‘Potential Impacts: Localised flooding, poor visibility, difficult travelling conditions.’ Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for the Irish counties of Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo. Valid for 24 hours from 10am on Thursday, the alert states that there will be “spells of heavy rain with a chance of isolated thunderstorms”. “Potential Impacts: Localised […]

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‘RTÉ feels that Ireland’s participation would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza.’ Ireland and four other countries have threatened to withdraw from Eurovision if Israel takes part. The news comes after RTÉ said that Ireland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates. In […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 507, 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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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘These should be double the price for the quality.’ Amazon is selling Soundcore by Anker Space One Active Noise Cancelling Headphones at 39% off in a limited time deal. Now available to purchase for €65.18, the earphones come from […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 63rd entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie 28 Weeks Later 28 […]

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Featuring two huge stars, the show has a whopping 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Prime Video has just added The Girlfriend, a new psychological thriller series starring Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Robin Wright (House of Cards), which is earning great reviews. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Michelle Frances, […]

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Coming from the writer of Mare of Easttown, the ‘must-see’ show stars two major Irish actors. Task, the acclaimed new crime thriller show from Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby, has just been made available to watch. Streaming via Sky and NOW, the limited series sees Ingelsby returning to Philadelphia, which was where his brilliant […]

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A retelling of the story of Billy the Kid, the film was recently added to Netflix as well. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 10 September) is The Kid, the star-studded 2019 Western directed by Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil). Set in the 19th century in the old West, the film follows a young boy named […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 506, 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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Margot Robbie produced the film, which also comes from the writer of Cocaine Bear. Borderline, a fun new comedy thriller movie with a lot of great talent involved, is now available to rent at home. Executive produced by Margot Robbie (Barbie, Saltburn), the film is the directorial debut of Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden. The […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 505, 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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The filmmaker behind Event Horizon produced the movie. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 9 September) is Pandorum, a 2009 sci-fi horror thriller starring Ben Foster (Sharp Corner) and Dennis Quaid (The Substance). The film centres on two astronauts, Payton (Quaid) and Bower (Foster), who awake in a hypersleep chamber on a spaceship with […]

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The film makes for a tough but mostly powerful watch. The Cut, the tense new psychological thriller starring Orlando Bloom (Lord of the Rings) as an Irish boxer, is now available to watch in cinemas. Directed by Sean Ellis (the Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan-starring Anthropoid), the movie begins with Bloom as a retired fighter, […]

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It could be you, as the saying goes. A EuroMillions Plus player in Dublin has won the top prize of €500,000 in last night’s draw (Friday, 5 September). The National Lottery has confirmed that the Dubliner purchased their winning Quick Pick ticket on the day of the draw from Dunnes Stores in Kilnamanagh Shopping Centre […]

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The crime thriller comes from the director of Cardboard Gangsters. Amongst the Wolves, the tense 2025 Irish thriller movie starring Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin), has finally landed on a streaming service. Available to watch via NOW, the film arrived in Irish cinemas on 2 May before getting a UK digital release a month later. It […]

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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. If you’ve been meaning to check out the series everyone has been talking about, this could be your opportunity. The Blu-ray for the first season of Apple TV+’s hit sci-fi thriller, Severance, is now available for purchase on Amazon […]

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It was recently announced that a remake of the classic film is in the works. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 6 September) is A Fistful of Dollars, the first entry in Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dollars Trilogy of Westerns. Directed by Leone, the 1964 film stars Eastwood in his first lead […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 504, 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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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It’s proving to be a ‘popular deal’. If you want them, you’d better purchase them soon, while stocks last. Amazon are currently selling Sony WF-C700N wireless Bluetooth noise cancelling earbuds at 44% off. Available to purchase for €65.01, the […]

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The Oscar-winning film has a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score and has been compared to The Godfather. The Brutalist, which JOE believes is one of the best movies of the decade so far, is finally available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW and directed by Brady Corbet (The Childhood of a Leader, Vox Lux), the […]

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The crime thriller sees him reuniting with his Inside Man and Malcolm X director Spike Lee. Highest 2 Lowest, the new crime thriller from director Spike Lee and star Denzel Washington (Inside Man, Malcolm X), is finally available to watch at home. Streaming via Apple TV+, the movie is a remake of the ’60s Japanese […]

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Having won two Oscars, some might say it’s one of the best Westerns ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 5 September) is Django Unchained, the 2012 Western masterpiece written and directed by Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction). Set two years before the US Civil War, the film stars Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx (Ray) […]

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Ahead of its release, the series has already been renewed for a season two. The Paper, the very fun new spin-off of The US Office, is finally being made available to watch this week. Coming to NOW and Sky, the comedy show sees the same documentary crew that followed Steve Carell’s foolish manager at the […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 503, 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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Holding a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, the one-of-a-kind film stars an A-list actress. Reality, one of JOE’s favourite true crime drama movies of recent years, is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 4 September). The 2023 film stars Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You) as Reality Winner, a former American intelligence specialist. On 3 June 2017, at […]

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A must-watch for fans of both crime movies and war films. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 4 September) is Dead Presidents, the 1995 crime thriller directed by The Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli, Menace II Society). Set in the ’60s and ’70s, the film focuses on Anthony (Larenz Tate, Menace II Society), […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 62nd entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Longlegs The Monkey Gretel […]

