OK, well, this is disgusting. Look, we’ve all done it. We’ve all poured fat down the sink in a carefree ‘out of sight, out of mind’ fashion. Well, not to scare you, but STOP THAT IMMEDIATELY. Unless you want disgusting masses of soapy gloop called ‘fatbergs’ coming out the wazoo, we strongly suggest doing what […]

9 years ago

The follow-up to the much-loved first season arrives at Halloween. Shawn Levy has spilled a few more details about the second season of Stranger Things, which arrives on Netflix at Halloween. Speaking on the GoldDerby podcast, a cagey Levy was giving little away but he did still provide a minor insight to what can be […]

9 years ago

We remember the sun like it was only yesterday. DART services in Dublin are returning to normal on Saturday afternoon, following severe delays due to the heavy rain. The downpours started in the city on Saturday morning after a number of hot, sunny days, causing services on the line between Bray and Dún Laoghaire to […]

9 years ago

Could Adam Sandler be in line for an Academy Award? Critics at the Cannes Film Festival gave Adam Sandler a four-minute standing ovation after watching the actor’s performance in The Meyerowitz Stories, sparking talk of a Best Actor Oscar next year. Sandler, of course, is best known for playing outlandish characters in broad comedies such […]

9 years ago

The businesswoman opened up about an abusive relationship in her past. Norah Casey was the final guest on the last Late Late Show of the season, and her story about her experience of being domestically abused was both frightening and highly courageous. Casey spoke about a relationship with a man called Peter in her 20s, […]

9 years ago

He’s coming back… or so it’s rumoured. Yes, although the news has not yet been made official – it is currently being reported that Garth Brooks is finally set to perform in Ireland. The country music superstar famously cancelled a series of concerts at Croke Park back in the summer of 2014. The Irish Daily […]

9 years ago

Miles, real name Robert Concina, is best known for his iconic track ‘Children’ in the 1990s. DJ Robert Miles, real name Robert Concina, has died at the age of just 47. The Italian’s track ‘Children’ reached No.1 in 12 countries after its release in November 1995 and is one of the most iconic dance tracks […]

9 years ago

The timing of Trump’s decision has led to serious questions about the President’s motivation, with accusations of a Watergate-style cover-up over his ties to Russia. US President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has been condemned by Democrats, with leading voices calling for an independent investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia. Trump […]

9 years ago

If this doesn’t make you want to hold your own street party, nothing will. The spirit of summer is as strong as ever in the Tribal County and this street party on Saturday night shows how Galway city really is one of the most special places in the world when the weather is good. Galway […]

9 years ago

Models and actresses such as Bella Hadid and 50 Shades star Dakota Johnson lit up in the toilets at the famous New York event. Photos showing high profile celebrities smoking in the toilets at the Met Gala in New York have been slammed by the Irish Cancer Society. 50 Shades star Dakota Johnson, model Bella […]

9 years ago

Pieta House’s flagship event has taken on a life all its own. Every year, Pieta House – the suicide and self harm prevention centre – stages Darkness Into Light, an event that has now become a global movement against suicide. This year, over 150,000 people in 150 venues all over the world took part in […]

9 years ago

This will soon be the most followed baby on social media. Before his first bottle feed and dirty nappy, Conor McGregor’s new baby son already has his own Instagram account. Unconfirmed reports suggest that McGregor’s partner Dee Devlin gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Friday, but the fighter himself is yet to break […]

9 years ago

The incident happened early on Friday morning. Two people were taken to hospital after a Luas struck a truck on the Red Line in Dublin early on Friday morning. The incident happened at the Cheeverstown section of the track in Tallaght. Shortly after 6am the alarm was raised and six units of the fire brigade attended […]

9 years ago

The Fianna Fáil leader was speaking to Shane Beatty on KFM on Thursday. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has conceded that a referendum on repealing the eight amendment of the constitution is inevitable, but refused to support those who would choose to have an abortion after being raped by a member of their own family. […]

