Campaigners for the sector have slated the Government for its inaction in bringing Ireland in line with its EU neighbours. Ireland’s nightclub closing time of 2.30 am is the earliest in the European Union, says campaigners for the night-time industry. In a new social media post, Give Us the Night – an independent volunteer group […]

1 year ago

Produced by M. Night Shyamalan, the film has been earning comparisons to a hit Netflix show. Caddo Lake, a 2024 mind-bending mystery thriller, is newly available to watch through NOW Cinema and Sky Cinema. Produced by M. Night Shyamalan, the film stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner) and Eliza Scanlen (Old) as two strangers whose […]

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It will be published this week for the first time in over 130 years. A long-lost short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker was recently unearthed in a shock discovery and will soon be published. Titled Gibbet Hill, the tale was first released in an 1890 Christmas supplement of the Daily Express Dublin Edition. Somehow, […]

1 year ago

He has been missing since Monday. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of nine-month-old boy Gracian Lupu Enache from Dublin. According to a Garda spokesperson, Gracian has been reported missing from his home in Dublin 1 since Monday, 21 October 2024. The baby boy has brown hair and brown eyes. It […]

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 355 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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It holds an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 23 October) is Prospect, a hugely underseen 2018 sci-fi gem starring Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us). Set in the future, the film centres around a teenage girl named Cee (Sophie Thatcher, The Boogeyman) who travels with her father (Jay Duplass, […]

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The 2024 flick beat out some horror heavyweights to make the list. An excellent new Irish movie has been dubbed one of the scariest films of all time, according to science. Released in cinemas in August of this year, the horror thriller is titled Oddity and hails from Cork based writer-director Damien Mc Carthy (Caveat). […]

1 year ago

Many have taken to social media over the potential clash. Fears are growing that the upcoming general election could interfere with Ireland’s biggest annual TV event – The Late Late Toy Show. Last month, JOE reported on the news that this year’s Toy Show will not be airing in November as usual and will instead […]

1 year ago

This article contains affiliate links, we may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. This is one of those cases where you should believe the hype. Kneecap, one of the best movies of 2024 – Irish or otherwise, has finally been given a streaming release date. Coming to Prime Video on 15 November, […]

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While the airport says it’s just ‘a bit of fun’, the rule has caused quite a stir. An airport in New Zealand has caused quite a stir for introducing a three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs. Dunedin Airport has brought in the limit at its drop-off location to combat people lingering around leaving no space […]

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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 354 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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It holds a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 22 October) is Locke, the 2013 film starring Tom Hardy which was written and directed by Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight. In the thriller drama, the actor plays Ivan Locke, a family man and successful construction manager whose life begins […]

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It would be the first time the pair have worked together. Tom Holland is in talks to co-star in legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s mysterious next movie alongside Matt Damon, according to reports. Earlier this month, it was reportedly revealed that there are plans for Nolan’s follow-up to smash hit and Oscar Best Picture winner Oppenheimer […]

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The controversy surrounding the future of the soap continues. A new report claims that 200 staff members working on RTÉ are fearing for their jobs as the national broadcaster aims to outsource the production of the iconic soap. Earlier this summer, RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst outlined plans to outsource the flagship programme currently produced […]

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It’s already one of 2024’s most-talked about shows. Disney+ has just added Rivals, a new TV series that has quickly become one of 2024’s most talked about shows. Based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Jilly Cooper, the series is set in ’80s Britain and “dives headfirst into the cutthroat world of […]

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The entirety of Ireland has been issued wind warnings. Yesterday (Friday, 18 October), JOE reported that all of Ireland had been hit with wind weather warnings as Storm Ashley is set to batter the country this weekend. Ahead of Ashley’s arrival, Met Éireann has said conditions will turn “very wet and windy” on Saturday night […]

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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 353 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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While advocating for people living with epidermolysis bullosa, the actor called the government’s lack of support for those with the condition ‘inhumane’. Many have taken to social media to praise Colin Farrell and his long-time friend Emma Fogarty following their appearance on last night’s episode of The Late Late Show. Emma is Ireland’s longest-surviving person […]

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It was the first Western directed by a legend of the genre. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 19 October) is High Plains Drifter, the classic 1973 Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. In the film, Eastwood plays a gunslinging drifter with no name who wanders into the small Old West town of […]

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A perfect pre-Halloween watch. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 18 October) is The Awakening, a brilliant supernatural drama from 2011 starring Rebecca Hall (The Night House). Directed by Nick Murphy (who also made the excellent 2012 crime drama Blood), the film is set in post-World War I England and sees the actress play […]

1 year ago

Here’s JOE’s verdict on the controversial film. The idea of Donald Trump biographical drama The Apprentice arriving in 2024 is a tricky thing for American audiences. Those who are pro-Trump don’t want to see a film featuring anything negative about the businessman turned politician, while those anti-Trump probably do not want to witness a nuanced […]

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Another person received medical attention at the scene. A man has died and a woman has been left seriously injured following an incident in a supermarket carpark in Fermoy, Cork. According to a Garda spokesperson, the incident occurred at around 11.15am on Friday (18 October) when two individuals were struck by a car. One of […]

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Streaming on Netflix right now, the movie has a very impressive 92% Rotten Tomatoes score. Netflix has just added Woman of the Hour, an acclaimed new crime thriller movie based on the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala. Focusing on almost unbelievable true events, the film tells the story of how Alcala (played by Daniel […]

