The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 314 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

“Our hearts are sore today.” Tributes have began to pour in following the news that two road crash victims in Donegal have been named locally as cousins. Derry natives Kían and Eoghán Dawson died after the car they were travelling in struck a wall at Cross in Quigley’s Point in Donegal on Saturday night. Gardaí […]

1 year ago

You might have to stay half the world away. The price of Dublin hotel rooms have skyrocketed in the immediate hours after Oasis announced their reunion concerts in Croke Park next year. The band have announced that they are reuniting for the first time since 2009 with a new UK and Ireland tour. Liam and Noel are getting back together […]

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It has a strong 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. After all the hype of an Oasis reunion today, we thought we’d give you a break with some options for your movies on TV tonight. Our pick of the bunch follows the 90s theme, with one of the best crime thrillers of that decade – Carlito’s Way. […]

1 year ago

“Thanks for all the laughs” Tributes have poured in following the announcement that Hardy Bucks star Alan ‘Ali’ Carter has passed away. The Mayo man, who featured in the beloved Irish comedy show as Scorpio, was found deceased at a house in Westport. In a statement to JOE on Tuesday afternoon, a Gardaí spokesperson said: […]

1 year ago

The livestreams will rotate every few minutes. Two new cities have been added to the Dublin to New York portal this week. Originally connecting the Irish capital to New York City, the North Earl St exhibit will now stream live feeds from Vilnius in Lithuania and Lublin in Poland. It has been confirmed by Dublin […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 313 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

“A lot of people come in and take a few photographs.” A Mayo publican has said he hopes Liam and Noel Gallagher return to their local pub for a drink following their announcement of Oasis reunion gigs. The band have announced that they are reuniting for the first time since 2009 with a new UK […]

1 year ago

“The great wait is over” The long-awaited announcement has finally come – Oasis are finally getting back together, as Liam and Noel Gallagher have seemingly put their differences aside. The band have announced that they are reuniting for the first time since 2009 with a new UK and Ireland tour. Liam and Noel are getting […]

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He was released from prison in June. Enoch Burke has arrived once again at the gates of a Westmeath secondary school despite losing a High Court action ordering him to stay away. Mr Burke showed up at Wilson’s Hospital School in Multyfarnham on Thursday as first years returned for the new school term. His appearance […]

1 year ago

“Maybe we can develop him.” New Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson says he is looking for a b*****d in his squad to kill off the nation’s nice guy image. The new gaffer sat down for a Q&A session with fans on Wednesday evening to discuss his vision for the squad going forward. Throughout the session, the […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 310 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

“There’s more of a focus on health and wellness and how you prioritise that.” Figures released this week have revealed that alcohol consumption in Ireland has dropped by nearly a third in the space of 20 years. The report, commissioned by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI), showed that since the peak of 2001, […]

1 year ago

“We’re very conscious of the world in which we live.” Minister for Education Norma Foley has pledged that smartphones are to be banned from all Irish secondary schools. Minister Foley is set to write to schools in the coming weeks regarding the new directive, which is backed up by evidence phones ‘disrupt’ learning and contribute […]

1 year ago

Stop the bleedin’ lights It’s official – Ireland’s sexiest accent has been revealed. In a recent survey, more than half of voters from the UK and Ireland chose the accent from our capital city as the most attractive. The survey was commissioned by Netflix ahead of the premiere of Love is Blind: UK to finally […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 309 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

“Shame really” The Rose of Tralee 2024 finished up last night as the New Zealand Rose, Keely O’Grady, was crowned the winner. The 21-year-old was crowned by last year’s winner, New York Rose, Róisín Wiley, becoming the 64th Rose of Tralee. However, while the Speech and Language Therapy student donned her sash on stage, viewers […]

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Road-users have been warned of difficult travelling conditions. Met Éireann has issued a Yellow weather warning for wind for counties Galway and Mayo. The national forecaster has warned of “unseasonably strong and gusty south to southwest winds, coinciding with very high tides and heavy rain.” The potential impacts are most likely in western parts of […]

