What did you make of that? The leaders of the four biggest parties in the country – Gerry Adams, Enda Kenny, Micheál Martin and Joan Burton – took part in the final Leaders’ Debate tonight. They talked about housing, mental health (briefly), climate change, rural broadband and regrets but we didn’t get any solid answers […]

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We’re not joking. There’s been a lot of shouting and a lot of point-scoring during tonight’s Leaders’ Debate on RTE but a creak is overshadowing the whole thing. The sound of a creak was clearly audible throughout the first part of the Prime Time Special and nobody could figure out where it was coming from. […]

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First hand experience of the benefits. Jessica Ní Mhaoláin is a 24-year-old from Cork who has written a Facebook post today that’s resonated with thousands of people online. Jessica’s piece highlights the importance of Special Needs Assistants in school and she’s in a position to speak about it because she’s needed one for her entire […]

10 years ago

He’s not happy, rightly so. Conor McGregor hasn’t spoken about Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of UFC 196 due to injury but the UFC’s head honcho has revealed how the Dubliner reacted. Dana White spoke to Yahoo Sports this evening and outlined exactly what happened when he broke the news to McGregor. “When we told […]

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Kind words from the famous magazine too. His fight with Rafael dos Anjos to win a second UFC world title looks to be off, but Conor McGregor picked up another accolade this week. The Crumlin man will appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine for the first, this is what will be on shelves […]

10 years ago

Your Cork buddies will love this. If you’ve ever lived in Cork, you’ll know they’re great people with very unique communication skills. This is perfectly summed up in the latest sketch by local comedian Chrissy Walsh about how Cork people tell you they don’t like food. We’ve never seen a reaction outside Lennox’s, KC’s or […]

10 years ago

He has a very particular set of skills. They’re making a TV series out of the movie trilogy Taken and they’ve found the man who will play Liam Neeson’s role in the show. His name is Clive Standen and he has big boots to fill to replicate what Neeson did on the screen. Liam wears size […]

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Bunnies and Hefs not included. We’ve all seen the inside of the Playboy Mansion, no we haven’t been there, it’s because of the infuriating popular series The Girls Of The Playboy Mansion in the mid noughties. Hef’s pad is pretty slick with huge gardens, a movie room, 29 bedrooms, wifi, a swimming pool, a grotto, a […]

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You’d do it for a year anyway. There’s an unbelievable job available in New Zealand and not one person has applied for it. Here are the terms being offered to become a GP in Tokoroa in the North Island: Salary – €243,000 Working Time – Four days a week No weekends No nights Holidays – 12 […]

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Introducing Orchid Collective. Irish band Orchid Collective‘s song Lay As Stone is only their second release and it’s firmly established them as an act with massive potential. The four-piece state the likes of Villagers, James Vincent McMorrow and Bon Iver as inspirations and that harmony infused soundscape feel is very evident here. Their next live show […]

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One of the best musicians in the country. Next up to play JOE and Her.ie’s Sunday Sessions is Ollie Cole. The Irish singer-songwriter returned in 2015 with his second record Year Of The Bird (buy) which was one of the best albums released in Ireland in the last 12 months. Ollie joined us at Whelan’s to […]

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Introducing All Tvvins. All Tvvins are one of the best band in the country right now, don’t even try arguing that with us. The band has consistently delivered killer electro-pop tunes since they got together in 2013 and currently have a Choice Music Prize nomination for their 2015 single Thank You. The All Tvvins juggernaut […]

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Introducing Catfish And The Bottlemen. Welsh band Catfish And The Bottlemen are firmly established as one of the hottest acts in indie right now. Their debut album The Balcony was a smash hit and they’ve released a brand new single this week and it seems they’re picking up from where they left off. The Bottlemen […]

10 years ago

An amazing story. Kevin Killeen is far from a household name but the Irishman has been making huge waves in the world of poker over the last six year. His rise has been sensational and he now sits number one in the Irish online rankings as well as being highly rated in the tournament circuit […]

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Behind the scenes with the Irish band. The Academic played a gig in Cork last night (Wednesday) and to see what goes on behind the scenes on gig day, we let the guys take over the JOE.ie Snapchat (JOE_ie). You’ll see everything that happened from start to finish on what looked like an amazing gig […]

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The first batch of acts have been announced. Sea Sessions will take place in Bundoran in Donegal between June 24 – June 26 and the organisers have just announced their first acts. It’s looking pretty damn tasty, check it out. Sea Sessions is one of our favourite Irish festival because of the mix of music and […]

