Three people were killed and a further 77 injured. Last night it was reported that an Amtrak train carrying approximately 78 passengers and five crew members had derailed 64km outside Seattle, Washington state. The incident took place at on Monday morning, 7.40am Pacific Time, when the train derailed while crossing a bridge over an interstate, […]

9 years ago

This story is a bit of a long one. “That’s what she said!” The American remake of The Office, which is better than Ricky Gervais’ UK original (don’t @ me), is being lined up for a new series for the 2018/19 season on NBC. The network’s president Bob Greenblatt recently told reporters that the show […]

9 years ago

The union have warned that their strike action in December is not cancelled, only suspended. Earlier this week, Ryanair changed their long-standing policy of not recognising unions in order to avoid any threat of disruption to its customers and its flights during Christmas week ahead of proposed industrial action from a number of unions on Wednesday 20 December. […]

9 years ago

If you’ve never played it, you need to rectify that immediately. “As far as puzzle platformers go, Inside is the new benchmark. This is a game that manages to spin a compelling yarn without uttering a single word, and one that is designed so meticulously that the puzzles it contains never once become rote or […]

9 years ago

The beginning of the end. Ever since Peaky Blinders returned for the 4th season, fans of the show have been progressively and collectively losing their minds for each and every episode. From the brilliant climax to the opening episode, to the long-awaited return of Tom Hardy, all the way to falling in love with the […]

9 years ago

Set the following reminders, and then don’t move from the couch all day. With ALL of channels, as well as Netflix, Amazon, Now TV and other streaming services, as well as whatever Blu-Ray or DVD box-sets you might have received as presents, the amount of choice can be overwhelming. Not to worry, because your pals […]

9 years ago

Very important information. For the first time ever, safety guidelines have been released in relation to phone usage, with the California Department Of Public Health stating that various studies showing that specific signals from mobile phones can cause sleeplessness, headaches, and in some cases even cancer. Don’t put your cell phone in your pocket. Instead, put […]

9 years ago

Happy Birthday to the world’s greatest director! (Don’t @ me) On 18 December 1946, Steven Allan Spielberg came into this world, and now, over seven decades later, he remains one of the greatest film-makers to have ever gone behind the camera. His amazing work-ethic continues on strong, with the upcoming releases like The Post (we’ve seen […]

9 years ago

The once-in-a-lifetime event takes place this week. By “once-in-a-lifetime”, we don’t mean the Winter Solstice, because that happens every year, like clockwork, for five days around the shortest day of the year, December 21. No, what we mean is that your opportunity to get to see it is pretty much once-in-a-lifetime, as to actually get […]

9 years ago

The Force was strong, but not the strongest, with this one… First of all, let us not sniff at the actual receipts here. In the first three days and four nights of release in America alone, The Last Jedi managed to bank $219 million. That is the second biggest U.S. opening weekend of all time, […]

9 years ago

Take extra care on the roads. Met Éireann issued a Status Orange weather warning at 7pm on Sunday evening, which goes into effect at midnight on Monday morning, and will remain in effect for the entire day. The weather authority have issued the warning due to what is expected to be very dense fog, which […]

9 years ago

“WOO!” We’re big fans of Ric Flair here in the JOE offices, and clearly we not the only ones. Not only is he going to be the subject of what looks to be an amazing documentary, but the lads down in Sligo Rugby FC channel the wrestler during their victory chant after a recent game. […]

9 years ago

We’re far more anti-social that we like to believe we are. Ever heard of JOMO? It’s the Joy Of Missing Out, and means we’d rather be sitting in re-watching The Wire for the fifth time than going to the pub. According to a survey of 2,000 people by Deliveroo, more than 70% prefer a quiet […]

9 years ago

Massive egos, hallucinogenic drugs and Gwyneth Paltrow… Initially released in cinemas on 19 December 1997, before Titanic was shown to critics and audiences around the world, people were convinced that it was going to, well, sink at the box office. Fronted by a then 23-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio, who was already a well-established cinema-seat super-soaker thanks […]

9 years ago

“There is a satisfaction is going to toilet and thinking ‘I look like shit’…” Daisy Ridley there, not talking in generalities, but more what happens when you’ve danced so hard in a pub in Dingle that you’ve successfully managed to sweat all of the make-up off your face. Ridley, who shot to prominence after her […]

9 years ago

It involves an unmarked grave, hidden treasure and a big golden revolver… Considering the fact that both Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption are produced by Rockstar Games, players have been curious as to whether the two games were linked in any way, especially considering that GTAV is set in Los Santos (aka […]

