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  • Two men arrested following aggravated burglary in south Dublin

    Two men arrested following aggravated burglary in south Dublin

    Two men were arrested and a hammer was seized. Gardaí in Dundrum are investigating an aggravated burglary that occurred at an apartment in Leopardstown, Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred on Saturday 7 March at approximately 3pm. Two men in their early 40s entered the apartment and were interrupted when the residents heard them […]

    6 years ago

  • QUIZ: How well do you remember Mean Girls?

    QUIZ: How well do you remember Mean Girls?

    You can’t sit with us unless you get more than 7/10. It was almost considered a rite of passage to watch Mean Girls at some point when you were growing up. And that didn’t just apply to girls, as the name of the movie might suggest, it applied to everyone. It’s educational, it’s painfully accurate, […]

    6 years ago

  • Jack Gleeson to make his return to television acting

    Jack Gleeson to make his return to television acting

    Gleeson brilliantly played Joffrey Baratheon in HBO’s Game of Thrones. The early seasons of Game of Thrones made for some of the best television we’ve ever seen. The writing was immaculate, the plot was beautifully detailed and the acting was top class. One of the stand out actors in the show was Irishman Jack Gleeson, […]

    6 years ago

  • Firefighters from Phibsborough station rescue dog from a cliff

    Firefighters from Phibsborough station rescue dog from a cliff

    The good news story that we needed on a day like today. The world is full of bad news these days, so when we see a good news story with a happy ending like this, it always brings a smile to our face. A dog became trapped on a Phoenix Park crag on Saturday morning, […]

    6 years ago

  • Irish citizens believed to be on cruise ship with 21 coronavirus cases

    Irish citizens believed to be on cruise ship with 21 coronavirus cases

    The cruise ship is currently docked off the coast of San Fransisco. Irish citizens are believed to be on cruise ship with 21 confirmed coronavirus cases. According to RTÉ, there are a “number of” Irish citizens on board the cruise ship, that is currently moored off San Francisco. It is also understood that one of the […]

    6 years ago

  • QUIZ: How many characters from You can you name?

    QUIZ: How many characters from You can you name?

    You the Netflix series, not you as in you. You on Netflix is one of the easiest TV shows to binge-watch we’ve seen in recent times. It is definitely not without its flaws, but we’d be lying if we said that we’re not already excited for Season 3. But how well do you remember the […]

    6 years ago

  • Christian Bale joins MCU as villain in Thor: Love and Thunder

    Christian Bale joins MCU as villain in Thor: Love and Thunder

    He’s no stranger to superhero movies in fairness… Rumours had been speculating for a while that Christian Bale would be making an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point in the near future, but it was unclear in what capacity. But it has just been announced that the actor who is more associated […]

    6 years ago

  • Billy Connolly has confirmed that he won’t perform live stand-up ever again

    Billy Connolly has confirmed that he won’t perform live stand-up ever again

    “It was lovely and it was lovely being good at it.” Legendary stand-up comedian Billy Connolly has said that he won’t ever perform live stand-up comedy again. Speaking recently to Sky News, the Scottish comedian discussed his life, his career, and living with Parkinson’s disease. He said: “I’m finished with stand-up – it was lovely […]

    6 years ago

  • Best of luck getting full marks in Week 22 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quiz

    Best of luck getting full marks in Week 22 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quiz

    It’s that time of the week again, folks. Ah, Wednesday. Hump day, I believe the kids are calling it these days. To some, it might mean that you’re now halfway through the working week, to others, your week may be just starting. But one thing it means for everyone is that it’s time to do […]

    6 years ago

  • It looks like The Simpsons will definitely be on Disney+ in Ireland

    It looks like The Simpsons will definitely be on Disney+ in Ireland

    There has been serious doubt surrounding whether the classic cartoon show would be on the streaming service in the UK and Ireland. People in the UK and Ireland have been buzzing for Disney+ to make its way to our isles ever since it launched in America back in 2019. Getting to see almost loads of […]

    6 years ago

  • DCU release statement following rumours that a student has tested positive for COVID-19

    DCU release statement following rumours that a student has tested positive for COVID-19

    The college has said that, at present, there is no case of coronavirus on campus. Dublin City University has said that there is no case of coronavirus on campus, following the circulation of “fake” images and videos claiming otherwise. The college said that the images and video that have been circulating online are accompanied by […]