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Introducing Marlene Enright. Marlene Enright is a well-known musician from Cork who has been part of the band The Hard Ground for the past few years. Enright has released her first ever solo track this month and it’s called When The Water Is Hot. The singer-songwriter has nailed it and her quirky sound falls somewhere […]

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A new Irish talent you need to hear now. Next up to play JOE and Her.ie’s Sunday Sessions is Sorcha Richardson. The Dubliner, who is based in New York, gained huge momentum in 2015 after the release of her stunning single Petrol Station. The electro artist has a debut EP is on the way in 2016 […]

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Introducing Daithí. Daithí is knocking it out of the park at the moment with a Choice Music Prize nomination for Mary Keanes Introduction and a new EP called Tribes coming out later this year. Love’s On Top is the lead track from the EP, it dropped this week and it features the brilliant Sinead White on […]

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It’s time to put mental health on the agenda. A candlelit vigil in memory of Caoilte O Broin who died in January was held outside Leinster House in Dublin on February 11, 2016. Over 400 people turned up to show their support for the campaign to bring mental health and how it’s treated into the spotlight. This video […]

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Introducing Talos. Talos is an electronic artist hailing from Cork who has taken the Irish music scene by storm in the last 12 months. His song Time broke half a million streams and he’s just released the official music video for the track. The video was directed and edited by Irish production company Feel Good […]

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Introducing Trevor Kaneswaran. Trevor Kaneswaran is an Irish singer-songwriter based in London who will release his debut EP on March 1. In Your Blood was recorded in Berry Street Studio on Baker Street and during the session Trevor shot a live an unplugged version of his track Until The End Of Time. It was written […]

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The Limerick man spoke to RTÉ earlier. Paul O’Connell has announced his retirement from professional rugby following medical advice. The former Munster and Ireland second row wasn’t able to recover sufficiently from the injury he picked up against France in the World Cup last year. He released this statement earlier. RTÉ’s rugby correspondent Michael Corcoran sat […]

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Show this to all of your friends. Focus Ireland and Three Ireland’s Tackle Homelessness campaign video was debuted before kick off and at half time during Ireland’s game with Wales this afternoon. The video shows Johnny Sexton and various homeless people reciting the words of Ireland’s Call while showing the conditions and types of homelessness […]

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What an absorbing game. Ireland and Wales have finished 16-16 at the Aviva Stadium in the opening round of the Six Nations today. The first half was frantic with the scores level at 13 points a piece at the break while the second half was tighter with defences very much on top. A monster penalty […]

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Keep it going, lads. Ireland lead Wales 13-10 after the first half of their Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium. Joe Schmidt’s side started the better with spells of pressure in the Welsh 22 which resulted in two Jonny Sexton penalties and a Conor Murray try left us leading 13-0. Wales fought back in […]

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Dramatic stuff. Two men were arrested after a bin lorry was stolen in Clondalkin in Dublin this week and footage of the moment one of the men was caught has emerged. The video here shows the bin lorry flipping onto its side, a man fleeing the scene and a member of the gardaí chasing him down […]

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It’s for your safety. We wouldn’t even hazard a guess at how many BIC biro covers we’ve chewed through in our life, they never lasted longer than a day. See, Simon Cowell does it too (he chewed it to bits later). The cover itself has a little hole on the top and we never really […]

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The cup is made of ice. Ireland are looking to make history by winning three Six Nations championships in a row and it all starts today against Wales at the Aviva Stadium. Gareth Anscombe is a late withdrawal for Wales, Liam Williams replaces him while Ireland will start as selected earlier in the week. If […]

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The last kick is something else. A video of Jonny Wilkinson trying to kick three penalties in a row from tight angles was shared everywhere last year. If you missed it then, check it out now the funk soul broth… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC6mNZbZW7g Clip via YouTube/Goes Viral As you can see, it’s not so easy, even for […]

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The reaction is ace. Fionn Cusack, Robert Regan and their buddies were messing around after a game of indoor soccer in the community centre in Strokestown a few weeks ago. The Roscommon boys were trying to dropkick a football into the basketball hoop at the other end of the hall, we’ve all tried it at […]

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We can’t wait. Conor McGregor is aiming to become a two weight world champion at UFC 196 on March 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The man standing in his way is UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos. The other co-main event that night sees Holly Holm defend her women’s bantamweight […]

