The film stars one of Ireland’s most famous actors. Barber, one of the best reviewed Irish crime thriller movies of recent years, is now available to watch at home. Streaming via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema, the film stars Aidan Gillen (Love/Hate, Kin) as Val Barber – a private investigator in modern-day Dublin hired by […]

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The film comes from an Oscar-winning director. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 7 September) is U Turn, the star-studded 1997 neo-noir crime thriller film. Directed by Oscar-winner Oliver Stone (JFK, Platoon), it sees another Oscar winner Sean Penn play Bobby Cooper, a drifter in debt to a violent gangster whose car breaks down […]

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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 322 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 woman was a back seat passenger in one of the cars involved in the collision. A woman in her 30s has died and two others have been left injured after a road crash in Donegal on Friday night (6 September). The two vehicle collision occurred at Carrowkeel in Quigley’s Point, Muff at around 11.15pm. […]

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The consumer watchdog received ‘more than 100 complaints’ over Ticketmaster Ireland’s handling of the Oasis sale. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has confirmed it has opened an investigation into Ticketmaster Ireland and its handling of the sale of Oasis tickets last weekend. Many fans in Ireland were left angry and disappointed after 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 321 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 movie is earning comparisons to the original Rambo. New Netflix original action thriller movie Rebel Ridge has just landed on the streaming service and currently holds a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score. Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier (the incredible thrillers Blue Ruin and Green Room), the film centres around Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre, […]

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The film gave a future Oscar nominee and A-list star her first leading role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 6 September) is Lady Macbeth, the extremely dark and twisty 2016 thriller that saw future Oscar nominee Florence Pugh get her first leading role. Set in rural England in 1865, Pugh plays Katherine, a […]

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25 full scholarships are being offered to applicants living in the occupied Palestinian territory for one-year Master’s-level programmes in Ireland. The Irish Government has launched the 2025 edition of its scholarship programme for people living in the occupied Palestinian territory. Titled the Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Programme (IPSP) and first launched in 2019, it is offering 25 […]

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The driver also had no motor insurance. An Garda Síochána have recounted how a male driver in Leitrim was arrested and subsequently found to be “over 14 times the legal drink driving limit”. In a post on social media on Thursday (5 September), Gardaí said they were on patrol in Carrick-on-Shannon when they spotted a […]

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The superstar DJ played songs from his new album out today. Fred Again’s new album Ten Days is out today (Friday, 6 September) and ahead of its release, the superstar DJ played a surprise show at a popular Irish bar. Warner Music Ireland posted several clips to its socials of Fred Again performing in the […]

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From the director of The Night Manager and The Undoing, the show features two major Irish actors in leading roles. Netflix has just added The Perfect Couple, a very fun new mystery series starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman. In the Netflix original show, based on the novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand, Kidman […]

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

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The musical sequel to the two-time Oscar-winning blockbuster has split critics right down the middle. Joker: Folie à Deux has debuted to a 59% score on Rotten Tomatoes following its much anticipated premiere at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The sequel to 2019’s two-time Oscar-winner Joker sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his role as the Clown […]

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Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was not a big box office hit but is finding an audience on streaming. A tense biographical political thriller now on Netflix was the most streamed movie in Ireland over the past week, according to JustWatch. That film is 2019’s Official Secrets, which stars Keira Knightley as […]

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The movie features two Oscar-winners in the leading roles. Netflix has just added Mothers’ Instinct, a psychological thriller movie starring Oscar-winning actresses Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain which was only in cinemas a few months ago. Set in early ’60s suburban America, the pair play best friends and neighbours Alice (Chastain) and Celine (Hathaway) who […]

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Holding an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie was once praised highly by Stephen King. Netflix has just added The Autopsy of Jane Doe, a brilliant but sadly underseen thriller movie from 2016 starring Brian Cox (Succession). In the film, Cox plays Tommy Tilden, a small town coroner who – along with his son […]

