Executively produced by Martin Scorsese, the film is directed by the writer of Taxi Driver. Our movies on TV pick for tonight (Wednesday, 13 March) is The Card Counter, the 2021 crime drama starring Oscar Isaac. He plays William, a man who spent eight years in military prison and remains haunted by his past decisions. […]

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Its lead actress won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the creepy sci-fi. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 12 March) is Little Joe, the acclaimed 2019 sci-fi film starring Emily Beecham (1899) and Ben Whishaw (Paddington). Beecham plays Alice, a single mother and plant breeder who, […]

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It comes from the director of the Stephen Graham-starring Boiling Point. Netflix has just added the very tense and gritty 2020 British crime thriller movie Villain to its library. Starring Craig Fairbrass (Avengement, Cliffhanger, Rise of the Footsoldier), he plays Eddie – a man just released from jail after serving a ten-year sentence. Determined to […]

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Three counties have been hit with weather warnings. Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange weather warning for Cork and Kerry ahead of “persistent rain” and “expected” flooding. The rain alert is scheduled to take effect from midday on Wednesday (13 March) until the same time on Thursday. It reads: “Persistent rain, heavy at times, […]

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He had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2021. Legendary journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird has died at the age of 74 after having been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2021. RTÉ News, who Mr. Bird worked for during his career, report that he passed away on Monday, 11 March. During his 40-year […]

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He was last seen on the morning of Tuesday, 5 March. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 43-year-old Paul Dargan from Dublin. The man has been reported missing from his home in Ballyboden, Dublin 16 since Sunday, 10 March 2024. A Garda spokesperson says Paul was last seen in the […]

2 years ago

Irish actor Cillian Murphy and Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan are up for awards at the biggest movie event of the year. After months of intense debate and speculation, the 96th Academy Awards are finally taking place this weekend. The Oscars will start at the new time of 11 pm (GMT) on Sunday, 10 March and […]

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The person in the number one spot may surprise people. US business magazine Forbes has named Adam Sandler as the highest paid actor of 2023. According to the magazine, Sandler made $73 million thanks to his Netflix movies Leo, Murder Mystery 2 and You’re So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, as well as his […]

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Blindboy Boatclub and CMAT had criticised RTÉ for the omission. RTÉ has said that a technical issue was to blame for Irish band Lankum’s acceptance speech at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize being initially omitted from a recording of the event. The folk band took home the album of the year prize at the ceremony […]

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The Oscar-nominated comedy film was only just released in cinemas. American Fiction, one of the 10 movies competing for Best Picture at this weekend’s Oscars, is now available to watch on Prime Video. Released in Irish and UK cinemas just last month, Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) stars as an African-American upper-class writer and professor who – […]

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The ex-007’s comments are sure to magnify the current casting rumours. Pierce Brosnan, who starred in four films as secret agent James Bond, has said that his fellow countryman Cillian Murphy would be “magnificent” at playing the character. Since Daniel Craig retired from the franchise following the release of 2021 movie No Time to Die, […]

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“This might be the easiest answer of my life.” Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan has followed in Barry Keoghan’s footsteps by appearing on the hit YouTube show Hot Ones. The performer was on the programme, where celebrities are interviewed while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings, to promote his series The Tourist – which saw its […]

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“They kind of lend themselves to the stage.” Acclaimed writer and director Armando Iannucci has opened up about the possibility of mounting stage spin-offs of his hit series The Thick of It and Veep. Iannucci has co-written, alongside Sean Foley, a new stage version of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece satire Dr. Strangelove – which will have […]

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Tickets for the Irish run of the show, which will see Steve Coogan play multiple roles, are on sale now. At this stage in his career, Armando Iannucci – creator of such modern comedy classics as The Day Today, I’m Alan Partridge, The Thick of It and Veep – wants to push himself out of […]

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A nice warm up for our pub quiz coming later. We have the JOE pub quiz coming later today, but until then, try our latest JOE quick-fire quiz below. Let us know how you do. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 156 When […]

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It has been hailed by action fans as a “must watch” show. A new Netflix series is climbing up the streamer’s top 10 TV list and is being hailed by action fans as a “must watch”. That show is Furies, which comes from France and is set in Paris’ criminal underworld. The show centres on […]

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The time for quizzing is here. By now you should know the drill. We’ve prepared 15 quick-fire questions but players only have three minutes to answer them. Sound good? Well play below and let us know your score. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: […]

