Introducing… The Exo. Planning permission for what will be the tallest commercial building in Dublin was today approved by Dublin City Council. The EXO, a NAMA-funded building in the Point Village in Dublin’s Docklands, will stand at 73 metres high when work is completed and the 224,500 sq. ft. office building will be able to […]

10 years ago

The Healy-Raes aren’t the only ones getting things done in The Kingdom. As Irish Star Wars fans will probably know all too well, the cast and crew will be returning to Ireland this year to film scenes for Episode VIII – the follow up to the hugely successful The Force Awakens – in Kerry and […]

10 years ago

We’re very surprised at number one, we have to say. Accountants have a reputation – deserved or otherwise – for being safe, conservative individuals, but not when it comes to their habits behind the wheel according to new research in the UK. According to i100, car insurance specialist, 1st Central, conducted a study of one […]

10 years ago

Irish native Mohammed Fadel Dobbous is currently on trial in Istanbul. The so-called ‘Irish boxer’ involved in a mass brawl in Turkey that commanded international coverage last year is facing nine years in prison for his role in the incident. Irish native Mohammed Fadel Dobbous became something of an internet sensation after footage emerged of him […]

10 years ago

Still got it. It’s fair to say that James Corden is a man that divides opinion, but it’s hard to begrudge the success he’s had on the TV circuit Stateside; the appeal of his Carpool Karaoke series alone has been nothing short of phenomenal. That said, we’re sure there were a few people who quite […]

10 years ago

This looks like a must watch. If you’re looking for something to watch on the box tonight, it will be well worth your while tuning into a documentary made by Motive Television, the team behind highly-regarded Irish documentaries such as The Notorious, Prison Families, Darndale and Dole Life. ‘I am Immigrant’, the second part of […]

10 years ago

David Bowie would be proud. Three months on from his passing, two concerts in memory of the late David Bowie will take place in New York this week and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is one of a number of artists scheduled to perform. Stipe’s public appearances are pretty rare, but ahead of the Bowie tribute […]

10 years ago

This is a great story. Plenty of well-known Irish artists have been making a significant impact Stateside of late but it turns out that some not so well-known ones are raising some eyebrows too. Donegal man Diarmaid McGee is currently in Nashville on holiday with his aunt and randomly got an invite to perform a […]

10 years ago

We’re just going to leave this here. Kim Kardashian’s fondness for breaking the Internet is well known as this stage and we reckon she might have succeeded in doing so once again this evening. Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski posed for a topless selfie that was posted on both of their Twitter accounts this evening and […]

10 years ago

People of Ireland, we love you. RTE has rightly received plenty of kudos for the Reflecting the Rising event on Easter Monday, a multi-location event spanning the historic sites of Easter week that included music, debates, public talks and much more and was an unqualified success. On what really was a great weekend to be […]

10 years ago

And they’re only the owners of one of the best Irish flags ever seen. If you were in the Aviva for Ireland’s ridiculously entertaining draw with Slovakia last night, you might have set eyes upon one of the best safe-sex themed Jon Walters flags you’re ever likely to see. It belonged to Ashbourne natives Jack […]

10 years ago

We’re sure he’d be welcomed back in heartbeat. In what wasn’t a huge surprise given his record since taking over the club, Gary Neville was this afternoon sacked as manager of Valencia. Neville himself admitted that results during his time in charge were simply not good enough and he finds himself out of a job […]

10 years ago

With all due respect to Neville, it’s hardly a huge surprise. Gary Neville has been sacked as manager of Valencia today after just four months in charge of the La Liga club. Valencia released a statement revealing that they had parted company with the former Manchester United defender, whose appointment shortly before Christmas came as […]

10 years ago

Sad news for alternative rock fans. Popular Dublin radio station TXFM looks set to go off the air before the year is out after the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) today confirmed that no applications had been received for for a license advertised last December. In a statement released today, BAI confirmed that no applications […]

10 years ago

Great news for Irish tourism. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office today revealed that just under 1.7 million trips to Ireland were made between December of last year and February of this year, a 17.1% increase on the year previous. 1,690,400 trips to Ireland were made in that three month period, an overall increase […]

10 years ago

Apocalypse now, boy. If you were in or around Cork yesterday, you probably got a taste of weather at its most Irish as practically every season made its presence felt in the Rebel County. Hailstorms caused havoc on the roads around Cork city, leading to a 14-car collision at one point, while further south, the […]

10 years ago

Any chance of them getting back together on the small screen? It’s been six years since the incredibly popular hospital-based comedy Scrubs finished up and time has only increased the fondness of our memories of JD, Turk, Dr. Cox, Elliott, Janitor et al. The last season, when a host of regular cast members dropped out […]

