Pre-election shenanigans reaching fever pitch in Longford. A Sinn Féin candidate has accused the team of a Fine Gael TD of stealing his election leaflets and doing a legger when quizzed about it in Longford this evening. Paul Hogan, who is running as a candidate in Longford/Westmeath for Sinn Féin, took to Facebook to make […]

10 years ago

If this doesn’t bring a smile to your face, we don’t know what will. Lots of us often need a tonic of a Monday to beat the blues and to be able to face the rest of the week and if you’re in that boat then we’ve got just the thing for you. 106-year old […]

10 years ago

This is like something that would happen in a school classroom. Except it wasn’t in a school classroom, it was in Parliament across the pond in London today, where Jeremy Corbyn was addressing the audience about David Cameron’s recent EU negotiations. When speaking about his own experience of meeting heads of Government in Brussels last […]

10 years ago

We wouldn’t usually encourage such behaviour but science told us so. We’re nearly two weeks into Lent at this stage and for chocolate lovers giving up the good stuff for lent, the struggle is very real indeed. If you were in any doubt, just look at this picture from a SuperValu in Meath last week. […]

10 years ago

Always, always, be careful when taking a screenshot. A politician in Germany was left red-faced recently after inadvertently exposing his online porn habits while contributing to a debate about far-right politics. According to Bild, Thomas Köppl, the mayor of a town known as Quickborn, was participating in an online debate on the Alternative for Germany […]

10 years ago

The poor woman must have been worried sick. Although every single one of them is unique, there are traits which are common in all Irish mammies, whose first instinct is to worry about their sons and daughters, with their best interests always at heart. This is often reflected in text messages sent by Irish mammies, […]

11 years ago

Somehow, we doubt he’s going to get the gig. Deadpool is very much doing the business in Irish cinemas at the moment and as anyone who has seen it will know, he’s bad-ass enough in his own right without the need for help. When he bears such a likeness to Paul O’Connell, why should we […]

11 years ago

Damn. As if moaning about our own weather isn’t enough, Irish people will look with envy at the UK this weekend as our neighbours are expected to enjoy a mini-heatwave. ‘Heatwave’ might be stretching things as temperatures are expected to hit highs of 14 degrees, but if that is the case, it will be just […]

11 years ago

Blink and you’ll miss it. It’s been a while since Chris Hadfield used to spoil us with images and videos of Ireland from the International Space Station (ISS), but this latest footage from astronaut Tim Peake isn’t half bad. Peake recorded a timelapse of a flight over Ireland, the UK and Northern Europe from the […]

11 years ago

Not surprisingly, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Anyone who shares a bed with someone who talks in their sleep will know that people who do so make about as much sense as Henry Sellers after he falls off the wagon. One long-suffering woman who’s had to constantly put up with her boyfriend’s […]

11 years ago

Who’s coming with us? The Red Hot Chili Peppers will headline the Tennent’s Vital 2016 festival in Belfast in August of this year. The Belfast Telegraph have today revealed that the hugely popular rockers will perform at the festival in Boucher Playing Fields on August 25 in what is a massive coup for festival organisers. […]

11 years ago

“What’s it like?” “Well, it has its ups and downs.” Shia LaBeouf has pulled some crazy stunts enough in his time and his latest one is pretty high on that list. Or low, depending on what floor he’s on at the time. The actor is currently in the middle of what he has described as […]

11 years ago

Is it finally Leo’s year? Much like Mayo’s long wait to win another All-Ireland title, Leonardo DiCaprio’s quest to win an Oscar is something that has captured the public imagination in recent years. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, that sort of thing. Easily one of the best actors of his generation, DiCaprio has been […]

11 years ago

Can the Late Late live up to last week? It will have a job on his hands because thanks to the likes of Deano, the biggest Daniel O’Donnell fan around and our own Carl Kinsella, last Friday’s Late Late Show was one of the most memorable for a long time. There’s an end-of-season compilation show […]

11 years ago

It’s a topic that’s high on the agenda. The latest in a long line of public pre-General Election debates took place on 2FM last night, when Eoghan McDermott quizzed seven election candidates on a range of important issues a week out from the big day. One of the topics broached by McDermott is something that […]

11 years ago

Hodor! Kristian Nairn, AKA Hodor from Game of Thrones, will perform a DJ set in the Stables Club in the University of Limerick on the last day of this month. Nairn features in an impressive-looking line-up as part of Charity Week 2016 in the University and will transform UL into a Rave of Thrones with […]

11 years ago

What do you think? The four teams in the All-Ireland club semi-finals served up two cracking contests in Portlaoise and Cavan at the weekend; games that were still in the balance right at the death and which featured some fantastic football from all sides involved. Apart from the club final on St. Patrick’s Day, inter-county […]

