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  • A legendary epic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary epic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    Starring two Oscar winners, it was made by the best Western filmmaker ever. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 11 October) is A Fistful of Dynamite (also known as Duck, You Sucker!), the legendary spaghetti Western from 1971. Co-written and directed by all-time great filmmaker Sergio Leone (The Dollars Trilogy, Once Upon a Time […]

    1 year ago

  • RTÉ confirms it’s making Irish edition of hit TV show The Traitors

    RTÉ confirms it’s making Irish edition of hit TV show The Traitors

    RTÉ are now seeking applicants for Traitors Ireland. One of the most popular reality game shows in recent years – The Traitors – is officially getting an Irish version. After months of rumours, the national broadcaster announced on Friday (11 October) that it has commissioned Traitors Ireland – a new iteration of the hit series […]

    1 year ago

  • Here’s the line-up for this week’s packed episode of The Late Late Show

    Here’s the line-up for this week’s packed episode of The Late Late Show

    Host Patrick Kielty will be speaking to a lot of guests. The Late Late Show is back on screens tonight (Friday, 11 October) and I’m sure you are wondering who host Patrick Kielty will be in conversation with. Well, Irish comedian and television presenter Dara Ó Briain will drop by to chat about his new […]

    1 year ago

  • Brilliant thriller streaming on Netflix puts genius spin on the whodunnit story

    Brilliant thriller streaming on Netflix puts genius spin on the whodunnit story

    The modern classic has an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A common and valid complaint about mainstream US cinema today is that there are too many sequels, remakes and reboots. While this may be the case in terms of hugely budgeted tentpole releases by big studios, we’d argue that there are plenty of entertaining yet […]

    1 year ago

  • Northern Lights could light up Irish skies again tonight

    Northern Lights could light up Irish skies again tonight

    ‘The stats are looking really, really, really good.’ The Northern Lights may once again light up Irish skies tonight (Thursday, 10 October) with meteorology expert Carlow Weather informing the public of the chance to see the lightshow. This year has seen an onslaught of solar flares and coronal mass ejections that have paraded our skies […]

    1 year ago

  • Irish star gets long overdue showcase in powerful new drama you can watch this week

    Irish star gets long overdue showcase in powerful new drama you can watch this week

    This tense movie stars one of the leads of Love/Hate. Best known for his iconic turn as psychotic gangster Fran Cooney in Love/Hate, Irish actor Peter Coonan has established himself as a reliably electric, formidable presence on screen. That said, it’s been awhile since he has been front and centre in a project – something […]

    1 year ago

  • Tense recent thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    Tense recent thriller movie with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes is on TV tonight

    The film earned rave reviews upon its release in 2021. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 10 October) is The Novice, the acclaimed 2021 psychological sports thriller. The film follows Alex (played by Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan), a college freshman who joins her university’s rowing team and becomes obsessed with being the squad’s best rower, […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 15

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 15

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 15th 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 Pulp Fiction Reservoir […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 349

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 349

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 349 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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Multiple deaths reported as Hurricane Milton hits Florida

    Multiple deaths reported as Hurricane Milton hits Florida

    President Joe Biden had described Milton as looking like the ‘storm of the century’. Multiple deaths have been reported as Hurricane Milton has made landfall in the US state of Florida. According to NBC affiliate WPTV, the sheriff of Florida county St. Lucie has confirmed that multiple people have been killed at the senior community of […]

    1 year ago

  • Tributes pour in for ex-Garda and Dr. Quirkey’s owner after his death

    Tributes pour in for ex-Garda and Dr. Quirkey’s owner after his death

    He has been described as a ‘gentleman’ and a ‘business titan’. Tributes are being paid to Richard Quirke, the owner of Dr. Quirkey’s Good Time Emporium on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, after his death. A Garda before swapping careers to establish his gambling business, Mr Quirke’s death was announced in a notice on RIP.ie which says […]

    1 year ago

  • Barry Keoghan lashes on brown sauce in new Burberry ad

    Barry Keoghan lashes on brown sauce in new Burberry ad

    Real intermission vibes. Barry Keoghan is one of the stars of Burberry’s new Outerwear 2024 Campaign, which sees him lashing A LOT of brown sauce onto a breakfast meal. The campaign – that also features celebrities Cara Delevingne, Cole Palmer, Eberechi Eze, Little Simz, Olivia Colman and Zhang Jingyi – sees each person rocking an […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best action movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    One of the best action movies of the 21st century is on TV tonight