10 years ago

The chat feature is about to get a whole lot different. Snapchat have today announced a number of incoming changes that will change the way we use the app. Although a ‘chat’ feature currently exists within the app, Snapchat wasn’t necessarily the first app one would go to for extended one-to-one communication, but that is […]

10 years ago

Make sure you’ve all the boxes ticked before you travel. The US Embassy in Ireland have issued a reminder to all Irish passport holders travelling to the US under the Visa Waiver Progam (VWP) that, as of April 1, 2016 (this Friday), they must have an electronic passport. The VWP allows residents of certain countries […]

10 years ago

We don’t think anyone was expecting that. Four goals (one an own goal), two penalties, loads of mistakes, plenty of entertainment and, unfortunately, a potentially serious injury; the first half of Ireland v Slovakia has had it all. We’d wager that few of the crowd at the Aviva Stadium were expecting such excitement from a […]

10 years ago

Please God let there be similar scenes around the country this summer. No-one needs reminding of how big Italia ’90 was in Ireland both in a sporting and a cultural sense, but we still like to revisit what was a memorable summer as often as we possibly can. For those who experienced it, it brings […]

10 years ago

Good enough to beat Slovakia? Eunan O’Kane has been handed his first start by Martin O’Neill for Ireland’s friendly clash with Slovakia this evening. A lengthy injury list has narrowed the options available to manager Martin O’Neill, but he’s still been able to name a decent side for the clash against Slovakia, which will be […]

10 years ago

A US District Attorney has ruled that no criminal charges should be brought about as a result of the tragic balcony collapse in Berkeley that claimed the lives of six Irish students last summer. The District Attorney of Alameda County will not file criminal charges in relation to the collapse of a balcony on the […]

10 years ago

Shots fired. Plenty of people from Cork have long considered it to be the real capital of Ireland and they’re not exactly shy about telling people about it either. The rivalry between the real capital – Dublin – and the so-called ‘real capital’ – Cork – has been in existence for generations and it’s been […]

10 years ago

Joey Tribbiani would heartily approve. The vast majority of us have struggled with fitting all of the items we want into our carry-on luggage in an effort to avoid airline baggage fees, but one man has provided an ingenious, if very uncomfortable, lesson on how to avoid doing so in future. On a flight from […]

10 years ago

Emergency services attended the scene shortly afterwards. A multi-vehicle collision is causing a number of traffic problems around Cork this afternoon. AA Roadwatch reported that 14 vehicles were involved in the crash, but according to Cork’s 96FM, as many as 18 vehicles were involved in a collision that took place on the N25 between J3 […]

10 years ago

Why would someone do this? A road safety officer in Donegal has warned of a very dangerous habit that has taken off amongst young drivers in the county that is putting lives at risk. Brian O’Donnell, a road safety officer with the Donegal County Council, has revealed that young drivers in the county have installed […]

10 years ago

“Still to this day I haven’t met an Irishman I didn’t like.” Daredevil returns to Netflix for a second season today, March 18, and JOE was lucky enough to catch up with the stars of the wildly popular show, Charlie Cox and Jon Bernthal, in Paris earlier this month. Cox will be familiar to Daredevil […]

10 years ago

Mess with Elodie Yung at your peril; she has a black belt in karate. Elodie was able to put those martial arts skills to good use in her new role as Elektra in Daredevil, which returns to Netflix for a second season. We caught up with Elodie in her hometown of Paris earlier this month […]

10 years ago

Great Scots. Edinburgh has long been a popular outpost for Irish people leaving the country and the only GAA club in the city has been feeling the benefits for quite some time. Dunedin Connolly’s have been in existence for nearly 30 years now and are one of the biggest clubs on the British GAA circuit, […]

10 years ago

Do you reckon you drank more or less than this? The level of alcohol consumption in Ireland in 2015 showed a slight decrease on the 2014 figure, with Irish people having consumed 0.7% less alcohol last year than the year previous. With figures from the Revenue Commissioners alcohol clearance data, DCU Economist Tony Foley used […]

10 years ago

They’re well able to play too. St. Patrick’s Day parades in rural Irish towns might be all about having a laugh on the back of a slow-moving tractor and trailer but in big cities abroad, they’re important for showcasing what’s best about Ireland to a wider audience. And there are few things better to showcase […]

10 years ago

Wow. If you’re a fan of Irish dancing then you’ll most likely have heard of Prodijig, whose efforts we’ve featured on the site a couple of times in the recent past. A collaboration called Freedom, starring Prodijig’s Alan Kenefick was one of our biggest stories of 2015, while a preview for Prodijig: The Revolution was […]

