It’s the first ‘coming home for Christmas’ video of the season, and it’s a cracker. JOE reader Graham Doyle has sent us in this video of his brother, James, returning to his mother’s kitchen in Newbawn, County Wexford for the first time in 18 months. “He was living in the wilderness in Canada and was […]

9 years ago

They’re coming back to Slane. Guns ‘N’ Roses are returning to Slane Castle next May. MCD confirmed on Monday morning that Axl Rose, Slash, Duff et al will play at the County Meath venue on 27 May, 25 years after they last played there in 1992. We’ll bring you more details as we get them. […]

9 years ago

He’ll deserve his Irish coffee on Stephen’s Night after this. JOE reader Stephen Reburn is doing something very special for Pieta House over Christmas – he’s running across four counties in the space of 24 hours, starting at 3pm on Christmas Day. Stephen will start out in Nobber, County Meath, and finish up a day […]

9 years ago

He’s the superstar The Late Late Toy Show needed, and he didn’t disappoint. Young Charlie Smyth got to meet Rory McIlroy on The Late Late Toy Show on Friday night, and it was the best segment among many memorable moments on the night. The look on Charlie’s face is proof that, sometimes, you absolutely should meet […]

9 years ago

Wait a minute, where’s his jumper? While Ryan Tubridy ran around the The Late Late Toy Show like Usain Bolt on a sugar rush, nobody could quite get to grips with the absence of a Christmas jumper. We don’t believe in anything anymore. No Holli, you’re not. Am I the only one freaking out that […]

9 years ago

Does he have a point? Fianna Fáil T.D. Willie O’Dea is not impressed that Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has landed a role presenting a late night talk show on RTÉ Radio. O’Dea issued the following in response to the news that Varadkar, the former Minister for Health, will be hosting the popular Late […]

9 years ago

The man is believed to have been in his 30s. Gardaí in Lucan are investigating the discovery of the body a male in his 30’s at Griffeen Valley Park on Friday evening. The man is believed to have died from gunshot injuries. The man is believed to have been known to Gardaí, having been questioned over […]

9 years ago

Probably the best Christmas present in the world. JOE reader Andrea McConnon Donnelly has written to us to tell us about the ingenious present her daughter Ciara thought up for her dad – an Irish ‘Beervent Calendar’. Andrea writes: “Best Advent Calendar ever!!! My daughter Ciara asked me to take her to the beer shop […]

9 years ago

Simon Ricketts, a journalist for The Guardian, writes about finding out the illness he has been living with is terminal. Many people worry about how they’d react if they were to be told that they were suffering from a terminal illness. Sadly, for journalist Simon Ricketts, who writes for The Guardian, that scenario played out […]

9 years ago

Senan Kerrigan has it down to a tee. Tara Moran’s 9-year-old nephew Senan Kerrigan is better prepared than anyone for tonight’s Late Late Toy Show. He has written out this ‘to-do list’ for tonight, and if this doesn’t remind you of your childhood then we’d be very surprised. It goes a little something like this… […]

9 years ago

Paul McGuinness is the hero we all need. The DCU student is just one of a number of participants taking part in 100minds, a charity initiative that is teaming up with Temple Street Children’s Hospital to fund a new satellite classroom for St. Gabriel’s Ward, which specialises in neurosurgery and craniofacial surgery. Paul, a third year […]

9 years ago

The company recommends switching to a newer phone to keep using its service. Messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on millions of older smartphones that are unable to run the new features they are planning. The company made the announcement on Friday, insisting out-dated models cannot keep up with their advancing technology. These are the […]

9 years ago

“Marv, we’re deadly at robbin’ gaffs all the same…” Immersions. Clubcards. But mostly the immersions. This is perfect from Enya Martin and her pals at Giz A Laugh, as they put a very Dublin slant on the best Christmas film of all time. (Love Actually me bollix!) Nothing will ever beat Joe Pesci with a […]

9 years ago

“Merciful hour!” Thanks to Laura Dunne, who sent us in this video of her baby brother Oisín revealing his new tattoo to his granny. This is brilliant, from him showing her the picture on his phone to the big reveal. “Why didn’t you give the money to your mother instead of that?” is the most […]

9 years ago

Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista paid an emotional tribute to the players and backroom staff at Chapecoense, many of whom perished in air crash earlier this week. 71 people lost their lives in the tragedy, including 19 members of the Brazilian club side. Speaking after Arsenal’s EFL Cup defeat to Southampton on Wednesday night, the Brazilian […]

9 years ago

Studies show that MDMA could prove very useful in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The legalisation of ecstasy could be realised as early as 2021 if clinical trials in the United States continue to show the benefits of the drug in treating people with PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. According to The […]