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You have the weekend to catch up on the nominees before the winner is named. The 2024 Oscars are right around the corner, with Irish actor Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan (Poor Things) up for awards. This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 11 pm Irish […]

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“The world is a poorer place without Saoírse.” Former Late Late host Ryan Tubridy has paid tribute to Toy Show star Saoírse Ruane following her death at the age of 12. Saoírse, who inspired the Late Late Show Toy Show appeal, passed away on Tuesday morning (5 March) following a long illness. Posting an image […]

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True action film lovers will be aware of this fact. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 7 March) is The Last Boy Scout, the 1991 action movie starring Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. Directed by the late and great Tony Scott (Man on Fire, True Romance) and written by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang […]

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A great mix of classics and hidden gems. We recently gave a run down of all the movies quietly added to Netflix in recent weeks, now we are doing the same for Prime Video: Almost Famous This acclaimed semi-autobiographical comedy-drama centres around a teenage journalist (Patrick Fugit) as he writes for Rolling Stone magazine in […]

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“I had hoped to write many more chapters here,” the presenter has said. Eoghan McDermott has issued an update on social media this week regarding the selling of his house. Back in December, the RTÉ 2fm presenter revealed that he sold the home, despite having “hoped to write many more chapters” there. At the time, […]

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It comes from the director of 48 Hrs and The Warriors. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 6 March) is Bullet to the Head, the 2012 action movie starring Sylvester Stallone. In the film, the Hollywood legend plays a veteran hitman in New Orleans who forms an uneasy alliance with a detective (Sung Kang) […]

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It currently holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Vesper premiered at festivals in 2022 to rave reviews, but some people are now only beginning to discover one of the best sci-fi movies of recent years on Netflix The film is set after the collapse of the Earth’s ecosystem and follows the title character, a […]

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It holds an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for Tuesday evening (5 March) is Animals, the Dublin-set comedy-drama released in 2019. Based on the novel of the same name by Emma Jane Unsworth, it revolves around two hard-partying best friends (Holiday Grainger and Alia Shawkat) living in the Irish capital whose relationship […]

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The series’ producers have said the show will ‘follow in the great tradition’ of Homeland. Irish actor Michael Fassbender is reportedly in talks to star in The Department, a spy thriller series executive produced by George Clooney. The Department is a remake of the French show The Bureau, which ran for five seasons between 2015 […]

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The 2023 film holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. Amidst all of Netflix’s recent additions – from its original projects to other movies newly made available to watch on the service – you may have missed the arrival of 2023 revenge thriller Femme to the streamer. The film stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Culprits, Misfits) as Jules […]

2 years ago

All three feature big stars in the lead roles and are based on true stories. Three of 2023’s most talked about movies – Ferrari, Napoleon and Reality – have just been made available to stream at home in Ireland and the UK. Each of the films is based on a true story and features a […]

2 years ago

Another quiz to test you. We had the weekly pub quiz earlier and now here is the latest JOE quick-fire quiz. 15 questions. Three minutes. Let us know how you do. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display below, just click here. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 149 When the answer is a […]

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The Irish thriller has an incredible premise. Our TV movie pick for Friday, 1 March is The Dig, the 2018 Irish murder mystery thriller starring Moe Dunford (Black 47, Michael Inside). He plays Ronan Callahan, a man who has just finished a prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend, which it’s alleged he committed […]

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Travelling conditions have been described as ‘hazardous’. There have been reports of chaotic road conditions across Ireland as snow continues to fall throughout the country. Having reported earlier this week that there was a “chance of snow on high ground”, Met Éireann has issued two Status Yellow snow-ice warnings that have already taken effect. The […]

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It features a massive star in the lead role. Upon learning that Adam Sandler is starring in a new Netflix movie called Spaceman, you’d be forgiven thinking that the film is a sci-fi comedy or that Sandler was attempting to pull a Liam Neeson by making a later career pivot into action fare. As such, […]

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It’s a particularly packed month in terms of both film and TV. We recently compiled a list of 20 huge movies quietly added to Netflix in the last few weeks – you can read that right here. On top of this, we’ve now gathered information on all of the streamer’s original releases for March 2024, […]

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Described by some as a ‘Western in space’, the film stars an A-lister and holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our movies on TV pick for tonight (Thursday, 29 February) is Prospect, a 2018 underseen sci-fi gem starring Pedro Pascal. The film centres around a teenage girl named Cee (Sophie Thatcher, Yellowjackets) who travels with […]

