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  • PJ Gallagher explains why rain is good news for stand-up comedians

    PJ Gallagher explains why rain is good news for stand-up comedians

    A bit of cloudy comedy to cure the empty summer show epidemic. Nick Webb presented a rib-tickling episode of The Capital B, JOE’s business podcast, last week as he talked to comedians PJ Gallagher and Aidan Bishop about comedy as they both discussed their careers, the paths they are taking and the state of Irish […]

    9 years ago

  • More than 3,000 offers of social housing have been turned down in the last 2 years

    More than 3,000 offers of social housing have been turned down in the last 2 years

    Figures show the rate of refusal has increased. Over 3,000 offers of social housing properties were turned down in the last two years, and the rate of refusal has increased in some of the country’s largest local authorities. The Irish Examiner reports that the reasons for these refusals range from unsuitable location to the size […]

    9 years ago

  • This new Irish app lets people skip those dreaded queues at lunchtime

    This new Irish app lets people skip those dreaded queues at lunchtime

    This is a genius idea. A new food app that lets you skip the chaos that is morning and lunchtime queues has been invented by two college graduates. Bamboo lets you pre-order whatever you want, pay and earn loyalty rewards and skip the queue once your order is ready. When you open the app, you can […]

    9 years ago

  • COMPETITION: You could win 2 tickets to the Townlands Carnival

    COMPETITION: You could win 2 tickets to the Townlands Carnival

    Brought to you by Townlands Carnival 2017. Even more acts have been announced. When we reported on the launch of the 2017 Townlands Carnival festival, we revealed that it offered an eclectic line-up of musical acts and entertainment against the beautiful backdrop of Macroom, Co Cork. What could be better, you ask? Well, what if […]

    9 years ago

  • 7 tips to build a buzzing restaurant that gets everyone talking

    7 tips to build a buzzing restaurant that gets everyone talking

    Brought to you by Roberta’s Restaurant, Bar and Terrace. Top tips for any budding restauranteurs. Anyone who’s watched Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares knows that running a successful restaurant takes a lot of work. We’re not sure if all that shouting is entirely necessary but it definitely makes for good TV. The Press Up Group is no […]

    9 years ago

  • FEATURE: If your friend has suffered a bereavement, this is how to respond

    FEATURE: If your friend has suffered a bereavement, this is how to respond

    “A friend has suffered a bereavement – what on earth do I do?” by Charlotte Sutherland – Charlotte originally wrote the following piece for Niall Breslin’s A Lust For Life site and has kindly agreed to let JOE publish it too. We’d like to thank Bressie and A Lust For Life editor Susan Quirke for facilitating this.  […]

    9 years ago

  • Last week’s massive cyber-attack was not as lucrative as the hackers planned

    Last week’s massive cyber-attack was not as lucrative as the hackers planned

    They still made a tidy sum. It was dubbed “unprecedented” by Europol when hackers began infecting around 200,000 computers on Friday, 12 May. The ransomware, called WannaCry, gave its victims 72 hours to pay around €267 in bitcoin or, if they failed to do so in the allotted time, they would have to pay twice […]

    9 years ago

  • #TRAILERCHEST: Watch London get completely destroyed in the final trailer for The Mummy

    #TRAILERCHEST: Watch London get completely destroyed in the final trailer for The Mummy

    “Welcome to a new world, of gods… and monsters…” Welcome to #TRAILERCHEST, where we’re taking a look at rip-roaring reboot The Mummy. Plot’s it all about? After millennia of entombment beneath the sands of a desert, a crypt is opened and the contents removed. One of the things the archaeologists find is a sarcophagus containing […]

    9 years ago

  • Irishman dies after collapsing in a restaurant in Cambodia

    Irishman dies after collapsing in a restaurant in Cambodia

    An Irish man has died after collapsing at a restaurant in Cambodia. According to local media reports, the man died very suddenly at 3:30pm on Friday. The man is said to have collapsed not long after entering the Sara Ethiopian Restaurant on Street 172 in Phnom Penh. It is reported that he was seated in the […]

    9 years ago

  • PIC: Paddy Power head to Chicago to try and break Mayo’s famous GAA curse

    PIC: Paddy Power head to Chicago to try and break Mayo’s famous GAA curse

    Could this finally be their year? On Friday, Paddy Power took to the streets of Chicago in search of curse-breaking advice for last year’s beaten All-Ireland finalists, Mayo. The betting giant’s campaign to break Mayo’s 66-year wait for All-Ireland glory coincides with the Green and Red’s campaign opener against Sligo in the Connacht Championship. The […]

