The Irish takeover.

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An Irish stage for Irish acts.

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North Korea continues to ignore a UN resolution in banning all nuclear and missile activity.

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The increase of hotel rooms in Dublin will break the 20,000 mark.

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Putting Ireland further on the music map. The announcement of an all-Irish stage at this year’s Forbidden Fruit festival means that some of the country’s finest home-grown talent will be taken to the stage. Wastefellow Wastefellow continuously demonstrates his diversity on every release and has dabbled in hip hop and grime. Barq This high energy four-piece, mix groove, rock and […]

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Images of bomber Salman Abedi taken hours before the Manchester attack on Monday have been released by police. Abedi murdered 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in the city. In the CCTV images released by police on Saturday night, he can be seen wearing a padded jacket, jeans, trainers, a baseball cap and a […]

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“It’s not about us, it’s not about the artists. It’s just about trying to do something for the city.”

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Brought to you by the Sandymount Hotel.  We’ve been expecting you. Well, where else would you go when there are hot concert tickets up for grabs. It’s hard to believe but Robbie Williams has been a major pop star for almost three decades. He achieved worldwide fame with Take That before jumping ship and carving out […]

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From lamb torture to rape raps

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There were four colleges in total. Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Sean Fleming, has admitted that the committee was given misleading information from representatives of UCC, DIT, UL and NUIG about the running of their financial affairs. The comments come after a Prime Time special on Thursday night, RTÉ Investigates: Universities Unchallenged, revealed […]

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Sure who needs a holiday with the weather we’re getting. Almost one in four Irish people have been forced to cancel a holiday at the last minute due to an emergency or change in circumstances according to AA Travel Insurance. 24% of 3,000 respondents to the survey stated that they had cancelled a holiday because […]

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It’s spinning out of control. Customs officials have impounded just over 200,000 fidget spinners amid fears over their safety. The toys have taken Ireland by storm over the last few months. Fidget spinners are made up of three interlocked plastic spinners that are spun around the finger like a propeller. They cost about €5 in […]

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The wait for parking is over. Krüst Bakery resides on South Great Georges Street in Dublin and was the meeting point for JOE’s interview with Garret Flower, a Longford entrepreneur who has just set up a parking app called Parkpnp. There was a reason we had met in Krüst Bakery. It was also Garret’s creation and […]

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If you’re not heading out, this is what’s on the box. Here’s what both chat shows have in store tonight. The Late Late Show It’s the last Late Late of the series as we bid farewell to Tubridy for the summer. The presenter will be celebrating 50 years of the Community Games in Ireland by […]

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Brought to you by Pirates of the Carribean: Salazar’s Revenge. FREE STUFF. PIRATES. TREASURE HUNT. We hope you’re as excited as us… We love a bit of Jack Sparrow here at JOE, especially when his latest adventure, Pirates of the Carribean: Salazar’s Revenge, is about to be released. The fifth instalment of the epic seafaring […]

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“You will hear this one day on a record and you’ll be like, ‘I gave him that.’” On this week’s episode of The JOE Show, we saw our funniest line-up yet, with interviews from English comic Russell Kane and our own Alison Spittle. We also had an international superstar messing with a bodhrán for a new […]

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“Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” SportsJOE Live’s very first roadshow will take place in the Sugar Club on 7 June. Host Colm “Wooly” Parkinson will be joined by panellists Stephen Ferris, Ashling Thompson, Aidan O’Mahony, Dion Fanning and Irish broadcasting legend, Eamon Dunphy, will be the guest of honour on the night. This is […]

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The announcement was made on Thursday afternoon. Thirty six education institutions in Ireland are offering 6,471 higher education places to jobseekers, as well as those who are employed and self-employed and wish to upskill. Richard Bruton, Minister for Education and Skills, and Minister of State, John Halligan, made the announcement under the Springboard+ 2017 scheme. […]

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What a wonderful fella is Wastefellow. He is continuously demonstrating that he is not tied down to any one genre, throwing his hand at grime and hip-hop and even producing for some of Ireland’s most promising MCs. He captivates live audiences, and the alternative producer will be hoping to attract and hold the interest and attention […]