    6 years ago

  • Google staff told to work from home due to virus scare

    Google staff told to work from home due to virus scare

    The majority of Google’s 8,000 staff and contractors in Ireland have been told to work from home on Tuesday. The majority of Google’s 8,000 staff and contractors in Ireland have been told to work from home on Tuesday (3 March) amid fears of a potential coronavirus case. This comes after a member of staff reported […]

    6 years ago

  • The Book of Mormon is officially coming to Dublin

    The Book of Mormon is officially coming to Dublin

    Created by the people behind South Park, one of the biggest musicals in the world is coming to Dublin. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the two men behind South Park, are some of the most unique minds in the movie/TV business. And when we say they’re behind South Park, we mean that they created it, […]

    6 years ago

  • Ryanair to cancel 25% of flights to and from Italy

    Ryanair to cancel 25% of flights to and from Italy

    The cancellations come amid the spread of coronavirus around the world. Ryanair has notified passengers that it was reducing its short haul flights to and from Italy, from across Europe, by up to 25% for a three week period from Tuesday, 17 March until Wednesday 8 April, in response to coronavirus. An e-mail was sent […]

    6 years ago

  • Itinerary released for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s visit to Ireland

    Itinerary released for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s visit to Ireland

    The couple will be visiting this week and a number of traffic restrictions will be in place of a result. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Ireland from Tuesday 3 – Thursday 5 March, and Gardaí have released the official itinerary so that the public can make travel adjustments if needs be. On […]

    6 years ago

  • Kings of Leon to perform in Dublin this summer

    Kings of Leon to perform in Dublin this summer

    OH, YOUR SEX IS ON FIRE… Kings of Leon will return to Dublin for an exclusive performance at the RDS Arena on Wednesday 1 July of this year. The RDS gig marks the band’s first Irish show in three years. Tickets go on sale on Friday 6 March at 8am and will cost approximately €69.50. More […]

    6 years ago

  • John Oliver discussing the coronavirus outbreak is essential watching this week

    John Oliver discussing the coronavirus outbreak is essential watching this week

    Everyone’s talking about the coronavirus epidemic, but this in particular makes for some really interesting viewing. As the coronavirus outbreak makes its way through different countries, people are beginning to think more and more about the virus. And when it’s something that a lot of us are unfamiliar with, it’s important that we have a […]

    6 years ago

  • Liffey Cycle Route trial looks to be going ahead

    Liffey Cycle Route trial looks to be going ahead

    The Liffey Cycle Route, which is a fully segregated track along both the north and south quays, was first proposed in 2011. A trial Liffey Cycle Route along the quays in Dublin has been officially proposed by Dublin City Council. The trial has been proposed after it emerged that the permanent scheme that had been suggested […]

    6 years ago

  • Two arrested following “disturbance” at funeral in Tyrone

    Two arrested following “disturbance” at funeral in Tyrone

    A number of weapons, including Stanley knives and a hatchet, have been seized by police. Two people have been arrested following a “disturbance” at a funeral in Tyrone. The funeral was taking place in Strabane on Thursday morning (27 February) when the disturbance took place. Two males, aged 32 and 17 respectively, have been arrested […]

    6 years ago

  • Pygmalion nightclub drops entry fee and asks for charity donation instead

    Pygmalion nightclub drops entry fee and asks for charity donation instead

    A really sound gesture. Here’s hoping others follow suit. Dublin nightclub Pygmalion (known to many as Pyg) has announced that it has partnered with the Peter McVerry Trust for 2020. This means that as of Thursday 27 February, entry to all of their club nights will now be free, and instead you can donate to […]

    6 years ago

  • ‘Inevitable’ that coronavirus will arrive in Ireland, says expert microbiologist

    ‘Inevitable’ that coronavirus will arrive in Ireland, says expert microbiologist

    A professor of microbiology has said it is ‘inevitable’ that coronavirus will arrive in Ireland. Doctor Kim Roberts, a professor of microbiology at Trinity College Dublin has said that the international virus is becoming more and more difficult to contain. “We should all prepare for much greater widespread transmission of the virus… We should prepare […]

    6 years ago

  • Ireland’s best places to work for 2020 have been revealed

    Ireland’s best places to work for 2020 have been revealed

    Ever worked in any of these places? Abbvie Ireland has been voted as the best ‘large’ place in Ireland to work, according to greatplacetowork.ie. Multiple companies across the country were honoured at an awards ceremony on Wednesday night, divided into categories of ‘large’, ‘medium’ and ‘small’ workplaces. Abbvie, the international biopharmaceutical company has a number of […]