    9 years ago

  • There’s bad news and good news for anyone looking for Bulmers Forbidden Fruit tickets

    There’s bad news and good news for anyone looking for Bulmers Forbidden Fruit tickets

    They’re all gone folks. Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival have announced that their 3-day weekend tickets have officially sold out. The event takes place on the June Bank Holiday weekend, 3-5 June, at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. HOWEVER… It’s not all doom and gloom for those of you who have still to get a ticket for the weekend […]

    9 years ago

  • These places in Ireland have the most pass and fail rates for the NCT

    These places in Ireland have the most pass and fail rates for the NCT

    If your NCT is running out and you think it’s going to fail, head south. Figures released by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) indicate that Kilkenny has the highest percentage pass rate in the country when it comes to the NCT test. The Cats have a pass rate of 55%, meaning every second vehicle that […]

    9 years ago

  • #TRAILERCHEST: The Emoji Movie might be the most hotly-anticipated WTF film of 2017

    #TRAILERCHEST: The Emoji Movie might be the most hotly-anticipated WTF film of 2017

    “Welcome to the secret world inside your phone…” Welcome to #TRAILERCHEST, home of the freshest film previews on the web. Today, we’re taking a look at The Emoji Movie Plot’s it all about? The completely factual Emoji Movie comes to our screens this August, promising to reveal the hidden world inside our smartphones. In the film, Gene […]

    9 years ago

  • Be careful not to get caught out by this WhatsApp scam doing the rounds

    Be careful not to get caught out by this WhatsApp scam doing the rounds

    It opens you up to malicious software. Users of the popular messaging service, WhatsApp, have been urged not to click into a new spam message which gives you the option to customise the app. The message which reads, “New colours for WhatsApp, now you can change your WhatsApp and leave it your favourite colours,” before […]

    9 years ago

  • Deputy head of Australian tax office caught up in $165 million tax fraud

    Deputy head of Australian tax office caught up in $165 million tax fraud

    Who do you get to investigate an investigator? Australian Taxation Office (ATO) deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has been ordered to attend court for allegedly abusing his position to access information for his son, who has been arrested in connection with a major tax evasion scheme. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) say they do not believe […]

    9 years ago

  • It’s a boy! But the newest addition to Dublin Zoo needs your help

    It’s a boy! But the newest addition to Dublin Zoo needs your help

    Dublin zoo needs you. Dublin Zoo have announced the birth of a male Asian elephant calf. Proud Mum, Yasmin, gave birth to the healthy calf on Monday afternoon, 15 May, after a 22-month gestation period. The calf is estimated to be one metre tall and weighs approximately 130kg. This new arrival is Yasmin’s fourth calf […]

    9 years ago

  • #TRAILERCHEST: Michael Bay reaches new level of Michael Bay in Transformers: The Last Knight

    #TRAILERCHEST: Michael Bay reaches new level of Michael Bay in Transformers: The Last Knight

    “To save our future, we must unlock the past…” Welcome to #TRAILERCHEST, where we’re taking a look at the latest and possibly most explosionest Michael Bay film yet – Transformers: The Last Knight. Plot’s it all about? BREAKING NEWS: the humans and Transformers are at war again. Without the talismanic Optimus Prime, Cade Yeager (Mark […]

    9 years ago

  • Here’s who’s supporting whom in the race for the Fine Gael leadership

    Here’s who’s supporting whom in the race for the Fine Gael leadership

    The race for the leadership has begun. With Michael Noonan and James Reilly announcing their decisions to step down as Minister for Finance and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael respectively, focus now turns to Leo Vardakar and Simon Coveney in the race for the Fine Gael leadership. Noonan has said he does not want to be […]

    9 years ago

  • WATCH: Le Boom talk about their sound, the Dublin music scene and playing at Bulmers Forbidden Fruit

    WATCH: Le Boom talk about their sound, the Dublin music scene and playing at Bulmers Forbidden Fruit

    Brought to you by Bulmers.  “I think the Dublin music scene at the moment is definitely really buzzing.” Le Boom are an Irish electro-indie-house-pop duo who have been getting rave reviews with their indie electro-pop. Originally from Ireland, Chris and Aimie found their sound in Brooklyn’s underground late-night, art-school house parties in 2016. Since then, their live shows […]

    9 years ago

  • A major step has been taken in smartphone technology

    A major step has been taken in smartphone technology

    Holy Hologram. Science fiction seems to be edging close to reality with the unveiling of the world’s thinnest hologram that can create 3D projections on smartphones and televisions. The major breakthrough was discovered by researchers in Australia and China and they believe they can make this concept a reality. They hope that their creation can be […]

