The struggle is real. Christmas is closing in fast and people all over Ireland are about to enter the “panic zone” because they haven’t gone anywhere near the shops yet. The last minute rush happens to those people every year and there are two good reasons for it – they hate shopping and they don’t have […]

11 years ago

Up ya boyos. The Irish football team beat Germany in EURO 2016 qualify earlier this year, but we’re level with them in a new survey of the top ten places to live in the world. Ireland and Germany are joint sixth in the survey by Human Development Index (HDI), which moves us up two places from last […]

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Irish people love tea. Today is International Tea Day. Rejoice! Yes, it’s a thing. The aim of it is “to draw global attention of governments and citizens to the impact of the global tea trade on workers and growers,” but people just drink more tea than usual. Irish people are well known to like a cuppa – […]

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It’s a lot more than a breakfast roll and a can of coke. You won’t be surprised for us to tell you that Australia is the first country in the world to open an official and legitimate Hangover Clinic. Yes, the facility tends to the needs of poor souls who are dying after a few […]

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As beautiful as the man himself. Bayern Munich are taking on Darmstadt 98 in the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal (or the German Cup to me and you) tonight. Bayern’s Xabi Alonso has opened the deadlock with an absolutely stunning strike from 35 yards out. The accuracy, the ambition, the technique and the power is […]

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LOL

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This is very cool. Dingle in Kerry holds a special place in the hearts of a lot of Irish people as it’s one of the busiest domestic and international travel destinations in the country. Whether you’re checking out music at Other Voices, finding out more about the great Ó Sé footballers or on your buddy’s stag […]

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City slicker won’t understand. An Instagram post by cyrilhelnwein is being shared all over Irish people’s interwebs today. Cyril has done something vital by explaining the difference between four commonly-used salutes given by drivers in the country. “Made a little meme to illustrate Irish countryside road etiquette. [It] may be applied in Dublin too, but don’t expect […]

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DJ Amateur Hour in the house. Conor McGregor is still probably partying in Las Vegas after his demolition of Jose Aldo at the weekend. You might have heard about it. The offical after-fight party on Saturday night was Foxtail Nightclub at the SLS and the DJ who introduced McGregor made an unbelievable mistake. As he […]

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He didn’t beat around the bush with his message. The Lorne Hotel in Glasgow seems like a decent spot to stay at if you’re in the Scottish city, it’s in a good location and has a 3.5 star rating on Tripadvisor. It has plenty of good reviews, but an ex-employee clearly isn’t a fan of […]

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His friends have vowed to look after Lomu’s two sons. Jonah Lomu was financially broke when he died last month because of medical costs, bad business decisions and his generosity to others. Rob Nichol, from the New Zealand Rugby Players Association, said Lomu’s kindness towards his family and those close to him had left him with […]

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Introducing Jacob Banks

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Introducing Litany

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This is so dangerous. The person running the @24/7CabTralee Twitter account sent us a pretty crazy video this morning. It’s footage of a car driving around Tralee in Kerry with a man clinging onto the roof, it’s like something from a Bond movie. The man tries to stay on the roof while they navigate a roundabout […]

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We’ve reached the knockout stages. The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League has just taken place in Nyon, Switzerland Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea were all in the pot, here’s the full draw for the first round of the knockout stages. Manchester City vs Dynamo Kyiv Arsenal vs Barcelona Gent vs Wolfsburg […]

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He’s worth every cent. 13 seconds. The amount of time it took Conor McGregor to knock out Jose Aldo and become the UFC featherweight champion of the world. Those 13 seconds also made the Crumlin man rich beyond his wildest dreams and the breakdown of his earnings per second are unbelievable. The people at Forbes […]

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A spectacular PPV. Tables, Ladders, Chairs matches in the WWE have been up there with our favourites ever since the days of The Hardy Boyz, The Dudleys and Edge and Christian’s epics back in the day. The TLC pay per view took place in Boston last night and it didn’t disappoint as there were broken […]

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Now is yer chance, lads. If you ask any Irishman who he’d like to meet under the mistletoe or shift outside his local nightclub at 3am this Christmas, Selena Gomez would be high on the list. The former Disney star is one of the most beautiful and talented pop stars in the world and it […]