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While it did not fare well at the box-office, the controversial 2023 film should find a bigger audience through streaming. It’s rare for a mainstream movie to get that blood red 18s rating from the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) but the epic black comedy-drama Babylon managed to do it when it was released in cinemas […]

1 year ago

The entirety of Ireland has been issued wind warnings. All of Ireland has been hit with wind weather warnings as the newly-named Storm Ashley is set to batter the country this weekend. Met Éireann has said conditions will turn “wet and very windy on Saturday night and during Sunday”. “Very high spring tides will bring […]

1 year ago

Never going to give up writing / About the Late Late Show 🎵 The Late Late Show is back this Friday night with a particularly eclectic line-up. For one, host Patrick Kielty is rolling out the red carpet for a plethora of Hollywood talent. Irish Oscar-nominee, star of The Penguin and recent JOE interviewee Colin […]

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Hailing from the writer-director of The Football Factory, it’s a very NSFW teaser. A very extreme first trailer has hit the web for Marching Powder, a new sports comedy-drama movie from actor Danny Dyer and writer-director Nick Love – who both worked together on the cult classic The Football Factory. Set in the “irreverent and […]

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 352 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 16th 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 Talladega Nights: The […]

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Also currently streaming on Prime Video, it’s a truly unforgettable film. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 17 October) is Kill List, the utterly terrifying 2011 British thriller from co-writer and director Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, Free Fire, High-Rise). The film centres around a solider-turned hitman named Jay (Neil Maskell, Hijack) still reeling from […]

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The film had its premiere just a few weeks after the release of Normal People. Irish Oscar-nominee Paul Mescal’s very first film – the 2020 short Drifting – has just been added to Disney+. 15 minutes in length, the short first premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in July of that year, just a few […]

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The very popular Dublin city spot opened its doors 24 years ago. Hugely popular Dublin restaurant Shanahan’s on the Green has announced it is closing until further notice due to financial challenges. Located in Dublin city centre at St. Stephen’s Green, the food spot opened its doors 24 years ago and has been called the […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Two of the actresses involved have given advice on how to approach the projects going head-to-head. Next month will see the release of two major Irish TV shows in close proximity to each other, events we are already dubbing ‘the Irish Barbenheimer’. The second season of comedy thriller Bad Sisters will be premiering on […]

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 351 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

Holding an 86% Rotten Tomatoes score, one critic dubbed it as being ‘as violent as the Coens, as vérité as Ken Loach’. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 16 October) is Down Terrace, the debut film from acclaimed co-writer and director Ben Wheatley (Free Fire, High-Rise, Kill List). The darkly comic crime thriller revolves […]

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In a new statement, a Garda spokesperson said investigators now believe the eight-year-old is ‘missing presumed dead’. A murder investigation has been launched by Gardaí following the disappearance of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin in Louth. Kyran was reported missing from his home in Drogheda to An Garda Síochána on 30 August 2024. He was last seen […]

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The show was shot in Co. Wicklow. Netflix has added The Cuckoo, the hit Channel 5 series that premiered just last April. The show centres around a financially strained couple named Nick (Lee Ingleby, Line of Duty) and Jessica (Claire Goose, Unforgotten) who take in mysterious lodger, Sian (Jill Halfpenny, Liar), that soon charms the […]

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The movie is the feature directorial debut of one of the stars of Bad Sisters. Bad Sisters star Eva Birthistle has made her feature film debut as a writer-director with the excellent new drama thriller Kathleen is Here, which is out in cinemas this week. The movie tells the story of Kathleen (Hazel Doupe, star […]

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It will be introduced to the service next year. RTÉ has announced that it will begin asking RTÉ Player users to sign into the streaming service in 2025. Currently, those based in Ireland are able to access the player without having to sign into a personal account, something which separates it from similar free-to-use streaming […]

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 350 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 famed brunch spot has said ‘it’s time to say goodbye’. Dillinger’s, the very popular restaurant based in Dublin suburb Ranelagh, has announced it will be closing its doors “after 15 amazing years”. The establishment first opened all the way back in 2009, becoming one of the original brunch spots in the urban village of […]

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It holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Our TV movie pick for tonight is Assault on Precinct 13, the 1976 indie action thriller classic from legendary writer-director John Carpenter (Escape from New York, Halloween, The Thing). The film centres around a group of cops, criminals and secretaries who must defend a soon-to-be-closed Los Angeles police […]

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The Irish-language band are not happy. Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap have taken to Twitter to hit out at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as controversy brews over a scheduled gig by the band in Derry this month. The Northern Irish rappers – fresh off the success of their acclaimed Oscar-hopeful biographical comedy-drama movie – […]

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It features one of Hollywood’s most popular rising stars in the lead role. A new “darkly addictive” thriller series with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score is streaming right now in its entirety. Available to watch through NOW and Sky, the show is titled Sweetpea and is produced by and stars Ella Purnell (star of […]

1 year ago

Several Oscar-winners are involved in the thriller miniseries both on-screen and off. A new mystery thriller miniseries available to stream now is being hailed by several critics as “the best show of the year”. Produced by Apple TV+, the series is titled Disclaimer and stars two-time Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett (Tár) as a famous documentarian and […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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‘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 […]

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