Pat McCarry has been working in journalism since 2003 and, before coming to JOE, has written for outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Tribune, Press Association, Irish Independent, The42 and more. He has been covering sport extensively since 2009, with particular focus on rugby, football and golf.
JOE’s Big News Of The Day Quiz #3
“There have been jokes that I would have rather we not have done.” Seth McFarlane speaking for 99% of the planet there. His long-running TV show, celebrity feuds, sports and politics are included in JOE’s Big News Of The Day Quiz. We have put together a quiz of five questions based on some of the biggest news […]
3 years ago
Four Irish players propelled into Lions debate after England hiding
“There’ll be one or two more headaches for Warren after that game.” After a tough start to this year’s Six Nations campaign, Ireland finished with three wins from three and, against England, had their best game for two and a half years. Not since the then world champions, New Zealand came to Dublin and were […]
5 years ago
“Will you shut up, man!” – Trump and Biden scolded as first presidential debate turns ugly
“Will you shut up, man! This is so unpresidential.” US President Donald Trump and Joe Biden clashed early and often during the first debate, of three planned, ahead of the 2020 presidential elections, at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. The American public, and the wider world, watched on in their millions in the hopes […]
6 years ago
“There are days when I’ve come home and cried” – Tallaght University Hospital during Covid-19
“It sounds like I am trying to play the violin there, but I’m not. That’s the new reality for so many.” The sun is shining on Tallaght and it has done resplendently for weeks now. The weather has been so good that they had to stage a mock rainy day at a Covid-19 testing centre […]
6 years ago
Donald Trump: Coronavirus outbreak could last until July or August
The penny has finally dropped for the US President. For the first time since he spoke on the Covid-19 outbreak in January, President Donald Trump bore the look of a man that was accepting how serious the matter was. President Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence fronted a press briefing at The White House […]
6 years ago