By Katy Thornton Contactless payments on public transport have been an available option in London for almost a decade. Towards the end of 2022, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said that contactless card and phone payments on public transport were a top priority for him and that trials would be rolled out in the first […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton We’re all going to want a pizza this now. Dublin restaurant Little Pyg has been named the best pizzeria in Ireland and the 27th best pizzeria in Europe at the 50 Top Pizza Europa Awards, which were held in Barcelona this week. Little Pyg is the only pizzeria in Ireland that serves […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle Hello and hi there, it is me again. Once again I’ve been parachuted in to make sure that you are provided with your weekly dose of the greatest quiz in the world (not my words, honest…). Have fun, stay hydrated and get a good mark. Related links: The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton It’s the end of an era, people. Gamers everywhere will be gutted to learn that GameStop is officially leaving the Irish market. The retailing giant took to its social media accounts to share the news with their followers, stating: “We are disappointed to announce that GameStop Ireland will be closing. But while […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert Another week, another quiz. Can you smell that? It’s the smell of summer. It’s not quite here yet, but it’s on the horizon, teasing us with its barbecues and festivals. April is almost over, we’re a third of the way through the year, and it’s a bank holiday weekend with the very […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. The Office of Public Works have announced a public consultation to consider a new parking strategy for Phoenix Park. A consultation process, which is seeking the views of people on the future of parking in the Phoenix Park begins today and will last for five weeks. Parking charges and a multi-storey carpark […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton. “This may be one of the few places in London where you can actually get a decent pint of plain.” Skehan’s Free House, based in Nunhead in South London, has been named the best pub in London by media giant Time Out Magazine. The pub is owned by Limerick man Bryan Fitzsimons […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert I’m so quizzy my head is spinning. Afternoon quizzers. I hope we’re all feeling ready to go for another piping hot pub quiz, straight out of the oven. Good quizzing fare this week. The usual general knowledge, sport and entertainment, followed by a history round and then a round all about singers […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley Emergency services were called to the scene at Dublin Airport. An Aer Lingus flight to Chicago made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport yesterday after the plane reportedly flew into a flock of pigeons on take-off. Passenger Dave O’Connor tweeted: “My Aer Lingus flight EI123 from Dublin to Chicago just had a bird strike […]

3 years ago

Ryan Tubridy is set to be joined in studio by some of the entertainment industry’s biggest names. With the entire nation glued to the coverage of US President Joe Biden’s visit this week, Friday’s Late Late Show is offering viewers a break from Mr. Biden’s whistle-stop tour of Ireland. First up on what is certainly […]

3 years ago

“A hell of a rugby player, he beat the hell out of the Black and Tans…” Joe Biden made a slip during a speech in Dundalk, where he appeared to mistakenly mention the Black and Tans. The US President was speaking at Windsor Bar in the Co. Louth town during a visit to the region […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. “Can you see any fire or smoke?” Audio has emerged from the moment a Ryanair flight experienced a “minor issue” with its landing gear at Dublin Airport. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a full emergency being declared. A video uploaded by VASAviation on YouTube shares the moment when […]

3 years ago

As if we needed another reason to ditch our morning workout. We all know that exercising is extremely important. It is beneficial to your heart health and even strengthens your bones (among a whole host of other things). However, scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are warning that if you exercise too much, it could be […]

3 years ago

Out with FIFA, in with EA Sports FC EA Sports has shared the first look at their new football game, EA Sports FC, writes Tom Todhunter. The game, which will be EA’s first since cutting ties with FIFA in 2022, has divided the opinion of gamers in recent months, with many wondering what the finished […]

3 years ago

Good Friday. Good quiz. We’re back with another pub quiz. Enjoy!