9 years ago

“I don’t care how many stairs you fell down!” Just a week after Saoirse Ronan’s, uhm, comedically uneven appearance on the show, the final episode of the year is fronted by Kevin Hart, there to promote his new movie Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, and also to remind America (and the world) that he is […]

9 years ago

The truth was out there. Now it is in here. In a new report published by The New York Times, they have in fact uncovered the truth behind “Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program”. Initially set up by Harry Reid – the former senator of Nevada… which is where Area 51 is… we smell a conspiracy […]

9 years ago

This can also be your cheat-sheet for buying Christmas presents for the gamers in your life. 2017 has been a fantastic year for gamers, as was evident by how difficult it was to whittle this list down to just ten entires. We had to leave off some great ones like Night In The Woods, Uncharted: […]

9 years ago

There is a lot of talk about crisps, too. Did you know there was a new Star Wars movie out? In case you leave under a snowy rock on Hoth, we’ve been talking about it a lot in the JOE offices, from our review, to our favourite scene, to the burning questions we were left […]

9 years ago

“What she say? Did she say yes?” We’re big fans of Gavin James here in JOE. From that time we interviewed about having his face on the front of a beer bottle, to his funny celebrations of being enlisted to support Niall Horan during his US tour this summer, he has always been a bit […]

9 years ago

“Buddy The Elf, what’s your favourite colour?” Tis the season, and that time is everybody arguing over what the best Christmas movie of all time is. Some go traditional with the likes of It’s A Wonderful Life or Miracle On 34th Street, and others go a bit askew with Die Hard or Bad Santa. Either […]

9 years ago

Go raibh an fórsa libh. There are a few reasons why Dingle is very famous. The Other Voices music festival, the world renowned seafood, but more than all of those, everyone is aware of Dingle’s most famous member, Fungi The Dolphin. One of the first things we hear about Dingle when we arrive is Fungi, […]

9 years ago

This will take the pain out of channel-hopping on the day. As much as we love TV over Christmas, the absolute overwhelming amount of choice on offer can be a little debilitating, as you get paralysed that you may have made the wrong movie choice, and nobody is going to say anything, because it is […]

9 years ago

So many arguments can now be avoided. Listen, with a little over two billions Facebook users worldwide, and the percentage of the Irish people who use it somewhere around two-thirds of the island’s population (according to RTE), it is safe to say that this news will affect the majority of people reading it. With that […]

9 years ago

Jean-Claude Van Damme walks into the press conference… and slams face-first straight into the door. It was all for laughs, and it perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the day. We were invited over to Paris to talk to Van Damme and some of the key cast and crew of his new Amazon […]

9 years ago

And so it begins. A few months back, a campaign committee formally filed ‘Run the Rock 2020’ with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on Sunday to draft the actor and former WWE star for president. Following that, bookies he was snuggled nice and tight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders at 16/1, after his odds had been […]

9 years ago

“Every con has its pros.” 17 years after George Clooney assembled ten of his most handsome friends to take down three Vegas casinos, this time the ladies are showing them how it’s done. Sandra Bullock plays Debbie Ocean, the estranged sister to George’s Danny, and she’s got her eye on the Met Gala. Exactly why […]

9 years ago

The majority of Americans did not want this change made to their service. During his time as President, Barack Obama set up certain net neutrality regulations, which essentially did not allow for internet providers to slow down your access to certain sites, or charge for a higher speed access to your favourite sites. Thanks to […]

9 years ago

“Oh, fuck!” That was my involuntary reaction to a particular scene in The Last Jedi, watching it in Savoy One, at what is likely to be the last ever premiere held in Dublin’s famous big screen. However, we’ll get back to that. First, some background. Star Wars wasn’t my Star Wars. Jurassic Park was my […]

9 years ago

Ah, begorrah! It feels like there’s a new poll regarding sexiest accents in the world taking place pretty much every week (like this one), but this one … is different. The folks at The Language Gallery asked the people within the UK which accents they thought were sexiest, from within the UK. Irish folk voted […]

9 years ago

Always be wary of unknown numbers. You might recall a month or so back, when we reported on the ‘Comoros’ phone scam, when folks were getting cold-called from a random number from a tiny island off the coast of Africa. It looks like we’re getting another one of those today, as a new number has […]

9 years ago

No more moving the dial. It looks like FM radio will soon be going the way of AM radio, if the world is follow in the footsteps of Norway. First invented in 1933, FM broadcasts soon took-over in popularity for the-then abundant AM broadcasts. In the eight-decades-plus since then, FM has ruled the airways, with […]

