Very sad news. Gardaí have confirmed that a man has died in Donegal in what is understood to have been a Storm Amy-related incident. Late on Friday afternoon (3 October), the Garda Press Office said that Gardaí and emergency services were attending the scene of an “ongoing”, “serious injury incident” involving a male in Letterkenny. […]

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Looking like a mix between Suspiria and a Nike ad, JOE interviewed the director of the stylish new film. After months of anticipation, the Jordan Peele-produced sports horror thriller Him has finally landed in Irish cinemas. The movie tells the story of Cam (Tyriq Withers, I Know What You Did Last Summer), a young American […]

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It is understood to be a weather-related incident. Gardaí and emergency services are attending the scene of a “serious injury incident” in Donegal. A Garda spokesperson said in a statement that the “ongoing” incident involves a male in Letterkenny and occurred shortly after 4.15pm on Friday, 3 October. It is also understood to be a […]

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Holding a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film stars a major Irish actor. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 3 October) is Slow West, the excellent 2015 Western starring Irish Oscar-nominee Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs). The feature debut of writer-director John Maclean (who helmed this year’s Tornado), the film is set at the end […]

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‘Damage to power lines’ and ‘fallen trees’ are expected in several counties. Donegal has been issued with a rare Status Red wind warning by Met Éireann over Storm Amy. Having being named by the UK Met Office earlier this week, the storm made landfall in Ireland on Friday (3 October), bringing “strong to near gale […]

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The series is a new telling of the story that also inspired a classic ’90s movie. Netflix has added two seasons of the hit gothic horror show Interview with the Vampire, which is based on The Vampire Chronicles, a series of novels by author Anne Rice. Famously, Rice’s debut 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire […]

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The film is from the writer of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lethal Weapon and The Nice Guys. Play Dirty, the new action comedy from acclaimed writer and director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Nice Guys), has rocketed to the top of the Prime Video movie chart. The movie is based on crime author Donald E. […]

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The short was made to mark the classic comedy recently turning 21 years old. A very funny new Irish language short film based on the 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls will be aired on TV this week. Titled Cailíní Gránna (Mean Girls in Irish), the film was produced by Mumbro Top and reimagines the Tina […]

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Your first pub quiz of the month. It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, having the confidence […]

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Huge news for fans of the crime drama. The much-loved crime drama Peaky Blinders will be returning to the BBC and Netflix with “two new series”. The BBC confirmed the news on Thursday afternoon (Thursday, 2 October). It said that the two upcoming shows will tell the story of “a new generation of Shelbys” in […]

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The star-studded Western is also currently streaming on Netflix. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 2 October) 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 Rio (Jake Schur) and his teenage sister, Sara (Leila […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 66th 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 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 […]

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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 519, and if you’re a regular by now, you know the drill. For the newly initiated, we present players with 15 general knowledge quiz questions and three minutes to answer them, every day. You […]

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“I remember pushback from the studio or somebody about casting him. I was just like: ‘Do you have eyeballs?’,” the filmmaker told JOE. A major Hollywood filmmaker has lavished praise on Kin star Sam Keeley, telling JOE that the Irish actor is “a real artist” and that he hopes to collaborate with him again. JOE […]

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The film has a great cast, which includes the rocker Mick Jagger. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 1 October) is The Burnt Orange Heresy, an excellent but underseen crime thriller from 2019. Written by acclaimed novelist Scott Smith (A Simple Plan) and directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (Suburra: Blood on Rome), the film revolves […]

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Based on the most unlikely of sources, we think it’s a surprise delight. Disney+ has just added Chad Powers, a new sports sitcom starring Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), who co-created the series alongside Michael Waldron (writer of Loki and the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday). The rising acting star plays Russ Holliday, an extremely talented if […]

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You should expect ‘strong to near gale force’ winds. The entirety of Ireland has been hit with weather warnings as Storm Amy has been named by the UK Met Office. The storm is set to impact the Emerald Isle on Friday (3 October), bringing “strong to near gale force” winds. A Met Éireann Status Yellow […]

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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 518, 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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Just in case you were wondering… As could be expected, House of Guinness has rocketed to the top of Netflix’s TV streaming chart in Ireland. On top of this success, the reviews of the series have been mostly glowing. We here at JOE called “lively and spirited”, adding: “Watching House of Guinness is like getting […]

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There has been a renewed interest in the film in recent months. Inside Llewyn Davis, one of the best movies of the 21st century, is about to be added to Netflix. The 2013 film follows a week in the life of Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac in his breakthrough role), a folk singer who struggles to […]

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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 517, 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 features one of the coolest performances of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 30 September) is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and the late, great Val Kilmer (Top Gun). The film revolves around the real-life legend of the Old West, Wyatt Earp (Russell), and his […]

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This incredible series makes for perfect pre-Halloween watching. Netflix’s stunning 2021 horror show Midnight Mass has just turned four years old, and many are taking to social media to urge others to check it out. For those not aware, the seven-part series was created by Mike Flanagan, who also directed it in its entirety. In […]

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The film has been described as a throwback to the action flicks of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Novocaine, the very fun 2025 action movie starring Jack Quaid (The Boys, Companion), has just been made available to stream at home. Accessible to watch through both NOW and Paramount+, the film sees the on-the-rise actor […]

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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 516, 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 Western gave a future Hollywood legend and Oscar-winner one of his earliest major roles. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 27 September) is The Shooting, the cult classic ’60s Western starring future Oscar-winner Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest). Written by Carole Eastman (Five Easy Pieces) and directed by Monte Hellman […]