    Holding a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the director of this sadly underseen thriller was recently in the news. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 9 October) is Revenge, the incredible and sadly underseen 2017 action thriller. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature debut, the film revolves around a young woman named […]

    1 year ago

  • New Irish weather forecast sparks hope of October Indian Summer

    New Irish weather forecast sparks hope of October Indian Summer

    If it occurs, it would likely be the last Ireland sees before winter. Met Éireann’s new monthly forecast is giving hope to the Irish public of another Indian Summer this October. The Irish meteorological service’s extended range forecast aims to provide an insight into weather patterns for the weeks and months ahead. And as part […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 348

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 348

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 348 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 […]

    1 year ago

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

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

    This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Holding an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film was a word-of-mouth hit earlier in the year. Prime Video has just added Challengers, one of 2024’s buzziest and best-reviewed movies. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By […]

    1 year ago

  • Irish EuroMillions player wins massive prize as location of lucky ticket revealed

    Irish EuroMillions player wins massive prize as location of lucky ticket revealed

    A truly life-changing win. One lucky Irish EuroMillions punter is €500,000 richer after the draw that look place on Tuesday night (8 October). While there was no winner of the EuroMillions jackpot prize of €17 million, one Irish player nabbed the top prize of €500k in the EuroMillions Plus draw. The National Lottery has since […]

    1 year ago

  • First details reportedly revealed about Christopher Nolan’s new movie

    First details reportedly revealed about Christopher Nolan’s new movie

    It looks like the film will see him reuniting with a major Hollywood star. The first details about writer-director Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to smash hit and Oscar Best Picture winner Oppenheimer have reportedly been revealed. According to multiple outlets, there are plans for the legendary filmmaker’s movie – whose title is unknown as-of-yet – to […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix cancels epic new series just weeks after release in shock move

    Netflix cancels epic new series just weeks after release in shock move

    The show featured a Love/Hate actor as part of its star-studded main cast. Netflix has cancelled Kaos, its darkly comic fantasy epic series, after only one season. The show was released just a few weeks ago on 29 August and was created by Charlie Covell, who wrote The End of the F***ing World. Taking place […]

    1 year ago

  • Two women have died at popular Dublin coasts within 24 hours

    Two women have died at popular Dublin coasts within 24 hours

    The body of the second woman was discovered this morning. Two women have been confirmed to have died within 24 hours following separate sea incidents that occurred off the coast of two popular Dublin areas. In a statement to JOE, Gardaí confirmed that they attended the scene after a woman’s body was discovered in the […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 347

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 347

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 347 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 […]

    1 year ago

  • An excellent action movie sequel is airing on TV tonight

    An excellent action movie sequel is airing on TV tonight

    It is noteworthy for being the first sequel of its lead actor’s career. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 8 October) is The Equalizer 2, the excellent second entry in Denzel Washington’s beloved Equalizer trilogy of action films. The sequel sees retired US Marine and DIA agent Robert McCall (two-time Oscar-winner Washington) trying to […]

    1 year ago

  • Woman dies after getting into difficulty off the coast of popular Dublin beach

    Woman dies after getting into difficulty off the coast of popular Dublin beach

    The incident occurred yesterday afternoon. A woman has died after being found unresponsive in the water off the coast of the popular north Dublin beach Portmarnock Strand. In a statement to JOE, Gardaí say they were alerted to the incident on Monday afternoon (7 October). According to multiple reports, an alarm was raised after the […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of 2024’s best sci-fi thriller movies

    Netflix has just added one of 2024’s best sci-fi thriller movies

    Shortly after earning raves at its Sundance Film Festival world premiere, the film was bought by Netflix for a whopping $17 million. Netflix has just added It’s What’s Inside, one of 2024’s buzziest and best-reviewed sci-fi thriller movies. Written and directed by Greg Jardin in his feature film debut, the movie revolves around a pre-wedding […]

    1 year ago

  • True crime drama show with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes climbs up Netflix chart

