As part of the newly passed laws, retailers are banned from selling tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. New Zealand has introduced a strict new anti-smoking bill, which is designed to prevent the sale of tobacco to future generations. Under the legislation passed by the country’s parliament, retailers will not be […]

3 years ago

Good news for hamburger lovers. American fast food chain Wendy’s has announced plans to enter the Irish market. In order to further expand its brand across Europe, the company has said it is seeking “well-established franchisee candidates in Ireland”. It stated that these candidates in Ireland should have “strong operations experience, local development expertise, ambition […]

3 years ago

The 12-week limit is said to be harming women. The Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) has called for the 12-week limit on abortion services in Ireland to be removed. According to new data published in the sexual and reproductive healthcare provider’s activity report for 2020 and 2021, the IFPA’s early abortion service is “working well”. […]

3 years ago

Congratulations to us. Ireland has been named the most desirable island in Europe at the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2022. Throughout the year, readers of the UK magazine Wanderlust were asked to vote for their most desirable destinations around the world. The outlet said it received tens of thousands of votes before revealing the winners at […]

3 years ago

Would you like to see the actor return as Hal? Before he stunned audiences with his incredible turn as high school chemistry teacher turned drug lord Walter White on Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston had another equally iconic role. That was as Hal, the loving if inept dad to four unruly sons in the hit sitcom […]

3 years ago

Gardaí say the outcome of a post-mortem examination will determine the course of their investigation. An investigation has been launched after a body was found in unexplained circumstances in Westmeath on Tuesday (25 October). Shortly after 6pm, the body of a man in his 60s was discovered by Gardaí in a house at Rattin near […]

3 years ago

“I made a rude comment and it was wrong.” James Corden has spoken up about being banned from a New York restaurant, admitting he was “rude” and “ungracious”. Last week, Keith McNally – the owner of the restaurant Balthazar – called Corden on Instagram “the most abusive customer” to the venue’s servers since it opened […]

3 years ago

It will be the last eclipse of the Sun visible from Ireland until 2024. A partial solar eclipse is set to take place over Ireland on Tuesday, 25 October as it sweeps across Europe, west Asia, northeast Africa and the Middle East. In a statement on its website, Astronomy Ireland said that for mid-Ireland the […]

3 years ago

The girls were transported to Children’s Health Ireland at Temple Street. Two girls are seriously injured following a road crash in Dublin on Monday (17 October). At around 2.35pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a collision involving “a car and two female juvenile pedestrians” on Amiens Street junction in Dublin 1. A Garda […]

3 years ago

This latest Netflix innovation is being rolled out worldwide starting this week. Breakups are always tough, there is no doubt about that. Yet, recent developments in technology have made them even more awkward. Let’s say for instance you’ve been mooching off your partner’s streaming service and they decide to end your relationship. What then? Sure, […]

3 years ago

The FSAI had some recommendations. A social media photo from Leo Varadkar showcasing his meal prep for the week has garnered such a big reaction online that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has even weighed in on the picture. The image was published on the Tánaiste’s official Instagram on Monday morning and shows […]

3 years ago

The series is about the disappearance of a teenage girl in Vatican City. A new Netflix true crime documentary about a decades-long missing persons case will premiere on the streaming service this month. Titled Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, the four-part series will explore the case of Ms Orlandi, a 15-year-old girl living […]

3 years ago

The lower price plan is titled “Basic with Adverts”. Netflix has revealed it will be launching its lower-priced ad-supported subscription plan next month. On Thursday (13 October), the streaming service’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters revealed that the tier, which has been in the works for months, will be titled “Basic […]

3 years ago

“I think this is an example of an innovation that is really making the world a worse place.” Minister of State Ossian Smyth has said he believes that disposable vapes need to “be banned completely” and that he has been working with officials on the plan. The Minister made the comments on Newstalk Breakfast on […]

3 years ago

An Irish Oscar-winner is among this week’s guests… Friday night is around the corner, meaning everyone’s favourite programme The Late Late Show returns to screens. And in the run-up to this week’s episode, RTÉ has unveiled the special guests that will be making an appearance. Leading the line-up is Irish actress and Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker […]

3 years ago

“Give the people real democracy,” the pop duo wrote on Twitter. Irish singing and TV presenting duo Jedward has called for the abolishment of the monarchy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II earlier this week. The Queen passed away on Thursday (8 September) at Balmoral aged 96 after reigning for 70 years. Her son, […]

3 years ago

Yes, another weather warning. The current wave of Met Éireann weather warnings continues with its latest alert for the entirety of the Republic of Ireland. The Status Yellow rain warning was issued on Friday morning and will be in effect from 2am on Sunday until midnight on Monday morning. As of yet, no warnings have […]