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The 2000 film comes from the director of The Exorcist and The French Connection. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 4 September) is Rules of Engagement, the 2000 war legal thriller directed by legendary filmmaker William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection, To Live and Die in LA). It stars Samuel L. Jackson as […]

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Holding a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, the new season is the thriller’s darkest yet. The fourth season of Slow Horses – for our money, the best series currently on TV – has just premiered on Apple TV+. Based on novels by British writer Mick Herron, the darkly comic spy thriller series revolves around Slough […]

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It ran for four seasons and holds a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. A psychological thriller series that has been dubbed “even better than Breaking Bad” is finally available to stream in its entirety via the RTÉ Player. That show is Mr. Robot, which ran for four seasons between 2015 and 2019 and focuses on Elliot […]

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It’s a must-watch for fans of the Alien franchise. Two of the major success stories of this summer’s cinema season have been Deadpool & Wolverine and Alien: Romulus – two blockbusters that earned very solid reviews and were big box-office hits. And if you saw those two movies in theatres and enjoyed them, there is […]

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Produced by J.J. Abrams, the film holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 3 September) is Overlord, the acclaimed 2018 action war thriller directed by Julius Avery (The Pope’s Exorcist) and produced by J.J. Abrams (Cloverfield). Set towards the end of World War II, it centres around a group […]

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Holding an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film is a deliriously fun modern classic. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 31 August) is Ready or Not, the excellent 2019 horror thriller starring scream queen Samara Weaving (The Babysitter, Scream VI). In the film, Weaving plays Grace, a young bride who marries the man of […]

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This is according to a showbiz source. Oasis are set to announce two more concert dates at Croke Park next summer, according to reports. This is as disappointed Irish fans of the legendary Britpop band who failed to secure a ticket to the group’s already announced gigs at the Dublin stadium on August 16 and […]

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‘Because maybe…’ Disappointed Irish fans of Oasis who failed to secure a ticket to the Britpop band’s Croke Park concerts next year have called on the group to announce more gig dates for the Emerald Isle. Over 500,000 people are believed to have logged onto Ticketmaster Ireland from 8am this morning in a bid to […]

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They cost €415 each. Ticketmaster Ireland has come under criticism for selling ‘in demand standing tickets’ to Oasis’ much-anticipated Croke Park gigs next year costing over €400 each. Tickets went on sale this morning for the 17-date reunion tour that Oasis will play across the UK and Ireland in summer 2025. Liam and Noel Gallagher […]

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Start crying your heart out. Several Oasis fans have taken to social media to voice their confusion after being given the wrong pre-sale codes for tickets to the band’s much-anticipated reunion tour. Ever since the Gallagher brothers announced earlier this week they were getting back together for a string of UK and Ireland gigs next […]

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Drawing comparisons to The Italian Job and Ocean’s Eleven, the film features one of Ireland’s best actors. Netflix has just added The Vault, a 2021 action thriller movie featuring a great ensemble cast. Directed by acclaimed Spanish genre filmmaker Jaume Balagueró (the Rec films, Sleep Tight), The Vault revolves around a young engineer named Thom […]

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 316 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 Con Air and the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 30 August) is Wild Card, the 2015 underseen action thriller gem with a great cast led by Jason Statham (The Transporter). In the film, Statham plays Nick Wild – […]

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‘You will be missed and fondly remembered by us all.’ Several members of the cast of Hardy Bucks have paid tribute to their co-star Alan ‘Ali’ Carter following his death earlier this week. The Mayo man, who featured in the beloved Irish comedy show as Scorpio Lyons, was found deceased at a house in Westport. […]

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This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. ‘This is fantasy at its absolute highest level.’ The second season of the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has premiered on Prime Video and is earning rave reviews from critics. Reportedly the most expensive show ever […]

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Just when we thought we couldn’t get more excited about the Peaky Blinders film. Irish actor Barry Keoghan has joined the cast of Netflix’s much-anticipated upcoming Peaky Blinders movie. After years of rumours, the streaming giant confirmed earlier this summer that a feature film continuing on the story of the hit BBC crime drama series […]

