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  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 283

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 283

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 283 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 them. You can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan opens up about cancer diagnosis

    RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan opens up about cancer diagnosis

    The Ryan Tubridy replacement had been off the air for a few days but returned today. RTÉ presenter Oliver Callan revealed that he was diagnosed with skin cancer as he returned to the air waves today (Monday, 22 July). The host – who replaced Ryan Tubridy in the 9am weekday slot on RTÉ Radio 1 […]

    1 year ago

  • Irish girl, 11, dies after falling from hotel balcony in Spain

    Irish girl, 11, dies after falling from hotel balcony in Spain

    Awful news. An 11-year-old Irish girl has died after falling from a balcony in Spain on Monday morning (22 July), according to reports. News outlet the Majorca Daily Bulletin states that the incident occurred on the seventh floor of a hotel in the town of Alcúdia in Majorca, a popular area for Irish people to […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Three

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Three

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the third entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of 20 traditional questions, we are presenting players with stills from 15 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on […]

    1 year ago

  • A star-studded new mystery thriller series is now available to stream at home

    A star-studded new mystery thriller series is now available to stream at home

    The show boasts an Oscar-winner in the lead role. The first two episodes of Lady in the Lake, a new seven-part thriller drama mystery starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan), are streaming on Apple TV+ now. Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Laura Lippman and directed in its entirety by Alma […]

    1 year ago

  • The best sci-fi movie of 2024 so far is now available to stream at home

    The best sci-fi movie of 2024 so far is now available to stream at home

    Holding an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film was only in cinemas a few months ago but has already come to streaming. The Beast, an epic sci-fi movie from acclaimed French director Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama), is now streaming at home in Ireland at the UK just weeks after its cinema release. Available to watch […]

    1 year ago

  • An action thriller gem is one of the many movies on TV tonight

    An action thriller gem is one of the many movies on TV tonight

    Also featuring strong Western elements, the film comes from the director of the classics 48 Hrs. and The Warriors. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 20 July) is Extreme Prejudice, an ’80s action thriller with strong Western elements. It centres around two childhood friends, one of which has grown up to be a Texas […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 281

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 281

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 281 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 them. You can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • Three Gardaí left injured amid further unrest in Coolock

    Three Gardaí left injured amid further unrest in Coolock

    ‘Rocks, concrete bricks and other objects’ were thrown at Gardaí. Three Gardaí were injured and one man in his 20s was arrested amid further unrest in Coolock on Friday (19 July). A fire broke out at the former Crown Paints factory in the north Dublin area on Friday evening following a protest against it being […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 280

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 280

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 280 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 them. You can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • The shocking real-life history that had to be cut from Prime Video’s new gladiator show

    The shocking real-life history that had to be cut from Prime Video’s new gladiator show

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘For a modern sensibility, not a good thing to do.’ Prime Video’s very entertaining Ancient Rome-set historical epic series Those About to Die is now available to stream in its entirety. Directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, […]

    1 year ago

  • A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A beloved Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    It comes from the director-actor team also behind Dirty Harry and Escape From Alcatraz. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 19 July) is Two Mules for Sister Sara, the beloved 1970 Western starring the legendary Clint Eastwood. Directed by Don Siegel (who Eastwood collaborated with several times, including on Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix is adding a new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    Netflix is adding a new version of one of 2023’s very best movies

    It is landing on the streaming giant very soon. A new edition of Godzilla Minus One, the beloved 2023 monster movie that picked up an Oscar earlier this year, is coming to Netflix very soon. Titled Godzilla Minus One / Minus Color, it is described as a “meticulously decolorised version” of the Japanese runaway blockbuster. […]

    1 year ago

  • Man left seriously injured in Longford shooting amid reports of feud

    Man left seriously injured in Longford shooting amid reports of feud

    ‘I would plea with people, do not retaliate.’ A man has been left seriously injured following a shooting in Longford on Wednesday evening (17 July) which is reported to be linked to an ongoing feud. In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said the incident occurred at around 7.50pm and involved the discharge of […]

    1 year ago

  • Insanely underrated Western starring Leo DiCaprio is being rediscovered on Netflix

    Insanely underrated Western starring Leo DiCaprio is being rediscovered on Netflix

    We’d argue there has never been a more clever idea for a Western movie. Title – The Quick and the Dead Year – 1995 Plot – “A female gunfighter (Sharon Stone) returns to a frontier town where a duelling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father’s death.” Cast […]

    1 year ago

  • Huge new movie in cinemas now delivers old-school thrills

    Huge new movie in cinemas now delivers old-school thrills

    We’d advise seeing this on the largest screen possible. The 1996 movie Twister has aged like a fine wine. A special effects extravaganza about storm chasers researching tornadoes, it was seemingly developed as a way to try to replicate the success of Jurassic Park. It was co-written by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton and executively […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    Prime Video has just added one of the best Western movies of the 21st century