9 years ago

The haul has a street value of over €1m. MDMA and heroin with a street value of €1.1m has been seized by Gardaí in the Clondalkin area of Dublin. An update from An Garda Síochána revealed that four men were arrested on Wednesday as part of the seizure. “As part of ongoing investigations targeting serious criminal […]

9 years ago

*Not shocked at all. Larry Gogan always plays the first Christmas song of the year on RTÉ Radio, and this year was no different. Man of the people that he is, Larry asked the public to vote for their favourite seasonal song and the resounding popular choice was none other than… Yep, The Pogues and […]

9 years ago

Well, this is impressive. Four Arsenal players took part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for controlling the ball from the greatest height, but only one proved up to the challenge. Filmed by Betfair, the England and Arsenal attacker lined up alongside Francis Coquelin, Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal as they attempted […]

9 years ago

The London Irish Centre does incredible work. A bridge to home for the thousands of Irish people who have emigrated to London, the London Irish Centre has launched its Christmas appeal. The centre looks after people in need and is also involved in the promotion of Irish culture in the UK’s capital. Through a wide […]

9 years ago

Be quick! For anyone who fancies getting into the Christmas spirit, Gavin James is currently streaming a brand new Christmas EP on his Facebook page. It will only be available until 6pm on Thursday, so get those earphones out for a cover of ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ that’s approximately 827 times better than the original. […]

9 years ago

2016 will be known for deaths, Donald Trump and free food as an excellent marketing tool. Pitt Bros. have just opened their second premises in the Millennium Walkway in Dublin city centre and it’s fair to say that they could draw quite a crowd. This is the kind of crowd that free pulled pork sandwiches […]

9 years ago

Get booking those flights. The line-up for next year’s Primavera Festival has been announced, with the likes of Arcade Fire, Run The Jewels, Frank Ocean and The XX all performing. The event takes place in Barcelona between 31 May and 4 June, and can also boast acts as diverse as Bon Iver, Grace Jones, Slayer […]

9 years ago

Good news if you don’t want to pay for taxis home over Christmas. Iarnród Éireann have released full details of their late night DART services over December and into the New Year, as well as added Dundalk and Maynooth commuter trains. Commuter and Leap tickets will be valid on all late night services, which start […]

9 years ago

The United States’ President Elect will concentrate entirely on being the successor to Barack Obama. Donald Trump has announced that he will leave his businesses behind to concentrate totally on being the next President of the United States. He tweeted the news on Wednesday morning, saying that it is ‘visually important’ not to have any […]

9 years ago

Northern Ireland’s First Minister makes the claim on an upcoming episode of the BBC programme Hardtalk. Arlene Foster says the UK is considering moving its border to include the Republic, as a way to ‘protect the two islands against terrorism.’ Northern Ireland’s First Minister was keen to stress that the government in the Republic were […]

9 years ago

Simply answer ‘true’ or ‘false’.

10 years ago

Let’s be honest, nobody’s going to choose Black Magic. It’s three weeks and five days until the great family ding-dong battle also known as Christmas Day, when you start off full of peace and good will to all men and end up swearing that, next year, you’re going to Australia. There’s nothing like tradition. Anyway, […]

10 years ago

As if things weren’t tough enough for the footballers who have come forward as victims of sexual abuse. Former darts star Eric Bristow has said some damaging things about the former footballers who have recently come forward as victims of child sexual abuse. Insisting that if they were ‘real men’ they would have gone back as […]

10 years ago

The club has responded to a claim by its former manager Roddy Collins in The Star newspaper. Bohemian F.C. have issued a statement promising to launch an investigation into allegations of abuse at the club, allegations made by their former manager Roddy Collins on Monday. Collins told The Star how he had witnessed former Bohemians […]

10 years ago

Would you try it? At over €1000, donkey cheese is the most expensive in the world. According to TheTaste.ie, a farmer near Belgrade has cornered the market in how to make cheese from the milk of a donkey and his product is being eaten by the rich and the famous the world over. Slobodan Simic […]

10 years ago

Bad news for stalkers, or is it? While the need to screenshot Instagram photos has been offset by the fact that you can now zoom in on someone’s photos, we all still do it. Admit it. Well, there’s bad news and there’s good news. The image sharing now tells people when you’ve taken a screenshot […]

10 years ago

“Wrote off…” It’s not quite December but Christmas party season is already upon us. Good luck finding a seat in a pub, any pub, before New Year’s Day folks and please ensure you’re wearing shades at all times – those Christmas jumpers have been known to cause blindness. Anyway, to Moate in County Westmeath, where […]

