The numbers have been crunched and they look pretty tasty for those in the biscuit industry. Irish people consume a whopping €230 million worth of biscuits on an annual basis, according to Alison Cowzer, Dragon’s Den star and co-founder of East Coast Bake House. Considering our love of tea in these parts, the sheer strength […]

9 years ago

What had you done with your life by the time you were 26? If you’re John Collison, you’d have become the youngest self-made billionaire in the world by that age, but there aren’t many twenty-somethings like John and his brother Patrick, who, in fact, are two of only four self-made billionaires in the world in […]

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Motorists in Ireland are having a hole burned in their pockets at the moment. A survey carried out by AA Ireland has revealed that the price of fuel in Ireland has risen to its highest level in 18 months. The AA survey revealed that the average cost of a litre of petrol is now 137.7c, […]

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Article 50 is expected to be officially triggered next Wednesday, March 29. The process of Britain officially leaving the European Union will begin next Wednesday, March 29, with British Prime Minister Theresa May confirming on Monday that she intends to trigger Article 50 on that date. According to the BBC, a spokesperson for the Prime […]

9 years ago

Sesame Street, one of the most popular and influential children’s programmes of the last 50 years, will introduce Julia, a character with autism, onto the show next month. According to the BBC, Julia, a little girl with red hair and a toy rabbit, will appear in Sesame Street episodes on HBO and PBS in the […]

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No, it’s not a man in a chicken suit. Granted, it doesn’t take a whole lot to get social media users in a tizzy these days but we defy you not to be taken aback by the sight of the giant chicken in the video below. The video, which, according to Mashable, belongs to someone […]

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Hammond is believed to have made a full recovery since the accident in Mozambique. Richard Hammond was reportedly knocked unconscious after falling from his motorbike during filming for The Grand Tour in a remote part of Mozambique. According to The Sun, Hammond was knocked unconscious after hitting his head following a fall from a motorbike […]

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“Is there any other partnership that can be compared to this one? What do you think, Keano?” He’s very much missed from the Irish set-up now that he’s decided to call it a day at international level, but the Irish football community were keen to show their appreciation for Robbie Keane at the FAI awards […]

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Judging by some of the weather we’ve been having of late, it’s hard to believe we’re nearly in April. Some bright spells on Sunday offered some respite on what was a pretty bleak St. Patrick’s weekend in most of the country, but it would appear as if the break from the miserable weather was only […]

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People sure do like their leprechauns. People all over the world like to make a connection with Ireland in the days leading up to St. Patrick’s Day and the day itself. Disturbingly enough, that also includes people accessing Pornhub, which, if 2016 is anything to go by, would have seen a huge spike in searches […]

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“Ireland! My second home.” Paddy’s Day has been a washout for plenty of parts of Ireland today; it’s so bad out west that a weather warning for Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Sligo will remain in place until 9am on Sunday morning. Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski seems to have brought the good weather with her […]

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! It’s hard to explain the hold that Buckfast has on a certain section of (usually college-going) Irish people; you either love it or you’re weird you don’t and plenty of us love it very much indeed. For some reason, the city of Galway has a particular affinity with the tonic wine; notice the news […]

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Good to see there are still a few decent people out there. The night before St. Patrick’s Day is always a pretty busy night in the social calendar, with people always eager to take advantage of the day off with a drink or two the night before. As often happens, some people end up having […]

9 years ago

When you gotta go, you gotta go, even at Cheltenham. Today, St. Patrick’s Day, marks the final day of the Cheltenham festival and we’ll miss the buzz that one of the biggest festivals in the horse racing calendar always brings. We’ll also miss the accidental moments of TV gold that these types of festivals always […]

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And the week had started out so promising as well… Met Éireann have issued a weather warning for four counties in the west of Ireland on what looks set to be a pretty miserable St. Patrick’s weekend. The status yellow warning, issued on Thursday evening for Donegal, Mayo, Galway and Sligo, is valid from 9am […]

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“They fought every war for America and died for America and will continue to do so. All they want is the opportunity to be free.” A lot was made of some of the things that didn’t exactly go to plan during Enda Kenny’s visit to the White House to meet US President Donald Trump on […]

9 years ago

Very sad news. Maureen Haughey, wife of the late former Taoiseach Charlie Haughey, has died aged 91. The sad news was announced by Maureen’s son Sean, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Bay North, early on Friday morning. So sad to announce that my mother passed away peacefully this morning-A truly remarkable woman.May she rest in […]