    9 years ago

  • Facebook hit with huge fine by EU following acquisition of WhatsApp

    Facebook hit with huge fine by EU following acquisition of WhatsApp

    Zuckerberg hit with a sucker punch. Facebook was fined €110m on Thursday by the European Union competition regulators for giving misleading information during the vetting of its deal to acquire the messaging service, WhatsApp in 2014. The European Commission said it was a “proportionate and deterrent fine” which they hoped would send a clear message […]

    9 years ago

  • This ‘one off’ pill can work wonders for your physical health

    This ‘one off’ pill can work wonders for your physical health

    Ideal for after Christmas. A study carried out in Britain suggests nearly a million Britons could lose more than two stone by taking a new weight loss pill. According to The Telegraph, Studies in the UK have said that more than one in four people in Britain are obese but this pill could be the solution […]

    9 years ago

  • This monk lives in solitude, 40 metres worth of solitude

    This monk lives in solitude, 40 metres worth of solitude

    Living the high life. Katskhi pillar is located at the village of Katskhi in western Georgian region of Imereti, near the town of Chiatura. It is approximately 130ft high and over looks the small river valley of Katskhura. You would imagine, it would be a great place for sight seeing, but not somewhere you would […]

    9 years ago

  • Conor McGregor signs ‘historic contract’ to fight Floyd Mayweather

    Conor McGregor signs ‘historic contract’ to fight Floyd Mayweather

    It might actually be happening. Conor McGregor has confirmed that he has come to an agreement to fight Floyd Mayweather. Speaking exclusively to The Mac Life, McGregor confirmed that a deal had been struck. “It is an honour to sign this record breaking deal alongside my partners Zuffa LLC, The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Paradigm Sports […]

    9 years ago

  • Twitter reacts to Enda Kenny announcing he is stepping down

    Twitter reacts to Enda Kenny announcing he is stepping down

    The announcement was released just after 4.30pm. There was mixed reactions on Twitter to the news that Enda Kenny had stepped down as leader of Fine Gael. The news came at Fine Gael’s parliamentary party meeting where it was speculated that Kenny would talk about his future as leader. Kenny will continue as Taoiseach in […]

    9 years ago

  • 5 incredible acts that you need to see at Bulmers Forbidden Fruit

    5 incredible acts that you need to see at Bulmers Forbidden Fruit

    Brought to you by Bulmers.  It’s time to get your festival head on. Festival season is upon us and Bulmers Forbidden Fruit Festival will be bringing some seriously good music to the Royal Kilmainham Hospital between 3-5 June. So what acts should you be most excited about? It’s hard to ignore the impressive headline acts […]

    9 years ago

  • JOE’s new song of the day #422: Foo Fighters – ‘The Sky is a Neighbourhood’

    JOE’s new song of the day #422: Foo Fighters – ‘The Sky is a Neighbourhood’

    The Foos go singing the blues. Foo Fighters debuted new music on Tuesday night, which is set to be released on their new upcoming album. Frontman, Dave Grohl, and drummer, Taylor Hawkins, were performing at the benefit show ‘Acoustic 4 A Cure IV’ in San Francisco with Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee, when they aired the […]

    9 years ago

  • Indonesian pair sentenced to 85 lashes for gay sex after historic ruling

    Indonesian pair sentenced to 85 lashes for gay sex after historic ruling

    Disgraceful. A court in Indonesia has sentenced two men to be publicly caned for having sex – with both men receiving 85 lashes each. The men aged 20 and 23, who have not been identified, were found guilty by a Sharia court in the Aceh province after violating strict Islamic laws after they were found […]

    9 years ago

  • WATCH: Charlie Hunnam got in serious shape for the upcoming King Arthur film

    WATCH: Charlie Hunnam got in serious shape for the upcoming King Arthur film

    Brought to you by Warner Bros. He was lifting more than just a sword from a rock. King Arthur may have been a famous warrior but we’re pretty sure that Charlie Hunnam could take him in real life. Hunnam stars in Guy Ritchie’s new film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and he got properly […]

    9 years ago

  • WATCH: This is how Apple’s Siri copes with Irish accents

    WATCH: This is how Apple’s Siri copes with Irish accents

    Before you ask, the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou. Youtube duo, Andy Wood and Matt Kirshen, test the limits of everyday Artificial Intelligence (AI), Siri, Amazon Echo and Google Home, against a variety of accents in linguistics tests designed to determine which AI is the best at understanding the most people. The video was […]