3 years ago

Henry Street is on the up, and the long-awaited recovery of retail in Dublin 1 is well and truly underway. Shuttered shop fronts, and red-lettered ‘to let’ signs have unfortunately become a fixture of our main shopping streets, none more so than once our busiest of thoroughfares. While attention has been cast on Grafton Street, […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. He will be discussing his memoir. International Literature Festival Dublin (ILFD) has announced its lineup for this year’s edition of the event, which will run from 19 – 28 May. Now in its 26th year, the festival returns to its Literary Village home in Merrion Square Park with its biggest-ever programme of […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley The Department of Foreign Affairs has listed a number of safety concerns for Irish people visiting Spain to be aware of. As holiday season draws closer, many Irish people will be preparing to jet off and Spain is always a popular destination for us. If you are Costa-bound this year, however, the […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley Sadly, Jenny the Donkey will not be available to purchase. An auction at Adams in Dublin next week will see a number of props from the Oscar-nominated The Banshees of Inisherin go up for sale, giving fans of the film the chance to add some of the pieces to their own personal collection. […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley The remote island was lauded for its unspoiled beauty and uniqueness. Global travel site Big 7 Travel has named Skellig Michael as one of the 50 most remote and beautiful places in the world, alongside destinations such as White Desert Whichaway Camp, Antarctica and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. The Ultimate Bucket List of Remote […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. The Room to Improve house is on sale. A home that featured in an episode of Dermot Bannon’s Room To Improve has hit the market for €495,000. Obviously, for half a million quid they’re not exactly giving it away, but still – that’s usually around the cost of his refurbishments alone, never […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley Is it still an April Fools if they actually make and sell the product? Dublin 8 distillery Stillgarden is no stranger to an inspired April Fools prank. Last year they nearly had us going with their Hair of the Dog Spirit (made with locally and sustainably sourced dog hair), and who could forget […]

3 years ago

By Callum Boyle What an honour. Well, this is a first. Charlie is away this week therefore someone needed to step into his shoes to ensure you lovely people got your weekly pub quiz fix. I am that person. Having been at JOE for a fair while now I know how important this quiz is. […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley. A war of the takeaways is getting underway in Ballyfermot, as a son is opening a restaurant next door to his dad’s after a family falling out. Lam’s takeaway has been in business on Dublin’s Ballyfermot Road for 32 years and this week Jonathan Lam, son of owner Ken, has launched his […]

3 years ago

Five in, five out. McDonald’s is having a shake-up as fast-food fans will have five new items on the menu to try, as of today (Wednesday, March 29). Some food items, including burgers and ice creams, were removed as part of the changes to the menu. The change comes as part of McD’s regular menu […]

3 years ago

We all know someone who needs this Kellogg’s has produced a coffee-flavoured breakfast cereal – offering mocha fans a double-whammy in the morning. The cereal brand has launched a Barista Edition Chocolate Mocha Flavour of its classic Crunchy Nut Granola, which is infused with the taste of the coffee bean. A team of food developers […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley The bar first opened in 2019. The Virgin Mary on Capel Street in Dublin city centre has closed its doors for the final time this month. Speaking to The Times, a representative from the bar confirmed the closure, adding that “spiralling costs were a big factor for us”. Pubs, cafés and restaurants […]

3 years ago

By Steve Hopkins Joe Goldberg will be back for one final chapter. Netflix’s hit show You will be returning for a fifth season next year, though it will be its last. The streamer confirmed on Friday (24 March) that Penn Badgley’s serial killer Joe Goldberg will be back for more episodes but that the series […]

3 years ago

‘I’ve not been very well.’ Lewis Capaldi is battling Vertigo with the performer revealing he hasn’t been “very well”. The 26-year-old said he thought he was dying for a “couple of days” while suffering from the symptoms of the condition, which make people feel like everything around them is spinning. According to a report by […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert This week’s quiz is here. As Ronan Keating famously sang – you say it best, when you say nothing at all. So, with those words front and centre of my mind, and time not my friend as I write this up, here’s this week’s JOE Friday Pub Quiz. Related links: The Ultimate […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by Heineken  WIN tickets for Electric Picnic, Malahide Castle and Marlay Park and LOADS more amazing festivals and events. Another winter is in the rearview and we have longer days and warmer weather to look forward to, as well as a stack of great music festivals and events. With so many incredible […]

3 years ago

The movie is set to be brought to life by a live orchestra. A Love Actually concert has been announced for Dublin’s Bord Gais Theatre, with the show set to take place on November 29th later this year. The Christmas classic it to be shown on the big screen, accompanied by a live full orchestra, bringing the […]

