Nothing creepy about this, nope. Hey kids, it’s time for another exciting edition of ‘Life is a bit like Black Mirror sometimes’ with the news that Amazon is working on a very morbid idea indeed. The technology giant has been holding the re:MARS conference in Las Vegas this week – MARS standing for Machine / […]

3 years ago

Batten down the appropriate hatches. A thunderstorm warning has been issued for 11 counties, with significant downpours and the potential for flooding on the horizon. Issued by Met Éireann on Thursday morning (23 June), the warning concerns all of Munster and Connacht, thus Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo […]

3 years ago

The incident took place earlier this month. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that took place in Louth on Saturday, 4 June. The incident, which involved three cars, occurred at approximately 3.30pm at Gibbstown on the Ardee Road to Dundalk. Two people were taken to hospital as a result of the […]

3 years ago

“The forthcoming Budget will be a cost-of-living Budget,” says Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Social welfare payments, pension payments and childcare supports should all receive a bump later this year, as the next Budget begins to come into focus. The annual Budget won’t be unveiled until October, but Government officials provided some indication of what to expect […]

3 years ago

Gardaí are investigating “all circumstances” surrounding the discovery. An investigation has been opened following the discovery of two bodies in a house in Tipperary on Monday, 20 June. Shortly before 4pm, Gardaí entered the residence in Cloneen, where they found the bodies of two people – an elderly man and an elderly woman. A statement […]

3 years ago

Monday Movie Madness. It’s Monday, so you know what that means. Here’s the most intriguing movie options for you on this Monday, 20 June… Project Almanac – Film4 – 6.40pm Sci-fi thriller in which a teenager builds a time machine. Men In Black II – Sky Showcase – 8pm The second one. Lethal Weapon 3 […]

3 years ago

“This is an important moment for men’s sport.” Leinster Rugby scrum-half Nick McCarthy has been hailed as a “role model” by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar after publicly announcing that he is gay. McCarthy made the announcement through his club on Monday afternoon (20 June), having previously told his teammates back in January. “I was obviously pretty […]

3 years ago

Very much a ‘Killer’ quiz this week… Hello quiz and music and music quiz fans. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It’s time for another JOE Music Quiz. Three rounds as usual. On the agenda this week? Current music-related events! General knowledge! And a round on The Killers, following their very recent Irish visit. Can you get every […]

3 years ago

You’re not getting 100% here. Hello and welcome to another not-very-easy JOE General Knowledge Quiz. 15 questions. Three minutes. Can you possibly get everything right in time? If the quiz isn’t displaying for you below, click here. Otherwise, good luck!

3 years ago

Sweltering season is here. Feeling humid today? You may well be. The weekend is here and it’s been a decent week on the weather front thus far, with a notable rise in summer-like conditions. Which you’d expect, like. It is the middle of June, after all. In any event, Friday (17 June) is looking like […]

3 years ago

The singer lost her son Shane earlier this year. Sinéad O’Connor has cancelled all of her live shows for the remainder of 2022, opting to put her health and wellbeing first. The acclaimed singer-songwriter was hit with tragedy in January with the sudden passing of her 17-year-old son, Shane. “My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali […]

3 years ago

A passenger was injured during the incident. A man has died following a fatal road traffic collision in Laois. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday morning, 17 June. According to An Garda Síochána, the single-vehicle collision occurred on the L1640 between Ballacolla and Rathdowney at approximately 1am on Friday. The driver […]

3 years ago

The story isn’t over. We’re not done with the onscreen version of Westeros just yet. With HBO gearing up to release Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon this August, news has emerged of an official sequel series to the original project. The world was glued to Game of Thrones for eight seasons from […]

3 years ago

“You abused, mistreated, a Garda Síochána. For that, you were prosecuted. You were found guilty.” Dáil Éireann is no stranger to the odd tiff between rival politicians but an exchange between Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty went from relatively innocuous to bitterly personal over the course of a heated 10-minute spell. […]

3 years ago

The incident took place in Monaghan on Wednesday evening. Gardaí investigating a hit and run incident involving a prison van have identified two specific vehicles involved in the collision. The incident took place in Monaghan on Wednesday evening (15 June) when a prison van that was transporting a prisoner from court was rammed off the […]

3 years ago

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has announced an expiration date for the minimum wage in Ireland. The minimum wage in Ireland is set to be formally phased out and replaced by a new living wage – though it will take some time for the change to come into play. Officially announcing the switch at Dublin Castle on […]