    6 years ago

  • Gardaí investigating shooting at a house in North Dublin

    Gardaí investigating shooting at a house in North Dublin

    The shooting took place on Wednesday night. Gardaí are investigating a shooting at a house in North Dublin on Wednesday night. The shooting is believed to have taken place in the Cromcastle Court area of Kilmore, Dublin 5. It is understood that it occurred at approximately 10.30pm. A window was smashed and no injuries were […]

    6 years ago

  • Six dead following mass shooting in Milwaukee

    Six dead following mass shooting in Milwaukee

    A 51-year-old brewery worker murdered five of his colleagues before shooting himself, police have confirmed. Five people have been shot and killed following a mass shooting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday. The shooting took place at a brewery in Milwaukee, and it is believed that a 51-year-old brewery worker murdered five of his colleagues before shooting himself. […]

    6 years ago

  • Netflix confirms that a new season of Top Boy is on the way

    Netflix confirms that a new season of Top Boy is on the way

    Oi, where’s the food fam? Season 2 of Top Boy is on the way. Back in 2019, Top Boy proved to be one of the easiest shows to binge-watch that Netflix has released in a long time. It was raw, it was exciting, and the storyline was extremely interesting. And although there had already been […]

    6 years ago

  • Here’s Week 21 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quickfire quiz

    Here’s Week 21 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quickfire quiz

    A really tough one this week, if we do say so ourselves. If you’re working week is Monday to Friday, you’ve made it halfway through. Well done. It did help that you had Pancake Tuesday in there, but congratulations nonetheless. To celebrate this magnificent achievement, why not take an extremely difficult quiz? We give you […]

    6 years ago

  • Denny has launched a new range of veggie-friendly sausages

    Denny has launched a new range of veggie-friendly sausages

    Good news for the veggies of the world. One of the finest staples of Irish cuisine is a good fry-up, and one of the best things about a fry is the sausages. Bord Bia estimates that 8% of Irish people are vegetarians, and research also shows that people are more likely to reduce, rather than […]

    6 years ago

  • Irish citizens advised not to travel to parts of Italy affected by coronavirus

    Irish citizens advised not to travel to parts of Italy affected by coronavirus

    “Citizens are advised not to travel to affected areas.” The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised Irish citizens not to travel to certain parts of Italy that are currently affected by the coronavirus. Italy recently reported its fifth death from the coronavirus, as the number of people contracting the virus continues to increase both in […]

    6 years ago

  • Disney+ release annual subscription available in Ireland for €59.99

    Disney+ release annual subscription available in Ireland for €59.99

    This savings deal will only be available before the streaming service’s official launch in Ireland. Disney+ has announced that movie and TV lovers in Ireland can now purchase a yearly subscription to the streaming service for the introductory price of €59.99. This pre-launch offer for the annual subscription is only available until 23 March 2020, and is […]

    6 years ago

  • New Dermot Kennedy video set at Electric Picnic is fittingly excellent

    New Dermot Kennedy video set at Electric Picnic is fittingly excellent

    A magnificent video for a magnificent song. Dermot Kennedy has released a video for his song ‘All My Friends’, set at Electric Picnic. Starring Dublin actresses Lauryn Canny and Jordanne Jones, the video features footage from Kennedy’s actual EP performance from 2019, while also telling a beautiful/heartbreaking/heartwarming fictional story. Seriously, we’ll need to watch it […]

    6 years ago

  • A fourth person in Italy has died from the coronavirus

    A fourth person in Italy has died from the coronavirus

    More than 130 cases have been reported in the north of Italy since Friday. Italy has reported its fourth death from the new coronavirus, an 84-year old man in the Lombardy region. According to Sky News Italia, at least 152 people in Italy have been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and there […]

    6 years ago

  • A 32-year-old man has died following a traffic collision in Kilkenny

    A 32-year-old man has died following a traffic collision in Kilkenny

    The incident occurred on Sunday night. A 32-year-old man has died following a traffic collision in Kilkenny on Sunday night (23 February). Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal collision that took place at approximately 8.45pm when a collision involving a motorcycle and a car occurred on the N10 at Templemartin. The motorcyclist, a 32-year-old […]

    6 years ago

  • Truck driver jailed following dangerous motorway u-turn

    Truck driver jailed following dangerous motorway u-turn

    Police shared footage of the dangerous move on social media. A male truck driver has been jailed and disqualified from driving following a dangerous manoeuvre made on a motorway in the UK. Staffordshire Police released quite scary footage of the vehicle being driven the wrong way down a slip road and pulling out on to […]