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Bulmers Forbidden Fruit is coming next week! The countdown is ON to the 7th year of the city centre multi-stage music and arts festival, taking place in the stunning Irish Museum of Modern Art at Royal Hospital Kilmainham. We got really excited about the line-up for the music and now it’s the time for the […]

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Dog owners throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom have been warned to be extra vigilant after it was revealed that a deadly canine disease is spreading. Alabama Rot, or idiopathic cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), results in painful lesions on the dog’s skin and eventually develops into kidney and liver failure. The disease, which […]

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Let the battle commence. The two men hoping to become the next Taoiseach will face off in their first debate on Thursday night. Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney will meet in the first of four debates being organised by Fine Gael. The party has blocked any plans for either Varadkar or Coveney to take part […]

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You thought yesterday was hot? It’s time to increase the suncream factor as today is set to be the hottest day of the year, with temperatures set to hit 25 degrees. We have been blessed with fantastic weather the last few weeks and yesterday was no different, with temperatures hovering above the 20 mark. It's […]

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Now you can create your own story. On Wednesday evening, Snapchat distributed a message to its users, informing them about a new feature which allows multiple users to contribute to their own collective story. The image messaging and multimedia mobile application’s new attribute allows users to post photos and videos to the same “Story”, which […]

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Brought to you by Lidl.  Are you looking for a protein hit in the mornings? Carb-heavy breakfasts may be the norm for most people but that doesn’t mean that it’s the best option. So what are the advantages of adding extra protein to the “most important meal” of your day. Studies have shown that people […]

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Sometimes, great actors become synonymous with a single adjective. For Johnny Depp, it is eccentric. For Gabriel Byrne, to his immense displeasure, it is ‘brooding’. And for Roger Moore, who died on Tuesday at the age of 89, the word is quite simply: suave. The actor glided through seven Bond films (more than any other […]

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Avengers director Joss Whedon will take over production. Director Zack Snyder has dropped out from his role in the production of Justice League following the recent death of his daughter. Snyder, who is known for his film adaptations of comic books, has come forward to speak about the suicide of his daughter for the first […]

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A semester abroad can be stressful enough without worrying about the price of flights. Ryanair has announced that they will be an exclusive partner of the EU Erasmus Student Network. The announcement will see the European airline offering student savings for those travelling abroad including fare discounts, free bags and tailored travel offers. The Erasmus […]

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The majority of travellers admit to planning their itinerary based on Instagram opportunities, but it seems we’re beginning to tire of the same old shots. In fact, 47 percent of people now say they’re bored of seeing unimaginative landmark photographs in their feed and are 52 percent are more likely to ‘like’ an image of […]

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Those clever Germans. A German hacker group called Chaos Computer Club have demonstrated that the new feature on the Samsung Galaxy S8 has a fatal flaw. The Galaxy S8 wanted to create an alternative security feature which didn’t involve using a fingerprint scanner or password and created the iris-recognition feature. The feature on the smartphone, however, […]

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Further arrests have now been made. Following the ongoing investigation into the tragic attack on Manchester Arena on Monday night, which resulted in 22 fatalities and 59 injuries, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that they now have further individuals in custody. They previously named 22-year-old Salman Ramadan Abedi as the person suspected of carrying out the […]

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It comes two days after the two-year Irish anniversary. A top court in Taiwan ruled on Wednesday that a marriage should not be restricted to just a man and a woman. It has become the first country in Asia to allow same-sex couples to tie the knot. The panel of 14 grand justices ruled that the current […]

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From Bonds with love. Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have all paid tribute to their fellow James Bond star, Roger Moore, who died at the age of 89. Moore died in Switzerland on Monday after a “short but brave battle with cancer.” Connery, the first man to play the debonair 007, said in a […]

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Sure you’d have to check and see if the Guinness was as good as at home. More than half of Irish people abroad visit Irish bars, according to a survey by Amárach Research. More than 1,000 people were asked questions about Ireland’s sentiment towards the drink and hospitality sector. Apparently, if you want to find the […]

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Seven people have died since Sunday. Sherpa rescuers have found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent at the highest camp on Mount Everest, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. It has been a very sad couple of days for climbers on the world’s highest peak, with the total number of deaths in the last few […]