11 years ago

Have you taken in a gig in any of these places? A number of venues throughout Ireland were rewarded at the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards for 2015 that took place in Dublin on Tuesday night. Kilkenny’s Set Theatre won the award for National Live Music Venue of the Year, while there […]

11 years ago

Molly-Kate, this one’s for you. Last Friday’s Late Late Show was one of the most entertaining in living memory and nobody who watched it will forget the face on the poor girl in the audience who thought she was going to see Daniel O’Donnell only for Mario Rosenstock turned up. The instant look of disgust […]

11 years ago

It’s not pretty. A slurry tank has overturned and spilled its contents onto Gaslough Street in Monaghan town this morning. Monaghan County Council are dealing with the situation and a clean-up operation is underway, while Gardai are advising motorists to avoid the area following the incident. The photo below was sent into us anonymously by […]

11 years ago

Eoin McLove would be disgusted at this sort of carry-on. Getting the right wedding cake is an important task for a couple in the lead-up to their big day. Only a few people will actually eat the cake, of course, but everyone will see it, pass comment on it and take photos of it so […]

11 years ago

They said it Paulie, not us. Deadpool is one of the most popular flicks on show in Irish cinemas this weather and the superhero romp starring Ryan Reynolds is going down very well with Irish audiences. A fair few members of that Irish audience, however, have noticed that the superhero in question, Deadpool himself, bears […]

11 years ago

Zing! As the respective political parties continue to throw barbs in one another’s direction in the run-up to the general election, you may have noticed a rather lame shot fired by Labour in this morning’s Irish Times. Using an old photo of One Direction with the heads of Paul Murphy, Lucinda Creighton, Gerry Adams, Micheál […]

11 years ago

A little unorthodox, but it works. James Corden’s wildly popular Carpool Karaoke series shows that the practice of singing in a car while driving is very much alive and well these days. Taking that format and running with it, Irish band Picture This performed their own version of the Aslan classic Crazy World in their […]

11 years ago

All this is missing is the “Fu**ing hell” line from Father Ted. Heated debate is likely to take place all over the country in the run-up to the general election, but we doubt you’ll see anything like the scenes that occurred in Kildare last night. According to Kildare Now, Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan, a […]

11 years ago

Well played J.K. If you’re going to enter into a war of words with someone, you’re probably better off not doing so with somebody who has sold hundreds of millions of books worldwide. Author Kevin Williamson learned that to his cost this evening after bad-mouthing J.K. Rowling on Twitter this evening, which earned the following […]

11 years ago

Be on your guard. A Facebook post of a man wielding a Point of Sale (POS) device has gone viral in recent days after it emerged that the man was using the device to steal money from the bank cards of unsuspecting people. Paul Jarvis’ Facebook post, which shows a man wielding the device in […]

11 years ago

He won’t want to see this again in a hurry. All-Star Mayo footballer Aidan O’Shea was spared the grind of early February GAA training last week, but he was still getting a workout on the other side of the Atlantic. O’Shea traded places with former Miami Dolphin Roberto Wallace as part of The Toughest Trade […]

11 years ago

Whoever it was must have fought a brave fight. We are but one week into Lent, but seven days is plenty for people that have given up chocolate to have started getting withdrawal symptoms. The hardest thing for many who have given up chocolate is to pass by the confectionary section in a shop without […]

11 years ago

Absolutely stunning. Connemara is a beautiful part of the world on the dullest of days and it was the scene of a truly stunning photo by JOE reader Ronan Gibney when conditions got a little wild over the weekend. Ronan captured the image of a snow cloud over Lough Inagh on Sunday and unpleasant as […]

11 years ago

Sign us up! Do you like going on nights on the town, taking part in adrenaline-seeking activities and getting paid to do something on a full-time basis that the average man pays through the nose to do only a few times in his life? If you said yes to all the above questions, then the […]

11 years ago

Don’t worry, we’re not one of them. Go to an Irish gym often enough these days and you’ll come across people who spend their entire time in front of the mirror not actually doing any exercise. Despite that and despite all of us knowing someone who likes to spend more time looking at themselves that […]

11 years ago

“Who do you think is better at bingo?” Irish mammies are renowned for knowing absolutely everything there is to know about the way of life in Ireland and there is only one group of people that can claim to know even more… Irish grannies, of course. With that in mind, The Seven O’Clock Show on […]

11 years ago

Lovely hurling. We’re not sure if the hurling bin challenge has become a thing yet, but thanks to Kilkenny hurler Paul Murphy and some employees in Sheridan’s Insurance in Kilkenny, we’ve a feeling it’s about to be. Inspired by a video they came across on our Instagram page of young hockey players keeping a ball […]