    6 years ago

  • Disney are offering you a dream job based in Dublin

    Disney are offering you a dream job based in Dublin

    Who didn’t want to work for Disney at some stage growing up? Disney has announced that it is looking for a Studio Marketing and Publicity Intern to work at its Studio Motion Pictures location in Dublin. In the role in question you will primarily be assisting the marketing and publicity team which is responsible for […]

    6 years ago

  • Three arrested following shooting and stabbing incidents outside church in Galway

    Three arrested following shooting and stabbing incidents outside church in Galway

    A number of incidents took place outside a church Mervue in Galway. Three males in Longford have been arrested following a number of shooting and stabbing incidents in Galway. The arrests are in connection with an investigation in relation to a number of incidents that took place outside the Holy Family Church in Mervue in Galway […]

    6 years ago

  • June Brown has played Dot Cotton on EastEnders for the last time

    June Brown has played Dot Cotton on EastEnders for the last time

    The 93-year-old actress has said that she is finished working on EastEnders. June Brown has announced that she has played Dot Cotton for the final time on EastEnders. The 93-year-old began working on the show in 1985, and has said that she has now left the long-running soap “for good”. Speaking on a recent episode […]

    6 years ago

  • Baby Yoda toys are finally going to hit the shelf

    Baby Yoda toys are finally going to hit the shelf

    Baby Yoda toys were previously unavailable because The Mandalorian creators wanted to maintain the show’s secrecy. Not so long ago, a Star Wars character by the name of Baby Yoda took the internet by storm. He featured on the Disney + series The Mandalorian, which the majority of people in Ireland have been unable to […]

    6 years ago

  • Police investigating attempted ATM robbery in Antrim

    Police investigating attempted ATM robbery in Antrim

    The attempted robbery took place in the early hours of Friday morning. Police are currently investigating an attempt to rob an ATM in Antrim. The attempted robbery happened at a petrol station in the Largy Road area of Ahoghill at approximately 2.05 am on Friday. According to the PSNI, a car, said to be a […]

    6 years ago

  • Donald Trump takes aim at Parasite’s Oscar win because the movie is from South Korea

    Donald Trump takes aim at Parasite’s Oscar win because the movie is from South Korea

    The producers behind the movie fought back against Trump on Twitter, saying: “Understandable, he can’t read.” The greatest success story of this year’s Academy Awards was definitely the South Korean movie Parasite. It won best picture, as well as best director, best original screenplay and best international film, and it has received almost unanimous praise. But, unsurprisingly, Donald Trump […]

    6 years ago

  • Gardaí launch investigation into four-lane motorway sulky race

    Gardaí launch investigation into four-lane motorway sulky race

    It is believed that the sulky race took place in Naas at some point over the weekend. A sulky race which took up four lanes of a motorway in Naas is currently under investigation by Gardaí. Sulky racing, otherwise known as harness racing, is a form of horse racing in which a group of horses […]

    6 years ago

  • It’s Week 20 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quickfire quiz

    It’s Week 20 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quickfire quiz

    It’s that time of the week, guys. Here we are. Time for Week 20 of JOE’s 19 in 90 quickfire quiz. You know the drill by now. We give you 90 seconds to correctly answer 19 questions. Some are tough, some you’ll get immediately. There’s nothing else to it. Got it? Good luck… And if […]

    6 years ago

  • UK rapper Dave calls Boris Johnson a racist at Brit Awards

    UK rapper Dave calls Boris Johnson a racist at Brit Awards

    “The truth is our Prime Minister is a real racist.” The Brit Awards took place on Tuesday night, where the UK’s biggest musical stars were rewarded for their efforts over the past 12 months. On the night, there was live performances from a number of the biggest names in UK music, one of whom was […]

    6 years ago

  • History to be required Junior Cycle subject from September

    History to be required Junior Cycle subject from September

    A move that will be welcomed in many quarters. All schools in Ireland will be required to offer history as a Junior Cycle subject from September, following an announcement made by Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh on Tuesday. McHugh also revealed that all students entering first year from this September will be required to […]

    6 years ago

  • Two Irish citizens have tested positive for the coronavirus

    Two Irish citizens have tested positive for the coronavirus

    They are the first Irish citizens to test positive for COVID-19. Two Irish citizens in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus. The two people, who are currently being treated in a Japanese hospital, were on board the Princess Diamond cruise ship. The citizens in question share dual citizenship with another EU member state and […]

    6 years ago

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