It even ended up scoring an Oscar nomination. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Wednesday, 28 February) is Animal Kingdom, the Oscar-nominated 2010 gangster movie about an Australian crime family. The film centres around 17-year-old Joshua ‘J’ Cody (James Frecheville) who, after his mother dies of an overdose, reaches out to his estranged grandmother Smurf (Jacki Weaver, Oscar nominated for her performance) for help. Smurf invites the teenager to move into her home, which happens to be the base of a Melbourne crime family of which she is the matriarch. This branch of the Cody family indoctrinate ..read more

There’s plenty of gems waiting to be rewatched or discovered. As February winds down, we have compiled this list of 20 major movies that have been added to Netflix throughout the month. Enjoy! Allied This spy thriller centres around a Canadian intelligence officer (Brad Pitt) and a French Resistance fighter (Marion Cotillard) who fall in love while posing as a married couple during a mission in 1942. However, after settling down in London, their relationship becomes tested by the pressures of war. Chappie In this South African sci-fi action flick from the director of District 9, an artificial ..read more

We’re not out of it just yet. Met Éireann have pinpointed when temperatures are set to drop this week, as mild conditions will be replaced by a bitter cold snap. The national forecaster said that Wednesday, February 28, will be mostly cloudy, but rain will travel eastwards from the west across the evening, with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees. Thursday is set to be a bit colder across Ireland, with temperatures average around 5 to 8 degrees. Some heavy hail and lightening may also occur in places. Approaching the weekend, temperatures are set to drop further, with wintry showers expec ..read more

The funeral details for Ann Delaney who died while sleeping rough in Dublin city centre have been confirmed. Ann Delaney, 47, who was originally from Dromagh, Crettyard, Co Laois, died at around 9am on Sunday. Ms Delaney, who is thought to have worked as nurse in a Dublin hospital prior to falling on hard times, had been living rough for at least five years. She was frequently seen by thousands of Dubliners outside of the Tesco Express on Aungier Street where she amazed passers-by with her kindness and refusal to accept charity – asking for it to be given to those more in need. Hundreds of flo ..read more

Let us know what score you get. Welcome to Day 146 of the JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz. Each day, we will give you 15 general knowledge questions and three minutes to complete the quiz. You can do the quiz below. Good luck, and let us know what score you get. The JOE quick-fire general knowledge quiz: Day 146. If the JOE quick-fire quiz does not display above, just click here. When the answer is a number, spell out the number or put the digit in a space. You can also use surnames rather than writing out full names when applicable. If you want t ..read more

It’s happened again. Just weeks after Maryam Moshiri flicked the V’s at the big lens of a BBC camera, another presenter is now the centre of attention after dropping the C-bomb. This time, the presenter in question is Nina Warhurst, who made the accidental blunder while appearing live on Tuesday’s Breakfast show. The broadcaster, 43, was presenting a segment on money and business when she made the slip up. BBC presenter accidentally drops C-bomb in on air gaffe. Appearing alongside Jon Kay and Sally Nugent, Kay said: “Let’s talk about the budget next week and there is a warning this morning th ..read more

“There is a huge contradiction here.” Former Sunday Game analyst Pat Spillane has blamed RTÉ for making the GAA programme “too PC” with its current crop of panelists. One of the most prominent voices in GAA for years, the outspoken pundit was part of the iconic show during its heyday alongside Joe Brolly. With The Sunday Game struggling to bring back some of the magic of their previous analysts, the former Kerry footballer has slammed “inclusivity” rules from the national broadcaster as the main issue. Pat Spillane blames RTÉ for making The Sunday Game ‘too PC’ In July 2022, Spillane left The ..read more

Hero Mayo crash victim sacrificed himself to save his niece. A 33-year-old Mayo man has been hailed a hero after he sacrificed his life last week by pushing his niece to safety out of the path of an oncoming vehicle. At his funeral, Fr Anthony Gillespie told mourners that Mr James Moyles gave himself to save the life of his six-year-old niece, Croia. The priest explained: “He put her first without a thought for himself, such was his loving nature and his character.” Fr Gillespie added that Mr Moyles, who was a volunteer with St Vincent de Paul, lived selflessly, adding “there is no greater lov ..read more

I smell a rat. While yesterday saw an excellent sci-fi classic take to our screens, tonight we’re keeping the quality up and shifting genres to a modern gangster classic. No doubt one of the best films of the 21st century, Martin Scorsese‘s The Departed has long been among some of the directing legend’s finest work, and finally won him the Best Director Oscar in 2007. Starring a stacked cast including Matt Damon, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen and Ray Winstone, The Departed delves deep into the Boston mob underground as an undercover cop gets mixed up in the hu ..read more

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