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Featuring a Bad Sisters star, the film is an undiscovered thriller gem. Restless, an extremely tense 2025 British thriller movie, has been made available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW after a cinema release last April, the film stars an excellent Lyndsey Marshal (Trespass Against Us) as Nicky, a mild-mannered care worker living alone. […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 502, 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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The film won five Oscars, including in the Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor categories. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 3 September) is The Deer Hunter, the powerful 1978 epic war drama from director Michael Cimino (Heaven’s Gate, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot). The film begins in 1968 and follows Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick […]

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A modern spin on Assault on Precinct 13, the film features a Peaky Blinders star in one of the lead roles. Prime Video has just added Green Room to its service, the incredible 2015 indie thriller from writer-director Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Rebel Ridge). The film stars the late and great Anton Yelchin (Fright Night) […]

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From the director of Longlegs and The Monkey, the Ireland-shot film looks set to find a second life on streaming. Prime Video has just added Gretel & Hansel, the excellent 2020 fantasy horror thriller from director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, The Monkey). Starring Sophia Lillis (from the IT horror films), the movie is a reimagining of […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 501, 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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The film is also streaming on Disney+. Our TV movie pick for today (Tuesday, 2 September) is The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 2008 sci-fi remake starring Keanu Reeves (The Matrix). In the reimagining of the 1951 classic, Reeves plays Klaatu, an alien representative for a group of planetary civilisations that comes to Earth. […]

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The show comes from the writer of recent hits Crá and Fran the Man. Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich) has joined the cast of Leonard and Hungry Paul, an Irish comedy series coming soon to the BBC. The show is based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Rónán Hession, with […]

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Currently holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes after its Venice Film Festival premiere this week, the Irish thriller stars a two-time Oscar winner. A new trailer has been released for the highly anticipated Irish thriller movie Bugonia, which comes from the acclaimed filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, Poor Things). A remake of the cult […]

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The Ambassador in Berlin and senior officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs have voiced their ‘concern’ about the incident to the German authorities. Ambassador of Ireland to Germany, Maeve Collins, has contacted the German authorities to convey her “concern” over a viral video showing an Irish protester being punched by police in Berlin. The […]

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The underseen gem comes from the writer of Adam & Paul and boasts a brilliant lead turn from a Love/Hate star. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 30 August) is Rialto, the powerful 2019 Irish drama starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Love/Hate). Directed by Peter Mackie Burns (Daphne) and written by Mark O’Halloran (Adam & Paul, […]

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The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 500, 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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A spin-off of a previous Prime Video hit, the show is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Prime Video has just added The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, a spin-off to its hit 2022 action thriller series The Terminal List. Based on Alan Carr’s 2018 novel of the same name, the original show starred Chris Pratt (Guardians of […]

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Directed by an Irish filmmaker, the thriller stars an Oscar-winner, alongside another famed actor in one of his final roles. The Surfer, the absolutely brilliant 2025 thriller from Irish filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan (Nocebo, Vivarium), has been made available to watch at home. Newly streaming via NOW, the movie sees Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) […]

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Coming from the creator of Yellowstone and 1883, the Western thriller features an Oscar-winner and one of the stars of Love/Hate. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 29 August) is Those Who Wish Me Dead, the 2021 Western thriller from co-writer and director Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, 1883). Based on the novel of the same […]

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This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. If you want to pick up ‘top-quality’ earphones at a very low price, you’d better act fast. Amazon are currently selling the Soundcore by Anker P20i wireless Bluetooth earbuds at 47% off as part of a limited time deal. […]

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The history-making jackpot win happened in the draw on Wednesday (27 August). The National Lottery has confirmed that an online player in Mayo won the staggering €17,008,295 jackpot in last Wednesday’s Lotto draw (27 August). A history-making win, the lucky punter is now Ireland’s third-largest Lotto jackpot winner ever. The winning numbers from the Wednesday […]

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The second season of the hit action series currently holds a near-perfect 99% Rotten Tomatoes score. The second season of Peacemaker, one of the funnest shows of recent years, has been made available to stream via NOW. Created and written by James Gunn (the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Superman) – who also directs several […]

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From the director of Nosferatu, the film – which was shot in Northern Ireland – holds a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score. Netflix has just added The Northman, the 2022 Viking movie, which we think is one of the very best action movies of the decade so far. Co-written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers […]

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Based on an original idea from Harlan Coben, the series is headlined by a Peaky Blinders star and an Oscar-nominee. Lazarus, a new thriller series from beloved writer Harlan Coben, is coming to Prime Video very soon. The six-part show follows Joel Lazarus (Sam Claflin, Peaky Blinders), who returns home after his father, Dr. Jonathan […]

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The classic film has a 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 28 August) is Pale Rider, the legendary Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood (A Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry). Released in 1985, the film sees Eastwood play an enigmatic man named Preacher. He arrives in a town […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 61st entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select which film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie The Lost Boys Hook […]

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Thanks to its endearing performances, exciting action set-pieces and heartfelt story, the film holds a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score. Thunderbolts*, one of our favourite action movies of 2025, is now available to stream on Disney+. Existing within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), the film begins with the corrupt CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia […]

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