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This is a film that could bring a tear to your eye. Fresh from its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh a few weeks ago, the Irish drama Sunphlowers has just landed in cinemas. The breakthrough movie for writer-director Dave Byrne, its story revolves around Catherine (a fiercely likeable Anne McCrudden), a woman in […]

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Thanks to its great cast and surprisingly funny script, the film feels like a cult favourite in the making. A new and very fun dark comedy thriller movie, starring acting legend Steve Buscemi (Fargo, Reservoir Dogs), has just been made available to rent at home. The film boasts a long but fitting title: Psycho Therapy: […]

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The film has one of the most iconic final scenes of all time. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 26 September) is The Long Good Friday, the classic British gangster flick from 1980. Set in the late 1970s, the film follows Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins, Who Framed Roger Rabbit), an English gangster attempting to […]

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We believe it’s well worth seeking out. Netflix has just released House of Guinness, a new series which is undoubtedly one of the biggest Irish shows ever made. Boasting a huge ensemble cast and created by Steven Knight (the maker of Peaky Blinders), the epic drama’s opening titles state that it is “a fiction inspired […]

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Oscar-nominee Kirsten Sheridan (In America, Say Nothing) is making a movie about Irish rebel pirate Gráinne Ní Mháille. Irish Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot) has said he hopes that the upcoming movie about the Irish ‘Pirate Queen’ Gráinne Ní Mháille can be as big as Pirates 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 515, 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 from the director of Scarface and The Untouchables. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 25 September) is Carlito’s Way, the brilliant 1993 crime thriller from director Brian De Palma (Scarface, The Untouchables) and Oscar-winning star Al Pacino (The Godfather trilogy). Based upon novels by Edwin Torres, the film follows Carlito Brigante […]

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The film will go straight-to-streaming next month. The first trailer has been released for the new remake of the hit psychological thriller movie The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. The original film was released in 1992 and stars Rebecca De Mornay as a vengeful woman who poses as a nanny. This is to infiltrate the […]

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Reviewers are saying the series is unusual as it is a long-running show ‘that hasn’t had a drop-off in quality’. The fifth season of Slow Horses, which is undisputedly one of the best shows currently on TV, has just premiered on Apple TV+. Based on novels by British writer Mick Herron, the darkly comic spy […]

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The film is only 84 minutes long with credits, but it is packed with twists. Significant Other, a decent and underseen sci-fi horror thriller, is airing on TV tonight (Wednesday, 24 September). Written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (whose action flick Novocaine was a bit of a hit earlier this year), 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 514, 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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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 65th 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 Superman (2025) Shazam! The […]

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Playing out like a heist movie, the film has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 24 September) is How to Blow Up a Pipeline, the brilliant 2022 indie thriller from director Daniel Goldhaber (Cam, the upcoming Faces of Death remake). Inspired by the non-fiction book of the same name […]

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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. Amazon is currently selling Skullcandy Crusher Evo headphones at 43% off, with their price having fallen to €95.43. Made by the popular audio equipment manufacturer Skullcandy, the headphones are Bluetooth and wireless […]

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The serial killer thriller is based on a best-selling novel. One of the stars of Netflix’s upcoming thriller The Whisper Man has said that the project was a “total thrill” to work on, before praising its director as “unbelievable”. Based on the best-selling mystery novel of the same name by Alex North, the movie will […]

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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 513, 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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Starring an Oscar-nominee, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 23 September) is Fresh, the excellent 2022 horror thriller from first-time feature filmmaker Mimi Cave (Holland). The story centres around Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People), a young woman fed up with dating. She believes her luck has […]

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’ll be full of Irish actors,’ the remake’s director told JOE. An Irish movie remake of Night of the Living Dead is reportedly in the works, JOE can reveal. The “reimagining” of the ’60s horror classic is being helmed by director David Merriman (Rock Against Homelessness) and will star John Connors (Cardboard Gangsters). Merriman […]

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The Oscar-nominated director of In the Name of the Father and My Left Foot spoke to JOE about his latest project, which has been dubbed ‘the movie they don’t want you to see’. Re-Creation: The Trial of Ian Bailey, a fascinating and gripping new Irish crime docudrama, is coming exclusively to Omniplex cinemas next week. […]

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The series is being described as ‘The Bear meets Ozark’. Netflix has just added Black Rabbit, an addictive new crime thriller show starring Jason Bateman (Ozark) and Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley). Created by Kate Susman and Zach Baylin (The Order), the limited series follows Jake (Law), a charismatic restauranteur who has spent years […]

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After its cinema release last March, the movie has landed on streaming. Marching Powder, the spiritual sequel to The Football Factory from star Danny Dyer and writer-director Nick Love, has just been added to Prime Video. Described as being “set in the irreverent and profane world of cult classic The Football Factory”, the 2025 movie […]

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The cult classic is currently not available to stream, so now is your rare chance to watch the film. Ravenous, the brilliant Western horror thriller starring Guy Pearce (The Brutalist) and Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting), is airing on TV tonight (Saturday, 20 September). Written by Ted Griffin (Ocean’s Eleven) and directed by Antonia Bird (Face), the […]

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The sci-fi action film has earned particular praise for its imaginative vision of the future. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 20 September) is The Creator, the 2023 sci-fi epic from co-writer and director Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Jurassic World Rebirth, Rogue One). The film takes place in a near future in which a nuclear […]

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