Hot property… It’s no secret that Irish passports have been in high demand this year, as applications for the desirable document massively increased following the result of Brexit in June 2016. But just how good is an Irish passport really? “It’s f*ckin’ claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas, man,” we patriotically hear you say. Seriously though, how does it compare […]

9 years ago

Ho ho hos… Ah, Christmas. What a magical time of year it is; filled with wonderful visits from loved ones, eating your fill of delicious chocolates and succulent sweets, and marvelling at the look of excitement on the faces of young children as they try out their new gifts and those gifts talk to them […]

9 years ago

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine made the announcement today… A particular strain of bird flu has been discovered in a variety of wild duck, known as a wigeon, in County Wexford. The avian influenza subtype H5N8 was confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine after the bird was found alive, […]

9 years ago

And the (wedding) bells were ringing out for Christmas Day… Fair play to Gary from Kildysart in County Clare. Not only did he recently build up the courage to propose to his girlfriend, Verona from Quin, in front of a room filled with friends and family, but he also managed to do it in his […]

9 years ago

The building is situated in Finglas, County Dublin… A number of homelessness activists have taken over an unoccupied building in Finglas. According to The Irish Times, the group, called Premier Love Project, are not part of Home Sweet Home who recently took over Apollo House in Dublin. In a video posted to Facebook, Colin McGettrick […]

9 years ago

COY (documentaries on the) BIG! Sure, Mrs Brown topped the charts over the festive season and don’t forget you’ve got all of these documentaries to catch up on, but whatever you do, make sure you do not miss Euro 2016: Two Shades Of Green. The documentary is on RTÉ 2 at 9.30pm tonight and follows the […]

9 years ago

A lovely idea… Seeing as it’s the season of giving gifts, two students at Maynooth University, Alice Kiernan and Megan Daly, decided to put their own Santa-themed spin on things and surprise their fellow students with some presents of their own. As Alice and Megan say themselves, “we wanted to do something kind for the […]

9 years ago

Start as you mean to go on… 2016 has been, to put it mildly, a funny aul’ year. Between the usual suspects of Trump, Brexit and the seemingly never-ending list of celebrity deaths (most recently that of Debbie Reynolds, the Hollywood legend who died just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher), it’s a year […]

9 years ago

Rest in peace. Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds has died at the age of 84 years old, just one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds, a businesswoman and actor who’s work included Singin’ In The Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Behind The Candelabra, was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after […]

9 years ago

The Force is strong with you all… Much like Princess Leia called on Obi-Wan Kenobi for help in Star Wars: A New Hope, we recently put out a similar plea to all of you to aid us in the search for Ireland’s most beloved Star Wars character of all time, a decision harder than the […]

9 years ago

This is the droid you’re looking for… In case you’ve been living under an Death Star-sized rock recently, you’ll know that a brand new Star Wars film has hit Irish cinemas this week; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Rogue One is the first ever Star Wars Anthology film and is set shortly before the […]

9 years ago

The Force is strong with this sofa… Graham Norton yet again delivers an impressive line-up for your Friday Night viewing pleasure, with Felicity Jones, the lead star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, taking centre stage sofa. You can catch up with our own Star Wars interview with the director of the film, Gareth […]

9 years ago

The Force is strong with this one… Star Wars. You’ve heard of it, yeah? In case you’ve been living under an asteroid-sized rock recently, you’ll know that a brand new Star Wars film has hit Irish cinemas this week; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Rogue One is the first ever Star Wars Anthology film […]

9 years ago

Go on, we dare you not to sing along… After years of research and extensive testing, scientists have concluded that Mariah Carey’s perfectly poptastic ‘All I Want For Christmas’ is officially the Greatest Christmas Song Of All Time. Plus, it’s in the Bible.* Every time you hear the gentle plinkity plonk of those sparkling opening […]

9 years ago

‘Tis the season… for Christmas covers. Flat Out are no stranger to the JOE audience, having already impressed everyone with their excellent cover of Elbow’s hit single ‘One Day Like This’ back in the summer of 2016. Another season has rolled around and so has another cover, as the Mayo musicians recently took time out after […]

9 years ago

Much respect to The Rock… As Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson takes a festive break from his ongoing quest to take over the world, he has brilliantly taken the time to record a very special video message for a young Irish boy called Tommy Hanley. Tommy is a huge fan of The Rock and is battling […]

9 years ago

It’s time to make history… and win some cinema tickets. Remember that time you looked into your family history and discovered that your great-great-great-great granny’s second cousin was the man who invented Clippy, the really annoying office assistant from Microsoft Office? Yeah, that was pretty embarrassing for everyone involved. Michael Fassbender, however, is much, much […]

9 years ago

May the Force be with you… You know when you’re going into a shop and the automatic doors open, do you ever wave your hand and pretend you opened them with a Jedi mind trick? Yep, us too. Every time. As you can tell, we’re pretty massive Star Wars fans here at JOE and so, […]