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Live to the nation. US network ABC hosted a debate between the main players in the Republican presidential field last night and it produced TV gold at the very beginning. The seven candidates; Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump, were all individually introduced on stage. However, […]

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One of the real success stories of the last few years. Next up to play JOE and Her.ie’s Sunday Sessions is Walking On Cars. The Dingle band have been selling out gigs for the last two years and it’s all been building up to the release of their full-length debut album Everything This Way which is out […]

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If it’s sung half as good in the Aviva, we’ll be doing well. Ireland’s first game in this year’s Six Nations takes place today (Sunday) as we welcome take on Wales at the Aviva Stadium. It’ll be the sides first run out since the disappointing World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina and the […]

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Formation. Beyonce plays the half-time show at the Superbowl tonight with Coldplay and ahead of the biggest night in American sports, she’s released a killer new song and music video. Formation is the first new song she’s released since November 2014 and it’s going down a treat online. Well….just spent my entire night rewatching #formation . […]

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Tense scenes in the city centre. Anti-Islam group PEGIDA held a protest rally in Dublin city centre this afternoon and it was disrupted by a counter-protest group made up of up to 300 people. According to our reporter on the ground, PEGIDA supporters were forced to run for cover in a building on Cathedral Street […]

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A strong garda presence. Up to 30 gardaí with batons are blocking off Cathedral Street in Dublin city centre at Anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA’s rally this afternoon. A counter protest made up of approximately 300 people also took place on O’Connell Street and it’s believed that both groups came into contact before the gardaí stepped in and […]

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Oh God no. Rugby pundit Jon Wells was on duty for the Super League game between Wigan and Catalan on Sky Sports last night. The next time Wells is on live TV, he’ll be more careful where he leaves his notes because some prankster got a hold of them last night and did this. It […]

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It’s so freaky. People are loving the new Snapchat filters and they’ve been using them for all sorts; messing with election posters and pranking parents to mention two. Sarah Connolly from Tipperary wanted to show her mother what all the fuss was about and her mam couldn’t deal with the filter that pinches your face. […]

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A terrible tragedy. At least 11 people have died and dozens are still missing following a devastating earthquake in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan last night, according to BBC. The magnitude 6.4 quake struck just before 4am local time when most people were at home asleep and it toppled buildings across the city. A local news […]

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Timing. Hollywood star Salma Hayek was on set filming yesterday when she picked up a minor head injury and just to be safe, the producers sent the actress to a local hospital for a check up. In the whole hullaballoo, nobody took any notice of the t-shirt Hayek was wearing during the scene when she […]

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It’s the top trend in the world today. Twitter is planning to introduce an algorithmic timeline to replace its current timeline and it may be in place as soon as next week. BuzzFeed News has reported that your timeline will be based on what Twitter’s algorithm thinks people most want to see rather than the current […]

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What a chancer. Tinder has been knocking around since 2012 and there have been plenty of articles on the best opening lines to use on your matches, but the buck involved here is utterly original. The 1916 commemorations are in everyone’s minds at the moment and young Tom decided to tap into that while chatting […]

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We can’t wait for it to start. The long wait for international rugby since the World Cup ends this weekend as the Six Nations kicks off. We play Wales in Dublin tomorrow (Sunday) while France take on Italy and England play Scotland today (Saturday). A thing we always look forward ahead of any tournament is […]

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They all have lovely bottoms. The World Rugby 7s series is taking place in Sydney this weekend and a group of Irish people decided it was the perfect occasion to celebrate the genius of Father Ted. Corkman Rowan Walsh and his male friend dressed up as priests for the games while his three female pals […]

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Wow. The UCD Choral Scholars released their debut international recording Invisible Stars in December and they’ve just posted a video of their stunning work online. The choral group, which is led here by soloist Mark Waters, perform a version of the old Irish song Mo Ghille Mear and it’s bloody fantastic. Clip via YouTube/UCD Choral Scholars […]

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She looked rather flushed. The Late Late Show is one of the only live TV chat shows in the world. Yeah, Norton, Kimmel, Fallon and Conan are all pre-recorded and aired later “as live”. The unpredictability of live television was highlighted on the RTÉ show last night when Ryan Tubridy was distracted by a woman […]

10 years ago

They should have just asked someone to take the photo for them. Graham Norton had a stellar line-up last night with Ben Stiller, Penelope Cruz, Owen Wilson, Elton John and Jack Black all appearing on the red couch. You don’t see a selection of stars like that in one place very often so Norton decided […]

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