3 years ago

Grand, yeah. Another day, another ‘young people spend their money on frivolous things and that’s the real reason they’ll never afford a house’ argument. In the financial firing line this time around – your (admittedly increasingly costly) Netflix subscription. No season two of Squid Game for you, mate! A new study carried out by researchers […]

3 years ago

A memorable face and a hell of a performer. Acclaimed actor Philip Baker Hall has passed away. He was 90 years old. Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times broke the sad news on Twitter on Monday evening (13 June), noting that Baker Hall passed away “peacefully” on Sunday. “My neighbour, friend, and one of […]

3 years ago

The incident took place in Louth three years ago. Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Louth three years ago. At approximately 2.50pm on Tuesday 27 August, 2019, a fatal shooting incident occurred at a caravan park located on the road that connects Clogherhead and Termonfeckin. A […]

3 years ago

Don’t get honky-tonk heartbroken here. Garth Brooks, who loves Ireland just as much as you do if not even more, is gearing up for his historic five-night run in Croke Park later this year. Yep, it’s finally happening. After all the controversy, national news headlines and widespread devastation, the country music phenomenon WILL make Croker […]

3 years ago

Minister Ryan encouraged people to avail of social welfare assistance if required. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said that no new financial assistance designed to tackle the cost of living crisis will be introduced prior to this year’s Budget. Speaking on Monday following the announcement of an €80.4 million deal that will see 120 […]

3 years ago

Can you get 100% in our own tough examination? Squid Game is officially returning for a second season of arch drama and brutal mayhem. Rejoice! The show is one of the biggest TV success stories of the modern era, but how strong is your Squid Game knowledge? Give it your very best shot…

3 years ago

Sing your heart out. By answering a bunch of tough music-themed questions. That’s right folks, it’s time for another famous JOE Music Quiz. This week we have rounds on current events, general knowledge and movies that have a musical connection within them. Can you triumph? Over to you…

3 years ago

“If we’re such a developed country, why do we have to work all the time?” The conversation surrounding a four-day working week in Ireland continues to bubble up, from active campaigns designed to firmly establish and normalise the practice to individual companies taking the plunge of their own volition. Last October, the Irish Congress of […]

3 years ago

100% here and you’re a champion. It’s time for another JOE General Knowledge Quiz. Below you will find questions about sport, geography, movies, music and much more. It’s not easy, but then it never is. Best of luck to you! If the quiz isn’t displaying below, please click here instead.

3 years ago

Very sad news. A woman has died following a fall from a building in Galway city centre. Shortly before 9am on Thursday (9 June), the woman, who was aged in her 80s, was discovered deceased at a premises on High Street in Galway city centre. It is understood that the woman fell from the upper […]

3 years ago

Are you familiar with any of these places? Seven closure orders and one prohibition order were served on Irish food businesses during the month of May, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The enforcement orders were issued for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the European Union (Official Controls in Relation […]

3 years ago

The only way is up. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) is out, and it makes for grim reading. Prices in Ireland rose by 7.8% in the year leading up to May of 2022, representing the largest such increase on record in almost 38 years as the cost of living crisis continues to spiral. In […]

3 years ago

Spokes fired. Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has hit back at claims that he had his bike driven to Limerick at the expense of the Government. Minister Ryan was responding to a speech by Independent TD Richard O’Donoghue that took place in Dáil Éireann last week in which O’Donoghue stated that Ryan had his bike […]

3 years ago

“He never missed a beat,” said Scorsese about Liotta’s work on Goodfellas. Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has paid tribute to the late Ray Liotta, two weeks on from the actor’s sudden passing at the age of 67. Liotta died in his sleep in late May in the Dominican Republic, where he had been shooting a […]

4 years ago

Bank Holiday Monday Movie Mix. Hello. You’re possibly feeling a bit low on energy after the weekend. Luckily, you can watch a bunch of movies to take the edge off. Here’s the most interesting options available on TV for YOU on this Bank Holiday Monday, 6 June… Goodbye Christopher Robin – Film4 – 6.45pm Domhnall […]

4 years ago

Tragic news. A six-year-old boy from Northern Ireland has died while on holiday in Spain with his family. The family had been holidaying in the town of Sa Coma on the island of Majorca at the time that the incident occurred. It is understood that the child died following an incident at a swimming pool […]

4 years ago

“There is a growing social media mob who appear to have lost all grip on reality.” A police investigation has been formally launched following the emergence of a video on social media that appeared to show a group of people singing a song mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey. The video, which surfaced last week, […]

