JOE

We’ve gone all nostalgic at JOE after finding a video that reminded us of our childhood.

17 years ago

Chelsea are reported to be lining up a bid to bring Roma defender Philippe Mexes to Stamford Bridge next summer.

17 years ago

Some use twitter for telling people that they are going to sleep or eating pieces of cheese, but ten year old Alex Wilson used it to bring a criminal to justice.

17 years ago

Chelsea have described internet rumours that manager Carlo Ancelotti has quit the club as “total nonsense.”

17 years ago

The story of Ireland’s 20 point loss to New Zealand in pictures.

17 years ago

Australian out-half Paul Warwick was the star of the show as Munster edged past Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

17 years ago

A magnificent second half performance ensured an Ulster away victory – their first in eight matches against the Cardiff Blues.

17 years ago

Wins for Manchester City and Blackburn see them climb the table, while Aston Villa and Fulham remain dangerously close to the relegation zone.

17 years ago

Wolfsburg’s Edin Džeko and Barcelona’s Dani Alves are targets for big spending Manchester City, according to reports in the Sunday Mirror. Â

17 years ago

Brian Lenihan confirmed today that the Irish government will indeed be applying for a rescue package from the EU and the IMF.

17 years ago

Ian Poulter carded a final round of 67 to pip Simon Dyson and Matteo Manassero by one shot in the HK Open.

17 years ago

Alex Ferguson is considering a move for Benfica full-back Fabio Coentrão, according to reports in the News of the World.

17 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI is set to permit Catholics the use of contraception “in the intention of reducing the risk of infection” in a new book-long interview.

17 years ago

In today’s Sports Pages, Ireland fail to defeat the All-Blacks, while Scottish refs fail their SFA exams.

17 years ago

Recently under-fire right-back Glen Johnson came off the treatment bench and on the scoresheet for Liverpool tonight as the Reds celebrated a comfortable 3-0 victory over 20th-placed West Ham United.

17 years ago

Despite the fact that the men from the IMF were clearly Dublin bound, the denials came thick and fast. But ignoring the obvious has quite a tradition.

17 years ago

Manchester United moved into joint-first place today in the Premier League after a 2-0 defeat to nine-man Wigan, while their closest rivals Arsenal and Chelsea suffered upset defeats.

17 years ago

New Aston Villa boss Gerrard Houllier wants to bring Manchester United and Irish international star Darron Gibson to Villa Park, according to reports in today’s Daily Mirror.

17 years ago

Liverpool are leading the chase for €6m-rated Swiss international Reto Ziegler, who could be an ideal solution come January for the Red’s troublesome issues on the left-flank in recent weeks.

17 years ago

Bayern Munich coach Louis Van Gaal has put top European clubs, including long-held admirers Manchester United on alert after revealing the German champions could sell Bastian Schweinsteiger next summer.

17 years ago

IMF? Pfft, who has time to worry about the state of our country when it’s X Factor night! The tabloids have clearly got their priorities straight today.

17 years ago

Fianna Fail are in meltdown after the IMF’s arrival and our €15bn plan coudl already be in trouble, but it looks like we’re holding onto our corporation tax.

17 years ago

Mark Hughes and Nicklas Bendtner are having a right old moan this morning, while Declan Kidney believes Ireland have what it takes to defeat the All Blacks.

17 years ago

The broadsheets are obsessed with the IMF, the tabloids are obsessed with the X Factor, while Mark Hughes and Nicklas Bendtner just want to have a moan.

17 years ago

Leinster comfortably moved up to fourth while Connacht were denied a third home win of the season with a late win for Ospreys.

17 years ago

Mystery has long surrounded that odd eastern practice forever associated with Sting’s sex life. Only one thing for it – JOE diving naked into the world of tantra.

17 years ago

Horse racing at Haydock and Navan, International Rugby and Premier League Football are the subjects of the latest edition of the weekend fancies.

17 years ago

Endless waiting for cabs and misplacing your belongings could soon become relics of history with the introduction of entrepeneur Gavan Walsh’s unique iCabbi service.

17 years ago

Simon Danielli and BJ Botha will return from injury for Ulster for the province’s Magners League encounter with Cardiff this Sunday.

17 years ago

Twenty-seven miners are missing after an explosion in a coal mine in the South Island of New Zealand.

17 years ago

This week we’ve women in body paint, orang utans in Dublin Zoo, scantily clad air stewardesses and Ireland in the news for all the wrong reasons.

17 years ago

Tyrone players Ryan Mellon and Colm McCullagh have announced their decision to retire from inter-county football.

17 years ago