Driven… As the Euros fast approach, the flags, songs and pumped-up promos are now coming thick and fast. One of the latest dramatic clips stars none other than the man who Zlatans more than any other man on earth… Zlatan Ibrahimović. In Prologue, a cinematic video marking the release of the Volvo V90 and epically-scored by […]

10 years ago

A giant ginger gentleman… Over the past few years, Dublin-born Stephen Farrelly has taken the world by storm in the gargantuan shape of his snow white-tanned, flaming red-haired, Celtic warrior wrestling alter-ego, Sheamus. Now though, the WWE champion-turned-actor isn’t just hitting the big screen in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows, the sequel […]

10 years ago

“What’s the French for Supermac’s?” You can shove your Springsteen and forget about Lennon and McCartney; lyrical ninjas Dermot Whelan and Dave Moore are here to blow your mind with their beat-blastin’, arm-wavin’, dance floor-fillin’ Euro 2016 tune… ‘Robbie Keane in a Limousine’ (available to download by clicking here). Straight out of the Mark McCabe […]

10 years ago

It’s going to be one heck of a summer… Go on. Admit it. You’re excited. Summer 2016 is shaping up to be a cracker with both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland having qualified for the Euros AND the highly-anticipated release of the super-looking Suicide Squad. The excitement is most definitely building. Following on from […]

10 years ago

Wow. What a line-up. Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro. Al Pacino. Joe Pesci. Harvey Keitel. JOE. That is quite the team. There’s some superdeedooper exciting news coming out of the Cannes Film Festival in France, as Deadline has reported that the rights to Scorsese’s film about the Irish mob, The Irishman, have been snapped up by […]

10 years ago

Don’t f*ck with the llama… The Cliffs of Moher are a wonderful sight. Open farms are wonderful places. An open farm right by the Cliffs of Moher? Now you’re talking. This particular tale, however, involving an open farm by the Cliffs of Moher, a lad from Cork, a girl from Athlone and a llama from Peru […]

10 years ago

By any means necessary… Hats off to Monaghan man Christopher McGuirk who recently attended the mart at Ballybay. While there, he picked himself up a fine brand new calf. So far, so normal. However, when it came time for Christopher to head home with his new bovine buddy, he didn’t actually have a trailer attached to […]

10 years ago

“What kind of a monster are you?” Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for The BFG. Check out the previous trailers by clicking here and here. Plot’s it all about? One of your favourite childhood Roald Dahl books is being adapted for the big screen by one of […]

10 years ago

Top tune, top performance. Covers of The Killers, they can be pretty special. Men Of Twenty are an Irish band made up of three lads from Limerick – Daniel Clarke, Conor McCarthy and John McDonnell – who have been gigging together since they were 15 years old and are now making a name for themselves […]

10 years ago

We know this pain all too well. The sun. The arch-nemesis of most pasty Irish people. Sure, some people enjoy getting out and about to “catch a few rays”. But those people are monsters. For everyone else though, 10 minutes in the occasionally-spotted Irish sun usually results in the most excruciating sunburn pain known to […]

10 years ago

Another fine day with highs of 19 degrees… Thanks to the fine folk at Met Éireann, here’s today’s Sunburn Index. Maybe Steve Garrigan from Kodaline should keep an eye on this one… Sunburn Index for Sunday:Moderate-to-high countrywide. — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 15, 2016 There’s still a low Pollen Count out there too, so make sure you’re […]

10 years ago

Such a mature message from a group so young… Hats off to Mr Alan White, JOE reader and teacher of 5th class in Bunscoil Mhuire Primary School in Cork, and his excellent pupils. Soundtracked to the perfectly poignant lyrics of Rudimental’s ‘Lay It All On Me’, the class have created the below video highlighting the various […]

10 years ago

The Force photography is strong with this one… Unless you’ve been living under an AT-AT-sized rock for the past few days, you’ll be fully aware that the stars of Star Wars Episode VIII are currently filming in the most northerly part of Ireland, the gorgeous Malin Head. Understandably, the place is absolutely buzzing as one […]

10 years ago

It seems socialising in the sun is very thirsty work… We’re enjoying some fine weather up and down the country at the moment and, as a result, you’re once again wearing those weird three-quarter length trousers your mam bought you in 1997, along with the sunglasses you got off that weird Frenchman for €3 and […]

10 years ago

So long, Lucinda… Following their poor showing during the recent general election, Lucinda Creighton has stepped down as leader of Renua. Creighton informed the party of her decision at the National Members’ meeting earlier today. Despite running 26 candidates, Renua failed to get one TD elected to the Dáil, and its three sitting TDs all […]

10 years ago

RIP Christy. The golfing world is today mourning the loss of Christy O’Connor senior. A legendary Irish golfer, O’Connor played in ten consecutive Ryder Cups, 15 world cups, and came close to winning a Major when he came second at the 1965 British Open. The popular former Irish professional was inducted into the prestigious World Golf Hall of […]

10 years ago

The struggle is real… Sent into us by JOE reader Shane O’Keeffe from Simple Craic, this comedy clip captures the true horror of what it’s like to be a Kilkenny person who just doesn’t like hurling. We know, we couldn’t wrap our heads around it either. Shane writes, “as a Kilkenny man, it’s always been […]

