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

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

You never know what you might find at a car boot sale. A large diamond ring is expected to fetch around €400,000 at a London auction in July almost three decades since it was originally bought. The jewel was purchased at a car-boot sale in the 80s where its owner paid less than £10, thinking […]

9 years ago

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

100 bales, 32 counties, 6 days. Nothing says summer like the sound of tractors working busily in fields cutting and baling hay and silage for their livestock for the winter months and a crew of farmers have decided to make the summer ritual into a charity event. The farmers from the counties of Cavan and […]

9 years ago

“Mrs Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” One of the most iconic lines in cinema history was uttered by Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film, The Graduate. Hoffman played 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock, the graduate in question, and the subject of the amorous advances of his father’s partner’s wife. It is a film jam-packed with memorable […]

9 years ago

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

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

Welcome to #TRAILERCHEST, where we’re looking at the red band trailer for The House Plot’s it all about? All bets are off in what looks to be one of the funniest films of the year – Andrew J. Cohen’s directorial debut The House. It stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as Scott and Kate Johansen, two […]

9 years ago

Now that is one chunky monkey. A wild monkey in Bangkok who became addicted to junk food and fizzy drinks left behind by tourists has been rescued and sent to live a life of strict diet plans, lean protein, fruits and vegetables. Wildlife officials caught the monkey, nicknamed “Uncle Fat” by locals, after photos of […]

9 years ago

“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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

Plenty to choose from this Friday night. Here’s what both chat shows have in store tonight. The Late Late Show It looks set to be a jam-packed show as The Late Late will be paying tribute to a legendary Irish music family as well as talking all things royal family and gardening. Mary Black and her […]

9 years ago

Winter came too soon for poor Ned. Famous actor and former star of Game of Thrones, Sean Bean, has called on the fantasy drama, Game of Thrones, to bring his character back to life. Bean’s character, Ned Stark, headed up the first series of the show but was famously killed off in the series finale […]

9 years ago

“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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pushing the term ‘complimentary’ to new limits… On the latest episode of The JOE Show, we got the lowdown on Ireland’s hottest stories, listened to brilliant new music, and met young rockers The Strypes. After looking at this week’s Paddy Losty activity, the Shifts view on food and worldwide attempts at the #BowWowChallenge, one question […]

9 years ago

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

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

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

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 […]

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It’s the first great festival of the year. The hard part is complete; you’re there, you’ve gotten the wristband on and the drink tent is in your eye-line. What better way to kick off your Bulmers Forbidden Fruit guide then by helping you re-jig your musical memorandum? Get these in the diary. Hot Chip These […]

9 years ago

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

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

The five-year-old interview was released on Wednesday. Lady Gaga’s interview with Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, about the situation of whistle whistleblower, Chelsea Manning has been released by the website Wednesday. The release of the tape, comes on the same day that Manning is set to be released from prison after being found guilty of leaking […]

9 years ago

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 […]

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