Man (20s) hospitalised following stabbing incident in Cork city
The area on the city’s northside was sealed off by Gardaí. Gardaí are currently investigating a stabbing which left a man seriously injured on the outskirts of Cork City. The incident took place on Wellington Road earlier today. A man, believed to be in his 20s, was attacked in broad daylight near the gates of […]
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The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 442
Giddy up quizzers! There’s been sporting drama aplenty this week hasn’t there? We had a cracking weekend of Six Nations action, some incredible Champions League drama, and of course we’ve had Cheltenham glory and heartache throughout. As the biggest week in horse racing reaches its climax, there’s still plenty of action to enjoy, including the […]
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Tributes paid to ‘bright and friendly’ Cork hurler who died from fall at student accommodation
The tragic accident occurred on Thursday 6th March. Tributes have been pouring in on social media for a talented young hurler who died in hospital days after suffering a fall at a student accommodation building in Cork City. 21-year-old Darragh McCarthy from Midleton died unexpectedly and peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Cork University […]
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Gene Hackman was possibly ‘not aware’ for days his wife had died as cause of deaths revealed
Officials have released the cause of death for the couple. Authorities investigating the death of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have suggested that the legendary actor may have been unaware of his wife’s death for almost a week. The couple’s bodies were found in separate rooms of their sprawling Santa Fe mansion on […]
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BRITs viewers threaten to call Ofcom after Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘inappropriate’ performance
The singer opened the show with a raunchy tribute to the UK. ITV viewers have threatened to complain to Ofcom after watching Sabrina Carpenter’s Brit Awards performance. Sabrina took to the stage at The O2 in London wearing a red sparkly military-style blazer dress and walked down an aisle lit up with the Union flag as performers dressed as King’s guard soldiers followed behind. She […]
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The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 440
Let’s wave a quizzing goodbye to the winter months. Let’s hear it for February. A month that has the common decency to realise that, after the slog of January and the winter, it shouldn’t hang around. After just 28 days, it decides not to outstay it’s welcome and says “see you next year folks, here’s […]
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It’s Always Sunny star Lynne Marie Stewart has died
The actress was a former member of iconic sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings. Lynne Marie Stewart, star of Pee-wee’s Playhouse and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, has died aged 78. The news of her death was announced by the star’s close friend Cassandra Peterson. Peterson, best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira. announced the […]
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A classic action thriller movie is airing on TV tonight
It was recently remade into a TV series starring Eddie Redmayne. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 16 February) is The Day of the Jackal, a political thriller film from 1973. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it stars Edward Fox as a professional assassin hired by a group of resentful military veterans to kill French President […]
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Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match
The descendants of his victim’s are calling for a new inquest. It’s a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, and it seems we may finally have a breakthrough. Jack The Ripper is one of the most recognisable names in the world – for all the wrong reasons. The infamous serial killer tortured and […]
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Blindboy Boatclub says there’s a possibility that ‘hell is based on Cork’
His groundbreaking podcast has over a million worldwide listeners monthly. Limerick native and writer Blindboy Boatclub has opened up about a bizarre theory he put forward during an episode of his hugely successful The Blindboy Podcast. The former Rubberbandits member is edging close to his 400th episode of the meditative audio hit – over seven years […]
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Company offers staff half-hour masturbation breaks to boost productivity
The new-age work-break is garnering some serious attention. The boss of a Spanish firm has revealed that she gives her staff half-hour masturbation breaks to help relieve ‘stress’ and ‘agitation’ among her workers. Erika Lust, who runs her own adult entertainment company called Erika Lust Films, said that the regular ‘self pleasure’ breaks have helped her employees battle […]
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Irish trad concert held to promote diversity labelled ‘crap’ and a ‘waste of taxpayers money’ by Trump
Some of the country’s finest musical talents performed at the event in 2022. An ‘Irish diversity musical’ organised by Other Voices and held at the US ambassador’s residence in 2022 has been targeted by Trump’s administration as a ‘waste of US taxpayers money’. As reported by Mark Tighe in the Irish Independent, the showcase of […]
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