    True crime drama show with 93% on Rotten Tomatoes climbs up Netflix chart

    The series is based on a dark real-life police investigation. An acclaimed true crime drama series from 2019 is climbing up the Netflix charts having been recently added to the streaming service. That show is titled A Confession, which originally aired on ITV and details the true story of Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher (played by […]

    1 year ago

  • Second season of hit series earning Last of Us comparisons streaming now

    Second season of hit series earning Last of Us comparisons streaming now

    The show has already been renewed for a third season. A post-apocalyptic series that has earned strong comparisons to The Last of Us is now back for its second season. Available to watch via NOW Entertainment and Sky Max, that show is The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, a spin-off of the hit zombie drama series […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant, cult classic crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    A brilliant, cult classic crime thriller movie is on TV tonight

    The darkly comic thriller has a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 5 October) is Go, the 1999 crime comedy thriller directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow, the new Road House). Comprising of three different interconnected stories, the film begins with two young women (Katie Holmes […]

    1 year ago

  • Woman complains to Joe Duffy about ‘appalling’ Charli XCX song playing on daytime radio

    Woman complains to Joe Duffy about ‘appalling’ Charli XCX song playing on daytime radio

    Joe Duffy himself described the lyrics to the hit single as ‘extraordinarily explicit’. A woman has called into Joe Duffy’s Liveline show to complain about Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s hit single ‘Guess’ being played on daytime radio. The caller, named Olivia, featured on the RTÉ radio programme on Friday (5 October) where she criticised […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 346

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 346

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 346 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 […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 345

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 345

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 345 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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Here’s the line-up for tonight’s special episode of The Late Late Show

    Here’s the line-up for tonight’s special episode of The Late Late Show

    Howdy, partner. That’s right, The Late Late Show’s Country Music Special returns this Friday night (4 October). And this year’s edition has pledged to bring together the “biggest and brightest stars on the Irish country music scene” so that there is something to enjoy for both the “newest of country music fans to the oldest”. […]

    1 year ago

  • Dublin suburb to get new five-screen cinema costing €3 million

    Dublin suburb to get new five-screen cinema costing €3 million

    It is scheduled to open early next year. Omniplex Cinema Group have announced plans to open a new five-screen cinema in the Nutgrove Shopping Centre in the Dublin suburb of Rathfarnham. Set to be situated on the first floor of the shopping centre, it is said that Omniplex Nutgrove will offer “an elevated cinema experience […]

    1 year ago

  • Several counties hit with Status Orange warnings for this weekend

    Several counties hit with Status Orange warnings for this weekend

    Met Éireann has said there will be dangerous travelling conditions, flooding and travel disruption. At the start of this week, JOE wrote about how the early forecasts for the coming weekend suggested Ireland was in store for more poor weather conditions. This has come to pass, with Met Éireann now issuing several warnings over incoming […]

    1 year ago

  • A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    It has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 4 October) is Hang ‘Em High, the 1968 revisionist Western starring Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood. The film sees Eastwood play Jed Cooper, a man falsely accused of a cattle rustling crime by a gang of men who unsuccessfully attempt to […]

    1 year ago

  • Garth Brooks denies sexual assault allegations in new statement

    Garth Brooks denies sexual assault allegations in new statement

    The allegations against the country singer have been made by his former hair and makeup artist. Country singer Garth Brooks has issued a statement in which he denies the rape and sexual assault allegations that have been made against him. The accuser, who is using the pseudonym ‘Jane Roe’, made the allegations in a lawsuit […]

    1 year ago

  • Former minister and Fianna Fáil deputy leader Mary O’Rourke dies aged 87

    Former minister and Fianna Fáil deputy leader Mary O’Rourke dies aged 87

    The President and Taoiseach have paid tribute. Former Irish minister Mary O’Rourke has passed away at the age of 87. Ms. O’Rourke’s political career spanned decades, during which she served as Minister for Education, Health and Public Enterprise, as well as Fianna Fáil’s deputy leader. She held the latter position between 1994 and 2002. Ms. […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s biggest and weirdest movies is available to watch this week

    One of 2024’s biggest and weirdest movies is available to watch this week

    We’d argue that the film is not quite a folie à dud. When Joker: Folie à Deux was announced, no one really knew what to expect. After all, the original didn’t seem like the most mainstream proposition ahead of its release – a super grounded and dramatic retelling of a Batman villain’s origin story without […]

