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  • One of the best thriller movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    One of the best thriller movies of the decade is on TV tonight

    Holding a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, we’d recommend going into this film without knowing anything. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 27 November) 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 in […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 22

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 22

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 22nd entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Zoolander Step Brothers Old […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 373

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 373

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 373 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 epic new sci-fi series is climbing up the streaming charts

    An epic new sci-fi series is climbing up the streaming charts

    Starring two Irish actors, the show is earning Game of Thrones comparisons. Dune: Prophecy – the series prequel to the hit movies Dune and Dune: Part Two – is climbing up the streaming charts. Now available to watch via NOW and Sky, the show is set 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed […]

    1 year ago

  • A very stylish psychological thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A very stylish psychological thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film stars an Oscar-winner in the lead role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 26 November) is Lucy in the Sky, the 2019 psychological thriller drama starring Oscar-winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan). In the film – which is loosely inspired by true events – the actress plays an astronaut named Lucy Cola who […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 372

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 372

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 372 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

  • Man in his 30s dies after road crash involving lorry in Mayo

    Man in his 30s dies after road crash involving lorry in Mayo

    The collision occurred on the N17. A man in his 30s has died after a road crash in Mayo on Monday (25 November). Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the collision involving a car and a lorry, which occurred on the N17 at Corbally, Claremorris at around 5.20pm. The driver of the car, […]

    1 year ago

  • Man dies after assault in Dublin suburb as Gardaí launch investigation

    Man dies after assault in Dublin suburb as Gardaí launch investigation

    Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward. Gardaí have said they are investigating “all of the circumstances” surrounding the death of a man after a fatal assault in the Dublin suburb of Finglas on Tuesday (26 November). Shortly before 12.30am, Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best Irish thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    One of the best Irish thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    Directed by a duo who worked on hit crime drama Kin, the film has a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 23 November) is Rose Plays Julie, the excellent 2019 Irish thriller drama. Written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (Baltimore, Kin), the film centres on a […]

    1 year ago

  • Barry Keoghan wants to play Shane MacGowan in biopic about Pogues’ legend

    Barry Keoghan wants to play Shane MacGowan in biopic about Pogues’ legend

    The singer’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke spoke about the long in the works biopic this week. Barry Keoghan has already got a wide variety of movies on the horizon. His Irish crime thriller Bring Them Down this week was handed an Irish release date for 7 February 2025, while he will also appear in the […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 371

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 371

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 371 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

  • Storm Bert causes power outages and travel disruption across Ireland

    Storm Bert causes power outages and travel disruption across Ireland

    Over 60,000 homes and businesses were without power this morning, with the storm also impacting Dublin Airport flights. Storm Bert made landfall in Ireland on Friday night (22 November), with several Status Yellow warnings still in effect for the entirety of Ireland. Ahead of the storm, Met Éireann also had issued a Status Red rainfall […]

    1 year ago

  • Two men, 30s, killed and three others injured after Donegal road crash

    Two men, 30s, killed and three others injured after Donegal road crash

    Awful news. Two men have died and three other people have been injured after a road crash in Donegal. Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision which occurred on the N15 at Liscooley near Castlefinn at around 10.00pm on Friday (22 November). The two male occupants, both in their 30s, of […]

    1 year ago

  • Second season of one of the best ongoing sci-fi shows streaming now

    Second season of one of the best ongoing sci-fi shows streaming now

    The second season is getting even better reviews than the beloved first season. The first two episodes of season two of Apple TV+’s brilliant sci-fi Silo are available to watch on the streaming service now. Based on the Silo trilogy of novels by author Hugh Howey, the show tells the story of the last 10,000 […]

    1 year ago

  • Cillian Murphy and wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought an iconic Irish cinema

    Cillian Murphy and wife Yvonne McGuinness have bought an iconic Irish cinema

    Incredible news for movie lovers. The historic Phoenix Cinema, located in the heart of Dingle town in Kerry, has been purchased by Cillian Murphy and his wife Yvonne McGuinness. The venue, which has been around for decades, in 2021 was named one of the top 50 cinemas in Britain and Ireland by Time Out. That […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the funnest action thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    One of the funnest action thriller movies of recent years is on TV tonight

    It’s the perfect Friday night movie. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 22 November) is Copshop, the 2021 action thriller from director Joe Carnahan (The Grey, Narc, Smokin’ Aces). The film tells the story of a wily con artist (Frank Grillo) who, on the run from a lethal assassin (Gerard Butler), devises a scheme […]