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. It was a big hit at the box-office and with the Oscars. Prime Video has just added Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 Western film masterpiece, to its streaming service. Set two years before the US Civil War, Jamie Foxx […]

    1 year ago

  • New Lawrence of Arabia TV series could be filmed in Ireland

    New Lawrence of Arabia TV series could be filmed in Ireland

    EXCLUSIVE: Director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow) has told JOE of his plans to adapt the story of T.E. Lawrence for the small screen and how he may shoot the project in Ireland. A long-time passion project for director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day) has been to adapt the story of […]

    1 year ago

  • Maybe the best blockbuster movie of recent years is on TV tonight

    Maybe the best blockbuster movie of recent years is on TV tonight

    It’s an absolute modern classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 17 July) is Top Gun: Maverick, the over $1 billion grossing Oscar-winner released in 2022. A sequel to the 1986 action classic Top Gun, Tom Cruise reprises his role as the daredevil naval aviator Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell. Having fallen out with his bosses […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a tense psychological thriller movie

    Netflix has just added a tense psychological thriller movie

    This darkly entertaining gem was made by an Irish director. Netflix has just added Greta, the tense 2018 psychological thriller movie from Irish co-writer and director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Michael Collins), to its service. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick-Ass) as Frances, a young woman living in New York with her friend […]

    1 year ago

  • A sequel to The Day After Tomorrow confirmed to be in the works

    A sequel to The Day After Tomorrow confirmed to be in the works

    EXCLUSIVE: The director of the disaster movie classic Roland Emmerich told JOE of his plans for what sounds like a spiritual sequel. The Day After Tomorrow, the blockbuster movie in which climate change brings about a new ice age, just turned 20 years old a couple of weeks ago. That said, some sort of sequel […]

    1 year ago

  • A classic heist movie is one of the films on TV tonight

    A classic heist movie is one of the films on TV tonight

    It’s from the director of Die Hard and Predator. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 16 July) is The Thomas Crown Affair, the 1999 classic heist film starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo. A remake of a ’60s movie, which starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway, the reimagining sees Brosnan play the titular bored […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video’s new historical epic series has a huge connection to Gladiator

    Prime Video’s new historical epic series has a huge connection to Gladiator

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The connections between the two projects run much deeper than both just being set in Ancient Rome. With the release of the trailer for Gladiator II and the release of Prime Video’s new historical epic series Those About to […]

    1 year ago

  • BBC’s new crime drama dropping today is a must-see for Happy Valley fans

    BBC’s new crime drama dropping today is a must-see for Happy Valley fans

    The show is set in an ‘eerie lakeside town where an arson, missing persons cold case, and an illicit triangle are intricately intertwined’. The new BBC crime drama The Jetty is a must-watch for fans of Happy Valley. Instead of Happy Valley’s Yorkshire setting, The Jetty takes place in an “eerie lakeside town” in Lancashire […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Two

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week Two

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the second entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. Each week, we will prepare 20 questions designed to test movie lovers. And making matters slightly harder – players only have five minutes to fill out the answers. Have what it takes? Play below and […]

    1 year ago

  • 10 movies and TV shows to check out on streaming this weekend

    10 movies and TV shows to check out on streaming this weekend

    There is so much newly available to watch. This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Another week, another batch of new movie and TV show additions to the big streaming services. Here’s the films and series you can check out in Ireland now. Movies The Batman […]

    1 year ago

  • A very funny recent comedy movie is now available to stream at home

    A very funny recent comedy movie is now available to stream at home

    It’s a must for fans of silly but hysterical comedies like Hot Rod and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. For those on the hunt for a funny new comedy movie, we’d recommend Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain which is now streaming via Sky Cinema and NOW Cinema. As you can probably guess […]

    1 year ago

  • An absolutely star-studded crime thriller has been added to Prime Video

    An absolutely star-studded crime thriller has been added to Prime Video

    It is definitely one of Bruce Willis’ most underrated movies. This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 neo-noir crime thriller movie with a truly all-star cast, is now streaming on Prime Video. Directed by Paul McGuigan (Gangster No. 1, Sherlock), the […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best war movies ever is on TV tonight

    One of the best war movies ever is on TV tonight

    The modern classic was also recently added to Prime Video. This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 13 July) is Black Hawk Down, which was recently named one of the greatest war films of all time. Directed by Ridley […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 274

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 274

    Time to get quizzing. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 274 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 them. You can have a go […]

    1 year ago

  • Mayo mother and teenage son who died in Pakistan road crash named locally

    Mayo mother and teenage son who died in Pakistan road crash named locally

    The teen played football for a local team and has been remembered as a ‘lovely gentleman’ who was ‘an absolute pleasure to be around’. A mother and her teenage son from Mayo who reportedly died in a road crash in Pakistan have been named locally as Noreen Shafiq and Umar Shafiq. The Shafiq family has […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 273

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 273

    Kick off your weekend with a quiz. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 273 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 them. You can […]