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The surprise gangster show reboot is set to arrive on screens later this year. Legendary filmmaker Guy Richie is set to team up with Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett to make The Donovans, a new gangster show loosely based on the US crime drama series Ray Donovan. Ray Donovan starred Liev Schreiber as the title […]

2 years ago

On a recent birthday, the Cavan woman revealed what she believed to be the key to her long life. Bridget Tierney, who was believed to have been the oldest person in Ireland, has passed away at the age of 108. An RIP.ie death notice for the Cavan woman said that she died on Wednesday (28 […]

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It even ended up scoring an Oscar nomination. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 28 February) is Animal Kingdom, the Oscar-nominated 2010 gangster movie about an Australian crime family. The film centres around 17-year-old Joshua ‘J’ Cody (James Frecheville) who, after his mother dies of an overdose, reaches out to his estranged grandmother Smurf […]

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There’s plenty of gems waiting to be rewatched or discovered. As February winds down, we have compiled this list of 20 major movies that have been added to Netflix throughout the month. Enjoy! Allied This spy thriller centres around a Canadian intelligence officer (Brad Pitt) and a French Resistance fighter (Marion Cotillard) who fall in […]

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The broadcaster described a question asked to the Irish actor as ‘misjudged’. The BBC has responded to complaints over a question one of its reporters asked Andrew Scott on the Bafta red carpet last week. Scott was nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in All of Us Strangers and stopped by the […]

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It is reportedly the largest seizure of methamphetamine in the history of the Irish State. Two men appeared at a special sitting of the Tralee District Court in Kerry on Friday (23 February), charged in connection with the seizure of €32.8 million worth of crystal meth in Cork last week. RTÉ News reports that Nathan […]

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Let’s get down to quizness. The JOE Friday Pub Quiz is out now but we’ve also prepared this little quick-fire quiz for players too. 15 questions. Three minutes. Let us know how you do. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 143 If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display above, just click here. When the […]

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‘Watch it during the day time with all the lights on,’ one viewer warned. A new Netflix documentary produced by Louis Theroux is already at the top of the streamer’s series chart in Ireland and the UK just two days after being released. The two-part doc is titled Can I Tell You a Secret? and […]

2 years ago

The Late Late guests have been in the news quite a bit lately and confirmed their appearance by joking about recent RTÉ controversies. Irish-language rap trio and movie stars Kneecap have revealed that they will be on The Late Late Show tonight (Friday, 23 February). Confirming their appearance, the Belfast-based group wrote on Twitter: “Tomorrow […]

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Be warned though, this sadly underseen Western with an Irish twist is not for the faint-hearted. Our movies on TV pick for tonight (Friday, 23 February) is The Nightingale, the 2018 Western thriller starring Irish actress Aisling Franciosi (God’s Creatures, The Fall). She delivers a phenomenal performance as a young Irish convict named Clare in […]

2 years ago

The Media Minister said she was given ‘incorrect information’ by the Chair of the RTÉ Board. The Chair of the RTÉ Board Siún Ní Raghallaigh has resigned after Media Minister Catherine Martin told Prime Time on Thursday night (23 February) she was “deeply disappointed” in her. The Minister’s comments come amid controversy surrounding an exit […]

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It has an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our movies on TV pick for tonight (Thursday, 22 February) is the 2020 mystery comedy noir The Kid Detective. Adam Brody (Ready or Not, The O.C.) stars in the film as Abe Applebaum, a once-celebrated kid detective who now, age 31, “continues to solve the same trivial mysteries […]

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Kin’s second season hit the BBC this month to a rapturous response. Irish crime drama series Kin has reportedly finished for good, according to a new report. The Irish Sun, quoting an interview the paper did with one of the show’s actors Sinan Sicimoglu and other TV sources, states that the cancellation is down to […]

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From the director of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy, the film has probably the best young cast of all time. Our movies on TV pick for tonight (21 February) is The Outsiders, the 1983 coming-of-age crime drama. Directed by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy) and based on the beloved […]

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The news has sparked fears that other pubs may follow suit. Reports of a Dublin pub charging over a tenner for pints has led to fears that more could follow suit in upping their prices. The Sunday World states that the Merchant’s Arch, located in the heart of Temple Bar, has crossed the €10 barrier […]

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Starring two major actors, the film was made in a unique and fascinating way. Netflix has just added the dark mystery thriller movie My Son, starring James McAvoy, to its library. The film sees the Split and X-Men actor play a Scottish man named Edmond, who is estranged from his seven-year-old son on account of […]

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