We never thought we’d see the day. Fox News has stuck up for its rival news organisation CNN after Donald Trump accused the latter of peddling ‘fake news’ while reporting on Russian interference in the recent US election. During Wednesday’s press conference, Trump engaged in a shouting match with CNN’s Jim Acosta and refused to […]

9 years ago

Now this is how you keep your punters happy. We wish more pubs provided a service like this. You know how it is – you don’t have Sky Sports, you can’t get a decent ‘less-than-legal’ stream at home and you don’t want to miss, well, the first leg of a League Cup semi-final between Southampton […]

9 years ago

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a bit nippy out there. Drivers across the country have been warned to look out for black ice on the roads as a spell of severe wintry weather sets in. Snow and ice warnings have been issued across the country as we wait for the big freeze; the heaviest […]

9 years ago

Inside the mind of Francis Begbie. Ahead of the release of T2, the long, long-awaited sequel to Trainspotting, Robert Carlyle discusses the impact of his character Francis Begbie. “I knew this guy so well,” says Carlyle. “He’s become like a friend. Literally everywhere I go, every country that I go to, people know this character. […]

9 years ago

This also caps a massive 2016 for the likes of Lisa Hannigan, We Cut Corners and The Divine Comedy. The shortlist for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize, Irish Album of the Year 2016 has been announced. Without any further ado… All Tvvins – IIVV (Warner Music) Bantum – Move (Self Released) Wallis Bird – Home (Mount Silver / Caroline International) The Divine […]

9 years ago

Vince Gilligan is a genius. How else do you tease the third series of one of the best TV spin-offs of all time than bring back a major character from the original? Oh, and you make absolutely no mention of the show you’re trying to promote either. That’s Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad and Better Call […]

9 years ago

Do you know the secret handshake? This one goes out to our hipster brethren and their plans to take over the world. Mindfully. Anyone who thinks it’s purely a Dublin trend is wrong, though – down by the banks of the River Lee you’ll find a pocket of people who want to get the homeless […]

9 years ago

Ay-eye-ay-eye-ay. We’ll be honest; whenever we’re at an Irish wedding and the band starts playing ‘Galway Girl,’ we head straight for the bar and dive headfirst into several pints of stout. It’s an awful song, which makes us curious why Ed Sheeran has decided to include the Steve Earle staple on the tracklisting for his […]

9 years ago

They’re going to lose a lot of money in severance payments to managers. Bus Éireann has been told it must completely abandon its Expressway service if it is to save its business, according to the Irish Independent. The service has come under increasing pressure from private competitors in recent years and an assessment from Grant […]

9 years ago

So, that’ll be a no then? Charlotte Church may not have quite the household name that she had as a child singing prodigy, but it seems she’s still much in demand with the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people. According to the Welsh singer, she was asked to perform at the inauguration of Donald Trump […]

9 years ago

Two separate news stories, one incredible front page. We’ll admit it, we’re not avid readers of The Virginian-Pilot here at JOE, but if this front page is anything to go by it’s about to become our new favourite American local newspaper. Sorry Springfield Shopper, you’ve been relegated. The reason we’re so taken with The Virginian-Pilot […]

9 years ago

The news has just been confirmed by FIFA. The World Cup finals will feature 48 teams from 2026 onwards, it has been confirmed. The decision by the FIFA Council had been widely expected, with president Gianni Infantino’s plan for 16 groups of three teams each winning unanimous approval. Under the terms of Infantino’s main proposal, […]

9 years ago

As Bill Shankly once said, “Club GAA is not a matter of life and death; it’s far more important than that.” OK, we may have been paraphrasing there but you get our point. Journalist Ewan MacKenna has shared this player/coach contract from the St Brigid’s Senior Football Team and to say it’s putting quite a […]

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Hopefully she had an understanding boss. Aoife Kelly, a 31-year-old billing analyst from Stillorgan in Dublin, got in late on Sunday night and was slightly worse for wear on Monday morning. Having fallen asleep on the Luas into work, she woke up to this. While you might think it was all just a very, very […]

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Soon enough, they won’t need qualifiers at all. FIFA are set to approve plans from its president, Gianni Infantino, for a 48-team World Cup from the 2026 finals onwards. According to The Guardian, the president of the Nigerian Football Federation Amaju Pinnick says it would be a massive surprise if Infantino’s plans are not ratified […]

9 years ago

If you caught the controversy last week around a certain article that appeared on the Irish Times’ website, then you’ll be tuning in tonight. Nicholas Pell, the American writer whose ‘Alt-right glossary’ last week on the Irish Times’ website caused a lot of controversy, will make an appearance on Claire Byrne Live on Monday night. […]

