JOE

When it comes to judging the merits of a Pope, we are more clueless than QPR’s financial advisors. But seeing as Pope Francis is a football fan, he gets the JOE seal of approval.

14 years ago

The lads in the conclave got their business done real quick, and the new guy at the head of the Catholic Church is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

14 years ago

Thanks to their blistering start to the league, the Dubs have been installed as favourites to win another All-Ireland title this year. But is that favouritism justified this early? Two JOEs argue the case.

14 years ago

We’re not sure how extensive Dougal’s meteorological knowledge is, but we think even he’d recognise that it is a little cloudy out there today.

14 years ago

Speculation has been rife with Bale in the form of his life that he’ll be trading one white shirt in London for another in Madrid, but who’s headed the other way?

14 years ago

You will have noticed that, aside from UPC ads, Craig Doyle is on Irish television very little these days, but he is still going strong across the pond.

14 years ago

While the IRFU were hoping that Jonny Sexton’s decision to move abroad would not become a trend, speculation today would suggest Stephen Ferris is also considering his options.

14 years ago

While we were licking our lips at the prospect of a new ‘Dream League’, it appears that it was a hoax created by a French website.

14 years ago

The bragging rights in the Lopez household now all belong to Brook. Poor Robin…

14 years ago

How do you make sure the person applying for a job as a tattooist is any good? Like this, actually.

14 years ago

We’ve been asking you lot to send in your pics showing off your Irish heritage abroad and we’ve been inundated with some seriously great pics. So here’s the best ones so far.

14 years ago

We were under the impression that goats were perhaps the best animals at yelling like humans, but it seems that seals rule the roost in the mammal world.

14 years ago

Jordi Alba’s goal may have seemed like just the finishing touches on a decent night’s work at the Nou Camp, but it meant a whole lot more to one punter.

14 years ago

It took just 55 minutes for Barcelona to turn around their 2-0 first leg defeat to AC Milan, the only surprise was it wasn’t the hat-trick clincher for Messi.

14 years ago

In light of the Carlos Valderrama haircut scare, here are 10 other memorable hair styles from footballers of yester-year.

14 years ago

If you, like us, often find the 18th hole rather tricky after an abysmal 17 holes that preceded it, spare a thought for Mark Mihal.

14 years ago

It seems other teams are allowed to do spectacular dunks too, like the Denver Nuggets showed last night.

14 years ago

It’s not in the same league as Joey Barton’s French and Shteve McLaren’s Dutch, but Peter Reid is another struggling to master a foreign language.

14 years ago

Nothing beats comfort while watching a match, but these Grasshoppers supporters have taken that to new levels.

14 years ago

Paul O’Connell’s return to action ensured a larger crowd than normal witnessed Munster A’s victory over Leinster at UL today.

14 years ago