9 years ago

This is pretty much the most anticipated game of 2018. The first few Silent Hill games are considered to be some of the best horror experiences to ever be created, so when it was announced that Hideo Kojima – the creative genius behind the Metal Gear series – was planning on making Silent Hills for […]

9 years ago

The above is an image from 2015, of happier times… Two of America’s biggest White House reporters have not been invited to the White House Christmas party this year, for the first time in decades, and it just so happens that one of the reporters is black, and the other is gay. April D Ryan […]

9 years ago

The next Game Of Thrones. Almost literally. George R. R. Martin, the author of the biggest TV show on Earth right now (sorry, Fair City, these are the facts) will not be directly involved in Night Flyers the same way he is with Game Of Thrones, due to his exclusivity deal with HBO, but that […]

9 years ago

There is no sign of this disaster ending any time soon. On Tuesday, we reported that it was expected for there to be over 100,000 people to be evacuated within the state of Los Angeles due to a massive wildfire. In the hours since then, the situation has severely worsened, as the wildfire is said […]

9 years ago

Iiiiiiiiiiiiinteresting… What a year Kendrick has had. Between the release of the critically adored DAMN. – which is already topping several Best Of 2017 lists – and popping up on U2’s new album, 2017 has been a landmark for the rapper, and it looks like it isn’t even over for him yet. Ever since he […]

9 years ago

In case you weren’t aware, we’ve been very excited for the release of the fourth season of Black Mirror. Every since the show switched over to Netflix, we’ve seen it take a massive leap in scope and talent, and as it ventures into the latest six-part series, it takes another, even bigger and greater leap. […]

9 years ago

Each and every one of these are absolutely worth your time. Now, this list is not to be confused with the Very Best Movies of 2017 list, which is still in the works, primarily because at the time of writing, The Last Jedi still had not been shown to critics. But as far as great […]

9 years ago

We pity whoever takes over the role of Wolverine in the future. Unlike, say, Batman, who feels like he can be played by anyone with a gravelly voice and a decent jaw, Wolverine is pretty much synonymous with Hugh Jackman at this point. Over nearly two decades, Jackman played the role of Logan more times […]

9 years ago

Note: a certain amount of cheese. DO NOT eat ALL of the cheese! Cheese is great. End of discussion. However, there has been an ever present concern that it may not be the healthiest thing in the world for you (read: potentially one of THE most unhealthy things in existence). With that in mind, we’ve […]

9 years ago

Making gaming history in just 52 seconds. Released in August 1997, the N64 version of GoldenEye is still considered to be one of the greatest video games ever made. Back on the date of the anniversary we did a bit of a deep dive on the game-changer (heh heh), which you can read all about […]

9 years ago

“There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to create a successful sequel. Number one: the body count is always bigger. Number two: the death scenes are always much more elaborate. And number three: never, ever, under any circumstances, assume the killer is dead.” Scream is consistently mentioned as one of the […]

9 years ago

Where were you when Teresa was breaking the internet? It was 5 December 2015, and RTE News cut to their intrepid reporter out in the wilds of “the west and the north west” of the country as it was battered by some insane weather courtesy of Storm Desmond. This brought us into 120 seconds of some […]

9 years ago

Another one bites the dust. Director Bryan Singer has been fired from the upcoming Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. 20th Century Fox made the short but concise statement that “Bryan Singer is no longer the director of Bohemian Rhapsody” on Monday night, due to the director’s “unexpected unavailability.” Singer himself stated that the reasons for his […]

9 years ago

Local news outlets are already reporting deaths. At around 10pm local time (or around 6am GMT), a fire broke out near the city of Santa Paula, which is located about 60 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Since it was first reported, the blaze has now engulfed approximately 10,000 acres of land. The fire continues to […]

9 years ago

In a year filled with unbelievable and sometimes completely staggering news, these were the topics that came out on top. If you weren’t tweeting about these topics, were you even tweeting, brah? It is funny to think that this year was so chocker-block with events, that stuff like the Conor McGregor V Floyd Mayweather fight, […]

9 years ago

Over 1,000 people were asked about the future of Ireland in the aftermath of the impending Brexit. In a survey by Amarách Research for RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live, the results were published on Monday night’s show. When asked if the Brexit process was having a negative affect on Ireland’s relationship with Britain, 68% of people […]

9 years ago

The director of Game Of Thrones. The producer of Mission: Impossible. Yep, we are absolutely here for this. Netflix have just released the trailer for their epic and visually astounding science-fiction thriller series Altered Carbon, and it looks like an absolute cracker. Based on the hit 2002 novel of the same name, it tells the […]

9 years ago