the […]

10 years ago

Somebody should have told Ronnie there’s no such thing as a virtual table. Ronnie O’Sullivan is probably the most talented snooker player to ever pick up a cue, but those talents don’t seem to have transferred to the world of virtual reality pool. Ronnie gave it a go in the US during the show, American […]

10 years ago

He’ll probably be tired after all that rowing, mind. It’s traditional to start these posts with a warning… Gendry, a major character in the first three seasons of Game of Thrones, is set for a long, long, long-awaited return in the seventh series of the show next year. Game of Thrones fan site Los Siete […]

10 years ago

It was all in good fun… or at least it was meant to be. As if they hadn’t had enough of each other at the final Presidential debate on Wednesday night, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton found themselves face to face yet again in New York on Thursday. This time, however, the atmosphere was a […]

10 years ago

Burying the hatchet? Juventus defender Patrice Evra has paid tribute to Luis Suarez after the Barcelona striker claimed the Golden Shoe award for the most goals in domestic European football following his amazing 40-goal haul in La Liga in the 2015/16 campaign. While there is nothing new in one footballer paying tribute to a peer […]

10 years ago

A couple of Christmas crackers on this list. Christmas is going to be a good time of the year for Manchester United fans with a Sky Sports subscription, with five games featuring the Red Devils to be broadcast on Sky Sports in the months of December and January. Sky Sports has added six live Saturday […]

10 years ago

This should ease a lot of people’s frustration. Upgrades in technology are always welcome, but it seems that the arrival of every iOS update brings with a whole host of new issues for iPhone users. The most recent update, iOS 10, arrived in September of this year, but for many people, it presented a problem […]

10 years ago

The pound fell to a six-year low against the Euro earlier this week. A restaurant in Tyrone has been offering a £1 for €1 exchange rate since earlier this month due to the weakening value of the sterling, the worst performing currency in the world this year. Despite hitting a 12-day high against the euro […]

10 years ago

Warriena Wright died when she fell from the 14th floor of an apartment block in 2014. Australian man Gable Tostee has been found not guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand woman Warriena Wright in August 2014. Wright, who was on holiday in Australia at the time, spent the […]

10 years ago

Dublin Fire Brigade say the recovery will take some time. Motorists using the M50 in Dublin faced long delays after two collisions led to significant tailbacks on Thursday morning. Two collisions, one just before Junction 6 Blanchardstown and another just before Junction 9 Red Cow, caused huge traffic delays for motorists. Emergency services on scene […]

10 years ago

Sandra Redknapp is believed to have suffered a serious injury to her foot in a freak accident on Wednesday. Sandra Redknapp, the wife of Harry Redknapp, was hospitalised on Wednesday after she was dragged along a road by Redknapp’s Range Rover during a freak accident in Bournemouth. According to The Sun, Sandra Redknapp suffered a […]

10 years ago

It’s being pinpointed as the moment Trump lost the final debate before the election on November 8. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump refused to say that he would accept the result of the US Presidential election during the final televised debate with Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night. Over 90 minutes, Trump and Clinton discussed a […]

10 years ago

A few suggestions for your Christmas wish-list. Loath as we are to mention it too early, Christmas is just around the corner and as well as all the other trimmings that come with the festive season, it’s the most wonderful time of the year for sports fans looking for a good book to read. Every […]

10 years ago

If we were to hazard a guess, we’d say the Boss is voting for Hillary. Legendary musician Bruce Springsteen has laid into Republican candidate Donald Trump ahead of next month’s US Presidential election, labelling him “a flagrant, toxic narcissist”. Springsteen, who has supported the election campaigns of Barack Obama in the recent past, has never […]

10 years ago

Foley’s remains will be flown home to Shannon Airport on Wednesday. An autopsy has revealed that Anthony Foley died of an “acute pulmonary edema”, the Nanterre (a suburb west of Paris) public prosecutor told AFP. Foley, 42, died suddenly in Paris at the weekend prior to Munster’s Champions Cup clash with Racing 92, a death […]

10 years ago

Workers in the United States are very busy indeed. A new study has found that Irish people work for just under four hours less per week than their counterparts in the United States, who are among the hardest-working people in the world. According to Bloomberg, the study, an unpublished working paper by economists Alexander Bick […]

10 years ago

The funeral mass for the late Anthony Foley will take place at 12 midday in St. Flannan’s Church in Killaloe, Co. Clare this Friday. News of Foley’s passing sent shockwaves throughout the Irish rugby and sporting community on Sunday when it emerged that he had died suddenly in Paris, where the Munster team were based […]

10 years ago

You only have yourself to blame if you get caught. Motorists shouldn’t really be breaking the speed limit any time they take the wheel, but there will be an extra push to encourage them to drive safely this Friday. An Garda Síochána have announced that this Friday, October 21, will be a designated Slow Down […]

10 years ago

Five years after it was first introduced, JobBridge will soon be no more. As of this Friday, October 21, JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, will close to new applicants for good. There had been speculation in recent months that the scheme, which has been in place since 2011, would be scrapped for good, and it […]

10 years ago

Featuring Super Mario Kart, Tekken, Goldeneye and much, much more. Christmas has come early for retro video games enthusiasts in the Dublin area, who will be able to indulge their passion for some stonewall classics at an event in the capital this weekend. This Saturday, October 22, The Back Page pub in Phibsboro will host […]

10 years ago

*Jaw drops* The arrival of the first trailer for Planet Earth 2, the follow-up to the ground-breaking original BBC series from 2006, confirmed that it’s going to be something special. Though only 61 seconds long, it gave a glimpse into the amazing snapshots of life all over the planet captured over four years by the […]

10 years ago

You’ve probably seen it before and as you’ve probably already guessed, it’s a hoax. If you’re one of the millions of people around the world who browse Facebook on a daily basis, you may well have come across a post in recent days about privacy updates on the social networking site. A few variations of […]

10 years ago

A lot of water has passed under the bridge since their last meeting… Before we go on, the obligatory spoiler alert for those of you not up to date with the TV show… Now that that’s out of the way, you may have read recently about the possibility of two of the remaining Stark siblings […]

10 years ago

“Our anguish at the sudden loss of Anthony is bottomless.” The family of Anthony Foley have extended their deepest appreciation to the “endless legions of friends and the wider rugby family here and abroad” for their outpouring of support and sympathy following his untimely passing at the weekend. Munster Rugby head coach Foley, who was […]

10 years ago

“Trump is winning 102%. Business is business.” The Simpsons is a far cry from what it was in its heyday, when like pretty much everything, it did political satire better than anyone else. A couple of decades on from when Bill Clinton was one of the show’s primary targets for piss-taking, the show has officially […]

10 years ago

Rest in peace, Axel. Munster Rugby and the wider sporting community remains in mourning following the sudden and devastating loss of Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley at the weekend, a giant described as “an incredible man” by his friend and former team-mate Ronan O’Gara. Tributes flowed in from all over once the news emerged on Sunday and […]

10 years ago