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  • Two arrested after man found dead at apartment in Mayo

    Two arrested after man found dead at apartment in Mayo

    The man died after an incident last night. Two men have been arrested after another man was found dead at an apartment in Mayo. Shortly after 11.45pm on Wednesday, 23 October, Gardaí were alerted to an incident at a residential property on Tone Street in Ballina. A male in his late 50s was found inside […]

    1 year ago

  • The Wolfe Tones announce ‘final farewell’ concert after ‘incredible demand’

    The Wolfe Tones announce ‘final farewell’ concert after ‘incredible demand’

    We have to respect how many final gigs they’ve had at this point. Despite playing what many believed to be their final ever gig at a sold-out Dublin 3Arena earlier this month, legendary Irish band The Wolfe Tones have announced a new “final farewell” concert. With the date confirmed after “incredible demand”, the group are […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 17

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 17

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 17th 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 Ocean's Eleven Wolfs […]

    1 year ago

  • Popular Dublin pub announces closure after nearly 25 years

    Popular Dublin pub announces closure after nearly 25 years

    It is the latest in a wave of major Dublin closures. Leonard’s Corner, the popular Dublin pub that has been open for almost 25 years, has announced it is closing. Located on the South Circular Road and beloved by many for its pints and sandwiches, its owners Gerry and Phil said in a social media […]

    1 year ago

  • Tom Holland confirms he’s in Christopher Nolan’s rumoured new vampire movie

    Tom Holland confirms he’s in Christopher Nolan’s rumoured new vampire movie

    Matt Damon is also rumoured to co-star. Tom Holland has confirmed he will star in legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s mysterious next movie. A couple of weeks ago, it was reportedly revealed that there are plans for Nolan’s follow-up to smash hit and Oscar Best Picture winner Oppenheimer to be released on IMAX on 17 July, […]

    1 year ago

  • Ireland’s nightclub closing times are 2-7 hours earlier than most European countries

    Ireland’s nightclub closing times are 2-7 hours earlier than most European countries

    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

  • A new mind-bending mystery thriller movie is available to stream at home

    A new mind-bending mystery thriller movie is available to stream at home

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Long-lost Bram Stoker story newly unearthed in shock discovery

    Long-lost Bram Stoker story newly unearthed in shock discovery

    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

  • Missing person appeal issued for nine-month-old baby from Dublin

    Missing person appeal issued for nine-month-old baby from Dublin

    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 JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 355

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 355

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A hugely underseen sci-fi movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    A hugely underseen sci-fi movie gem is airing on TV tonight

    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, […]

    1 year ago

  • New Irish movie is one of the scariest films ever according to science

    New Irish movie is one of the scariest films ever according to science

    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

  • Fears grow that upcoming general election could clash with Late Late Toy Show

    Fears grow that upcoming general election could clash with Late Late Toy Show

    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

  • One of 2024’s best movies finally gets streaming release date

    One of 2024’s best movies finally gets streaming release date

    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, […]

    1 year ago

  • New Zealand airport introduces three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs

    New Zealand airport introduces three-minute time limit on goodbye hugs

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 354

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 354

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliantly tense thriller drama movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliantly tense thriller drama movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Huge young star set to headline Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new movie

    Huge young star set to headline Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new movie

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • 200 Fair City staff reportedly in fear for their jobs over RTÉ’s plans to outsource show

    200 Fair City staff reportedly in fear for their jobs over RTÉ’s plans to outsource show

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has just added an ‘addictive’ new series with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Disney+ has just added an ‘addictive’ new series with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • More counties hit with Status Orange warning as Storm Ashley to batter Ireland

    More counties hit with Status Orange warning as Storm Ashley to batter Ireland

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 353

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 353

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • There was a strong reaction to Colin Farrell’s appearance on the Late Late Show

    There was a strong reaction to Colin Farrell’s appearance on the Late Late Show

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A classic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    A classic Western movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • A brilliant, underseen ghost story is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliant, underseen ghost story is airing on TV tonight

    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

  • The movie Trump doesn’t want you to see is available to watch from today

    The movie Trump doesn’t want you to see is available to watch from today

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Man dies and woman seriously injured after Cork supermarket carpark crash

    Man dies and woman seriously injured after Cork supermarket carpark crash

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added a future cult classic movie

    Netflix has just added a future cult classic movie

    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

  • Counties hit with Status Orange warning as newly-named storm to batter Ireland

    Counties hit with Status Orange warning as newly-named storm to batter Ireland

    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

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 352

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 352

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 16

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 16

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the most terrifying thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    One of the most terrifying thriller movies ever is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Paul Mescal’s first ever film has just been added to Disney+

    Paul Mescal’s first ever film has just been added to Disney+

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Legendary Dublin restaurant announces shock closure until further notice

    Legendary Dublin restaurant announces shock closure until further notice

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • ‘Irish Barbenheimer’ happening next month as stars open up about phenomenon

    ‘Irish Barbenheimer’ happening next month as stars open up about phenomenon

    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 JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 351

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 351

    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

  • A brilliantly dark, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A brilliantly dark, underseen crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Murder investigation launched after disappearance of young boy in Louth

    Murder investigation launched after disappearance of young boy in Louth

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Hit British 2024 thriller series rocketing up the Netflix TV chart

    Hit British 2024 thriller series rocketing up the Netflix TV chart

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • RTÉ announces major change to its RTÉ Player streaming service

    RTÉ announces major change to its RTÉ Player streaming service

    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 JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 350

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 350

    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

  • Popular Dublin restaurant announces closure ‘after 15 amazing years’

    Popular Dublin restaurant announces closure ‘after 15 amazing years’

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best thriller movies of all time is on TV tonight

    One of the best thriller movies of all time is on TV tonight

    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 […]

    1 year ago

  • Kneecap hit out at DUP as Derry concert controversy brews

    Kneecap hit out at DUP as Derry concert controversy brews

    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 – […]

    1 year ago

  • New mystery thriller series streaming now being hailed as ‘best show of the year’

    New mystery thriller series streaming now being hailed as ‘best show of the year’

    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 […]

    1 year ago