    1 year ago

  • A legendary sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A legendary sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film seems unavailable to stream or rent anywhere so now is the chance to watch it. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 3 October) is the 1967 British sci-fi horror thriller Quatermass and the Pit. Also known as Five Million Years to Earth in some territories, it is the third film entry in […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 14

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 14

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 14th 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 Iron Man 2 […]

    1 year ago

  • Tense new Irish thriller with unconventional release strategy worth seeking out

    Tense new Irish thriller with unconventional release strategy worth seeking out

    The atmospheric and dark low-budget thriller is told in a mockumentary style. It’s quite a time for Irish cinema, with the past few months giving us such homegrown gems as All You Need is Death, Double Blind, Kneecap, Oddity and Swing Bout. This month, meanwhile, will see the release of both Kathleen is Here and […]

    1 year ago

  • An extremely dark crime drama movie is on TV tonight

    An extremely dark crime drama movie is on TV tonight

    Banned in Ireland for a time, Martin Scorsese once called it one of the best films of the ’90s. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 2 October) is Bad Lieutenant, the extremely dark 1992 crime drama starring Oscar-nominee Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs). The actor plays the unnamed title character, a corrupt New York cop […]

    1 year ago

  • An iconic ’90s psychological thriller movie is about to get a reboot

    An iconic ’90s psychological thriller movie is about to get a reboot

    A major horror thriller star has already signed on to star in the remake. The hit ’90s psychological thriller movie The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is reportedly set to get a reboot starring Maika Monroe (It Follows, Longlegs, Watcher). The original was released in 1992 and starred Annabella Sciorra as Claire Bartel – a […]

    1 year ago

  • Daniel Day-Lewis officially unretires from acting

    Daniel Day-Lewis officially unretires from acting

    Here’s everything you need to know about the three-time Oscar-winner’s new movie. Daniel Day-Lewis has officially come out of retirement after claiming that 2017’s Phantom Thread would be his final movie. On Tuesday (1 October), photos were published of Day-Lewis sporting a handlebar moustache and riding on a motorbike with Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) […]

    1 year ago

  • 31 of the best horror movies to watch on Netflix this Halloween season

    31 of the best horror movies to watch on Netflix this Halloween season

    It’s officially horror movie season after all, so let us be your streaming guide. It is now October – or as it’s known to movie lovers: horror movie season. And to make it easier for our readers to know what to check out, we’ve compiled a list of – in our opinion – the best […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has added a darkly gripping new mystery thriller series

    Disney+ has added a darkly gripping new mystery thriller series

    The show comes from the creator of American Horror Story and Netflix’s Monster anthology. Grotesquerie, a new horror thriller mystery series from prolific TV creator Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Monster, The Watcher), is streaming on Disney+ now. The series revolves around a hard-bitten alcoholic detective named Lois Tyson (Niecy Nash, Dahmer – Monster) who […]

    1 year ago

  • ‘Rain and showers’ – Another turn in Irish weather expected this weekend

    ‘Rain and showers’ – Another turn in Irish weather expected this weekend

    Rain, rain, go away. After several days of unsettled weather and Status Orange warnings, Met Éireann’s early predictions for the coming weekend suggest we will be seeing more rain and wind. According to the Irish meteorological service, Wednesday and Thursday will be “largely dry”, with the chance of just a few showers. This is before […]

    1 year ago

  • An underseen, action-packed sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    An underseen, action-packed sci-fi movie is airing on TV tonight

    A true undiscovered gem. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 1 October) is Boss Level, the 2020 sci-fi action flick co-written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Copshop, Narc, The Grey). In the vein of stories like Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, Copshop’s Frank Grillo plays a former special forces agent named Roy Pulver […]

    1 year ago

  • One of 2024’s best mystery thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    One of 2024’s best mystery thriller shows gets hopeful season 2 update

    EXCLUSIVE: Its star says he would love to do a second season, saying he hopes for it ‘more than anything’. We here at JOE were big fans of Apple TV+’s 2024 mystery thriller series Sugar starring Colin Farrell. And though the show has not yet been renewed by the streaming giant for season two, its […]

    1 year ago