Almost half a million people have been advised to ‘Check the Register’ ahead of the May deadline for the upcoming referendum. More than 460,000 young people have been advised to ‘Check the Register’ ahead of the 8 May deadline to vote in the upcoming referendum to decide whether to repeal the 8th Amendment to the […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have been drawn against Roma in the semi-finals of the Champions League. The only remaining English side in the competition beat Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, and will now face the side that came back from 4-1 to beat Barcelona 3-0 last Tuesday night in one of the most famous fightbacks […]

8 years ago

This will not go down well with a lot of parents, but the owner is sticking to his guns over his ‘adults only café’. An adults only café is to open in Birdhill, County Tipperary before the summer. Alan Andrews, the owner of the Old Barracks Coffee Roastery, has revealed that children will not be allowed […]

8 years ago

Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton made the announcement on Friday morning. A total of 42 new schools are to be opened across Ireland over the next four years, Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton has announced. With 26 of the schools opening at Primary level, a further 16 will be established at […]

8 years ago

Stephen McCarthy, we salute you. An image taken during a Lions game last summer by Irish photographer Stephen McCarthy has taken second place in the World Press Photo awards in Amsterdam. Stephen works for Sportsfile, Ireland’s leading sports photography agency, and was sent to cover the Lions’ clash with the Maori All Blacks on 17 June […]

8 years ago

The Principal of a school in Mallow has issued a statement to the Neil Prendeville Show on Cork’s RedFM. Stephen Gilbert, the Principal of Davis College in Mallow, says the ‘safety and wellbeing’ of all the school’s students is top priority after a list of potential rape victims was found in a boys’ toilet and […]

8 years ago

The bank have sponsored Ulster Rugby for the last 20 years. Bank of Ireland have expressed serious concerns over the behaviour of a number of Ulster rugby players caught up in the recent ‘rape trial’ in Belfast. The Times, Ireland edition reports that the bank is reviewing its sponsorship deal with the province and has […]

8 years ago

The news of the death in Mountjoy has been confirmed by the Irish Prison Service. Keith Lee, the man accused of the murder of his wife Joanne Lee last month, has been found dead in Mountjoy Prison. He was found dead in his cell and foul play is not suspected. The 40-year-old Keith Lee was […]

8 years ago

Roy Keane has been critical of his old foes in the past, but even he couldn’t deny the brilliance of Jürgen Klopp’s side against Manchester City. Former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has heaped praise on Liverpool after Tuesday night’s victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, a win that secured a 5-1 aggregate […]

8 years ago

Blindboy describes an awkward exchange with Conor McGregor. Blindboy Boatclub received a message from Conor McGregor telling the Rubberbandit not to “speak on my name without the full facts” – this was in the wake of comments the Limerick man made comparing the UFC fighter to Tupac Shakur. Speaking on his podcast, Blindboy describes how […]

8 years ago

Details of March’s food closures in Ireland have emerged, including “a large number of dead cockroaches on the top of a cold room.” The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have revealed some of the reasons why seven businesses were served with closure and prohibition orders in March, with rodent infestations in one premises and dried […]

8 years ago

Expect tickets to sell out in the blink of an eye. Arctic Monkeys have announced a show in Dublin’s 3Arena on 24 September this year. The Sheffield band will release their sixth album Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino next month, and they’ve announced a show down in the Docklands as part of a UK and Ireland […]

8 years ago

Dana White says Conor McGregor tried to justify his actions in Brooklyn on Thursday. UFC President Dana White says he has been in contact with Conor McGregor over Thursday’s attack on a bus carrying a number of fighters in Brooklyn on Thursday, with the Dublin fighter believing he was justified in his actions. Speaking on […]

8 years ago

Cian Cowley will face two charges in New York. Cian Cowley, an MMA fighter from Dalkey in South County Dublin, has been charged with one charge of assault and one charge of criminal mischief after an incident in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed the news to JOE on Friday […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor will appear in court later on Friday. UFC fighter Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one of criminal mischief after he was filmed attacking a bus at a media event in New York on Thursday. The Dubliner handed himself in to police in Brooklyn on Thursday night and […]

8 years ago

Not even Roy Keane could fault Liverpool for Wednesday night’s performance. Manchester City, on the other hand… If you’re a Liverpool fan, you won’t be able to smile wide enough this morning after Wednesday night’s dismantling of Manchester City at Anfield. Roy Keane, meanwhile, has torn into Manchester City. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain […]

8 years ago

The man who saved a baby during the tragedy at Buncrana in 2016 has denied making disparaging comments about his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Knox, who has started legal proceedings against the family of the victims. Davitt Walsh, writing on Facebook, has denied giving an interview to any media source or made a single comment against his […]