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Brought to you by Strong Roots.  Being lazy isn’t always wrong. Cooking from scratch is a great way to eat healthily and save money. Still, nobody wants to slave away over a hot stove after a hard day at work. That’s why meal prep is a game changer. That vicious cycle of cheap ready meals […]

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Between the hotel breaks, spa treatments, make-up deliveries and designer dresses, today’s popular bloggers have a pretty sweet deal. Ask around however and not everyone is entirely happy about it. Sure, there may be more than a little jealousy at play here, but the majority of Irish people asked about their feelings towards blogger freebies […]

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The study was conducted by Trinity College Dublin. Nearly 460,000 people in Ireland, or one in ten of the population, could be exposed to indoor radon gas which can cause lung cancer. Radon is a natural radioactive gas which is present in all soils and is the principal source of radiation exposure. A study carried out […]

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Come on you Bhoys in Green. An anonymous Irish bettor picked out six horses from races at Naas, Limerick, Market Rasen and Stretford to win himself a cool €25,000. What was so special about his selections was the fact that the first letter of the six horses spelled out Scottish champions, Celtic. The punter, who hails from […]

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Given it’s a relatively new industry, it’s understandable that many Irish bloggers are unclear about the rules when it comes to tax, but with a Revenue crackdown on the horizon, it’s important that you understand your obligations as you grow your brand. Any payment a blogger receives from operating is counted as income. This includes: […]

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The manager of the shop denies any wrongdoing. Current affairs podcast, Here’s How, has issued its first part of a major investigation into businesses selling unlicensed substances that they claim will treat or cure serious conditions. The first part of the investigation focuses on the Dublin-based Hemp Company, and alleges that the business claims it sells […]

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Brought to you by Dove Men + Care. Want to watch this game on a massive screen? Do you know where you’re watching the British & Irish Lions’ second test match against the All Blacks on Saturday, 1 July? This is where debates normally kick off among your circle of friends. The options are usually a […]

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“We’ve got to do more.” Labour politician, Chuka Umunna, Conservative politician, Iain Duncan Smith and former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable, all appeared on the Good Morning Britain following the fatal explosion as election campaigning is suspended. One of the hosts of the ITV show, Piers Morgan, was on hand to question […]

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Police responded to reports of an explosion around 10:30pm. Locals in Manchester offered up free rooms, beds and couches to anyone that had attended the Ariana Grande concert on Monday night. The explosion at the concert left 22 dead, including children, as well as 59 injured. The explosion was reported to have happened in the […]

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The London native used his show to get the message across. James Corden has paid a moving and heartfelt tribute to the people of Manchester after learning about the terrorist attack that hit Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester on Monday night. The 38-year-old expressed his sadness of learning of the horrific attack, while he also […]

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Can Simon Coveney turn the tables on Leo Varadkar? Varadkar has employed a lethally effective blitzkrieg campaign for the Fine Gael leadership. From Enda Kenny’s announcement to step down, both candidates had been staking their claim as potential party leaders, but with two weeks to go until the vote, the die has been cast. Varadkar’s […]

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The funnyman was quick to post the photo to Twitter. The name Dara is one that causes many problems at the best of times. There are numerous ways of spelling it, including the double r or adding a ‘gh’ at the end, which people outside Ireland will inevitably try to pronounce (even though it’s silent). Then, […]

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Rates have increased across the board in 12 months. The average daily rate of a room in Ireland in April 2017 was €122.60, an increase of almost 8% on last year’s records for the same period, according to data from hotel market data experts, STR, as reported in the Irish Times. Irish hotels recorded occupancy rates […]

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Mysterious golf guru. A Kildare customer has won big in their local BoyleSports outlet this week after they picked Billy Horschel to win the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament and Alvaro Quiros to win The Rocco Forte Open. The anonymous customer had €2.50 each way on both golfers at 125/1 as well as a €2.50 each-way […]

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Think you know your music? Only the biggest chart expert can expect to get 12/12 in this quiz. Below are some of the toughest music questions you’ll find on the information superhighway, with a couple of easier teasers thrown in for good measure.

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