JOE’s 5 for the weekend

Welcome to the weekend. Whether you are staying in or heading out we have got it covered. Time to leave the working week behind with our top 5 picks.

5. Catch 'em all (again) with Pokémon Black/White

Pokémon may not be the pop culture phenomenon it was in the late 1990s, yet the latest evolution in the franchise has already sold 5.4m copies in its native Japan.

With 156 new Pokémon (albeit a barrel-scraping ice cream character) and hugely improved graphics, Black/White could be the last hurrah for the Nintendo DS before the brand-spanking new 3DS arrives in three weeks.

4. Enjoy the radio-friendly sounds of The Script

Photogenic The Script frontman Danny O'Donoghue has lived a great life thus far, achieving Irish and Stateside success with his pop-rock outfit, while getting to wear shiny suits alongside fellow Script member Mark Sheehan in their ill-fated 90s boyband Mytown.

The lads are entertaining revellers at the Gleneagles Hotel in Kerry Friday and Saturday night, though don't hold your breath for an acoustic version of Party All Night - as amazing as that would be.

3. Watch Liam Neeson batter Europeans again in Unknown

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but you can certainly teach old actors - after all, Schindler's List and Michael Collins star Liam Neeson turned himself into an overnight Hollywood action star with 2009's Taken, a surprise hit that had the Antrim man beating several shades of snot out of dastardly villains that had taken his daughter.

This year, Neeson is back on the mainland offing Euro baddies, only this time he's searching for his identity after awakening from a four-day coma following a car accident in Berlin. Returning to his wife, the beautiful January Jones of Mad Men, Neeson discovers she no longer recognises him, while another man has assumed his identity. He then punches a lot of people.

2. Watch grown adults bang bins together in Stomp

Stomp bills itself as 'unique musical theatre of choreographed percussion, movement and physical comedy' but really, it's a bunch of incredibly talented performers banging bins, sweeping floors and generally causing a right kerfuffle. Stomp has four performances in the Grand Canal Theatre this weekend so be sure to catch the theatre craze before it's too late.

1. Enjoy Matt Damon running from baddies again (this time wearing a hat) in The Adjustment Bureau

Green Zone, the Bourne movies - if Matt Damon hasn't already overtaken Tom Cruise as Hollywood's go-to 'action star that runs a lot', he has surely solidified that reputation with this weekend's sci-fi/ thriller/ romance The Adjustment Bureau.

Based on a short story by acclaimed late sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick, Damon and Emily Blunt star as two lovers that discover dark forces appear to be conspiring against them and may actually dictate the destiny of every person that has ever lived.

Bureau is our top pick since it has garnered top reviews and made our list of best K. Dick film adaptations. With competition including Minority Report and Blade Runner, that's heavy praise.