Magic. Aside from having a devout following from the Roald Dahl book, the film adaptation of Matilda continues to be a firm favourite of movie fans. Co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito, the beloved family comedy/coming of age fantasy has lost none of its charm and you can see why. For those that don’t know, the film […]
Let your single mates know… To quote the iconic Ron Burgundy, some men might feel that their romantic life “truly is beauty and the beast… and a rather handsome beast I might add.” If this vainglorious description sounds like someone that you might know – then the Westmeath Bachelor Competition & Ball 2020 is just […]
Jackson’s estate have given their approval and it will feature his music. Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King will be hoping for similar box-office and Oscar returns with his next film about a musical superstar. After striking gold with the biopic of Queen and their charismatic singer Freddie Mercury, King is now turning his producing skills […]
You may have had a pint in these places… Paris Texas in Kilkenny is celebrating after it was named National Pub of the Year at the Irish Pub Awards 2019. The pub also had another reason to celebrate because they also won the innovation award. More than 1,700 pubs were in contention for the awards, […]
Fingers crossed for an Irish date. This is a call to any Foo Fighters fans out there, Dave Grohl and company are to tour Europe next summer to mark their 25th anniversary. Granted, it has only been a few months since the Foos last played these shores – the setlist during the band’s summer gig […]
Break out the rum ham because The Gang are back. When it comes to Christmas presents and the Always Sunny gang, we’re not sure if the owners of Paddy’s Pub are the best judge of what the festive spirit is really like. After all, Charlie once bit Santa Claus in a fit of rage after […]
We’ll be seeing even more of Conor and Jock. Yes! If you were to draw up a list of the people that Conor (Alex Murphy) and Jock (Chris Walley) have annoyed over the years, the list would be pretty long. After all, they’ve driven Mairead (Hilary Rose) mad – although she gives as good as […]
“It’s not broke, don’t fix it.” Season 2 of You arrives on 26 December. We’re fairly certain that You won’t be winning any Emmy Awards. It won’t make JOE’s end of year list for the best TV show of the year. It might not even make sense for any newcomer that’s watching it. What it […]
Now it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And alpacas dressed up like Eskimos.” Ok, we’re not sure if the alpacas at the Wicklow Christmas Market will be dressed up, but man alive are revellers going […]
Not the news Coldplay fans wanted. With a new album, Everyday Life, to promote, Chris Martin has recently been speaking about the future of the band and it’s noticeable that he has been coy when asked about the potential of an upcoming tour. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Martin has confirmed that Coldplay will not […]
Season 2 is coming soon. For anyone that hasn’t seen the first season of Dead To Me yet, consider this to be your spoiler alert warning. How do you solve a problem like Steve (James Marsden)? Well, for Jen (Christina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini), they better get their ducks in a row because his body is floating […]
Holidays are coming, holidays are coming. Here’s when it arrives. Ok, Coca-Cola will have us believe that holidays are coming and given the fact that they practically invented Santa as we know him – jolly old Saint Nick wore green before Coke rebranded him, true story – we’ll take their word on it. Granted, the […]