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Amazing play by these Cork youngsters. Christian Brothers College beat Bandon Grammar 23-13 in the Bowen Shield last week and the game produced one of the best tries of the year. It was scored by Bandon’s Ben Gur following an incredible passage of play that started inside their own 22. The quality of the offloading, […]

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This is class. The next few weeks are going to be very special as Irish people living abroad come home to their family and friends for Christmas. JOE reader John McAleenan returned home from New York at the weekend and he decided to say nothing to his mammy and surprise her at home. John told us, “My […]

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A great idea. The fear will be strong all over Ireland this morning after the weekend of celebrations that have just gone. The McGregor fight had thousands up until the early hours of Sunday morning, while even more people were on their 12 Pubs so it was serious weekend to say the least. A group […]

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What a stunning voice. Next up to play JOE and Her.ie’s Sunday Sessions is Irish singer-songwriter Roisin O. Her debut album The Secret Life of Blue (buy here) received much critical acclaim and she’s currently working on her next LP. Her latest singles Synchronicity and You Got Love, sees Roisin move into a more electronic direction. […]

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The Second Captains member speaks to us from Vegas. Ken Early is in Las Vegas this weekend covering Conor McGregor versus Jose Aldo at UFC 194 for Second Captains. Ken wrote a brilliant piece on McGregor rise in the Second Captains Annual, which is highly entertaining, so we decided to get his thoughts ahead of […]

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Introducing EMBRZ

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Top marks for improvisation. Pretty much everyone’s Christmas tree should be up at this stage so that lovely fresh smell should wafting through the air and those damn pine needles are probably all over the floor. There are a few college students in Galway who needed an alternative to buying a tree so they made […]

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And this is only the start of it. Almost 20,000 Irish people are expected to hit Las Vegas this weekend for Conor McGregor’s big fight at UFC 194. The majority have set down in Nevada (except this guy) and the party is very much underway if the footage below is anything to go by. JOE […]

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Holy sh*t. We’ve seen a fair few dash cam videos down through the years, but not many have been as dramatic as this one in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Patrick Novak was driving down a highway this week when he lost control, flipped the truck and slid along the road. The dash cam in the cab captured […]

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His face when Rooney walked in. Manchester United fan James King’s dream came through this week when he got a chance to meet his idol Wayne Rooney. James, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, missed a chance to go to a game at Old Trafford last week because he had to look after his sick mother. The club […]

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Good man, Martin. The positivity and warmth of a Limerick man has brightened up a lot of people’s lives this week. A photo of a city council named Martin O Loughlin has been widely shared on Facebook after his encounter with local photographer Nicole Landers. Nicole met Martin just after she finished her lunch earlier […]

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Wow. We are just thirteen days away from Christmas and the festive spirit is high around Ireland with lots of people going to a lot of effort to decorate their homes. JOE reader Tina Hannigan got in touch this morning to show us what must be one of the most festive houses in the country. […]

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The power of the internet. In June 1995 there was a fatal car crash in Emporia, Virginia in America where two men lost their lives. The driver was identified by his family, but they had no idea who was sitting in the passenger seat. The young man had no I.D and there was nothing on […]

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A class act. Hozier won song of the year for Take Me To Church at the BBC Music Awards last night. That category was the show’s only public vote so there’s still a lot of love out there for what’s become one of the most iconic Irish songs of the last decade. Here’s the moment […]

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The incident happened earlier this morning. There are thousands of people travelling from Ireland to Las Vegas this weekend for UFC 194 which sees Conor McGregor take on Jose Aldo. Reports this morning suggest that a few Irish people caused serious disruption on a Vegas-bound flight from JFK airport in New York. David Coyne, who […]

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What a disaster. Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for the weekend, with potentially 80 mm of rain forecast for the Munster, Connacht and Leinster regions. The Shannon region is expected to be one of the worst affected areas with Clare County Council putting out a “severe flood warning” for the entire county. […]

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Have a bit of craic on your 12 Pubs. The 12 Pubs of Christmas has become an annual tradition in Ireland with groups of friends going on drinking routes all over the country. The really eager beavers started at the end of November this year and the next few weekends should see pubs packed with […]