9 years ago

Ireland could be about to become the number one grower of cannabis in Europe. Dr. James Linden of Greenlight Pharmaceuticals is one of the country’s leading advocates for medicinal cannabis, believing it can alleviate the symptoms of cancer, epilepsy, arthritis and many other diseases and ailments, and he wants to establish massive ‘cannabis farms’ in […]

9 years ago

A British General Election will take place within a matter of weeks. The move follows speculation the Prime Minister would call a poll to shore up her parliamentary position as Britain leaves the EU and with Labour’s dire position in the polls. Speaking as she announced the General Election for June 8 Theresa May said […]

9 years ago

A nice story to start your Tuesday with. A Kerry farmer is celebrating after 24 stolen sheep made their way back to his farm close to Killarney on their own. The Farmer’s Journal tells the story of how Dermot Donovan’s hoggets went missing for more than four days but found their way back to his farm […]

9 years ago

The bloody size of it. Fiona Cullen works in an Irish bar in Switzerland and has been missing certain everyday treats from home. What she probably didn’t expect was her parents to turn up in a camper van with the entire stock from the local Super Valu in tow. This is incredible. You’ve got… Easter […]

9 years ago

“We’re gone.” The final, haunting words of the crew of Rescue 116 before it disappeared off the north coast of Mayo on 14 March, as the preliminary report into the fatal crash was released on Thursday evening. The report found that data for Blackrock Island did not feature on the helicopter’s onboard warning system; according […]

9 years ago

More transport mayhem is in the offing. SIPTU workers at Dublin Bus have voted to go on strike in solidarity with staff at Bus Éireann, as the long running dispute involving Ireland’s public transport system shows no sign of conclusion. The date, or dates, of Dublin Bus strike action are not yet known. A post […]

9 years ago

Does she pull the trigger? Orange Is The New Black remains one of the best original shows on Netflix and season four left us on the edge of a cliff, as Daya aimed the barrel of a gun squarely at the head of the depraved C.O. Humphrey. With a riot breaking out, this short clip […]

9 years ago

The social media giant fights back against revenge porn. Facebook have announced significant new measures to help protect intimate images of people shared by others on social media. The company – whose European headquarters are based in Dublin – has launched a tool that will enable it to stop ‘revenge porn’ from appearing on Facebook, […]

9 years ago

Bailey has been released on bail pending a court hearing next week. Ian Bailey has been arrested and subsequently released on bail after the High Court endorsed a French European Arrest Warrant, with France seeking to have him extradited and tried for the voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Schull, West Cork in 1996. […]

9 years ago

This could be very good news for Irish people worried about the impact of Brexit. Charlie Flanagan, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has shared a passage from British Prime Minister Theresa May’s letter to Donald Tusk triggering the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. It makes for good reading from an Irish perspective, with […]

9 years ago

Looks like we’re staying in for the month of April. You can always count on Netflix to deliver on some of the best tv shows and movies out there and April looks set to be a good month for Netflix users. There are loads of new titles being added, some of which are going to […]

9 years ago

Stop the world. Just stop it now. This is the headline The Daily Mail uses on Tuesday morning, reducing the two most powerful people in Britain to, well, we really don’t know what you can call this… The absolute state of this. What year is it? pic.twitter.com/ZZBsLcpzDI — Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 27, 2017 ‘Never mind Brexit, […]

9 years ago

“After all the breath he expended cursing the British over the years, he worked with two Prime Ministers and shook hands with the Queen!” Bill Clinton, the former President of the United States, has just spoken evocatively at the funeral of the late Martin McGuinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland who died […]

9 years ago

This bullshit again. Pre-emptive victim blaming is alive and well and it’s living on the PSNI Newry & Mourne’s Twitter account, which has issued this helpful message telling women how not to get themselves raped this weekend. Of course, by ‘helpful’ we mean ‘patronising and insulting to both genders’, an example of an authority putting […]

9 years ago

They’re written in Polish, and they’re racist. Signs have been appearing in Dublin which, when translated from Polish, mean ‘For whites only’. Twitter user Paula Geraghty tweeted this out on Wednesday. ‘There are racist stickers all over Dublin (which) mean ‘whites only’. Ireland is not an Apartheid state. Let’s clean our city of them.’ These […]

