Designated drivers are going to love this. If you’re trying to cut back on the booze this January, if you’ve been named as designated driver on a night out or even if you don’t drink at all, Guinness have just announced some very good news. They’re launching a brand new non-alcoholic lager this month. Open […]

8 years ago

The Cranberries’ lead singer died at the age of just 46 on Monday. London police are not treating the death of Dolores O’Riordan as suspicious, it was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. The 46-year-old from Kilmallock in County Limerick was found dead in a hotel on London’s Park Lane on Monday morning. O’Riordan’s death sent shockwaves […]

8 years ago

Staggering figures have been released on Wednesday afternoon. More than 13,600 bank customers have been added to the list of people affected by the recent tracker mortgage scandal, bringing the total number close to 33,700 in total. The regulator is currently conducting an investigation into how bankers had improperly denied tracker rates to borrowers, and […]

8 years ago

That soundtrack. Jesus. Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Soldado, the tense-as-fuck sequel to Sicario. Plot’s it all about?  After discovering that drug cartels are smuggling terrorists across the US border, the CIA sends Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and former undercover operative Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) to eliminate the […]

8 years ago

There’s a lot of good in the world. A waitress at a branch of the Denny’s diner chain in Maine has shared the story of a ‘grungy’ stranger who gave her the best possible Christmas present when she was at a low ebb. Trisha Murphy explained how a bad start to the day got worse […]

8 years ago

John Hartson has issued an update on his former Celtic team-mate, Liam Miller. Former Ireland midfielder Liam Miller is feeling determined in his fight against cancer, according to his former Glasgow Celtic team-mate John Hartson. The 36-year-old Miller began treatment last month after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, with a number of his former […]

8 years ago

This ad for the Wild Atlantic Way is… different? American people with a particularly twiddledy-dee perception of the Irish people are going to love Tourism Ireland’s new ad for the Wild Atlantic Way. Irish people, on the other hand, will probably hate it. Making the most of the Star Wars phenomenon in order to bring […]

8 years ago

How many future Olympic heroes are going to pass through these halls? A brand new, state-of-the-art boxing training centre will be opened by legendary former Ireland coach Billy Walsh on 28 December. The facility, the West of Ireland Training Center at Lough Lannagh Holiday Village in Castlebar, will provide a hub for the best boxing talent […]

8 years ago

If you miss Scrubs as much as we do, this is for you. As fans of Scrubs, we’ve been waiting for one of two things to happen… 1) For a new series to mysteriously appear on our telly screens, as if from nowhere, with all of the ORIGINAL cast (and none of that interns bullshit). […]

8 years ago

Rachel Bloom, we salute you. This is the dream, especially for Irish who haven’t a realistic hope of seeing a swimming pool in their back garden within the next 100 years (without a serious hand from global warming, at any rate). Actress Rachel Bloom has converted one of her basement rooms into a massive ball […]

8 years ago

Mia Khalifa 1-0 The Moron Behind Last Week’s Net Neutrality Vote. If you’re going to take away people’s right to a free and equal internet, it’s probably best to keep your head down and not publish anything that might come back to embarrass you. It’s a thought that Ajit Pai would do well to take […]

8 years ago

Don’t let the boss see you buying Cristal on his company credit card

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This is incredible. Coláiste Mhuire from Mullingar have done it again. Hot on the heels of Niall Horan comes the twin talents of 15-year-olds Tom Tuite and Adam Treanor with this stunning cover of Ed Sheeran’s ‘I See Fire’ from the soundtrack to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Tom is the singer with one […]

8 years ago

Parts of Dublin Airport were evacuated on Friday morning, with the Dublin Airport Authority revealing that someone had tampered with a fire alarm. In a statement to JOE, the DAA confirmed: ‘Someone triggered a break glass alarm panel and people were evacuated from part of Terminal 1 for about two minutes.’ Fire crews attended the […]

8 years ago

Aiken Promotions are fighting back against fraudulent activity and warning customers not to be sold tickets to fake gigs. Tickets to non-existent gigs are being sold to Irish customers by secondary ticketing websites, Aiken Promotions have warned. Citing the example of a Grant Lee Phillips gig in Whelans that’s advertised by Viagogo, yet that has […]

8 years ago

The director of Super Size Me has admitted to history of sexual misconduct. Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker behind the massive hit Super Size Me and Where In The World Is Osama bin Laden?, has admitted to a history of sexual misconduct and rape accusations. In a TwitLonger post titled ‘I am Part of the […]