8 years ago

Any thoughts? Kevin Parry is messing with our minds, and he’s only taken 15 seconds to do it. The stop-motion animator, self-proclaimed ‘video wizard’ and master of the underhanded takes obvious delight in melting our heads using nothing but what appears to be a simple ping-pong ball. Warning: Once you start watching this, you will […]

8 years ago

The player has since issued an apology. Laois GAA have issued a statement disassociating themselves from a tweet from county footballer Gary Walsh, in which he called for the complainant in the Belfast rape trial to be named and ‘destroyed by the newspapers’. Walsh has since removed the tweet and issued an apology. https://twitter.com/GaryWalshLaois/status/979053769748045825 Laois […]

8 years ago

James Van Der Beek did not cry ONCE. “They haven’t aged a bit!” Troy McClure might say about the cast of Dawson’s Creek, but that’s clearly not true as they got together to talk about a show that became a worldwide phenomenon back in the 1990s. James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and […]

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Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison were all found not guilty in Belfast on Wednesday. Ulster Rugby and the IRFU have issued a statement after two of their players were found not guilty of rape and sexual assault in Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. The IRFU will review the case following the end […]

8 years ago

A strong message from Ireland’s Rape Crisis Network. Ireland’s Rape Crisis Network have stressed that they will continue to provide support for victims of rape and sexual assault in the wake of the unanimous not guilty verdicts in the Belfast trial of rugby internationals Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, and their friends Blane McIlroy and […]

8 years ago

While she may have been successful in obtaining a licence for her daughter Ava to treat her severe epilepsy with a cannabis-based medication, Vera Twomey’s struggles with the Irish government have not gone away. When Vera Twomey returned home from the Netherlands with her daughter Ava at the turn of the year, having finally been […]

8 years ago

The Cat Laughs festival is in its 24th year and going strong. Many of Ireland’s biggest comedy names have been announced for the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 2018, with Rory Scovel set to make his festival debut alongside massive names like Jason Manford, Aisling Bea and Reginald D Hunter. You’ve got Jason Byrne. You’ve got […]

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All blood groups required. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is seeking donations as a matter of urgency, following the storm that ripped through Ireland last week. Storm Emma’s effects were felt throughout the country, with the east and south coasts particularly badly affected. Paul McKinney, Operations Director with the service, said: “We’re looking for all blood […]

8 years ago

In fairness, it is something of a dead rubber. If, like us, you take a little bit of a weakness every time Mohamed Salah steps onto a football pitch, you’ll be disappointed to find out that only those with BT Sport 3 or Eir Sport will be able to watch the second leg of Liverpool’s […]

8 years ago

One of the best-loved comedians of his generation is coming back to Dublin. There are certain universal accepted truths in life: Nobody thinks The Wire is underrated; everybody thinks Derry Girls is the best TV comedy since Father Ted; we all love the drama of a massive weather crisis but hate getting our feet wet; […]

8 years ago

Dramatic footage from the Forty Foot. Gwen Thomas and her husband were out for a drive on Friday when they saw a woman go into the sea at the famous Forty Foot outdoor swimming spot in Dublin. The woman quickly got into trouble, with Gwen’s husband and another man forced to help her get to […]

8 years ago

In case you were wondering why the DART wasn’t running. It’s been a rough week for South Dublin, from the retirements of Jamie Heaslip and Ryle Nugent from the worlds of rugby and broadcasting respectively, to the fact that the Northside would absolutely own them in a snowball fight… …it’s not been good, and it’s […]

8 years ago

The country is in the grip of one of the worst storms since records began. As Storm Emma continues to rage in many parts of the country, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that it will take several days for things to return to normal. The Taoiseach said that many roads remain impassable as a result […]

8 years ago

This is absolutely staggering. If Dublin has avoided a lot of the snowfall that has affected the rest of the country in recent years, anyone living in the Irish capital is getting it back tenfold over the last 36 hours (and counting). In Citywest, Dublin North West TD Noel Rock tweeted this image of a […]

8 years ago

Know your rights. Irish companies are under no obligation to pay their employees for work missed during Storm Emma, also known as The Beast from the East. Thousands of people across the country have heeded warnings not to leave their homes and go to work during Met Éireann’s Status Red warning, even though it’s now […]

8 years ago

Yes, someone drew a dick in the snow in Cork city. This drone footage of Cork city, shot earlier on Thursday by JOE reader Remi Alex, would not be out of place in a Fáilte Ireland ad showing how beautiful and peaceful Ireland can be in the snow. They might want to edit out the […]