9 years ago

Breaking Dad… The bond between a man and his daughter is a beautiful thing. A father will show her love and give her encouragement; understandably so, she’s the centre of his universe… and then one day, she introduces him to the love of her life. In this case, it turns out that the boyfriend of […]

9 years ago

A heroic tale… Here’s some film maths for you; what do you get if you have Tom Hanks, add some Clint Eastwood and throw in an incredible true story of a real-life hero? Major Oscar buzz, that’s what you get. Lots and lots of major Oscar buzz. To mark the release of the highly-anticipated Sully: Miracle […]

10 years ago

Batman loves Brendan… When he’s not busy donning a cowl and cape to become the Caped Crusader, Ben Affleck is balancing bank accounts and beating up badguys in his brand new cinematic release, The Accountant. Ahead of the film’s release on 4 November, Eoghan Doherty met up with Ben (that’s right, Eoghan foolishly thinks he’s […]

10 years ago

Something you don’t hear every day… The fourth year of the acclaimed City Of Derry International Choral Festival took place in the Maiden City last weekend, as thousands of musicians from all over Ireland, the UK and the rest of the world descended on Derry to sing, entertain and soak up the warm Irish welcome… and […]

10 years ago

A scarily good prize… It’s time to turn off the lights, grab your favourite safety blanket and pick up some clean underwear because one of the year’s most frightening film events is back… it’s the IFI Horrorthon. Stopped screaming yet? The fantastic festival is returning from 27 to 31 October for its 19th season and will […]

10 years ago

Diagnosis magic… We’ve said it time and time again, we really, really like our Marvel films here at JOE. So much so, we recently gave you the opportunity to come along to see an exclusive 15 minute sneak peek of Doctor Strange in IMAX 3D in Dublin. It turns out though, that there are still […]

10 years ago

“So give me that toot toot…” The Trinitones are back. Trinity College’s all-male a capella group have hit the headlines in the past with their covers of Wheatus’ ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ and Fountains Of Wayne’s ‘Stacy’s Mom’, and now they’ve returned with their own unique take on one of the greatest songs ever written in the history […]

10 years ago

He’s back, he’s back, he’s back with a bang… Eccentric salesman, cult hero, viral star. Whatever you want to call him, there’s no denying there’s something special about Mattress Mick. The delightful Dublin salesman has truly hit the big time as Mattress Men, a documentary about his work with colleague Paul Kelly, hits Irish cinemas today. […]

10 years ago

Are you ready to see the Doctor? It’s no secret we’re big Marvel fans here at JOE. In fact, we’re such big fans, we’ve taken to wearing especially tight lycra outfits, flowing capes that billow in the wind and we’re constantly helping people cross the road, whether they want us to or not. With the […]

10 years ago

Bad cop. Worse cop. John Michael McDonagh, the award-winning writer-director of The Guard and Calvary, is back with his highly-anticipated third film, War On Everyone, a blacker than black action comedy starring Alexander Skarsgård, friend of JOE, Michael Peña, and the wonderful Tessa Thompson. War On Everyone tells the tale of two corrupt cops, Terry Monroe (Skarsgård) […]

10 years ago

“Cowboys, Ted! They’re a bunch of cowboys!” While Father Liam Deliverance may have been talking about the shoddy workmanship in the Craggy Island parochial house, we’re borrowing his legendary line to describe the cracking cast of the brand new remake of the 1960 cowboy classic, The Magnificent Seven. You may have grown up watching Steve McQueen, […]

10 years ago

A brilliant idea for a brilliant cause… Remember today’s date, Wednesday 21 September, 2016, because today’s the day you’re likely to witness a very strange sight. Hundreds of people, up and down the country, have taken to the streets of Irish towns, villages and cities, all kitted out in their… wedding dresses. WEDDING DRESS WEDNESDAY […]

10 years ago

It’s time to funk up your day… Oversized jumper? Check. Perfect facial hair which you’ve actually just drawn on with a marker? Check. “Cool” dance moves which closely resemble your dad’s weird gyrations at a family wedding at 1.30 in the morning? Check. Good, because if you have all those things then you’re ready to […]

10 years ago

Free cinema tickets, boiiiiiii! New Irish comedy The Young Offenders hits cinemas on 16 September, but you lucky film fans can see it before then at a very special preview screening, taking place in Dublin on 8 September in Cineworld at 7.30pm (doors at 7pm). Inspired by Ireland’s biggest cocaine seizure of €440 million off the […]

10 years ago

“Your love is an island, I’m scorched in the sands of it.” Haunting, ethereal, supernal… We could go on describing this song all we want, but the best way for you to experience the music of Talos is to listen to it yourself. Talos, AKA Eoin French from Cork, recently released ‘Your Love Is An […]

10 years ago

Money, corruption and the American Dream… Inspired by the incredible true story of two friends who made BIG money after exploiting a little-known government initiative to bid on official U.S. Military contracts (yes, you read that correctly), War Dogs stars Jonah Hill and Miles Teller as Efraim and David, the two young men at the centre […]