    1 year ago

  • An absolutely breakneck thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An absolutely breakneck thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The sadly underseen gem has an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 12 July) is Last Passenger, an extremely tense 2013 British thriller. It tells the story of a group of passengers, including a doctor (played by Dougray Scott, Mission: Impossible 2) and his son, on a night train from […]

    1 year ago

  • Teenage girl who died during football match in Louth named locally

    Teenage girl who died during football match in Louth named locally

    Update: 5pm, 12 July The FAI has paid tribute to the young player. A teenage girl who died during a football match in Louth on Thursday evening (11 July) has been named locally as Zara Murphy. The young player took ill as she played for Termonfeckin Celtic FC against her former club Glen Magic FC. […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 407

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 407

    At long last, Friday and the Pub Quiz are here. Welcome to another edition of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. Alongside side your traditional trio of rounds, this week we have a true or false round and a round about identifying logos. Think you can get top marks? Play below and find out. And when […]

    1 year ago

  • XL bully dogs set to be banned in Ireland

    XL bully dogs set to be banned in Ireland

    This comes after the death of a 23-year-old woman last month following an XL bully attack. XL bully dogs are set to banned in Ireland under new regulations that will begin to take effect this year, according to reports. Currently, there are no bans in place for XL bullies in the country, though they are […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of 2024’s very best movies

    Prime Video has just added one of 2024’s very best movies

    ‘The heavyweight tear-jerker of the year.’ This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Prime Video has just added The Iron Claw, the brilliant sports drama that landed in Irish cinemas last February and is based on a shocking true story. Written and directed by Sean Durkin […]

    1 year ago

  • One of Netflix’s best thriller movies is getting a sequel very soon

    One of Netflix’s best thriller movies is getting a sequel very soon

    The original was a massive hit for Netflix. The Platform, one of Netflix’s best and biggest original thrillers ever, is getting a sequel set for a release later this year. Hailing from Spain, the 2019 movie tells the story of a man named Goreng (Iván Massagué) who one day wakes up in a tower-style holding […]

    1 year ago

  • Prime Video has just added one of 2024’s best thriller movies

    Prime Video has just added one of 2024’s best thriller movies

    The Irish film has a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Prime Video has just added Double Blind, the brilliant Irish horror thriller movie which was released in cinemas just last February. The film centres on a group of cash-strapped […]

    1 year ago

  • A fun action movie classic is airing on TV tonight

    A fun action movie classic is airing on TV tonight

    The film is from the director of Man on Fire, Top Gun and True Romance. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 11 July) is Beverly Hills Cop II, the second entry in the classic action comedy franchise which was directed by the great Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Top Gun, True Romance). The plot […]

    1 year ago

  • The best sci-fi thriller series of the decade unveils season two trailer

    The best sci-fi thriller series of the decade unveils season two trailer

    The show has also been handed a release date as fans have been complaining about the wait for season two. The second season of Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller series Severance has gotten its first teaser trailer and a release date. This is as fans have taken to social media to complain about how long they […]

    1 year ago

  • A star-studded heist action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A star-studded heist action thriller movie is on TV tonight

    If you’re looking for a short film to check out this weekday, the heist flick is a breezy 88-minutes-long. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 10 July) is Armored, a 2009 heist action thriller starring Matt Dillon (Crash), Jean Reno (Léon: The Professional) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix). The film revolves around Ty (Columbus […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best Western movies of all time is getting a remake

    One of the best Western movies of all time is getting a remake

    The Western was itself a remake. A Fistful of Dollars, the first entry in Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood’s iconic Dollars Trilogy of movies, is getting a remake. Directed by Leone and starring Eastwood in his first lead role, the 1964 Western sees the latter play a wandering gunfighter who arrives in a Mexican village […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of the scariest movies of the decade

    Netflix has just added one of the scariest movies of the decade

    It has a sequel coming out in October, so now is a perfect time to catch up with the film. Smile, the 2022 acclaimed smash-hit horror movie, has finally been added to Netflix. Written and directed by Parker Finn, based off an earlier short he made, the film revolves around a doctor named Rose (a […]

    1 year ago

  • The first thriller movie masterpiece of 2024 is here

    The first thriller movie masterpiece of 2024 is here

    It’s a must-watch for fans of serial killer thrillers like Fallen, The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en and Zodiac. We’re over halfway through the year but 2024 has already given Irish cinema goers some 5/5 movies. I’d comfortably label the unforgettably haunting Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest, the devastatingly emotional All of Us Strangers […]

    1 year ago

  • Everybody is talking about this new BBC detective thriller series

    Everybody is talking about this new BBC detective thriller series

    Here’s all the information you need on how to watch the show in Ireland. A new detective thriller series has premiered on the BBC and is proving a hit with both viewers and critics. That show is The Turkish Detective, which centres around Mehmet Suleyman (Ethan Kai) – a British detective who arrives in Istanbul […]

    1 year ago