9 years ago

The Irish Times let themselves and their readers down on Thursday. The Irish Times’ publication of an Alt-right ‘glossary’ piece by Nicholas Pell on Thursday morning was a dangerous thing, and a careless thing that needs to be called out for what it was: fascist propaganda. The publisher’s failure to name Pell as a card-carrying […]

9 years ago

Hero. An unidentified barman has revealed how he prevented a potential date rape when he swapped the glass of a man with the glass of the woman he was trying to drug. Writing on Whisper, he explained how he watched the man drug himself. “I’m a bartender. Last night I saw a guy drug a girl’s […]

9 years ago

Another step on the road to an Oscar for the Irish-Ethiopian actress? Ruth Negga has been nominated in the ‘Rising Star’ category at this year’s BAFTA Awards. The actress stars with Joel Edgerton in the upcoming Loving, and has been tipped for a potential Academy Award nomination for her role in the drama. “I can’t […]

9 years ago

Tommy Tiernan goes from guest to host, and there’s a twist. Having made regular appearances on chat shows over the last 20 years, comedian Tommy Tiernan is finally getting his own gig as the host of ‘The Tommy Tiernan Show,’ which starts on Thursday night on RTÉ One. And there’s a twist – Tiernan will […]

9 years ago

We don’t know what he’s so worried about. This man is suffering from ‘Legend Disease’. It’s highly contagious, and sufferers have complained about receiving widespread adulation for doing very little at all. This is the latest, typically excellent sketch from Foil, Arms and Hog and sees them on top form for their first collaboration of 2017. […]

9 years ago

The most searched-for porn actress in the world has been revealed. Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American adult star and the most searched-for porn actress on the planet. The 23-year-old achieved notoriety in the country of her birth in 2014 when she had sex on camera while wearing a hijab, and was soon the most searched adult […]

9 years ago

This is designed the reduce the annoying the glare from people who look at their phones during movie screenings. The next iOS update for both iPhones and iPads will introduce a ‘theatre mode’ that will reduce the annoyance of someone checking their devices during film screenings. According to Sonny Dickson, who has correctly predicted many of […]

9 years ago

One woman suffered seizures after taking certain herbal remedies. Doctors have warned about the dangers of taking certain herbal remedies as a way to detox after Christmas. In the United Kingdom, the case of a 47-year-old woman was reported by the British Medical Journal. She had taken a number of herbal remedies and drunk lots […]

9 years ago

The news was announced on Wednesday morning. WLR FM have announced the death of Sports Editor Kevin Casey at the age of just 40. Kevin, originally from County Kerry, died after a short illness. WLR FM Managing Director Des Whelan says: “Kevin is one of the most popular people I’ve worked with over the years […]

9 years ago

Slightly worrying. Last week, we ran a poll asking our readers whether drink driving should be allowed under any circumstances. Over 3,000 of you voted, with a slight majority of 51% stating that it should be legal to consume alcohol before driving a vehicle. We ran the poll after an interview given by Minister for […]

9 years ago

This follows the news that 612 patients were waiting on trolleys on Tuesday morning across the country. People with symptoms of flu are being urged not to go to hospitals in Ireland amid one of the worst overcrowding crises the state has ever known. There were 612 people on trolleys across the country on Tuesday […]

9 years ago

Charlie Manson has been taken to a hospital in California, reports state. The 82-year-old cult leader’s condition has not been revealed by state prison officials, who have only confirmed that the convicted murderer and cult leader remains alive. Manson has reportedly been brought to a hospital in Bakersfield, roughly 60 miles from the prison in […]

9 years ago

An astonishing example of road rage in Dublin. Two motorists became embroiled in a violent road rage incident in Dublin on Monday. Filmed from the dashboard of Jason Murphy – who has given us permission to use the footage – this shows him and a stranger arguing while driving before things turn nasty. The driver […]

9 years ago

Sometimes, it doesn’t even pay to get out of bed in the morning. Even when it’s well after 9am, there are no pesky school runs in the way and you get to enjoy a nice bus journey through the leaf-lined suburbs of South Dublin. To explain: Minister for Transport Shane Ross took the bus into […]

9 years ago

Scandalous numbers. According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, a record 612 people are on trolleys in Irish hospitals on Tuesday morning. It is a record high, beating by some distance the previous high of 495 recorded in 2006. It “is a truly shocking figure,” said INMO General Secretary Liam Doran. “The compromising of […]

9 years ago

Activists at the site on Tara Street in Dublin are confronting the government. Residents and activists at Apollo House in Dublin are marching to the Department of Finance in an order to force Michael Noonan and NAMA to open up more buildings to the homeless. Roughly 200 gathered outside Apollo House on Monday morning, on […]

9 years ago

A lot of people are getting sick as we enter 2017. If you have the symptoms of cold and flu you are being advised to get the flu vaccination, with levels of influenza and respiratory illness rising throughout Ireland. In the past week alone, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the rate of the illness […]