11 years ago

High praise. Dunbrody Country House Hotel in Co. Wexford has been voted the world’s number one Luxury Country House Hotel by the online travel bible, Luxury Travel Guide. Owned and operated by husband and wife team, Kevin and Catherine Dundon, Dunbrody Country House Hotel has scooped this international accolade for its “authentic charm, relaxed ambience […]

11 years ago

Here’s hoping the humans Michael encountered were a little friendlier. Nobody ever said political canvassing was easy and almost every politician is bound to encounter a little hostility while seeking out votes on the campaign trail in the run-up to the General Election. Most politicians get away with having to put up with a barbed […]

11 years ago

Hardly a huge surprise but big news all the same. Leinster Rugby have confirmed that Robbie Henshaw will join the province from Connacht in time for the start of next season. Connacht confirmed at the weekend that the Irish international centre will be leaving the province in the summer and it has been confirmed today […]

11 years ago

You’re a long way from Miami, Roberto. There aren’t many people that can say they’ve played wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins and have also played in a Gaelic Football challenge game in Mayo, but Roberto Wallace can. The 29-year old former NFL star togged out at full-forward for Breaffy in their 4-12 – 2-6 […]

11 years ago

Road rage. There’s something about getting behind the wheel of a car that can turn the most placid person into a raging ball of anger and there are certain behaviours amongst motorists that really grind people’s gears. Anger behind the wheel is a universal phenomenon, of course, but Irish male and female drivers have revealed […]

11 years ago

It’s not the most convincing apology you’ll ever see, mind. Boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao has apologised for comments he made in a TV interview in which he suggested that homosexual people were worse than animals. Pacquiao made the comments in an interview with TV5 as part of his Senate campaign, saying: “It’s common sense. […]

11 years ago

Only four replied, but they were worth waiting for. Victoria (we’re assuming that’s her real name) is an American girl who has spent the past few summers in Dublin. During that time, she spent quite a bit of time frequenting the pubs and clubs of Dublin and met a few members of the opposite sex […]

11 years ago

Strong words. Niall Phelan, MD of Rye River Brewing Company, has blasted a Fine Gael TD in Kildare for claiming that he created jobs in the company on a campaign leaflet issued in Kilcock in the run-up to the General Election. Anthony Lawlor, a Fine Gael TD for Kildare North with a constituency office in […]

11 years ago

‘Slippin’ Jimmy’ is back. As a spin-off of Breaking Bad, there was always going to be huge expectation surrounding Better Call Saul, but the first series lived up to and even surpassed that expectation and there’s huge anticipation ahead of the second series. The good news for Netlfix users is that the second series returns […]

11 years ago

Would you drink this? Earlier today, we brought you pictorial evidence of an odd drink combination made by the folks at An Púcán in Galway. Made of Guinness and Smirnoff Ice and called Black Ice, it certainly looked the part and they reckon it’s tasty too, although we’d like to reserve judgement until we’ve had […]

11 years ago

Do you shop here by any chance? SuperValu is the most popular supermarket in Ireland but only just, according to figures released today. SuperValu was named as Ireland’s most popular supermarket after a study conducted over 12 weeks ending 31 January by Kantar WorldPanel, a global expert in shoppers’ behaviour. The figures revealed that SuperValu […]

11 years ago

One has since been removed. In the early hours of this morning, representatives of Gimme Shelter Ireland, a group of citizens concerned by the inadequacy of the State’s response to the current homeless crisis, placed four makeshift homeless shelters, or homeless pods, around Dublin city centre. One of the pods, placed outside the Central Bank, […]

11 years ago

Can you believe that this man is still single? Unless you were hiding under a rock on Friday night and indeed, the entire weekend, you will have seen or at least heard of the exploits of a man, nay a legend, named Deano on the Late Late Show. Deano, known to his mother as Dean […]

11 years ago

Will we ever get a break? The floods that have plagued parts of the country on and off since before Christmas are set to return this week as the recent cold snap gives way to more heavy rain. Met Eireann say that while today will remain cold and bright for the most part, the rain […]

11 years ago

Were you one of the lucky ones? Thousands of Irish football fans anxiously opened their e-mail inboxes this morning as word arrived from UEFA to confirm whether their applications for tickets to Euro 2016 were successful or not. On Friday, Irish supporters actually started to get excited that funds were being withdrawn from their bank […]

11 years ago

We’re not quite sure if he was taking the p*ss or not. Australian cricket legend Shane Warne is no stranger to controversy and he became reacquainted with his old friend on the Australian version of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (which is being filmed in South Africa, naturally) today. With a lot of […]

11 years ago