8 years ago

Liverpool fans can’t believe what they’re seeing. Liverpool toiled and toiled and, eventually, the quality of Egyptian star Mohamed Salah was too much as he scored a brilliant opening goal in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. To say the love for the 25-year-old is strong is a hell of an understatement. https://twitter.com/JamesPHodgkins/status/939872735500652547 https://twitter.com/donhutch4/status/938530777020715010 He’s not […]

8 years ago

Who doesn’t love it when British people try to explain Irish history to us? If you’re sick of seeing stuff British politicians telling us how we should run our country – while Theresa May, Boris Johnson et al make a complete pig’s mickey of theirs – we have the perfect hashtag for that. Enter #Tansplaining. […]

8 years ago

Clifford had been in hospital after suffering a heart attack in prison. The former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died at the age of 74. Clifford, who was serving an 8-year prison sentence for historic sex offences, collapsed at Littlehey Prison last week. Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died aged 74 after collapsing at […]

8 years ago

OK, we’re getting a bit jealous at this point. We know it’s freezing and we need to be careful on the roads and all that jazz, but would it be too much for us to ask to join in the snowy fun with the rest of the country? Dublin, home of JOE, is wet and […]

8 years ago

Whatever your thoughts on Dana White, he’s about to make this young man feel an awful lot better about himself. UFC President Dana White has shared a video featuring Keaton Jones, an incredibly brave and passionate young man with a big future ahead of him. Keaton, however, is being bullied at school, and Dana is […]

8 years ago

Clifford is currently serving a prison sentence for historical sex offences. Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford is being treated in a ‘critical care unit’ in hospital after suffering a heart attack, his daughter has confirmed. Clifford, serving an eight-year sentence for the indecent assault of four girls and women between the ages of 14 and […]

8 years ago

If you thought last night was cold, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Temperatures on Sunday night could drop as low as -8 in some parts of the country, Met Éireann have warned. A Status Orange snow and ice warning is in place across much of Ireland up to 11pm on Sunday night, with much of […]

8 years ago

How much arrogance can you fit into a single tweet? Adam Boulton knows. Sky News reporter Adam Boulton seems determined to make an enemy of the Irish people over last week’s Brexit negotiations, if a tweet he sent late on Saturday night is anything to go by. On Friday, Boulton was schooled by Simon Coveney, […]

8 years ago

An Garda Síochána have issued the following warning. With Ireland set to be covered in snow overnight, with accumulations not seen in many parts of the country since 2010, An Garda Síochána have issued the following warning. This is the warning in full: Met Eireann have issued an Orange weather warning for counties in Connacht, […]

8 years ago

This has the potential to take over from the Teaser as our favourite Celebration. We love Christmas. You’ve got the lovely fresh cold weather, the lights, the general buzz around town, the bonhomie, the… Yeah, who cares about any of that really when… …you’ve got chocolate. So much chocolate. And Celebrations appear to have added […]

8 years ago

They’re going up against the big guns on Saturday nights. Premier League games will take place at 7.45pm on Saturday nights for the first time ever from the 2019/2020 season onwards. Broadcasters are set to bid for the rights to show 200 live matches across the entire season, up from 168 under the current deal. […]

8 years ago

Drivers reveal their concerns. A number of Luas drivers have told The Irish Times that they did not receive sufficient training on the new Cross City route in Dublin city centre, ahead of the start of the operation this weekend. Trams will begin to operate on the new route at 2pm on Saturday, but a […]

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Dubliners have been waiting a long time for this. The Luas Cross City launches in Dublin on Saturday afternoon, with safety warnings issued to pedestrians in the capital. Transdev, the company that operates the Luas, has warned pedestrians that trams will be operating through the busiest parts of the city centre every three minutes at […]

8 years ago

Most of the country will be affected. Met Éireann has issued its latest weather alert, with heavy snow expected to fall in many Irish counties on Saturday night. The weather service has issued Status Orange snow-ice warning from 11pm on Saturday night for counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath and […]

8 years ago

We’re not sure we agree with you here, Saoirse. Saoirse Ronan has defended her part in the Aer Lingus sketch that appeared on last weekend’s Saturday Night Live, a segment that drew criticism for its portrayal of Irish people. The actress, who is expected to receive her third Academy Award nomination for Lady Bird, told […]

8 years ago

The UFC star has issued a ‘come and get me’ plea to other fighters. Having ‘transcended’ the worlds of both MMA and boxing – despite having lost his only professional fight – Conor McGregor says that he won’t fight in 2018 unless his very strict conditions are met. The 29-year-old Dubliner took home a purse […]

8 years ago

A plea to Theresa May to ‘Drop the DUP’. While this may have been put together before Friday morning’s announcement that an agreement had been reached on Phase 1 of Brexit talks, we still think Arlene Foster needs to see this and weep. The work of the brilliant Belfast Lad and set to Jona Lewie’s seminal […]