8 years ago

All Aer Lingus and Ryanair flights will be grounded this afternoon. Updated: 15.04pm, 1 March Ryanair has confirmed it will suspend all flight operations to and from Dublin Airport by 4pm today, but plans to resume operations on Saturday morning. All other airlines are suspending operations from approximately 3pm today. The Red Weather Alert for […]

8 years ago

The Allianz League is taking an enforced break. The GAA have cancelled all 33 Allianz League games that were scheduled to take place this weekend across the country. It had been a condensed fixture list with 16 games scheduled on the Allianz Football Leagues, with 17 hurling matches also due to take place across the […]

8 years ago

Mason = hero. Storm Emma brings us a new icon. This is Mason McMillen. Mason McMillen is from Dublin. Mason McMillen is a troubadour and a daredevil mixed into one. Mason McMillen is the hero you didn’t know you needed during Storm Emma, aka The Beast from the East. Mason McMillen plays Careless Whisper half […]

8 years ago

If you’re going to be stuck inside, you may as well get some festive cheer. Thursday 1 March can now officially be renamed Christmas 2. We're back for 1 day only with live shows & DJs tomorrow, ONLINE ONLY via our apps, website and wi-fi radios on Mar 1 from 8am-8pm. Snow & weather updates […]

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This is serious. The public have been warned not to leave their homes between 4pm on Thursday and midday on Friday, given the Status Red warning issued by Met Éireann. “Blizzard-like conditions will develop in heavy snow and strong easterly winds on Thursday evening and will continue Thursday night and Friday morning,” said Met Éireann […]

8 years ago

If you were frantically studying for a test this week, it’s your lucky day. Thanks Storm Emma. All schools in Munster and Leinster will close for the rest of the week as result of Storm Emma. Up to 25cm of snow is expecting in many parts of the country so, as a result, the decision […]

8 years ago

No more flights, in or out. Ryanair have confirmed that no more of its flights will land or take off from Dublin Airport for the rest of the day. Storm Emma is making bits of Ireland’s transport system, with Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus seeing services seriously curtailed, among others. Now Ryanair have called it […]

8 years ago

Father Ted was first broadcast 20 years ago today

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Not since Storm Ophelia will we have seen conditions like it. If, last week, you suggested to some of your old pals from school that you’d get together this Thursday night for a few pints – or you’d promised your significant other a pre-weekend early bird in town after work – you may forget about […]

8 years ago

We’ll see you on O’Connell Bridge. Our woolly hats are off and they’re on the hook to the person who set up this particular Facebook group – a massive snowball fight between North and South Dublin on O’Connell Bridge on Wednesday at 3pm. Where… the hell… do we sign up? Right here, as it turns […]

8 years ago

Boris Johnson, the world’s most pompous man, does it again. With the words “I think it’s a very relevant comparison,” Boris Johnson once again demonstrates the ignorance in the higher echelons of the British Government regarding Ireland’s status as… deep breath while we spell this out… a completely fucking separate country to the United Kingdom. […]

8 years ago

Rule number one: Don’t talk about Fight Club Stay safe out there. Carzone have released a number of tips for drivers in the snow and ice over the coming week, as Ireland prepares to be hit by ‘The Beast from the East’ aka Storm Emma aka it’s going to be fucking Baltic out there, folks. […]

8 years ago

It’s a dark day for the rugby community in Ireland as Ryle Nugent leaves RTÉ on the same day as Jamie Heaslip announces his retirement. On the day that Jamie Heaslip announced that he is to retire from professional rugby, one of the game’s biggest cheerleaders is set to leave RTÉ. Ryle Nugent – who […]

8 years ago

The ‘Beast from the East’ is not messing around. Ireland is set for its coldest spell of weather in many, many years from Tuesday onwards, with emergency services and outreach groups looking to protect the more vulnerable members of society. Eileen Gleeson of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive has urged people to get in touch […]

8 years ago

Jamie Heaslip has called it a day. Following the announcement of his retirement from professional rugby, fans of the game have paid tribute to Jamie Heaslip on Monday morning. “Time will get us all, but it’s cornered me earlier than I hoped,” the 34-year-old wrote in a statement. “Every professional sportsperson always hopes to be […]

8 years ago

Jamie Heaslip has retired from professional rugby. Ireland and Leinster number 8 Jamie Heaslip has announced his retirement from the game. The 34-year-old former Ireland captain has succumbed to persistent back injury and taken the decision to retire following medical advice. “Time will get us all, but it’s cornered me earlier than I hoped,” he […]

8 years ago

Kevin Smith is a lucky man to have survived this. Kevin Smith, the director of ’90s cult classics Clerks, Mallrats and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, has revealed how he suffered a massive heart attack on Sunday and is lucky to be alive. Tweeting from his hospital bed, he wrote: “After the first show […]

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