“I was in stitches, and not the good kind”: The lessons I learned on a painful Spanish holiday
Eric Lalor tells you of his holiday in Spain that he’d rather forget
9 years ago
“You can be Irish and Orange” – A Northern Ireland Protestant explains his thoughts on the 12th of July
Brian John Spencer puts a new perspective on a divisive day in the North
10 years ago
Mastenbroek: A JOE journalist’s thoughts on the struggle for good mental health
Mastenbroek. As far I know, which is not very far at all, there’s no word in either English or Irish for the feeling that one will never be happy. Mastenbroek, a word which looks Dutch because it is Dutch, is not a word for this feeling either. It is a polder in Zwolle. That is, […]
10 years ago
An Irishman in Paris on the sadness and anger after the Charlie Hebdo attacks
How would you feel if you had just been told that South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker had been gunned down in cold blood as they were preparing their latest episode? by Derek Fennell Or if you learned that Chris Morris had, ten minutes ago, been decapitated on Leicester Square by militant psychopaths? You […]
11 years ago
Ben Mudge: The Game of Thrones assistant director turned cover model who’s kicking cystic fibrosis’ ass
It’s been some journey
11 years ago
BRESSIE: We need to join the dots for our mental health services in Ireland to work properly
Yesterday we published ‘Caroline’s’ heartbreaking story, who contacted JOE looking for help for her family and their brother who is suffering from episodes of psychosis. Niall Breslin (Bressie) is best known from his music and TV career but more importantly, he is one of the most compelling and informed voices on mental health issues in […]
11 years ago