Well said. The UCD Students’ Union have promised to change ‘lad culture’ in the college following a revenge porn controversy that emerged over the weekend. Late last week, UCD’s campus newspaper, The College Tribune, reported that a Facebook group with 200 male members had been sharing and rating stories and pictures of women they had […]

11 years ago

He’s back. We were worried that he’d never return as Jason Bourne following the Bourne Ultimatum, but Matt Damon returns for a fourth stint as his best-known character this summer and boy, are we happy about it. Paul Greengrass, who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, is also back for the latest episode […]

11 years ago

Storm Imogen is beginning to make its mark. Storm Imogen, the latest in a series of storms to hit Ireland in recent weeks, brought with it more miserable conditions throughout the country last night. Met Éireann last night issued three weather warnings valid until noon today and in Limerick, the devastating effects of the adverse […]

11 years ago

DJ Martin in the house. Amongst the many well-known faces spotted at the Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California last night were Ireland manager Martin O’Neill and assistant manager Roy Keane, no doubt enjoying a bit of a break before getting down to intense preparations for the Euros in the summer. Martin even popped into […]

11 years ago

Queen Bey that is. Just a few short days after it was confirmed that Bruce Springsteen will be coming to Croke Park in May, it has now been confirmed that Beyonce will also perform at GAA HQ this summer. At the same time as she was showing up Coldplay at the Super Bowl, Beyonce’s people […]

11 years ago

Texas forever. The 50th edition of one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, the Superbowl, takes place in Santa Clara, California on Sunday night. The worldwide TV audience of millions will include thousands of Irish NFL fans, many of whom will be deeply familiar with Friday Night Lights, the TV show based on […]

11 years ago

Few GAA clubs in the country have endured as much heartbreak as Ardnaree Sarsfields in recent years. Starting in 2009, the Mayo side lost four county finals in five years, including one (2012) that they led by five points with eight minutes to go before eventually losing in extra-time. Current manager Declan O’Dea was in […]

11 years ago

We smell goals. J-League Considering the amount of points on offer this week, it was a fairly average showing by the leading lights in the J-League, with none of the top three managing to top 70 points. Such has been their consistency before this week, however, that all of them managed to maintain their places […]

11 years ago

A home away from home for the many Gaels that find themselves in Australia’s biggest city. The first stop for many Irish people making their way Down Under is Sydney and the first stop for those who want to get involved in the GAA is often Penrith Gaels. There are no shortage of options when […]

11 years ago

JOE’s Conor Heneghan played in an All-Ireland Junior Club Final with his club, Mayo outfit Kiltimagh, in Croke Park in 2010. Playing well and winning by two points with a minute left on the clock, Kiltimagh conceded a last-minute goal and while they forced extra-time, they eventually lost by two points. Here, Conor recounts the […]

11 years ago

Well played. The date for the General Election was officially confirmed yesterday, so whether you like it or not it’s going to take over the news agenda for the next three weeks. Not everything regarding the election has to be taken seriously, of course and plenty of people passing by the Carlow Coffee Company yesterday […]

11 years ago

People are starting to believe and Wikipedia is too. With just 14 games left in the season, the prospect of Leicester City winning the Premier League this season is starting to look more and more realistic. Most people had predicted that the Foxes would eventually fall away after their blistering form early in the season, […]

11 years ago

Probably best not to read on if you’re eating your lunch. An Australian man said he felt “genuinely sick” after almost biting into an intact lung contained in a KFC Premium chicken breast. Marc Nicholls told NewsCorp about the offal that he discovered in a KFC outlet in Surfer’s Paradise, offal that he described as […]

11 years ago

Tánaiste Joan Burton has refused a request from a Limerick mother to delete consecutive digits reading 666 from her baby’s PPS number. According to the Irish Examiner, a Limerick woman wanted the digits deleted from her child’s PPS (Personal Public Service) number because of the links between the numbers ‘666’ and the devil and enemies […]

11 years ago

And he would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those pesky cameras. An employee of Wild Rover Tours in Dublin has appealed for help after a man was caught on camera stealing his phone from behind the counter at their office in Bachelor’s Walk last night. The employee, Robbie Campbell, sent […]

11 years ago

BOD and Keith Wood recalled a great story on Newstalk’s Off the Ball Roadshow in Limerick last night. The two Irish rugby legends were in Limerick for a pre-Six Nations roadshow last night and a question from the audience prompted them to tell a magnificent story about the Lions Tour to Australia in 2001. As […]

