JOE

You only have one Mammy and thank God for that… this Mother’s Day thing is already stressful enough. Even the date is complicated – it occurs the fourth Sunday in lent, probably to reward Irish mothers everywhere  for ensuring their kids have stayed off sweets four whole weeks. Now, we’ve figured out the origin* of […]

11 years ago

As we officially bid good riddance to the post-Christmas drag for another year and rocket towards Easter, people are obviously starting to think about Creme Eggs. Obviously. McDonald’s have announced their plans to bring back the mighty Creme Egg McFlurry, and not long ago we told you about the Creme Egg Scotch egg. But Creme […]

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These are the best of the best. Together with Le Crunch Apples from France, we’ve spent the past month asking the nation to send us a recording of them covering their favourite song. After weeks of listening to you guys tuning and crooning, we’ve finally picked our 10 favourites and below you can watch them discuss their […]

11 years ago

Are you an aspiring musician? Would you like to make it big? If you have answered yes to both of those questions, then we would love to hear from you! To celebrate the arrival of the amazing new Samsung Galaxy S7, Carphone Warehouse has launched the #S7Live competition to find Ireland’s most talented musical acts. […]

11 years ago

When is a footlong not a footlong? When it’s a sandwich from Subway. That joke will soon not just be laboured and unfunny, but also inaccurate, as the sandwich chain will increase the size of its trademark product following false advertising claims. A class action lawsuit had been launched after one diner found their footlong […]

11 years ago

He eats what he wants, he eats what he waaants… UFC Embedded has dropped and we meet a far more relaxed, and healthier, Conor McGregor to the one that we saw before he took on Jose Aldo in December. Remember this? Now that the Notorious has moved up to welterweight, he is making the most […]

11 years ago

Glitz, glamour and gongs… The beautiful and the even more beautiful were out in force at the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in LA last night. You can check out the full list of winners by clicking here, read up more on Benjamin Cleary’s super Irish win by clicking here, and click […]

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Claudio Marchisio, everybody. For anyone who thought that the hierarchy of cooler-than-fuck footballers ran Alonso-Pirlo-Lord Bendtner-everyone else, think again. There’s a new football style icon in town. Step forward Claudio Marchisio… Is Claudio Marchisio is the coolest man in football? Check him at #JuventusInter last night https://t.co/P7f5998cHC Step aside Xabi Alonso — paul galvin (@pgal10) […]

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Breaking Bad can give an amateur drug dealer plenty of wild ideas. The award-winning show is so adventurous in its plotting that you’d need to really lack imagination if your main takeaway from watching the box-set was to use the DVD boxes to hide your stash. But that was the not-so-bright idea that led one […]

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She’s not angry, but she IS disappointed. “Don’t be opening my post!” said Jako White to his mam, but unfortunately by that stage the horse had bolted. She thought it was his tax book, she claimed, and that it was safe to open. That old chestnut. Nobody’s coming out of this smelling of roses. Cheers […]

11 years ago

Let’s do this! Our luck appears to have jumped ship over the past few weeks, but we’re ready to let it back on board with this week’s fourfold. We feel it in our waters, a winner is just around the corner! So without further ado. West Ham v Sunderland, West Ham -1  9/4 Let’s take a […]

11 years ago

Is it your birthday today? If so, Happy Birthday! Oh, and do us a favour – let us know what the special Snapchat features look like. A recent update to the app includes one-off filters and a birthday emoji that only appear on your big day. As well as a cake emoji that pops up next […]

11 years ago

Daydreaming about that next action-packed summer adventure with your pals? Look no further.  We’ve teamed up with the good folks at #NRG by Falcon to give you the chance to win a brilliant €250 holiday voucher! That’s right, one lucky winner will be jetting off to a sunny hotspot like Majorca, Ibiza, Corfu, Zakynthos, Rhodes, […]

11 years ago

“There are certain things in music that can make you change the way you think and the way you feel.” Meet the UK’s new queen of hip-hop, Lady Leshurr. The last year has seen the Birmingham-based rapper making major waves online with her razor sharp lyrics and powerful vocals. With her smash hit Queen’s Speech series recently featured […]

11 years ago

As we wait for the new season of Game of Thrones to begin, there’s one question on everyone’s lips. In case you were in any doubt, what follows below may contain spoilers. They’re only speculative ones, though, as we know as much as you. So, back to that question. It is, of course, whether or […]

11 years ago

Herdwatch want to know a little bit more about how farmers and the non-farming community use technology. So they’re asking you to take a survey! All participants will be put into a draw to win an iPad and a 1 year Herdwatch subscription. Farmers – this will make your life SO much easier. Non-farmers, this might be […]

11 years ago

Your girlfriend has probably already read this article. In fact, she definitely has. Can you imagine a world where everyone has the fashion sense of style icon and former footballer, David Beckham? You don’t have to imagine any longer, as H&M have brought that world to life in their new advertising campaign for H&M’s Modern Essentials […]

11 years ago

It’s award season and we all know what that means, right? Firstly, there’ll be celebs making acceptance speeches that last roughly three months and secondly, it’s time for Meteor’s Online Media Greatness Awards or the Meteor OMGAs, for short. You decide who wins in the below polls, so JOEs, vote for your favourites now! Don’t forget […]

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