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North v South. Ulster v Munster. Who’s going to come out on top? They weren’t supposed to be here. Rewind the clock back six weeks or so and you wouldn’t find many people predicting a Slaughtneil v Dr. Crokes club final on St. Patrick’s Day. According to the experts – let’s not forget SportsJOE’s own […]

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Thankfully, only minor injuries were sustained as a result. One person sustained minor injuries after a letter bomb exploded at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday morning. According to Associated Press, police experts are currently at the scene and a police official said that no other damage had been reported […]

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15 and 16 March were designated as reading days by Ulster University and Queen’s University in Belfast. Ulster University and Queen’s University have cancelled classes in the lead up to St. Patrick’s Day in an effort to avoid disturbances involving students that have happened on the day in recent years. According to RTÉ, students at […]

9 years ago

They don’t call themselves the Barcelona of the GAA world for no reason. If you thought you had it tough training in the cold and the rain during the pre-season, at least console yourself with the fact that it probably wasn’t as grim as Oslo in Norway, where temperatures well below freezing are a way […]

9 years ago

Chris O’Dowd was amongst those to respond to Donald Trump’s second-in-command. On the week of our national holiday, Ireland is going to be the subject of a lot of praise and fawning comments from world dignitaries over the coming days. On a night in which he was one of the special guests at the Ireland […]

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We don’t know whether to laugh or to be offended. Like most nations, Irish people can be a little bit sensitive towards outsiders perpetuating stereotypes about us that can be a little bit flexible with the truth. We don’t need to be reminded of some of the lazier and exaggerated ideas that people have of […]

9 years ago

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over ten years since one of the most momentous occasions in Irish sport. February 24, 2007 is a date that will live in the memories of Irish rugby fans and Irish sports fans for a long, long time. On that day, the Irish rugby team took on England […]

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The offer probably won’t be there for long. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Stena Line have announced a sale offering single foot passenger sales to Britain for as low as €2. Passengers hoping to avail of the offer will have to act fast, however, as there are only a limited number of places […]

9 years ago

US District Judge Donald Watson blocked the ban just hours before it came into effect. Donald Trump’s attempts to impose a travel ban restricting entry to the United States for people from a number of Muslim-majority countries has been thwarted for a second time in a matter of months. Just hours before a revised travel […]

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“We keep looking, saying ‘she’s going to wake up… and say boo’.” The family of the late Dara Fitzpatrick have paid an emotional tribute to her on RTÉ News following her tragic passing during a rescue mission off the coast of Mayo on Tuesday. Dara’s sister Niamh, who had earlier spoken fondly of her sister […]

9 years ago

This is absolutely stunning. With just two days to go until St. Patrick’s Day, the Government couldn’t have picked a more opportune time to launch the website Ireland.ie by Creative Ireland, a government initiative aimed at placing creativity at the centre of public policy. The Creative Ireland programme is described as an invitation to the […]

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It has been described as a “significant development”. A signal from the black box of the Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 has been detected in the search for three missing crew members off the coast of Mayo. According to RTÉ, the signal from the black box recorder was detected in 40 metres of water, approximately […]

9 years ago

You might not be surprised to learn that we’re quite high on the list. Ireland is the third most expensive country in the European Union, according to a report by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) titled ‘Measuring Ireland’s Progress’. Data from the release, published by the CSO on Wednesday, revealed that only Denmark (36.8% above […]

9 years ago

How many of these have you passed through on your travels? For many travellers, airports are places to be endured rather than enjoyed on your way to or from an intended destination, but some do their best to make the experience as tolerable as possible. Singapore Changi Airport is obviously doing a pretty decent job […]

9 years ago

“Yes, I was wearing pants.” Nearly a week since the interview went viral in a big way last week, people are still talking about the interview given by Professor Robert E. Kelly on the BBC last week. We’d be amazed if you haven’t seen it by now, but on the off chance you haven’t, Kelly […]

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Reforms to the Junior-cycle have been introduced this year. A petition launched by a Junior Certificate student in Dublin campaigning to extend the new English exam by 30 minutes has attracted just under 8,000 signatures in a matter of days. The petition was launched by 15-year old Tara O’Sullivan from Dublin, who, along with a […]