8 years ago

The Taoiseach was happy with the parameters set out by Monday’s agreement on Phase 1 of Brexit. Speaking on Friday morning, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar cut an optimistic figure as he confirmed that no physical infrastructure or border checks would be in place between Northern Ireland and the Republic. “First of all, the Good Friday Agreement […]

8 years ago

AA Roadwatch has urged drivers to be cautious on the roads. Much of the country has woken up to snow and ice on the roads, with AA Roadwatch urging all drivers to be cautious in the wintry conditions. Icy and snow are still an issue in many parts, especially in the northern half of the […]

8 years ago

In fairness, Leo Varadkar has a point. When you think about, Leo Varadkar’s claim to be the ‘World’s Best Taoiseach’ is pretty much on the nose, given the fact that he currently exists in a group of one. He’s even got the mug to prove it. While this looks like a group of very serious […]

8 years ago

We have to admit it – that’s a headline we never thought we’d write. A gang on Ireland’s leading jockeys were out on the town last weekend, and seemed to be in great spirits as they led a sing-song on the Luas. Martin Ferris, who sent us this clip, filmed his fellow jockeys Davy Russell, […]

8 years ago

“These creatures were here before us, and if we’re not careful, they’re going to be here.” Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Plot’s it all about? Allow us to make your Friday morning 115% better. Chris Pratt. Dinosaurs. Romantic tension. More dinosaurs. Chris Pratt […]

8 years ago

A breakthrough has been made, according to Jean-Claude Juncker. The European Commission will tell the European Council that “significant progress” has been made in the first phase of Brexit talks, with Theresa May guaranteeing that no hard border will be put in place between Northern Ireland and the Republic. In an early morning announcement on […]

8 years ago

Next time you’re on a flight, pay very close attention to the flight attendants. If you ever hear a flight attendant use the phrase, “I really fancy six days in Denmark,” you need to immediately suss out who’s sitting in seat 6D. They’re probably very, VERY good looking. A former flight attendant called ‘James’ has […]

8 years ago

The UK government and the European Union remain far divided after late intervention by the DUP. Arlene Foster’s late intervention appears to have scuppered any imminent deal between the UK and the EU over Brexit, while Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was also forced to cancel a press conference at the last minute. A deal over Northern […]

8 years ago

Arlene Foster says the DUP will not accept any deal which will see the United Kingdom separated from Northern Ireland. Moments before Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was expected to give a press conference outlining a broad deal with the UK that would prevent the return of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern […]

8 years ago

We know he’s brought a certain informality to the role of Taoiseach, but this is something else entirely. Leo Varadkar has turned our Monday morning from arduous to ‘ah Jaysus, what the hell is he wearing?’ with this quite remarkable singlet/super-fashionable-tanktop. He wore it on his way to a government meeting on Brexit. Taoiseach Leo […]

8 years ago

Ed Sheeran is determined to make you weep. You may as well make friends with it now, because this duet between Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé will definitely become a wedding staple in the decades to come. ‘Perfect’ originally appeared on Sheeran’s third album ‘÷’ but it has now been slowed down to a crawl and given […]

8 years ago

When a caller to his LBC show suggested all Muslims were complicit in terrorism, James O’Brien had the perfect response. The next time you’re met with a blanket statement linking all Muslims with acts of terrorism, you might do a quick Google search and find this clip. LBC and JOE Unfiltered host James O’Brien had […]

8 years ago

If you have a son, a daughter, a niece or a nephew, this is very good news. Children under the age of 5 will travel for free on Ireland’s public transport routes from Friday. “There is free travel for all under-fives on subsidised public transport services, starting today,” said National Transport Authority Anne Graham. “As […]

8 years ago

The crash happened near Drumlish on Thursday evening. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a 34-year-old woman was killed during a three-car collision in Longford on Thursday evening. The crash took place at around 7.20pm on the R198 at Cloonaugh, close to Drumlish. The driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the […]

8 years ago

Mark Hamill isn’t the only Star Wars cast member with experience in pulling pints. Daisy Ridley has told Jimmy Fallon about how she pulled pints at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens wrap party in Dingle. Recalling her experience after wrapping one of the most successful films of all time in Kerry, Ridley described to […]

8 years ago

A bold claim from UFC President Dana White. Dana White has claimed that Conor McGregor ‘may never fight again’ as he questioned the Dubliner’s motivation to return to the Octagon. The 29-year-old from Crumlin has not fought in the UFC since beating Eddie Alvarez in November 2016. Having banked approximately $100m from his boxing clash […]

8 years ago

Lauer had worked for NBC for over 20 years.

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