3 years ago

By Fiona Frawley You’re going to get one hour less of sleep this weekend. Springing forward, falling back – you might find yourself wondering why we bother with all this carry-on as you prepare yourself for an hour less in bed this Sunday morning. Daylight saving time in Ireland will begin (go forward an hour) […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by GGPoker  A great excuse to put your poker skills to the test. Fancy yourself a bit of a pro when it comes to poker? Whether you regularly top the leaderboard at your friends’ poker evenings or fancy trying out the game for the very first time, we might have found a […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert Pour yourself a pint of the black stuff, it’s a St Patrick’s Day pub quiz! Before you enjoy the craic of this St. Patrick’s Day weekend, how about a pub quiz to kick off proceedings? Hopefully here you won’t be relying too much on the luck of the Irish. Related links: The […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert The celestial event will take place later this month. It looks like the next few months are going to be a treat for stargazers, with several planetary alignments on the way in 2023. A planetary alignment can be one of two events. according to the astronomy app Star Walk. The first is […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat Frank Abagnale Jr was famously portrayed onscreen by Leonardo DiCaprio. The conman who was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Catch Me If You Can lied about his lifetime of lies, a new report claims. The New York Post suggests that a lot of Frank Abagnale Jr’s tales about impersonating pilots, […]

3 years ago

‘I mean basically just f***ing more women anywhere, anytime, all at once.’ Jamie Lee Curtis has won an Oscar for the first time in her career for superhero comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, writes Steve Hopkins. The 64-year-old won best supporting actress in what was a huge night for ‘Everything’ at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles […]

3 years ago

“They say stories like this only happen in the movies.” As a child star, Ke Huy Quan, was in two of the biggest movies of the 1980s, but then the curtain came down on his dream because no one would hire him. On Sunday night, writes Steve Hopkins, he won an Oscar for best supporting actor […]

3 years ago

“I am the first person with Down syndrome going over to America to pick up these Oscars.” An actor went back to working at Starbucks after a movie he featured in went on to win an Oscar, writes Steve Hopkins. James Martin had a lot to celebrate at the 95th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood […]

3 years ago

The swimming-pool sized rock could hit the planet on Valentine’s Day. NASA has confirmed that an asteroid is has been tracking could hit our planet on Valentine’s Day 2046. The space agency has been tracking the ‘2023 DW’ asteroid which has a diameter of 50 metres. Earlier this month they said it had a one in 1,200 […]

3 years ago

By Charlie Herbert Given the Oscars this weekend, our latest Pub Quiz features a special movie-focused round. A warning before you begin this week’s Friday Pub Quiz: you’ll need some pretty good film knowledge to come away with a 20+ score, there’s a tricky Best Picture round that awaits you. Just to keep you on […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat The long-awaited follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic is said to be ‘finally a go’. Jenna Ortega has been tipped to star in the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice. The Wednesday star is reportedly being considered to play the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz in the sequel. […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat. The actor would like for Chris to ‘let it go’, according to reports. Will Smith has been left “embarrassed and hurt” by Chris Rock’s latest jibes, a source has told Entertainment Tonight. The ongoing feud between the actor and the comedian has shown no sign of letting up after Rock unleashed a no […]

3 years ago

By Katy Thornton “Consumers must be able to trust that the food they are being served is safe to eat and it is unacceptable that some food businesses fail to fulfil this duty.” Last month, nine Irish food businesses were served closure orders, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, five of which were […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat. He has to wolf down six huge meals a day Hugh Jackman has shared his frankly ridiculous diet as he gears up for his latest role as Wolverine in the upcoming “Deadpool 3” film. The X-Men star shared a photo on Twitter of the ultra-calorie-heavy meals he’s been tasked with wolfing down […]

3 years ago

By Jack Peat. The MOTD presenter has provoked fury among Conservatives Gary Lineker will be ‘given a talking-to’ by the BBC following a social media post in which he appeared to compare UK Home Office policy to Nazi Germany. The Match of the Day presenter, who has 8.6 million followers on Twitter, commented on a […]

3 years ago

Several airports across Ireland are set to follow suit in the coming months. London City Airport has scrapped the 100ml liquid limit rule in hand luggage making it the first in the UK to make the change – and just in time for the Easter school holidays. Airports in Ireland will do likewise, in time, […]

3 years ago

“A lot of people go, ‘Chris how come you didn’t do nothing back?” Chris Rock has explained why didn’t slap Will Smith in retaliation at the Oscars ceremony last year. In his new Netflix special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the American stand-up comedian addressed the infamous incident at the 2022 Academy Awards. Rock was a […]

3 years ago

“It’s a bit uncomfortable for the first few days but you get used to it.” Tommy Tiernan has revealed that he has been diagnosed with sleep apnea after a recent trip to the hospital. The comedian and RTÉ chat show host, speaking on The Tommy, Hector and Laurita Podcast, opened up about his hospital visit […]

3 years ago