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The size of it. The buzz ahead of UFC 194 is growing by the hour and Conor McGregor fever will be hard to avoid if you’re walking around Dublin city centre. A McGregor flag has been unveiled outside Sin Nightclub in Temple Bar and they say it’s the biggest in the world. It measures at 11 metres […]

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One of the best things you’ll see on the internet. If you’re like us, the only tricks you can pull off on a bike are a 3 inch wheelie and cycling with no hands for 0.5 seconds. Badass. That’s why we were absolutely blown away by this video of pro rider Danny MacAskill’s insane journey across […]

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Bring it home. Michael Fassbender, Saoirse Ronan, Caitriona Balfe and Lenny Abrahamson have been nominated for Golden Globe Awards. Ricky Gervais will host the awards on January. Here’s a rundown of all the nominees in film and TV. FILM: BEST ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA Cate Blanchett, “Carol” Brie Larson, “The Room” Rooney Mara, “Carol” Saoirse Ronan […]

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Holy mother of God. If you’re ordering a pizza and you’re feeling extra cheeky/hungover, you might order some extra cheese or extra pepperoni or extra everything to satisfy your appetite. A pizza place in Brooklyn, New York has taken that to the next level because in Vinnie’s Pizza you can order extra pizza as a […]

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Number of f**ks given by this guy: 0. We thought Homer Simpson was the only man stupid enough to drive a clamped car, but a guy in London has outdone the Springfield native. The driver parked in the loading bay of the Park Tower hotel in Knightsbridge, so a large chunk of yellow metal was attached […]

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The roar is gas. We’re not sure how she did it, but YouTuber Emma Jay somehow convinced her poor mother to taste a spoon of wasabi paste on camera. Wasabi, as you probably know, has an extremely strong flavour that’s kind of like hot mustard but even stronger. It was Emma’s mammy’s first time tasting it, […]

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There aren’t enough laughing emojis. Borat is one of the funniest movie and TV characters of the last decade and he made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. He was on the show to plug the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy The Brothers Grimsby and our favourite Kazakhstani’s bits with Kimmel had […]

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Hold onto your hats, people. The comment “the boom is back” has been seeping back into every day conversation in Ireland in the last 12 months, but new figures mean it’s almost back in full swing. Figures from the Private Residential Tenancies Board have revealed that renting a home in Dublin now costs just €30 less […]

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It’s going to be a hell of a party. Conor McGregor versus Jose Aldo at UFC 194 is almost here and thousands of Irish people are travelling to Las Vegas for the fight on Saturday night. A few people have contacted this morning and they’ve sent in the flags and banners they’ll be raising in […]

11 years ago

Introducing Stephen

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Oh. My. God. Reddit user albaMP4 was getting a taxi home the other day when he noticed something was up with his driver’s fancy dash display. The big screen was connected to the driver’s phone and it seems that the high tech system was keeping track of his calls… and his internet history. Jesus. A person’s internet […]

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Look at the head on him. We’ve all done things when we were young that we’re not very proud of and Ireland defender John O’Shea has his own cross to bear. It turns out the former Manchester United stalwart and current Sunderland defender was a big fan of Liverpool back in the day. JOE was […]

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A rollercoaster night in Europe. Manchester United are out of the Champions League. The Premier League side’s 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg along with PSV’s win over CSKA Moscow means Louis van Gaal’s men finish third in their group. The manager shouldn’t both reading the reaction on Twitter tonight. #MUFC God that was painful, painful, I […]

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This is what our group might look like. The ceremony for the Euro 2016 group stage draw will take place this Saturday (December 12) in Paris and the draw itself is scheduled to take place at 5pm. We’ve been chatting in the office all week about potential opponents, who we’d like to get and who […]

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Well, this is awkward. “How can you put your only Champions League winner on the bench?” is what Owen Hargreaves muttered to his BT Sports colleague tonight. The narky comment was about Louis van Gaal leaving Michael Carrick on the bench for Manchester United’s game with Wolfsburg. The problem for Owen is that he didn’t […]

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