10 years ago

Do you follow them? A study conducted by mobile phone provider Meteor has revealed that Conor McGregor and Pippa O’Connor are the most influential social media personalities in Ireland. McGregor and O’Connor commanded 20% of votes from male and female respondents respectively, with Brian O’Driscoll (7%), Cian Twomey (3%), Amy Huberman (13%) and Suzanne Jackson […]

10 years ago

God bless you, Santos. Odds of 150/1 and Ireland’s record in past tournaments would lead a realist to suggest that Ireland’s chances of winning Euro 2016 are pretty slim. But if, like us, you’re the optimistic type, then your faith in Ireland achieving the impossible will be reinforced by the prediction of a random Indonesian […]

10 years ago

Most of us, it would seem, are happy in our work. That’s the conclusion drawn in a report by workplace review site Indeed.com, which ranked Ireland fourth in a list of 25 countries where employees are happiest in their jobs. According to Indeed’s Job Happiness Index for 2016, only Colombia, Mexico and Russia have happier […]

10 years ago

The struggle was real. For some single people (and some not so single people operating anonymously), Tinder can be as addictive as Twitter, Facebook or any social media app. Even if one has no interest in finding a match, casually checking out available singles in your area is an entertaining enough way of passing a […]

10 years ago

Does this sound about right to you? The boom is back. Or at least that’s what the figures released in the Quarterly Rent Index this morning would suggest, as rental prices in the capital are now 0.4% higher than they were at their peak in 2007. Outside of the capital it’s a different story, as […]

10 years ago

Oh no. We’re not sure if Ros Childs of Australia’s ABC News 24 had a good look in the mirror before going on air earlier today but we bet she’s wishing she did now. Childs’ outfit attracted plenty of chatter on social media circles during and after her broadcast and a quick look at the […]

10 years ago

Great news. Facebook’s Irish operation is about to undergo a significant expansion after the social media giant announced the creation of 200 new jobs in Dublin today. A wide range of roles are catered for and when the vacant positions are filled, Facebook’s workforce in Ireland will have increased to approximately 1,500 by the end […]

10 years ago

There’s going to be a lot of thirsty people around on Paddy’s Day. Our national holiday is one of the busiest days of the year for the thousands of pubs throughout the country, who have to ensure they’ve enough supply to meet the demand. Supply of Guinness will hardly be an issue in Tigh Neachtain […]

10 years ago

A little under $30,000 has been raised in just seven hours. A gofundme page set up in order to raise funds to bring home the body of a Mayo man who died tragically in Australia has reached almost double the required amount in just seven hours. Kevin Moran, a native of Mulranny in Mayo, died […]

10 years ago

Don’t worry, it’s fake. Missiles on the streets of Dublin are, thankfully, a rare sight, but there’s one on King Street in the capital today and it’s there for a very good reason too. The missile is a fake one and is a piece of street art designed by Will Leger on behalf of Goal […]

10 years ago

You can probably guess which side is cheaper. Visitors to Dublin paid an average of €37 less for a room on the northside of the capital than on the southside last year. According to research by Trivago, the price of an average hotel room (double room) on the northside of the city in 2015 was […]

10 years ago

A fine list. Room, My Name is Emily and Sing Street all feature heavily in the list of nominations for the 2016 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) announced this morning. All three movies scored eight nominations apiece, while there were seven for Brooklyn and Viva, the Spanish-language film directed by Paddy Breathnach that was […]

10 years ago

Calling all DCU alumni… DCU students past and present are set to gather for what sounds like an epic send-off to one of the university’s biggest social hotspots later this year. The DCU Students’ Union are calling on DCU alumni to head along to The Old Bar on 21 May on what they say will […]

10 years ago

And they would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for that pesky owner… and the CCTV camera. A couple of customers in Moloney’s Gaelic Bar in Mountmellick thought they had pulled off the perfect crime yesterday, only to be caught in the act by the one person you don’t want catching you. […]

10 years ago

This would be brilliant. Speculation is mounting that the Stone Roses will release a third album to coincide with a string of live dates this summer. The hugely popular Manchester band haven’t released any new material since their second album, Second Coming in 1994, an album that met with lukewarm reviews and was followed by […]

10 years ago

Bad news for low-paid workers in this country. Ibec, one of the leading employers’ groups in Ireland, have argued against any further increase in the minimum wage and said that the 50 cent increase introduced in 2015 was a mistake. According to the Irish Times, a submission published by the employers group yesterday argued that […]

10 years ago

And no, it’s not just because there will be a lot of hungover people hanging around. 3fe, a popular café in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin, will not be charging for coffee this Friday as a gesture in support of a friend who has recently suffered a setback in her fight against cancer. The owner […]

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