10 years ago

Another shooting incident at an American university has ended. Updated: 16.52 The suspected gunman at Watts Hall – part of the Ohio State University campus – has been shot and killed. Nine people were taken to hospital following the attack, with one in ‘critical condition.’ Students at Ohio State reportedly received an alert concerning an […]

10 years ago

If you’re not having particularly happy Monday, this will lift your spirits. Surfers on Killadoon Beach near Louisburgh in Mayo on Sunday got quite a surprise when they came across what appears to be a baby whale that had got stranded in shallow water, but they didn’t take long to work together. Community spirit is alive […]

10 years ago

For lovers of The Royal Tenembaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel and, well, the festive season. Director Wes Anderson has out together this perfectly offbeat, yet warm-hearted, Christmas ad for H&M starring the Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. Playing the part of a train conductor, Brody announces to his passengers that the locomotive on which they’re travelling will […]

10 years ago

If you don’t laugh, we guarantee you’ll cry. Seán Burke has really found his feet since he was deported from Swords, and we’re truly happy to see him doing so much better than he was when he last wrote a letter from London. That was Shawshank-esque. Well he’s in much better form now, you’ll be […]

10 years ago

We’ve got to be honest, he’s really growing on us. It used to be that we couldn’t stand the sight of Danny Dyer, with his Cockney wide boy swagger, overuse of words like ‘nawty,’ ‘pwopah’ and ‘geezah,’ and the fact that he was mates with Tim Lovejoy. Now we’ll openly admit to loving him for […]

10 years ago

Yep. We fell for it too. The most generous beer baron in the world did not make the people of his hometown all millionaires overnight, despite reports in the media from Spain. Antonino Fernandez died in August at the age of 98, and was reported to have left €169m to the 80 people of Cerezales […]

10 years ago

If this doesn’t give you that Christmas feeling, all hope is lost. JOE reader Dara Molloy has filmed a number of Galway landmarks as the city gears up for Christmas, and this will melt even the Scroogiest of hearts. During the week we showed you the Christmas markets around Eyre Square, but this takes in […]

10 years ago

These are some sobering numbers. A worrying 21% of Irish people think that sex without consent is acceptable in certain circumstances. The statistic comes from a new Eurobarometer poll released on International Day to End Violence Against Women, which also reveals that 11% of Irish people believe that being drunk or on drugs justifies sex […]

10 years ago

Life advice that we could all use. We’ve all had that moment when we realise someone has been talking to us for five minutes and we haven’t taken in a single word they’ve said. It usually comes when your best mate is telling you that he’s thinking of breaking it off with his other half, […]

10 years ago

What a gesture. Every single resident of the tiny Spanish village of Cerezales del Condado is waking up a millionaire today, thanks to the founder of Corona beer. Antonino Fernandez died in August at the age of 98, and has split most of his estate between the 80 residents of his impoverished home town. Fernandez left […]

10 years ago

Gasp. We hope you’re sitting down for this – spaghetti bolognese may just be Italian after all. That’s a hell of a revelation, and we’ll gladly explain why. Recently, a claim was made that spaghetti bolognese, or Spaghetti al Ragu as it would be known in Italy, had nothing to do with the country of […]

10 years ago

It’s very special. From Rosses Point to Lough Talt, from the Isle of Innisfree to the summit of Knocknarea, Sligo can make a case to be named the most picturesque county in Ireland. We love a good drone footage video at JOE, and this – filmed in the summer by Alan Dennedy – shows the […]

10 years ago

He’s hanging up his boots at the age of 36. Steven Gerrard has confirmed his retirement from football at the age of 36. The legendary former Liverpool midfielder – arguably, along with Kenny Dalglish, the greatest player in the club’s history – made over 850 appearances over a career spanning 19 years. He won eight […]

10 years ago

The Irish capital will host four games at the next European Championship. Many people baulked at the news that the European Championship in 2020 would be held across the continent, rather than in just a single host country, but there’s a very significant up-side. Dublin will play host to four games at Euro 2020, and […]

10 years ago

A vote on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will now not take place until after Christmas. Internal wrangling within Fine Gael has seen the Government defer a vote that would introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in Ireland. Speaking on Morning Ireland on Thursday, Professor Frank Murray of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland said that […]

10 years ago

Some of them could still find some popularity in this part of the world, but don’t go holding your breath. According to Forbes, these were the ten biggest flops of the year in the United States box office. If it was 1993 they’d be going to straight to video. Disclaimer: Ben-Hur and Zoolander 2 were so […]

10 years ago

‘What you just saw was real and it took 4.2 seconds.’ As a way to set up one of the greatest music videos of 2016, it’s a fairly bold statement of intent. Then again, when it’s OK Go you know you’re in for something spectacular and that’s just what you get with ‘The One Moment’. […]

10 years ago