11 years ago

It’s just a sneak peek, but it should be enough to get Friends fans excited. As you probably know well by now, all of the cast of Friends apart from Matthew Perry will be appearing in an NBC tribute to director James Burrows, who has worked on Friends and a number of famous shows and […]

11 years ago

The Boss is coming back. Aiken Promotions have this morning confirmed that Bruce Springsteen will play a gig in Croke Park on Friday, May 27. Tickets for the gig go on sale next Thursday, February 11, at 9am. #GIGNEWS@springsteen & The E Street Band@CrokePark, DublinFri 27 May 2016. Tickets on sale Thurs 11 Feb at […]

11 years ago

Well deserved. The individual players who shone most brightly in their respective provinces in the AIB GAA Club Championships were today rewarded for their efforts at Croke Park. 11 players in total received awards for their performances during the AIB provincial club championships and all of them will be hoping to add more silverware to […]

11 years ago

Naas is one of 165 locations around the world selected to stage the meetings this Saturday. The notorious men’s rights activist group, Return of Kings, have selected Naas as one of 165 locations in 43 countries to stage a series of meetings this weekend. The group is led by a man known as Daryush Valizadeh, […]

11 years ago

The first case of the Zika virus in Ireland is currently being investigated by Health Authorities. According to the Irish Times, well-placed sources have said that one confirmed case and one suspected case are currently under investigation and are understood to be a man and a woman who returned to Ireland from overseas. Yesterday, the […]

11 years ago

Most people do use the five-second rule, right? We’re not sure of the origin of the rule, but the rule that states that food dropped on the ground is fine to eat if picked off the ground within a five-second timeframe has been around for as long as we can remember. Others with a more […]

11 years ago

Our hats are doffed to this man. Whether you’re familiar with Tinder or not, it doesn’t take a genius to work out that you have to put a bit of work into your bio if you want to get some dates. Plenty of Tinder bios have been sent into JOE Towers in the last few […]

11 years ago

Please let this happen. He’s played in Ireland so often that he knows the place like the back of his hand at this stage, but such is the love for Bruce Springsteen in this country that the mere hint he might be coming back is enough to get us ridiculously excited. Rumours that The Boss […]

11 years ago

The song by itself is nearly worth a vote. Enda Kenny today confirmed that he will be announcing a General Election tomorrow, so for the next few weeks, expect to be bombarded with all sorts of election paraphernalia until the day we visit the ballot boxes. Tim Jackson, an Independent candidate for Donegal, has got […]

11 years ago

We don’t, however, have a confirmed date just yet. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed that he will travel to Áras an Uachtaráin to seek a dissolution of the Dáil, with a view to announcing a General Election tomorrow. Kenny confirmed to MidWest Radio this afternoon that he has already told Cabinet of his intention to […]

11 years ago

Or arm day, chest day or whatever day you’re having for yourself. If you’re ever feeling a little lazy or think that you’d rather skip a gym session, then The Rock’s social media feed is best avoided at all cost, because this guy looks like he’s never out of the place. ‘Beast’ would be a […]

11 years ago

That’s right, a giant rodeo penis. Visitors to IT Carlow this week may have been taken aback a little if they happened to encounter a temporary structure that was, eh, erected, for a very special reason yesterday. This week is SHAG (Sexual Health and Guidance) week in IT Carlow and a wide range of activities […]

11 years ago

“Who calls to someone’s house when The Late Late Show is on?” Bridget and Eamon, Ireland’s favourite dysfunctional couple from times gone by, were so popular on Republic of Telly that they were given an RTE spin-off of their own and there was much anticipation ahead of their debut this evening. There’s always a danger […]

11 years ago

This guy’s Snapchat game is incredible. With all sorts of filters and extras now available on the app, there’s a lot you can do on Snapchat without without having to try that hard, but one Irish guy has illustrated his ridiculous talents using only the pencil tool in the top right-hand corner of the screen. […]

11 years ago

A very sad and very beautiful tale. Many of you will have heard of the man known as Mattress Mick. Self-described as “Ireland’s craziest salesman,” he doesn’t take himself too seriously and has appeared in a number of fairly wacky ads to promote his furniture business in Dublin in the past. See Exhibit A below. […]

11 years ago

Could you manage without it? There are some people out there who own a smartphone simply so they have Facebook at the tip of their fingers whenever they want it, but it’s putting a serious drain on your battery life. Russell Holly, a contributing editor at Android Central, recently got rid of Facebook from his […]

11 years ago

And having babies, we should add. The Superbowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world every year and there’s probably not an event that can match it from an advertising perspective. With the number of stoppages during NFL games, there’s plenty of ad breaks thrown into the coverage and brands tend to […]