9 years ago

Rich, in every sense. We’re all for fine wines and gourmet foods in the JOE office – just last week, we paired a nice glass of Buckfast with some Easi Singles for a classic Christmas treat – but this is a bit excessive. A restaurant in New York has created a pizza worth a staggering […]

9 years ago

The Hollywood star believes Norton has what it takes to make it on to the big screen. Will Smith has paid Graham Norton the ultimate compliment, insisting the Corkman has what it takes to succeed on the big screen. Smith has appeared many times on Norton’s BBC chat show, and says that the Bandon man’s […]

9 years ago

People in many industries return to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break. Commuters across Ireland have been warned to look out for freezing conditions on Tuesday, with overnight temperatures set to plummet as low as -4 degrees. Met Éireann has warned that patches of freezing fog may develop overnight, given the cold and calm […]

9 years ago

Quite a sight. It’s a clear night in Ireland this evening, and if you step outside and look up you’ll be able to see what look like two bright stars around the crescent moon. They are, in fact, Mars and Venus. If you look just below the moon you will see Venus (circled below in […]

9 years ago

“I like being shocked, and I was shocked.” Warning: If you haven’t seen the first episode of the latest series of Sherlock, don’t read on. If you have, then scroll down… …scroll further… …keep going… …keep going… …and keep going… …and we should be safe enough now. The cast of Sherlock give their reactions to […]

9 years ago

The Communications Minister was cycling alongside his wife Mary when he was struck from behind. Minister Denis Naughten was being treated in hospital in Co. Roscommon on Monday after being struck by a car from behind while out cycling with his wife Mary. The incident occurred just outside Roscommon town, close to Fuerty, according to […]

9 years ago

Employers are being asked to show zero tolerance from this year onwards. The Road Safety Authority has called upon employers to show zero tolerance to staff using their mobile phones while driving. The chief executive of the RSA, Moyagh Murdock, told Richard Chambers on Newstalk earlier on Monday, “We need the employers to take more […]

9 years ago

They were not the only winners, either. Someone in Cork is a millionaire on Monday, following the draw for the Christmas Millionaire Raffle from the National Lottery. The winning ticket had the number 179740 and was sold at the Topaz Service Station on the Lower Tivoli Road in Cork on New Year’s Eve. There were other prizes […]

9 years ago

Ben Murray was just 13-years-old when he passed away unexpectedly. Mullingar Rugby Football Club have paid tribute to young Ben Murray, one of the rising stars of their team who passed away suddenly on New Year’s Eve at the age of just 13. “As you know we woke New Years day to the heartbreaking news […]

9 years ago

We’ll all be watching this, as BBC Four pay tribute to a pop legend. The world was stunned on Christmas Day to learn of the death of the legendary George Michael at the young age of 53. The former Wham! singer has left a phenomenal legacy, not only in his music but also in the […]

9 years ago

She’s doing fine, thanks. There are ways to break up with people, and they do not include ‘via the medium of text message.’ Unless you’re a teenager or in the most casual of relationships, the only way to cut the cord is to do it face-to-face. Unpleasant? Maybe, but it’s all about self-respect and a […]

9 years ago

Sad news from Cork today. A man has died and another is in a serious condition following a road traffic accident in Cork on Friday morning. The head-on collision occurred when a 4×4 and a van struck each other on the M8 motorway at around 11.30am. Gardaí are at the scene in Rathcormac and have […]

9 years ago

Just what we need… more 2016. We’re not going to get into the myriad reasons why 2016 has been an absolute bastard of a year, mainly because we’re sick and tired of being sick and tired. However, the news that it’s being extended ahead of the New Year is one last slap in the face that […]

9 years ago

If you get more than 14/17 here, you’re a geographical genius. Simply correctly identify the capital cities of these American states.

9 years ago

A great moment. Firefighters on Lake Michigan risk their lives to save a beloved family pet who had fallen through the ice, and we’re happy to report a happy ending. A police officer captured the footage on video as rescuers from the White Lake, Michigan Fire Authority respond to an emergency call. With only minutes […]

9 years ago

Greg Dunne, take a bow. “Buy me garlic cheese chips and then I can go home!” Niall Horan. Bressie. Joe Dolan. Mullingar has given us the good and the great of Irish singing society and now we have another hero from the county town of Westmeath. This is Greg Dunne with his unique take on […]

9 years ago

To the students, teachers, parents and past pupils of Belvedere College, we say well done. Every year the students of Belvedere College in Dublin, along with a number of teachers, parents and past pupils, sleep out over two nights at the GPO on O’Connell Street and the Bank of Ireland on College Green in aid […]

9 years ago