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

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We would absolutely love to see this. Jack Black and Paul Rudd are in talks to star in a reboot of the 1997 action thriller horror movie Anaconda. The original focused around a filmmaker (played by Jennifer Lopez) and her crew (including Eric Stoltz, Ice Cube and Owen Wilson) travelling deep in the Amazon jungle […]

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Boasting a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the Oscar-nominated film caused controversy upon release. To Leslie, the beautiful drama film that earned an Oscar nomination last year, is finally available to stream on Netflix. The U.S. indie movie stars Andrea Riseborough (Possessor) as Leslie, who begins the story a young single mother from West Texas […]

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Holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, we’d recommend going into this film as blind as possible. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 22 August) is Barbarian, the brilliant 2022 horror thriller from writer-director Zach Cregger (The Whitest Kids U’Know). The film begins with Tess (Georgina Campbell, Bird Box Barcelona) checking into an Airbnb […]

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

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Met Éireann has said ‘flooding, power outages and fallen trees’ are possible in these counties. A Status Yellow weather warning has just been issued for 11 counties over “unseasonably strong” winds. The wind alert from Met Éireann applies to the province of Munster, as well as the counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford and Wicklow. It […]

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The show looks like a must-watch for fans of both genres. Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War, a new Western true crime docudrama series, has just been added to Netflix. Comprising of six episodes and narrated by legendary actor Ed Harris (Westworld), the doc focuses on Wyatt Earp – the real-life American lawman and gambler […]

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Boasting major talent both on-screen and off, the series is well-worth seeking out. Netflix has just added Babylon, the excellent if slightly forgotten black comedy/crime drama series from Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Trainspotting) and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show, Succession). Co-created by the pair alongside Robert Jones (The Usual Suspects) and Sam Bain (Peep Show), […]

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Holding a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was directed by a future Oscar-winner and inspired a TV reboot. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 21 August) is Snowpiercer, the incredible 2013 sci-fi action thriller from co-writer and director Bong Joon-ho – who won several Oscars for his work on Parasite. Based on a […]

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Released just over five years ago, we’re still confused as to why this wasn’t a bigger hit. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Bad Times at El Royale, the sadly underseen 2018 neo-noir crime thriller from writer-director Drew Godard (The Cabin in the Woods, The Martian). Set in 1969, the film centres around a […]

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The film has a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Netflix has just re-added The Power of the Dog, its Oscar-winning Western movie that was released back in 2021. Written and directed by two-time Oscar-winner Jane Campion (The Piano) and adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Savage, the revisionist Western is set in […]

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 308 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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His family are ‘very concerned’ for his welfare. Gardaí have renewed their appeal to the public for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 43-year-old Cork man John Keaveney. Mr. Keaveney went missing from the McCurtain Street area of Cork city between midnight and 12.30am on Monday, 21 August 2023. In the appeal, Gardaí say he […]

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The incident comes as XL bully dogs are set to be banned in Ireland. A 12-month-old girl has reportedly been left “seriously injured” following an XL bully attack in Kerry. In a statement to JOE, Gardaí said they were made aware of the incident that occurred in Lixnaw on Saturday evening (17 August). “A child […]

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Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the seventh entry in a new series of quizzes – The JOE Film Club Quiz. We are presenting players with stills from 15 movies. They then have to select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the […]

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EXCLUSIVE: The iconic trilogy played a huge role in bringing one of cinema’s all-time great villains back to the big screen. Spoilers ahead. It’s been a wild time for cameos at the cinema between last month’s Deadpool & Wolverine and now Alien: Romulus. You can read our review of the latter at this link – […]

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Starring an Oscar-winner, the movie was filmed in Ireland. Arcadian, one of 2024’s best action thriller hidden gem movies, is finally available to watch at home via NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage stars as a father named Paul who, along with his twin teenage sons Thomas (Jaeden Martell, IT) and Joseph (Maxwell […]

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