1 year ago

“I think it has made me so strong.” Viewers have praised one of the contestants in the Rose of Tralee last night after she opened up about her mental health battle. Thousands across the country tuned in to RTÉ on Monday night to watch the yearly pageant competition hosted by Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn […]

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The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance. An Irish man in his 60s has reportedly died after he fell from the balcony of a five-star hotel in Thailand. It is understood the man was staying at a hotel in the beach resort of Pattaya, located on the country’s eastern Gulf. He reportedly fell […]

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. A man in his 20s has died following a single-vehicle crash in Kerry in the early hours of Sunday. The collision happened in Keel, Ballyheigue at approximately 7.20am and involved a car. Gardaí have said that the man was pronounced deceased at the scene and there are no other injuries […]

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Rain and wind is expected. The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto are set to bring major changes to Ireland’s weather next week, including a heavy dose of wind and rain. The Hurricane is currently tracking into the western Atlantic with the National Hurricane Centre predicting Ernesto to bring strong winds and heavy rainfall to Bermuda through […]

1 year ago

It’s got an impressive 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you’re on the lookout for some great new additions to Netflix, then you’re in luck. The streaming service has just added a hugely underseen crime flick with some great reviews – Confess, Fletch. Based on Gregory McDonald’s 1976 novel of the same name, the 2022 crime […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 306 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

It could be you. One lucky Lotto player in Ireland has just won a life-changing sum of €6,756,855 on Saturday. Lotto bosses are urging players to check their tickets as the person is yet to come forward to claim the incredible prize. The Lotto player won the jackpot after matching six figures and the bonus […]

1 year ago

Get the shades and sun cream out. It’s good news for Electric Picnic festival-goers as this weekend is set to be a mainly dry one, according to Met Éireann. The national forecast has predicted that the rain will mostly stay away from Stradbally, despite a few odd showers here and there. However, festival organisers still […]

1 year ago

“Kate always had a beautiful smile.” Heartbreaking tributes have poured in following the death of a 24-year-old woman who was killed in a road crash in Wexford. Kate Wibbe, a University College Cork graduate, was killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a truck, a van and a car, that occurred on the N25 at Barntown […]

1 year ago

Rodent activity was found on the premises. A popular Dublin pub is among 12 businesses that were issued closure orders for July. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) reported on Thursday that a total of 16 Enforcement Orders (12 closure orders and four prohibition orders) were served on food businesses last month for breaches […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 303 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

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One political commentator says he would “tick a lot of boxes”. Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan has been tipped to run for President of Ireland in the next election. The possibility was discussed by journalist Matt Cooper and former politician Ivan Yate’s podcast Path to Power, where they both backed the 55-year-old to win if he […]

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The national forecaster has warned of ‘extreme danger’ of rain. Irish holidaymakers have been warned as a severe weather alert has been issued for popular tourist destinations in Spain including Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza. The Spanish meteorological agency AEMET has issued a number of weather warnings for “very strong showers and storms” from Wednesday, August […]

1 year ago

The portal is evolving. Big new changes are coming to the Dublin to New York portal, as it surpasses 100 days since its arrival in the city. The art installment which connects the two cities with a live video feed was the centre of a spate of controversial incidents upon its erection, leading Dublin City […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 302 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

“The support I’ve received has been incredible” Member of Belfast electronic duo Bicep Matt McBriar has revealed he has undergone surgery to remove a ‘large and rare’ brain tumour. The producer said that surgery to remove a non-cancerous tumour found on his pituitary gland in his brain had been successfully removed on August 9. In […]

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She was born in 1915. A woman thought to be Ireland’s oldest person has died aged 109. Phyllis Furness died in Galway on Monday evening, after celebrating her 109th birthday in May at Moycullen Nursing Home. Born Phyllis Olwyn Ryder, she was born in 1915 in Northampton, England alongside one brother, two sisters, and three […]