11 years ago

Italy has just had its deadline day dildo moment. Transfer Deadline Day just doesn’t seem to be as exciting as it used to be these days. The lack of actual transfers doesn’t help, but the (very sensible) decision taken by Sky to stop reporters broadcasting live from outside club training grounds has put an end […]

11 years ago

“I’ve had a great lifelong dance and I’m a survivor of many hard battles. I now face my toughest battle.” Wrestling legend Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart today revealed that he has prostate cancer in an incredibly moving message to his fans on Facebook. A five-time WWF World Heavyweight Champion and widely regarded as one of […]

11 years ago

Would you look the size of those waves? Earlier today, we brought you pictures of the impact that Storm Henry is having on Inishbofin today and it’s not any calmer a little further up the coast in Donegal. JOE reader Iain Miller sent us on footage he recorded along An Port coast in south-west Donegal […]

11 years ago

Which side are you on? Though they originated in Britain, Viscount biscuits have been a common sight in Ireland for many, many years now. Of course, as biscuits wrapped in foil, they would usually only be rolled out on special occasions but most of you will have tasted them at some point. The deliciousness of […]

11 years ago

Do you own one of these? Lots of us barely have a euro to our name after Christmas, but January is always a popular month for buying a new car in Ireland and 2016 is no different. Who doesn’t want to be getting envious looks from other motorists for having a 161 reg after all? […]

11 years ago

We’ve all been there. Skype has revolutionised the way people communicate over the last number of years, particularly when you’re looking to catch up with friends or family who live halfway across the world. That said, virtually everyone who has used Skype will have encountered difficulties at one stage, difficulties that could be caused by […]

11 years ago

Damn nature, you scary! Storm Henry has been making its presence felt all over the country today and looks like it will continue to do so well into tonight. As is always the case, it is coastal areas that have been most affected, with Met Éireann issuing a status orange gale warning as winds are […]

11 years ago

The teak tough defender announced his retirement from football today. He’ll be sorely missed. The Serbian had been at Inter Milan since the summer of 2014 until his contract was terminated earlier this month, but it is for his contribution to Manchester United during almost a decade at Old Trafford for which he will be […]

11 years ago

C’est pas le foot. Clermont is known in a sporting sense for its rugby team, but there’s a small group of willing volunteers that are looking to put GAA on the map in central France. Clermont Gaels have been in existence since 2008 and are unlike most GAA clubs outside of Ireland in that the […]

11 years ago

“Neglect the clubs and we lose touch with the heart and soul of the GAA.” So went Paraic Duffy’s address as he launched his annual report to Congress. The GAA Director General believes it is time to shrink the size of the inter-county championship calendar and that doing that will help shift the focus of […]

11 years ago

The man is currently in an induced coma in Cork University Hospital. A 21-year old Lithuanian man is in critical condition in Cork University Hospital after he was struck repeatedly in the head with an iron bar after a fight broke out in a house on the north side of the city in the early […]

11 years ago

Another day, another weather warning. Met Éireann have issued a Status Orange weather warning for 17 counties in Ireland with winds set to reach speeds of 130 km/h in parts of the country tonight. The status orange weather warning applies to Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Longford, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, […]

11 years ago

Thankfully, the temporary blockade has since been removed. Back in 2008, a piece of footage from Rosslare Harbour, titled Terminal Communication, was one of ten works commissioned as part of Wexford County Council’s Per Cent for Art programme. Filmed from a vantage point overlooking a badly-signed junction entering the port at Rosslare Harbour, it captured […]

11 years ago

“Is it something to do with Easter eggs or something?” The 1916 Rising will be the subject of plenty of discussion during this year’s centenary commemorations, but few discussions on the topic will be as entertaining as this. The folks at Youth Tuber decided to ask some Irish children for their views on the 1916 […]

11 years ago

Brazil doesn’t sound like a very safe place to visit. The Mexico Citizens Council for Public Security have published their annual list of the world’s 50 most violent cities and it doesn’t make pleasant reading for anyone visiting South America any time soon. The list is based on the number of homicides in cities of […]

11 years ago

Great news for Better Call Saul fans. The Breaking Bad spin-off returns for a second season on February 16 and is the highlight of what’s in store on Netflix next month. Clip via SerienTrailerMP Also on the way is Season One of a new Judd Apatow series called Love – just in time for Valentine’s […]

11 years ago

Long enough to watch around nine good movies we reckon. Qatar Airways are soon set to launch the longest non-stop flight in the world, a flight that will see passengers spend the best part of a whole day up in the air en route from Doha to Auckland. According to the Guardian, the airline plan […]

11 years ago