JOE

The budget is the focus of the main headlines in all the daily newspapers, except for one notable exception.

17 years ago

A face-meltingly, mind-numbingly strange advertisement for pudding from the Land of the Rising Sun, that has recently taken over the internet.

17 years ago

Leinster should be happy with a losing bonus point when they visit the bear-pit of Clermont-Auvergne on Sunday but it’s must-win time for Munster and Ulster, writes Malcolm O’Kelly.

17 years ago

Controversial website WikiLeaks has released a list of international locations considered vital to US security, including two in Ireland.

17 years ago

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick could be on his way back to White Hart Lane according to reports of a £12million transfer in January.

17 years ago

This Friday, a decision will be made as to whether Brian O’Driscoll will be fit to play in Leinster’s clash with Clermont in the Heineken Cup.

17 years ago

Why did England fail so miserably in the their World Cup 2018 bid? And how come Russia and Qatar are the ones partying? Ken Early digs deeper.

17 years ago

Ex-Ireland international and Tottenham coach Chris Hughton has been sacked as manager of Newcastle United.

17 years ago

Arsenal centre-half Thomas Vermaelen will not return to action until the new year as he continues to recover from an Achilles problem.

17 years ago

The FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best player of 2010 is destined for Barcelona, as all three nominees play for the Catalan club.

17 years ago

Tevez scored and then lost the plot, Nasri showed his genius and the Toffees stuck it to Chelsea. Here’s the Premier League weekend in pictures.

17 years ago

Developing moobs? Cried when Damian got battered by his missus in Fair City? Your testosterone could be low. Here are 10 foods that reverse the decline and return your virility.

17 years ago

Fianna Fail’s Brian Lenihan has been voted ‘worst Finance Minister in Europe’ by the UK publication The Financial Times.

17 years ago

After ‘intensive discussions,’ the government is set to finalise a deal with Independent TDs Jackie Healy Rae and Michael Lowry today, in order to pass Tuesday’s budget.

17 years ago

The English FA has confirmed that Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp would be a front runner to replace Fabio Capello as England coach in 2012.

17 years ago

We’ll give you three guesses what event dominates the morning papers (hint: it’s the budget).

17 years ago

Trap’s too lazy to do it, so leave it to JOE to look back on the performances of the established and potential members of the Ireland squad over the weekend.

17 years ago

US Open champion Graeme McDowell has done Ireland proud yet again by staging a wonderful comeback against Tiger Woods in the Chevron World Challenge.

17 years ago

Half a million people die every year in Russia from alcohol abuse, so the country’s health and social development ministry created this ad featuring a scuttered squirrel.

17 years ago

Owen Hargreaves will be released on a free transfer at the end of the season, according to reports in the Sunday Mirror.

17 years ago

Lee Westwood stormed to victory at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa after a fantastic final round of 68.

17 years ago

JOE takes a look back on a weekend where one province won, one province drew and two provinces didn’t play after their matches were called off.

17 years ago

Morrissey has praised his former bandmate Johnny Marr for forbiding UK Prime Minister David Cameron from liking The Smiths.

17 years ago

Irish striker Anthony Stokes is the latest Celtic man to claim that SPL referees sometimes favour Rangers over Celtic.

17 years ago

Latest opinion polls have revealed that Sinn Fein and Labour could possibly form a coalition government without the support of Fine Gael.

17 years ago

Anthony Stokes believes refs favour Rangers, while the FA aren’t happy with FIFA over the way they treated England’s World Cup bid.

17 years ago

Louis Walsh has come out and attacked Strictly Come Dancing’s Bruce Forsyth.

17 years ago

Eamon Gilmore could be the next Taoiseach, Gerry Adams could be the next Tanaiste, while Michael Lowry could either be kingmaker or irrelevant.

17 years ago

In the papers today, Gerry Adams could be the next Tanaiste, Louis Walsh and Bruce Forsyth are at loggerheads, and Anthony Stokes is the latest Celtic man to slam referees.

17 years ago

Paul O’Connell made his first appearance of the season as Munster recorded a seven-point victory over Cardiff Blues in difficult conditions at Thomond Park.

17 years ago

Roy Keane has hit out at the English FA for arranging a string of international fixtures in the hope of bringing the World Cup 2018 to England.

17 years ago

Arsenal went top of the Premier League after a 2-1 victory over Fulham at the Emirates, while elsewhere there were wins for Blackburn and Manchester City

17 years ago

Love rats like Tiger Woods have a new defence – it’s not their fault, it’s the fault of their genes.

17 years ago