4 years ago

It didn’t go down well, as you might expect. Queen Elizabeth II, who is very much alive, enjoyed an ostentatious and quite surreal – what was the story with the hologram? – celebration to mark her platinum jubilee over the past few days. A distinctly British ceremony raised many eyebrows across social media throughout, from […]

4 years ago

The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. A man has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision that took place in Limerick in the early hours of Monday morning, 6 June. The incident occurred at approximately 12.30am on the R512 at Carrigmartin in Ballyneety. The sole occupant of the vehicle involved, a […]

4 years ago

Awful news. Two men have died following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Sligo on Sunday evening, 5 June. The crash occurred at approximately 5.20pm on the N15 in Rathcormack. Three cars were involved in the collision. Two men; the driver and passenger of one vehicle, were fatally injured during the incident. […]

4 years ago

Plug in and play. The JOE Music Quiz returns for another challenging go-round. In a rare break from regular transmission, there’s no current affairs round this week. Instead, we have general knowledge, album artwork snippets where you have to identify the record in question and, in honour of his recent enough gig announcements, a round […]

4 years ago

Take your very best shot. It’s that time again guys – time to test your brain to the absolute limit as we throw a not-easy-at-all General Knowledge Quiz before your eyes. Three minutes on the clock. 15 questions. Pressure very much on. Go! (If the quiz isn’t displaying for you below, please click here instead).

4 years ago

100% and you get to edit a music magazine. Ah, the debut album. A collection of songs that can make or break any act, perhaps even catapulting them to worldwide fame at the very first attempt at doing so. With that in mind, we’ve put together a quiz. It’s pretty simple – we name 20 […]

4 years ago

The only quiz that sounds as good as it feels. Hello! It’s time, my friend, for another JOE Music Quiz. Three rounds as always – one on current events, another on one-hit wonders, followed by a tricky encounter with some good old-fashioned music-themed general knowledge. Can you get every single question right? Let’s find out…

4 years ago

An absent headliner. A day of distortion. A paradise of noise. 20 years on from Ozzfest’s one-and-done Irish leg, please sir, can we have some more? Last days of May 2002 and I’m on a bus hurtling from Drogheda to Punchestown, surrounded by a cohort of like-minded souls all clad in black, the rare burst […]

4 years ago

Can you conquer an especially tricky quiz? Hello once again and welcome to another JOE General Knowledge Quiz. You know how this works – 15 questions across a range of topics. There’s some gimmes but we’ll be very impressed indeed if you manage to return a perfect score. 12 out of 15 would be a […]

4 years ago

The voice of Goodfellas and a scene-stealer for many decades, may he rest in peace. Ray Liotta has died, aged 67. Deadline Hollywood confirmed the sad news on Thursday afternoon (26 May). No cause of death has been revealed. According to Deadline, Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he had been […]

4 years ago

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.” Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault following a decision taken by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK. Spacey was also charged […]

4 years ago

The Republican senator walked away from an interview when asked if it’s time for America to reform its gun laws. 21 people, including 19 children, lost their lives at an American elementary school earlier this week. On Tuesday morning, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shot his grandmother before taking her car to drive to Robb Elementary School […]

4 years ago

Video footage of a broad daylight assault has been widely distributed on social media. Gardaí are investigating an apparent incident of assault that took place in Kerry last weekend. Footage shared on social media appears to show a gang of young men assaulting another man on the street in broad daylight, while also hurling verbal […]

4 years ago

Northern Ireland’s Department of Health will hold a briefing on Thursday. The first case of Monkeypox has been officially identified in Northern Ireland, according to reports. BBC News Northern Ireland has said that the Department of Health will hold a briefing later on Thursday (26 May). Thus far, 79 cases of the virus have been […]

4 years ago

Happy Birthday to the best to ever do it. But enough about George Clooney, who turned 61 earlier this month. Clooney isn’t a part of The Late Late Show’s 60th birthday celebrations, sadly, though they will take place this Friday night (27 May) if you’re up for raising a glass or two to the enduring Irish […]

4 years ago

“There’s a huge Irish community in Britain and I think we have a basis for a very strong, peaceful orderly relationship, but the preparation needs to start now.” Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has once again set the forecast for a potential unified Ireland in future, noting that the separation of the north and […]

4 years ago

The incident involved a steamroller. A man has died following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Monaghan on Monday, 23 May. At approximately 9.45pm on Monday, Gardaí were alerted to the incident, which occurred in Shankhill, Smithboro and involved a road roller work vehicle. A man aged in his 50s, the driver […]

4 years ago