10 years ago

“If something falls out, we’re dead!” Irish comedian and all-round nice guy, Jason Byrne, joined Ryan Tubridy for a chat on The Late Late Show last night. Summer is finally here and the craic is mighty with @thejasonbyrne #latelate pic.twitter.com/BK82edVdLQ — The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) May 13, 2016 While himself and Tubs were chatting, […]

10 years ago

We’re currently writing this wearing only our mankini… Hold on to your sexy sun hats everyone, the Sunburn Index is back. Sunburn Index for today Saturday; High in Munster, Leinster and Connacht. Moderate to High in Ulster. — Met Éireann (@MetEireann) May 14, 2016 A word of warning though, so is the Pollen Count. Thankfully, […]

10 years ago

The Scottish native was arrested with Tyrone woman, Michaella McCollum, in 2013. Following the release of Michaella McCollum from a Peruvian prison, news has emerged that Melissa Reid will also soon be released. According to the BBC, Peruvian authorities, following a Friday court hearing, had agreed to expel Reid from the country as she had met the […]

10 years ago

WHY ARE THE BIRDS SO GODDAMN ANGRY!? Fergal Reilly, from Ardee in Co. Louth, has bagged the job of a lifetime. Having made a name for himself as an internationally-renowned Storyboard Artist on amazing animated projects like The Iron Giant, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME, Space Jam, […]

10 years ago

“I can’t believe a f*cking sorority just moved next door.” Mac and Kelly Radner are back. Following on from 2014’s Bad Neighbours, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne return as the happy couple who aren’t actually that happy about the fact that Chloë Grace Moretz and her sorority sisters have moved in next door, making their life […]

10 years ago

Did they not get our audition tape? Laugh it up, fuzzball. We really did believe we were in with a chance. Deadline has confirmed that the scruffy-looking Alden Ehrenreich will star as Han Solo in an upcoming film about the early life of the iconic Star Wars character, perfectly portrayed by Harrison Ford. Boooooooooo! We […]

10 years ago

Cap is back… and so are the Russo Brothers. Meet Anthony and Joe (great name) Russo. Without you even realising it, these talented directors may have been two of your favourite people working in film and TV over the past 10 years. They’ve been involved in super shows like Arrested Development, Community and Captain America: […]

10 years ago

Alright, alright, alright… It’s that time again, lovely JOE readers, for you and a very lucky plus one to join us for a trip to the cinema. On the night, there’ll also be some tasty free wings, refreshing free drinks and, if you fancy chanelling your inner-1980s FASHION GOD, you’ll have the chance to win […]

10 years ago

Cap is back. Chris Evans returns as patriotic super-soldier, Steve Rogers, in Captain America: Civil War, as the magnificent Marvel heroes return for another ass-kicking adventure. This time around though, things aren’t all that rosy at Avengers HQ, as Captain America and Iron Man begin to grow further apart. To say that the pair don’t really […]

10 years ago

United we stand. Divided we fall. Chris Evans is back as the patriotic super-soldier in Captain America: Civil War, as the magnificent Marvel heroes return for another ass-kicking adventure. This time around though, things aren’t all that rosy at Avengers HQ, as Cap and Iron Man begin to grow further apart. To say that the […]

10 years ago

“They like to get the landmarks.” Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence. Plot’s it all about? As newcomer Liam Hemsworth rightly says in the latest trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, “I can’t believe it’s been 20 years.” Two decades on from the landmark-destroying, alien face-punching, Randy […]

10 years ago

Sacré bleu! We’ve got some free cinema passes pour vous… OK, that’s the end of our rubbish attempt at speaking French. Can you blame us though? The film is called Bastille Day after all. Starring Idris Elba (The Wire, Pacific Rim, Thor) Richard Madden (Game Of Thrones) and Kelly Reilly (True Detective, Sherlock Holmes), Bastille Day tells […]

10 years ago

A woman was taken to hospital after a cooling unit exploded in the North West Regional College in Derry on Tuesday morning. According to the Derry Journal, the NWRC employee was treated for minor injuries after a cooling unit ruptured in the Strand Road campus. A refrigeration unit exploded in a canteen @mynwrc Derry this morning. […]

10 years ago

“The answer is not always what you want it to be. Sometimes, all there is, is more darkness…” The Rayburns are back. Following on from the critically-acclaimed Season 1 of Bloodline, everyone’s favourite, dysfunctional, paranoid, good-looking, mysterious family from Florida Keys has returned. Sure, that’s a niche family market, but we can’t wait, as some […]

10 years ago

Bittersweet… It may not have been quite the performance Shane Lowry would have been hoping for at The Masters 2016, but he’ll no doubt be delighted with the fact that he absolutely nailed an incredible hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Augusta. Click here to see that super shot in all its glory. Following his […]

10 years ago

Fair play… You have to admire Alan Judge. The Brentford midfielder looked set to be on his way to the Euros in France as part of Martin O’Neill’s Republic Of Ireland squad this summer, but unfortunately his leg break against Ipswich Town has ended any hope of that. Anyone would be absolutely devastated at this […]