3 years ago

She earned $25 million, compared to DiCaprio’s $30 million. Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out about earning less than Leonardo DiCaprio for Netflix’s hit movie Don’t Look Up. The Oscar-winner made the comments in an interview with Vogue to promote an upcoming film, during which the persistent pay gap between Lawrence and her male co-stars in […]

3 years ago

The incident occurred on the first night of the festival. Gardaí are investigating an assault that occurred at this year’s Electric Picnic festival which took place in Stradbally in Laois last weekend. In a statement to JOE.ie, a Garda spokesperson said the incident occurred at the event between 11.30pm on Friday, 2 September and 12.30am […]

3 years ago

Electric Picnic revelers, be prepared. We hate to be the bearer of bad news for the thousands heading to Electric Picnic for the weekend but alas, we felt obligated to warn you. Met Éireann has issued an advisory, which will take effect from 7pm on Friday to 7pm on Monday over “wet and windy weather”. […]

3 years ago

Very sad news. Two 16-year-old boys have died following an incident at Lough Enagh in the Temple Road area of Derry. The PSNI said it received a report shortly after 6.25pm on Monday (29 August) of a number of people in difficulty in the water. Officers then attended the scene, alongside colleagues from other emergency […]

4 years ago

The changes are coming very soon. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has said it will be mandatory for taxis to accept credit and debit card payments from next Thursday, 1 September. Also, on that date, fares for taxis will increase by an average of 12%. Appearing on RTÉ News at One, the NTA’s Director of […]

4 years ago

Investigations are said to be ongoing. Gardaí have launched an investigation into an alleged assault in Kerry. A Garda spokesperson told JOE that the alleged incident is reported to have occurred in Tralee Town Park in Tralee on Wednesday (24 August). The town was very busy on Tuesday night as it was the last night […]

4 years ago

Have you had a drink at any of these spots? In the face of heated competition from 500 entries, Dublin venue Bar 1661 has been crowned Ireland’s Bar of the Year for 2022. Now in its 17th year, the Bar of the Year Awards took place on Monday (22 August) to recognise “the excellent bars, […]

4 years ago

Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was stabbed to death while riding his mobility scooter. Police investigating the murder of Thomas O’Halloran, an elderly Irish man who lived in London, have made an arrest. The 44-year-old man was arrested at an address in Southall in the early hours of Thursday (18 August) on suspicion of murder and remains […]

4 years ago

People have the chance to see a supermoon, a planet and a meteor shower. The next few nights are set to be exciting for astronomers as a number of major events are due to take place in the sky. One of these is the fourth and final supermoon of 2022, with another not due until […]

4 years ago

The goat has since been placed in the shade. King Puck, the symbol of the Puck Fair in Kerry, has been taken down from its cage by event organisers due to the current heatwave. A tradition of the long-running event in Killorglin is that a goat is chosen every year and is put into a […]

4 years ago

The documentary is getting its Irish TV premiere. Nothing to Declare, the documentary about the two Dublin schoolboys in 1985 who stowed away to New York, is airing on Irish television next week. The 30-minute film tells the story of Keith Byrne and Noel Murray from Darndale who, when aged 10 and 13, ended up sneaking […]

4 years ago

The information comes from a “concerned whistleblower”. Several cases of missing luggage belonging to air passengers have been dumped in a bin at Dublin Airport, according to reports. UTV obtained photographs from a “concerned whistleblower” a few days ago, showing suitcases left in a bin for disposal outside a warehouse at the airport packed with […]

4 years ago

Ireland’s current record temperature of 33.3 degrees could be broken early next week. A new record for the hottest day ever experienced in Ireland could be set as temperatures soar this weekend and into early next week. Speaking to JOE, Met Éireann meteorologist Aoife Kealy said that next Monday (18 July) is set to be […]

4 years ago

Once fully operational, it’s expected the hospital will perform around 1,500 routine surgeries for Irish patients per year. A new hospital offering an “alternative pathway” for thousands of patients currently waiting for routine healthcare treatments in Ireland is opening in Spain on Thursday (14 July). Located in Costa Blanca in Alicante, Hospital HCB Dénia will […]

4 years ago

Tragic news. A male teenager has died following an incident at a beach in Dublin. In a statement, a Garda spokesperson told JOE.ie that the teen got into difficulty while swimming at Burrow Beach in Sutton on Monday (11 July). Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the incident at around 7.30pm and pulled […]

4 years ago

Very sad news. An Irish man has died following a hit-and-run in north London at the weekend, according to reports. In a statement, the Met Police said they were called at around 12.30am on Sunday (26 June) to a report of a van in collision with a 62-year-old pedestrian in Northumberland Park in Haringey. The […]

