Stephen Porzio

It comes after the British Government refused to give the Belfast-based rap group an arts grant. Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap has won its discrimination case against the UK Government. In February, the Belfast-based band said it would launch legal proceedings after the British Government confirmed it had blocked the trio from receiving “significant” music […]

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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 374 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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One of the leads is an Oscar winner. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 28 November) is Official Competition, the acclaimed 2021 black comedy-drama starring Oscar-winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Christina Barcelona) and Oscar-nominee Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory). A Spanish film, it centres on two rival actors (Banderas and Oscar Martínez) pitted against each […]

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Earning comparisons to Blade Runner, the series has a great cast. Netflix has just added Pantheon, a sci-fi series that premiered in 2022 that holds a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The animated show revolves around a bullied teen named Maddie (voiced by Katie Chang) who begins receiving messages from a mysterious stranger that […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 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 […]

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The cop drama has been compared to Line of Duty and The Wire. But where does it rank for you in the best TV series ever debate? Prime Video has added all seven seasons of The Shield, the cop drama widely considered as being one of the greatest TV shows ever. Created by Shawn Ryan […]

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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 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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 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 […]

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The 2017 movie has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s been quite a time for Irish movie and TV entertainment. On the film side, we’ve in recent years had the beloved likes of An Cailín Ciúin, The Banshees of Inisherin, Belfast, Calm with Horses, Extra Ordinary, Kneecap and Sing Street – to name just […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 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

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 […]

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An Garda Síochána has published CCTV images of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the investigation. The official Garda website has crashed after it published CCTV images of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the ongoing investigation into last year’s Dublin riots. The riots occurred in Dublin city centre last year on 23 November and resulted in […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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