    9 years ago

  • Climber arrested 1,000 metres from summit of Mount Everest

    Climber arrested 1,000 metres from summit of Mount Everest

    Kathman(no can)du. Sean Ryan Davy, a South African cinematographer who attempted to climb Mount Everest without permission, has been arrested in Nepal on Wednesday after he avoided paying a permit to climb Earth’s highest mountain. He faces a $22,000 fine after being caught hiding in a cave near Everest’s base camp without a permit. His fine […]

    9 years ago

  • There were three big scratch card cash-outs from Lotto HQ today

    There were three big scratch card cash-outs from Lotto HQ today

    It could be you, and maybe it was. Lotto HQ paid out three scratch card wins on Tuesday, coming to a grand total of €65,000. A Kerry man, Liale Holland from Dingle, bought a €20 All Cash Extravaganza scratch card because he was feeling lucky and very lucky he was, as he multiplied the card’s worth […]

    9 years ago

  • Good news if you hate seeing pictures of loved-up couples on social media

    Good news if you hate seeing pictures of loved-up couples on social media

    Sick and tired of lovey dovey tributes, couple selfies and ‘in a relationship’ tags on Facebook? Well this should cheer you (and your low-key lover) right up. Turns out, couples who share every romantic gesture on social media may be simply trying to paper over the cracks. A new study from Guilford Journals on the links […]

    9 years ago

  • Would you like to win thousands of Euros for your local club?

    Would you like to win thousands of Euros for your local club?

    Brought to you by Topaz.  You could get some much-needed cash for your club. Do your club’s football jerseys look like relics from the nineties? Do the 24 members in your rowing club take it in turns to use the same boat? Does your chess club struggle to put out 32 pieces on each board? Well, […]

    9 years ago

  • WATCH: The new trailer for the Will & Grace relaunch

    WATCH: The new trailer for the Will & Grace relaunch

    The trailer is here. The popular NBC sitcom is back for 2017, following a surprise election mini-episode. That ten-minute mini-episode turned into a ten-episode series order for a new season of the Emmy-winning comedy on NBC. The new, ninth season of Will & Grace reunites original stars Eric McCormack (Will), Debra Messing (Grace), Megan Mullally (Karen) and Sean […]

    9 years ago

  • Zac Efron to play one of America’s most notorious serial killers

    Zac Efron to play one of America’s most notorious serial killers

    High School musical murder? Zac Efron has most definitely moved away from his Disney days and his latest role cements his breakaway from the High School Musical image that made him a star. The 29-year-old is set to play notorious serial killer Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. This is not the first time […]

    9 years ago

  • The building boom is back, if this call for construction workers is anything to go by

    The building boom is back, if this call for construction workers is anything to go by

    The boom is back, lads. The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is calling for the registration of apprentices to jump from 1,700 to 4,000 in order to meet Ireland’s growing construction industry. Apprentices are being targeted to play a key role in rebuilding the construction industry in order to deliver housing and infrastructure requirements. Construction employment […]

    9 years ago

  • There is a campaign to get Robert Miles’ ‘Children’ into the number one slot

    There is a campaign to get Robert Miles’ ‘Children’ into the number one slot

    An outstanding tune, by an outstanding producer. Last week, the electronic music community was shocked to learn of the passing of Robert Miles who was battling stage four metastatic cancer. The 47-year-old was an iconic trance producer and was an active DJ from the tender age of 15. In his almost 30-year career, the Italian-Swiss […]

    9 years ago

  • Enda Kenny’s future plans suggest he’s staying on as Taoiseach for the time being

    Enda Kenny’s future plans suggest he’s staying on as Taoiseach for the time being

    The can-kicking continues. Taoiseach Enda Kenny has stated that he wants to accompany Enterprise Ireland on a trip to the US next month, adding fuel to the ever-burning fire about his resignation as leader. The Irish Times reports that Kenny is expected to address the leadership issue at a parliamentary party meeting on Wednesday. Speaking at […]

    9 years ago

  • COMPETITION: Win a liberating aerobatic flight over Dublin with Lucozade Zero

    COMPETITION: Win a liberating aerobatic flight over Dublin with Lucozade Zero

    Brought to you by Lucozade Zero. Do you ever want to break free at lunchtime? Are your lunchtimes a series of disappointments or an unbroken chain of underwhelming sandwiches. Do you ever wonder what it’s all about, as you spend yet another lunch break in front of your computer screen? Well, Lucozade Zero are here […]

    9 years ago