4 years ago

The policy includes “serious consequences” for guests who attempt to violate Airbnb’s rules. Home rental service Airbnb has announced it is making the temporary party ban it introduced at its listings in 2020 permanent. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the ban has been well received by its host community, as well as […]

4 years ago

He was struck by a grey sedan. An Irish man has died following a hit-and-run that occurred in Vancouver in Canada on Sunday night (19 June). The city’s police have said that the 24-year-old was crossing West 4th Avenue at Arbutus Street at around 11.30pm with a friend when he was struck by a newer […]

4 years ago

They took in a female refugee last month. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and his partner Matt Barrett are sharing their Dublin home with a Ukrainian refugee. Earlier this year, the Tánaiste had said his partner had registered the two’s interest in terms of taking in a Ukrainian person fleeing the country after it was invaded by […]

4 years ago

Queue times at the airport varied on Saturday morning from 19 to 59 minutes. Dublin Airport has said passengers moved “smoothly” through the building on Saturday morning (3 June) despite a busy first wave of departures. This comes after over 1,000 people missed flights last Sunday due to large queues and organisational chaos at the […]

4 years ago

The passenger’s wife believes the stress of the situation triggered the seizure. Monday night’s episode of Claire Byrne saw a guest state that her husband suffered an epileptic seizure during the chaos at Dublin Airport last weekend. This follows the DAA (Dublin Airport Authority) confirming on Monday that over 1,000 people missed flights on Sunday […]

4 years ago

Family members of Joe Garcia have said he passed away “due to grief”. The husband of one of the teachers killed in a school shooting in Texas earlier this week has died of a heart attack, according to his family. Joe Garcia was married to Irma Garcia, a fourth-grade teacher who was fatally shot at Robb […]

4 years ago

The actor had roles in a number of Irish movies and shows. Tributes have begun to pour in following the death of Love/Hate actor Stephen Clinch. The Sunday World reports that the actor, 52, was found dead in Dublin on Tuesday (24 May). Clinch played Noely, a criminal in a feud with the character of […]

4 years ago

Those who have used one of these products already and feel unwell should contact their GP. The HSE is urging the public to stop using certain e-cigarettes from the Aroma King range of disposable vapes. In a statement, the health service said the products are non-compliant with EU tobacco legislation, while also asking retailers to […]

4 years ago

The veteran broadcaster thanked everyone who supported the campaign in an emotional update. Charlie Bird has thanked everyone who supported his Climb with Charlie charity campaign as donations to the fundraiser have surpassed the €3 million mark. Following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease in 2021, the veteran broadcaster made headlines for climbing Croagh Patrick […]

4 years ago

Have you had a drink at this spot yet? An Irish cocktail bar has been named as one of the best in Europe after being nominated at the 2022 Spirited Awards. Cork spot Cask received a nomination in the award show’s Best International Cocktail Bar in Europe category and was chosen alongside acclaimed popular venues […]

4 years ago

“Literally, that should be illegal.” An expert on obesity for the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said that sandwich meal deals in supermarkets should be banned. The HSE’S clinical lead on obesity Dr Donal O’Shea made the comments on Newstalk’s The Pat Kenny Show on Wednesday (11 May). O’Shea was discussing a report from the […]

4 years ago

The airport says it’s on track to have around 900 security staff in place in June. Dublin Airport has said queue times have improved in recent weeks for its passengers as the airport prepares to deal with the busy summer months to come. This news comes after weeks of reports of long waits at the […]

4 years ago

The veteran broadcaster was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease last year. Charlie Bird has said he is facing his “biggest challenge yet” in a heartbreaking health update following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease last year. Last April, the veteran broadcaster made headlines for climbing Croagh Patrick in order to fundraise for the charities Pieta […]

4 years ago

Not long to wait now. Conversations with Friends, the new drama series from the producers of Normal People, will come to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Wednesday, 18 May, it has been confirmed. Based on Sally Rooney’s debut novel of the same name, Conversations with Friends follows two Dublin college students, Frances (Alison Oliver) […]

4 years ago

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses. A man has died in hospital following an assault that occurred at Rockwood Parade in Sligo on Tuesday (19 April). Shortly after 6pm, emergency services attended the scene and treated the man in his late 30s for an apparent head injury and he was taken to Sligo University […]

4 years ago

“So many of all our thoughts over recent days have been with our LGBTQI+ community.” President Michael D Higgins has expressed his “deepest support and condolences” to all those impacted by a number of “appalling recent events” in Ireland. The President issued a statement on Saturday as vigils have been taking place around the country […]

4 years ago

Based on the current working title, it sounds controversial. Having created Netflix’s biggest ever series launch with Squid Game, filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk is working on a new movie that he says will be “more violent”. Speaking at a recent event, which was reported on in Variety, Hwang revealed he is developing a film with the […]

4 years ago