9 years ago

The actor and director revealed the news on his Facebook page. Ben Affleck has revealed that he has received treatment for alcohol abuse. The actor and Oscar-winning director wrote: “I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with in the past and will continue to confront. I want to live life to the […]

9 years ago

Bishop Eamon Casey, whose affair with an American woman rocked the country in 1992, has died. Bishop Eamon Casey has died in Clare at the age of 89. The former Bishop of Galway was at the centre of the biggest scandals in the Catholic Church – up to that point, at any rate – when […]

9 years ago

If you’re in the Tribal County next week, this charity event for Syria could be for you. The Clayton Hotel in Galway will play host to ‘Galway Night For Syria’ on Thursday 16 March, an event that has been organised to help those who have lost their homes during the recent conflict. A group of […]

9 years ago

It’s tough out there in the real world

9 years ago

Emotional stuff from the actor.

9 years ago

This is phenomenal, and we’re not exaggerating. As part of the upcoming St. Patrick’s Festival, poet Stephen James Smith was commissioned to write a piece called ‘My Ireland,’ a vibrant, passionate, angry and ultimately hopeful look at our country in 2017. You may be a bit sceptical and feel like you don’t have the time […]

9 years ago

If a McDonald’s breakfast is your thing, Friday morning will be your time to shine. Who doesn’t love free food? Anyone? Thought not. McDonald’s Ireland have just made a lot of us very, very happy with the news that they will be giving away free breakfasts on Friday morning. You can choose between a FREE […]

9 years ago

Number three.

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Last time we saw them, all hell was breaking loose. Netflix have announced the return of Orange Is The New Black with a quick, sneaky peak at season five of everyone’s favourite prison drama. It’s all coming back to us on 9 June which is, thankfully, a Friday so you can spend the weekend with Piper […]

9 years ago

The world is fucked. You’re going to have to forgive the language, as unparliamentary as the 45th President of those (still, barely) United States. But no other words will do. The world is fucked. We are living inside a Waterford Whispers headline; a satirical circlejerk where the news you want to be real comes with […]

9 years ago

The Academy Award nominations have been announced, and Ruth Negga has been nominated in the Best Actress category. Ruth Negga has received her first ever Academy Award nomination for her role in Loving. The Irish-Ethiopian actress rose to prominence playing Rosie in Love/Hate and can now dream of taking home an Oscar for her role opposite […]

9 years ago

This will be one of the biggest changes in the platform’s history. How do you use Snapchat? If all you do is send your friends updates on the varying levels of hungover you’re feeling right now, then this probably won’t affect you. However, if you’re one of the 100 million regular users of the Discover […]

9 years ago

You’ve a bit of a scratchy throat, and you definitely remember that sneeze during the night. Now that you’re coming down with some filthy hybrid of the plague and the Ebola virus, it’s time to text work to tell them you won’t be in today. Also, be honest with yourself, you’re not really sick. You […]

9 years ago

Robin Oree composed these tweets in the wake of the Louise O’Neill documentary, Reality Bites: Asking For It, which aired on Tuesday night. Many of you will find yourselves nodding along with this. On Tuesday night, author Louise O’Neill presented a documentary that looked at young Irish people’s attitudes to consent and sexual assault. It […]

9 years ago

Later in the day, she insisted that she felt much better as she left the apartment of her daughter Chelsea. Hillary Clinton appeared to faint as she left a 9/11 commemoration event in New York City on Sunday. The 68-year-old candidate for the U.S. Presidency had to be bundled into her car and brought to […]

10 years ago

Meet Mr. Singh, the single greatest taxi driver in Dublin. Every now and again we get sent something that defies too much description, and this – from JOE reader Graham Darcy – is one of those videos. His taxi driver today, Mr. Singh from India, is an all singing and all dancing superstar of the […]

10 years ago

A funding page has been set up for a former Antrim footballer who has been told he has only three months to live. Kevin Carey is a 35-year-old from Portglenone who has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. His wife Natasha has set up this GoFundMe page in order to raise £205,000 for pioneering immunotherapy […]

10 years ago

The only good news today…

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