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Tonight, JOE will be ringing in Christmas with a little help from Bruce Willis and Mitchell and Webb.

17 years ago

The AIB bailout and Dublin Airport are the things that make the Christmas Eve front pages.

17 years ago

It’s hard to try encapsulate the topsy-turvy world of the video games industry over the last 12 months into just five cases, but hey, we gave it a go anyway.

17 years ago

JOE looks ahead to the festive Magners League fixtures involving the Irish provinces and picks out three things to keep an eye on over the Christmas period.

17 years ago

In November, unsuspecting diners in an American food court were treated to a rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus. Were they able to Handel the experience (see what we did there)?

17 years ago

Liverpool and Celtic legend Kenny Dalglish isn’t too happy with gritters and his local council and has vented his frustration out via Twitter.

17 years ago

Dave Grohl has reunited with Nevermind survivors Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear and producer Butch Vig for the first time.

17 years ago

Paul O’Connell’s appeal against the four week ban issued to him for foul play during Munster’s Heineken Cup clash with the Ospreys on December 12 has been dismissed by the ERC.

17 years ago

The St. Stephen’s Day Magners League clash between Munster and Connacht at the Sportsground has been rescheduled for Monday 27 December at 6.10pm.

17 years ago

Inter Milan have finally brought the curtain down on the Rafa Benitez saga by confirming that they have indeed sacked the former Liverpool manager.

17 years ago

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sarcastically ridiculed Nani after the Manchester United winger dismissed Arsenal’s title aspirations.

17 years ago

Dublin Airport will be closed until at least 1:30pm today so that snow can be cleared from the runway.

17 years ago

Roy Hodgson has warned Joe Cole that he needs to stop moaning and start doing the business on the pitch for Liverpool after a disappointing start to the season.

17 years ago

It snowed, the Council of the State met, it snowed, Heineken Cup matches went ahead, it snowed, people were stranded at the airport and then it snowed some more.

17 years ago

A meerket rests inside a Christmas present at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

17 years ago

In the Front Pages today, are Michael Fingleton’s pension and an air travel update.

17 years ago

Compiler of JOE’s weekly dance chart, DJ Craig G, takes a look back at a sterling year for the genre – and gives us his top five albums of the year.

17 years ago

JOE takes a look at what to keep an eye on in the Premier League over the festive period, providing the games go ahead of course.

17 years ago

US Open champion and Ryder Cup hero Graeme McDowell was named 2010 RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year last night.

17 years ago

Have you ever gotten a really crappy Christmas present, but smiled and pretended you loved it. If only you were three again and could react with this kid’s honesty.

17 years ago

Whether they be arrows or bullets, JOE enjoys watching things fly towards the TV screen.

17 years ago

The Rubberbandits are leading the race for Christmas No. 1 with their single ‘Horse Outside’, but only in online sales.

17 years ago

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard will return from injury against Blackpool in the Premier League on St Stephen’s Day, according to manager Roy Hodgson.

17 years ago

Gaelic football manager Peter Fitzpatrick has been approached by Fine Gael to run as a candidate in the Louth constituency.

17 years ago

Blackburn Rovers caretaker manager Steve Kean has been appointed as the club’s manager until the end of the season.

17 years ago

A pair beauties pose alongside a Lamborghini during the Guangzhou Auto Show 2010 in the south China Guangdong province.

17 years ago

Christmas is a great time to introduce a bit of filth into the bedroom. Here are five gifts you might just get away with throwing in your girlfriend’s direction.

17 years ago

The Black Eyed Peas, who performed at Oxegen in 2010, are the latest band confirmed for 2011 festival.

17 years ago

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is set to face Shane Mosley in a defence of his WBO World Welterweight crown in May 2011, according to promoter Bob Arum.

17 years ago

Munster have risked losing Ireland lock Paul O’Connell for longer than four weeks after deciding to appeal the decision of last week’s ERC hearing.

17 years ago

Tonight, JOE will be watching an awards show and taping a Buddy Cop movie.

17 years ago

Nicolas Anelka fancies a move to the US once his contract with Chelsea expires in 2012.

17 years ago