10 years ago

Cage is coming… Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking an exclusive sneak peek at the brand new Netflix trailer for Luke Cage. Plot’s it all about? Following on from its first Wu-Tang Clan-soundtracked teaser, Netflix have now released a brand new trailer for the kickass adventures of Marvel hero, Luke Cage (Mike Colter). Familiar to fans who would […]

10 years ago

Cara’s already practising the accent… To celebrate the release of the very, very, VERY highly-anticipated Suicide Squad (it’s very highly-anticipated in case you didn’t know), we headed over to London to meet the very talented, kick-ass stars of the film, including Cara Delevingne, Karen Fukuhara, Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez […]

10 years ago

So you’re telling me there’s a chance… To celebrate the release of the very, very, VERY highly-anticipated Suicide Squad (it’s very highly-anticipated in case you didn’t know), we headed over to London to meet the very talented, kick-ass stars of the film, including Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Cara Delevingne, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Jay […]

10 years ago

Meet Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins… You may not know it, but these lovely human beings are two of the most wonderfully creative and imaginative people behind some of your all-time favourite films. No, not Howard The Duck, you eejit… we’re talking about the Pixar films. From Toy Story, way back in 1995, all the […]

10 years ago

JOE and Her.ie need cinema dates… To mark the release of the upcoming couples comedy, Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates, we’ve teamed up with 20th Century Fox to give you the chance to win a pair of tickets to a very special preview screening, taking place in the ODEON Point Village in Dublin on […]

10 years ago

Worst. Heroes. Ever. To celebrate the release of the very, very, VERY highly-anticipated Suicide Squad (it’s very highly-anticipated in case you didn’t know), we’ve joined forces with Warner Bros. Pictures to give YOU the chance to win two tickets to the film’s Irish premiere screening, taking place at The Savoy in Dublin on 3 August at […]

10 years ago

Such beautiful people, such beautiful voices… To celebrate the release of the hugely enjoyable Star Trek Beyond in Irish cinemas, we caught up with the film’s stars, Dr ‘Bones’ McCoy AKA Karl Urban and Mr Sulu AKA John Cho. We chatted to them about all sorts of weird and wonderful things, including very hairy chests, […]

10 years ago

Ireland does smell great after all… To celebrate the release of the hugely enjoyable Star Trek Beyond in Irish cinemas, we caught up with the film’s stars – Captain Kirk AKA a barefoot Chris Pine and Spock AKA Zachary Quinto – and newcomer to the crew, Jaylah AKA the very talented Sofia Boutella. We covered […]

10 years ago

The world is more giant than you can imagine… and packed with free cinema tickets. It’s no secret that we here at JOE cannot wait to see Steven Spielberg’s big-screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s timeless classic, The BFG. In fact, we’re so exited about the film’s release that we’ve even launched an island-wide hunt for […]

10 years ago

Calling grandkids of all ages, do you know the perfect Irish Grandad? Grandad, Grandaddy, Daideo,  Granda, Grandpa, Papa, Grandfather, Pappy, Pawpaw, Grandpop. Whatever you call him, YOUR grandad’s the best in the world. To mark the highly-anticipated release of The BFG in Irish cinemas, we’ve teamed up with Entertainment One to find Ireland’s very own […]

10 years ago

King of the jungle gym… Ahead of the release of the upcoming Warner Bros. blockbuster, The Legend Of Tarzan, film fans have been getting particularly excited about a number of different elements. They’re interested in how Swedish star Alexander Skarsgård will fare as the latest incarnation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ iconic character, they’re dying to see […]

10 years ago

“If you’re under the age of 16, you’re classified as a young offender, which basically means you can’t get in trouble…” Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for The Young Offenders. Plot’s it all about? The Young Offenders, inspired by the true story of Ireland’s biggest cocaine seizure […]

10 years ago

Michael Flatley’s got nothing on these ladies… The Tír na nÓg pub in Lille was the place to be last night, as thousands of delighted Irish fans gathered to celebrate Ireland’s most recent famous win against the Italians, all thanks to a superbly-crafted goal scored by the UNESCO World Heritage site that is Robbie Brady’s head. Fans laughed […]

10 years ago

Tunnel of love… After The Connemara pub closed its doors in the wee small hours, French police expertly shepherded the gathered crowd of Irish fans to a nearby tunnel, presumably expecting the group to break up and head home for a few hours kip ahead of the Ireland v Belgium match. Undeterred by their new location, […]

10 years ago

C’est fantastique! In a tournament which has been packed full of special fan moments, the Place de la Bource in Bordeaux was home to yet another highlight, as a group of Irish and Welsh fans held an impromptu five-a-side match in the last light of the French evening sun. You may forget about the Nouveau […]

10 years ago

‘Tis the season… for fantastic football songs. As Irish fans at the Euros in France, we’ve endeared ourselves to the footballing world with our kind gestures, our traffic-stopping stripping and our spirited songs and chants. We’ll always roll out the favourite hits like ‘The Fields of Athenry’, ‘A Team Of Gary Breens’ and ‘Come… On… […]

10 years ago