    1 year ago

  • Met Éireann name storm set to batter Ireland this weekend

    Met Éireann name storm set to batter Ireland this weekend

    Just when you thought the weather couldn’t get any worse. Met Éireann has given the name Bert to the storm set to batter Ireland this weekend. This week has already seen temperatures dip below zero, as well as “significant snowfall” in certain areas – both of which have caused travel disruptions. That said, conditions aren’t […]

    1 year ago

  • Irish Lotto punter wins €7 million jackpot as location of lucky ticket revealed

    Irish Lotto punter wins €7 million jackpot as location of lucky ticket revealed

    We are not jealous at all. One lucky Irish Lotto player is a life-changing €7,028,440 richer after the draw that took place on Wednesday night (20 November). The National Lottery has since confirmed that the winning ticket was sold in Galway. The winning numbers for the main Lotto draw on Wednesday were 7, 10, 12, […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix cancels show with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes after one season

    Netflix cancels show with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes after one season

    It was a reboot of one of the biggest cult movies of the 21st century. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has been cancelled at Netflix after one season despite earning rave reviews. Based on the beloved Scott Pilgrim series of graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the 2023 animated action-adventure show revolves around the title character […]

    1 year ago

  • Travel in several counties ‘dangerous and treacherous’ due to ice and snow

    Travel in several counties ‘dangerous and treacherous’ due to ice and snow

    These are the specific areas transport warnings have been issued about. After nearly a week of anticipation, snowfall landed in many parts of Ireland last night – causing “dangerous and treacherous” travel conditions. Status Orange snow warnings remain in effect for Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford until midday on Thursday (21 November). A photo […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 21

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 21

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 21st entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Paddington 2 Paddington Paddington […]

    1 year ago

  • A modern classic thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    A modern classic thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The film feels like a spiritual sequel to Fatal Attraction. Our TV movie pick for tonight (20 November) is Unfaithful, the excellent 2002 thriller drama from legendary director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, Jacob’s Ladder). The film stars Diane Lane in an Oscar-nominated performance as Connie, a married woman and mother who embarks on a steamy […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 370

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 370

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 370 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

  • Orange warning issued as ‘significant snow’ and weekend storm expected

    Orange warning issued as ‘significant snow’ and weekend storm expected

    ‘Significant snowfall accumulations expected.’ Five counties have been hit with a Status Orange snow-ice warning by Met Éireann. Set to take effect from midnight to midday on Thursday (21 November), the alert applies to Clare, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. “Significant snowfall accumulations expected,” it reads. Met Éireann lists the impacts of the conditions as […]

    1 year ago

  • Disney+ has just added a must-see new Irish thriller series

    Disney+ has just added a must-see new Irish thriller series

    Holding a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the show is streaming in its entirety now. Disney+ has added all nine episodes of Say Nothing, its brilliant new historical thriller series set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Based on the acclaimed book of the same name by investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, the show spans […]

    1 year ago

  • An all-time classic crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    An all-time classic crime thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    The tough-as-nails neo-noir is based on an Ernest Hemingway story. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Tuesday, 19 November) is The Killers, the classic ’60s neo-noir crime thriller. Based on the short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway (which was also previously adapted to great effect in 1946), the film follows two hitmen […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 369

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 369

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 369 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

  • Netflix has added an overlooked action thriller movie gem

    Netflix has added an overlooked action thriller movie gem

    The film was also low-key one of the most controversial films of recent years. Netflix has just added The Hunt, the 2020 overlooked action thriller movie gem. The film sees 12 working class strangers wake up in a remote clearing with no idea where they are or how they got there. It turns out they […]

    1 year ago

  • Paul Mescal gives most Irish answer ever when asked about meeting King Charles

    Paul Mescal gives most Irish answer ever when asked about meeting King Charles

    The Maynooth man was asked about meeting King Charles at Gladiator II’s London premiere last week. Recent JOE interviewee Paul Mescal truly is the man of the moment following his lead turn in the huge blockbuster Gladiator II. And now he is going viral again for his particularly Irish response to a question he had […]

    1 year ago

  • Largest ever Irish leaders’ debate sees fiery exchanges between politicians

    Largest ever Irish leaders’ debate sees fiery exchanges between politicians

    There were heated exchanges around the topics of housing and immigration. The first of two definitive leaders’ debates in the 2024 General Election campaign aired last night (Monday, 18 November) and saw fiery exchanges from those that took part. RTÉ’s Upfront with Katie Hannon hosted the leaders’ debate, which was billed as Ireland’s “largest ever” […]

    1 year ago

  • A dozen counties in Ireland have been issued snow warnings

    A dozen counties in Ireland have been issued snow warnings

    This is as all of Ireland has been hit with low temperature/ice warnings. 12 counties in Ireland have been issued snow-ice warnings that are currently in effect. This morning (Tuesday, 19 November), Met Éireann published a Status Yellow snow-ice warning for Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Monaghan and Sligo that will last until 11am the same […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has added what will be one of 2024’s most-talked about movies