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The Canadians, a great bunch of lads. Outrage might be too strong a word, but there was certainly a few noses put out of joint this morning, when pictures emerged of arguably the worst pint of Guinness ever poured in a promotional ad for a Canadian pub on St. Patrick’s Day. We’re sure The Railtown […]

9 years ago

McIlroy will be amongst a star-studded field playing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. It will be the first staging of the tournament since Palmer’s passing in September last year at the age of 87, with McIlroy and others hoping to fine-tune their game at Bay Hill ahead of the Masters at Augusta at […]

9 years ago

A patient is seriously ill in a Dublin hospital after drinking vodka bought from an unrecognised vendor in the Ballymun area. The HSE have issued a public health alert about the danger of consumption of fake or counterfeit alcohol following the hospitalisation of a patient with methanol poisoning in Dublin. It is understood that the […]

9 years ago

Say what you like about James Blunt, but he’s never been afraid to take the piss out of himself. He knows that there are plenty of people out there that would rather have their teeth pulled than listen to his music but he’s fine with that. And why wouldn’t he be, considering he’s quite open […]

9 years ago

How many cities in the top ten have you visited? Eight of the ten cities with the best quality of living in the world are in Europe, according to the 19th annual quality of living survey by Mercer, a global consulting company. For the eighth year in a row, Vienna was deemed to have the […]

9 years ago

If you’ve ever won a big bet, you’ll know exactly how this guy feels. Today marked the start of the annual Cheltenham festival and while it can burn a pretty big hole in the pockets of many punters, there are others significantly better off after a successful flutter or two. One of those is JOE […]

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The boom is coming back, or in Galway football legend Padraic Joyce’s eyes, it’s certainly coming back in the capital at least. Two-time All-Ireland winner and three-time All-Star Padraic Joyce believes that the sheer number of tower cranes visible in the skies in Dublin is a reflection that the economy is very much on the […]

9 years ago

Are you not entertained? If you were to take a straw poll of movie fans asking them their favourite films since the turn of the millennium, there’s a good chance Gladiator would be close to the top of the list. Made in 2000, the tale of Maximus Decimus Meridius and his path from hero to […]

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“I’ve been practising Tee-Shock all week long.” And, to be fair to the reporter from Fox 29, he wasn’t far off the correct pronunciation when he encountered Enda Kenny in Philadephia on Sunday. Kenny was in the city at the start of his tour of the United States this week, which will also include a […]

9 years ago

According to the National Council for Special Education in July 2016, one in 65 schoolchildren in Ireland have been diagnosed with autism. It’s a condition that affects families throughout the country and in Autism and Me on RTÉ on Monday night, viewers will hear directly from a range of diverse and engaging participants about what […]

9 years ago

These will take some drinking. As most of you are no doubt fully aware, St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Friday this year, meaning that a greater number of people than usual are likely to take advantage of the long weekend to celebrate our national holiday with a few pints. Already one of the busiest […]

9 years ago

Nicola Sturgeon, the current First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, has confirmed that she will seek a second referendum on Scottish independence. Speaking at Bute House ahead of an MP vote at Westminster about the Article 50 bill, which will trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union, Sturgeon confirmed that […]

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A big squad named for a massive game. Martin O’Neill has named a provisional 39-man squad for Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on March 24 and a friendly against Iceland at the same venue four days later. BREAKING: Martin O'Neill has named a 39-man provisional squad for the upcoming games […]

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Aren’t we looking well? Not that you’ll need reminding, but St. Patrick’s Day falls this Friday, making it a very convenient long weekend for anyone that doesn’t have to work between Friday and Sunday. Our national holiday gives us a chance to put our best foot forward and with that in mind, Tourism Ireland have […]

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As a pantomime audience might say, “It’s behind you”. Politicians have developed something of a reputation for denying things they have said at some point in the past, but it’s hard to do so when the evidence is literally staring everyone in the face. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox appeared on Sky with Sophie Ridge […]

9 years ago

One of the most unlikely match-ups in the fight business seems to be moving one step closer to reality. The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas have put June 10 hold for a potential bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, according to reports. Sources close to FloCombat confirmed that the 20,000 capacity arena has put […]

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Not that he lasted for too long afterwards, mind. The death of major characters is normally a massive deal in most TV shows, but it’s such a common occurrence in Game of Thrones that you can barely walk down the street in Westeros without the fear of meeting your maker, more often than not in […]

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