10 years ago

Hindsight is a wonderful thing… Shane Lowry may not be heading home with the Green Jacket from the 2016 Masters in Augusta, but he’ll most certainly be having some party as he no doubt celebrates nailing this superb hole-in-one on the 16th hole. He won’t be the only one celebrating mind you, as the patrons […]

10 years ago

Perfect weather for it… You have to hand it to Gary . While most people confronted with horribly windy, cold and nasty weather, would stay tucked up in bed binge-watching SpongeBob SquarePants, some individuals decide to take on Mother Nature in their own weird and wonderful ways. Say hello to Gary. Gary popped on the […]

10 years ago

Get in the hole! Shane McLowry Shane Lowry hit a wonderful hole-in-one on the 16th hole at The Masters, finishing his round on +10. The shot was great news for the man himself and even better news for the patrons of this Offaly pub back home in Ireland. What a shot by the Offaly man. […]

10 years ago

Great news… Stop what you’re doing Springsteen fans, more tickets for The Boss’ concerts in Croke Park are going on sale. Check out this tweet from the official organisers of the event, Aiken Promotions… Due to confirmation of stage & production details, A limited amount of tickets will be released for sale on Thursday pic.twitter.com/7jX0hfSilv […]

10 years ago

This is one of our favourite ever things. We recently brought you the full list of winners from the 2016 IFTAs and, in that article, we also prayed and prayed and prayed joked that President Michael D. Higgins and Liam Neeson would soon team up to kick ass in a new Irish action film we’ve […]

10 years ago

Celebrating Irish talent… Hosted by award-winning actress and comedienne Deirdre O’Kane, the IFTA Film & Drama Awards took place at the Mansion House in Dublin. It’s already been a year of Oscar success, festival triumphs, international Box office coups, worldwide distribution deals and TV ratings wins for Irish stars and shows, but tonight the people […]

10 years ago

The photographic skills are strong with this one… We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, it’s easy to see why Star Wars chose to film at this beautiful Irish location. Just check out this stuning aerial view of the Skellig Islands, captured by the Irish Air Corps and posted to their official Twitter […]

10 years ago

What a race… 33-1 shot Rule The World has won the 169th Grand National. Ridden by Kilkenny man David Mullins and trained by Tipperary-based Michael ‘Mouse’ Morris, the horse stormed to victory at Aintree ahead of The Last Samurai in second and Vic’s Canvas in third. It’s been an emotional year for trainer Mouse; following […]

10 years ago

It’s almost time… Even though the entire thing has obviously been overshadowed by THE GREATEST LIVE TV INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME, the Grand National at Aintree remains one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Even people who have no interest in horse racing whatsoever will feel compelled to throw a few quid on […]

10 years ago

What a man. We recently brought you the news that RTÉ will be airing a very special tribute to the legendary Bill O’Herlihy, a wonderful man who sadly passed away in May 2015. Cloch Le Carn will air on RTÉ One on Monday at 7.30pm, and if the clip below is anything to go by, it’ll […]

10 years ago

Worth every penny of that £35 million, isn’t that right Liverpool fans? West Ham’s Andy Caroll put a major dent in Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes as he bagged himself a hat-trick against the Gooners in a 3-3 draw at Upton Park. Yes, you read that correctly. Andy Carroll scored three goals. In the same […]

10 years ago

Meet Mark Mahoney, dreaming big in LA… Following on from Episode 1 and Episode 2 of my LA story, it’s time to continue the American adventure in a new video I’ve imaginatively titled, Episode 3. These titles just keep getting better and better. This time around I try to get myself an iconic star on […]

10 years ago

Exciting news for fans of chicken, dancing and the Chicken Dance… Supermac’s have today announced the opening of a brand new branch in one of Ireland’s most popular nightclubs, Copper Face Jacks. The new outlet will conveniently be located in the Premium Bar area of the nightclub. Anyone got a calendar? Expect initial sales to break […]

10 years ago

SHAGGY! In case you didn’t realise, that was us doing our best Shaggy impression. Nailed it. You may have heard that the Jamaican star was in Dublin to perform a secret gig in Toner’s and make a Cavan man’s dream come true, but what you may not have known was that the living legend also […]

10 years ago

We already can’t wait… Following on from his critically-acclaimed work on Room, it looks like Lenny Abrahamson has decided on his next project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Dublin-born director is attached to direct a film adaptation of Neal Bascomb’s upcoming book, The Grand Escape. And no, before you start humming the theme tune to […]

10 years ago

Batman returns? To mark the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in Irish cinemas, we caught up with the film’s director, Zack Snyder, and stars of the show, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg. You can check out our particularly pungent chat with Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill by clicking […]

10 years ago

What a great Gal… Meet Gal Gadot AKA Diana Prince AKA Princess Diana of Themyscira AKA Wonder Woman. Yeah, it’s probably best to just stick with Wonder Woman. Having made a name for herself starring alongside Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in The Fast And The Furious film franchise, Gadot is back to show Batman […]

10 years ago