    Netflix has added what will be one of 2024’s most-talked about movies

    The musical crime thriller holds an 82% Rotten Tomatoes score and is set to be a major Oscar-contender. Netflix has just added Emilia Pérez, a new musical crime thriller movie that is set to become one of 2024’s most-talked about films. Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, The Sisters Brothers), it […]

    1 year ago

  • Gardaí seek public’s help in locating Cork woman who’s been missing one week

    Gardaí seek public’s help in locating Cork woman who’s been missing one week

    She has been missing since Friday, 8 November. Gardaí have renewed their appeal seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 45-year-old Cork woman Christina McEvoy. Ms. McEvoy has been missing from Mallow since Friday, 8 November 2024. Christina McEvoy She is described as being approximately 5’7” in height with a slim build, dark […]

    1 year ago

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

    A cult classic sci-fi thriller movie is airing on TV tonight

    Though it received poor reviews upon release, the film has many defenders. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 15 November) is The Butterfly Effect, the 2004 cult classic sci-fi thriller. An against-type Ashton Kutcher (That ’70s Show) stars as Evan, a college student who suffered a traumatic childhood and is now afflicted with headaches […]

    1 year ago

  • Weather advisory issued for all of Ireland over possible snow

    Weather advisory issued for all of Ireland over possible snow

    Met Éireann has said people will get ‘quite a shock’ as temperatures plummet next week. Met Éireann has issued a new weather advisory for all of Ireland over possible snow. The advisory is valid from today (Friday, 15 November) for just over a week and is set to conclude the following Friday night/Saturday morning at […]

    1 year ago

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

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

    The Oscar contender holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score. Kneecap, one of the best movies of 2024 – Irish or otherwise, is now available to stream on Prime Video. The Sundance award-winning film is a biopic about the much-discussed, Belfast-based hip-hop trio of the same name in which the bandmates play themselves. It details how […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix has just added one of the best thriller movies of recent years

    Netflix has just added one of the best thriller movies of recent years

    The deliriously fun modern classic will soon be getting a sequel. Netflix has just added 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 her dreams (Mark O’Brien, Republic of Doyle) at his […]

    1 year ago

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

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

    It’ll be sort of a crossover episode thanks to the presence of another hit talk show host, while an Oscar-nominated actor will also be a guest. After a break last week, The Late Late Show is back this Friday (15 November) with an utterly packed line-up. Headlining proceedings is recent JOE interviewee Paul Mescal, who […]

    1 year ago

  • A legal thriller movie with an A-list cast is on TV tonight

    A legal thriller movie with an A-list cast is on TV tonight

    The film comes from the writer of A Time to Kill and The Firm. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 14 November) is Runaway Jury, the 2003 legal thriller based on a novel by John Grisham (A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief). The film takes place in the aftermath of a […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 20

    The JOE Film Club Quiz: Week 20

    Movie fans, assemble! Welcome to the 20th entry of The JOE Film Club Quiz. This week, we are presenting players with stills from 10 movies. They then must select what film the images are from based on three options. Have what it takes? Play below and find out. Name the movie Babylon Boogie Nights Goodfellas […]

    1 year ago

  • The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 368

    The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 368

    The best way to spend three minutes of your day. Welcome back to our beloved quick-fire general knowledge quiz! We’re on day 368 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

  • Paul Mescal reveals what he misses the most about Ireland when away

    Paul Mescal reveals what he misses the most about Ireland when away

    Apart from friends and family, obviously. Gladiator II is finally out in cinemas this week and JOE had the privilege of speaking with its Irish star Paul Mescal TWICE about the picture. During the first interview, the Oscar-nominated actor was joined by legendary director Ridley Scott – while the second time, he was flying solo. […]

    1 year ago

  • One of the best thriller shows in recent years’ new season is streaming now

    One of the best thriller shows in recent years’ new season is streaming now

    We’ve been waiting eagerly for its return. After much anticipation, the first two episodes of Bad Sisters season two are now available to stream on Apple TV+. Co-created by and starring Sharon Horgan, the first season of the Irish comedy thriller premiered in August 2022 and told the story of the Garvey family, five tight-knit […]

    1 year ago

  • Netflix’s new action thriller movie could be the next Die Hard

    Netflix’s new action thriller movie could be the next Die Hard

    Even though its plot is more like Die Hard 2… Netflix is set to release a new action thriller that could challenge Die Hard’s position as movie lovers’ No.1 alternative festive watch. The streamer’s film is titled Carry-On, with its story playing out on Christmas Eve in an American airport. Starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman), Jason […]

    1 year ago