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“I found myself in others, dreaming like kids do”. Barry Keoghan will be the centre of Manchester United‘s new kit launch, with a teaser video dropping on Tuesday afternoon. The Irish actor will star in the upcoming promotional video, which drops in full on Wednesday, August 14. In the teaser, Keoghan is seen wearing United’s […]

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He passed away after a short illness. It has been announced that Irish musician Talos, has sadly died aged 37. The Cork man, whose real name is Eoin French, had released electronic music under the name Talos since 2013. A post on the musician’s Instagram page reads: “It is with great sadness that we let […]

1 year ago

Politicians in Northern Ireland have condemned the incident. A live report on BBC Newsline was cut short due to children in the background chanting ‘Up The Ra’. The report was being broadcast from Dublin during the homecoming celebrations for Ireland’s Olympic team. Medal winners like Kellie Harrington, Fintan McCarthy and Daniel Wiffen were all present […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 301 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

The body has been brought to Dungarvan pier. A body has been found in the search for a missing kayaker off the coast of Waterford. The search continued this morning (Tuesday, 13 August) for a kayaker who went missing the previous morning around Helvick Head in Dungarvan, according to the Department of Transport. A Garda […]

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It was built in 2009. Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that Kishoge train station is finally set to open 15 years after it was built. The long-awaited station sits on the Heuston Commuter line between Clondalkin and Adamstown and was intended to serve up to 15,000 homes at the Clonburris Strategic Development Zone (SDZ). Irish Rail […]

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There have already been over a thousand donations. A fundraiser has been launched for a 1-year-old girl from Dublin after she received a heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis, leading her to need treatment in the USA. Zoe Mills, from Donabate in north County Dublin, became ill at ten-months-old in July last year, with her health deteriorating […]

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“We’ll be reunited soon.” Thousands of fans descended upon Dublin’s O’Connell Street on Monday afternoon to welcome home Ireland’s Olympics team on their return from Paris. While most of Ireland’s athletes were in attendance, there were some notable absentees, the most outstanding being gold medalist Paul O’Donovan. The Skibbereen rowing champ raced to glory alongside […]

1 year ago

There was reportedly a three hour stand-off with police. An Irishman has been shot dead by police in Malta after he allegedly killed his former partner. Named by local media as former soldier Edward Johnston, the man is a suspect in the death of 48-year-old Nicolette Ghirxi, who was found dead in her apartment. The […]

1 year ago

The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 300 and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated out there, every day, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer […]

1 year ago

He told his followers to be “incredibly vigilant”. Dermot Kennedy has warned fans of the rise of impersonation scams led by sophisticated AI technology. The Irish singer-songwriter took to social to alert fans about the new scam which uses his own voice to con people out of their money. Writing on Instagram, Kennedy said: “It […]

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The IRFU and his former clubs have led tributes. Tributes have poured in for former Ireland Under-20 rugby player Rory Burke, who has died at the age of 30. The Cork native, who also played for Munster and Connacht, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 9. The tighthead prop was part of the Munster side […]

1 year ago

“In training, we’re taught to stay calm and composed”. Two members of An Garda Síochána have been praised for “showing enormous skill” after they saved a woman’s life following a medical episode in Carlow. Last week, Garda Tommy O’Loughlin and Student Garda Matthew Forrest were alerted to a woman who had passed out and needed […]

1 year ago

Woah woah woah, slow down there. A Fianna Fáil Senator has suggested that Ireland should look to bid to host the Olympics… in 2072. Senator Malcolm Byrne made his remarks following Ireland’s most successful Olympics ever, breaking the national record to bring home seven medals, including four golds. Mr Byrne, who is vice-chair of the […]

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It also had a real-life impact following its release. The Olympics is coming to an end this evening and if you’re not looking to catch the closing ceremony, there are some great movies on TV this evening instead. Our pick of the bunch tonight is a highly-rated dark thriller that flew somewhat under the radar […]

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