A decision has finally been made on the controversial ‘Up The Dubs’ Banner on The Ha’penny Bridge. It’s a decision that a lot of people won’t agree with but tough luck, we can’t see it changing for this year anyway. The Dublin GAA Football Team are hated, adored but one thing is for certain, you […]

8 years ago

We’ve all been very glad to see the bright lights of this place after a late one in Coppers or Diceys. In secondary school, you were left asking (and reading) How Many Miles To Babylon? – and who would have thought that it was only a stone’s throw away on Camden Street. The place has […]

8 years ago

We fell in love with these shops because of their glorious treats so you can imagine we’re extremely sad with the news. Patisserie Valerie has shut down its Dublin outlet “until further notice” according to a sign on the front door of its Henry Street outlet. This morning it was announced that 70 branches would […]

8 years ago

The National Transport Authority announced details of the second phase of the BusConnects Core Bus Corridor project on Wednesday. They unveiled a further six of the 16 routes that are earmarked for development. The BusConnects programme aims to transform Dublin’s bus system, with the Core Bus Corridor project providing 230km of dedicated bus lanes and […]

8 years ago

Great news, Dubliners. The Capital has just been ranked in the top 25% in a brand new survey by Travel Supermarket Survey. Dublin came 22nd place in the rankings of the ‘Healthiest Cities in the World to visit’. The survey took several factors into consideration like “a number of factors, ranging from health food shops […]

8 years ago

We are so glad that the days of writing like a Bebo Stunnah are behind us. Well, most of us. We’d say ‘Meh’ instead of ‘me’, ‘Yhu’ instead of ‘You’ and ‘Luv Cha’ to our 14 year-old girlfriends and boyfriends who we were obviously destined to be with until at least the next teenage disco. […]

8 years ago

There are currently six fire engines outside the National Gallery Of Ireland on Merrion Square. A big crowd has gathered outside but there is no visible smoke or fire coming from the outside of the building. It is feared that the fire may have taken place inside the building. Photo credit: Matthew Dever. UPDATED 14:38 […]

8 years ago

Will ye please do your research before coming over here and trying to strike up a conversation with us about something that is going to completely annoy us. We know that Brexit is a big talking point at the moment but we hate people who don’t know what they’re talking about when it comes to […]

8 years ago

Leo Varadkar really pulled out all the stops for his 40th Birthday party. The whole thing was organised by his friends and political mates using a Whatsapp group and he lived it up in the luxurious private party and dining venue, Medley. The restaurant on Fleet Street is one of the best wedding venues in […]

8 years ago

Azealia Banks is just on one. She’s insulted Irish women, Irish men, Irish culture and so help us GOD, if she says anything about the GAA or croker, the pitchforks will be out. So yesterday, she called Irish women ugly after an incident on an Aer Lingus flight and Irish people were, understandably, upset and […]

8 years ago

Elijah, tell us how you really feel. Vikings Actor, Elijah Rowen, has issued an apology after he slated RTÉ and Dublin based soap Fair City. The actor said that the soap was an embarrassment and that actors shouldn’t really consider it. “Personally I think Fair City is embarrassing. I understand actors might do it for […]

8 years ago

Theresa May has just survived a motion of no confidence. The vote would have seen the Government being torn down leaving a General Election on the horizon. Attention now turns back to present and the current Prime Minister has firmly ruled out revoking Article 50. Speaking in the House of Commons after the vote, May […]

8 years ago

I must admit, it was a big culture shock moving to Dublin and trying to get used of the buses. I don’t think I was one of those people who tried to hand the bus driver a fiver but I definitely threw in €4 and waited for my change along with my receipt. Not happening. […]

8 years ago

It’s not often you see a decent room going for cheap in Dublin especially in an area like Terenure which is normally deemed ‘expensive’. This place in Parkmore Drive in Terenure is offering a single bedroom for €360 per month or a twin room for €400 per month which are very decent prices But like […]

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2019 is only in its infancy but we’ve already found the most bizarre story of the year. A 33-year-old man was admitted to Dublin Hospital for medical treatment after he repeatedly injected himself in the back with his own semen in order to treat an ongoing pain. He developed a “subcutaneous abscess” on his right […]

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It was a sad day in September 2017 when it was announced that people would no longer be able to get coffee from one of the most iconic buildings in Dublin. The legendary coffee kiosk on Leeson Street had closed down after being one of the hottest go-to coffee spots in town for nearly four […]

8 years ago

The country is currently preparing for a strike by nurses at the end of January in order to resolve concerns over pay and staff shortages. The 24-hour strike will take place on 30 January and the members of the INMO (Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation who has 37,000 members) are looking for a pay rise […]

8 years ago

If you’ve been paying attention to your bus shelters in recent days, you’ll have seen that more routes are changing from Dublin Bus to Go-Ahead Ireland. In total, nine routes will change to Go-Ahead starting from Sunday January 20th and these include: 17 104 114 161 220 236 238 239 270 These new routes will […]

8 years ago

Dublin 7 has once again proven it has the Midas touch for National Lottery Daily Million wins after a local store sold a Daily Million ticket worth a cool €1 million. The National Lottery confirmed that the golden quick pick ticket for the 2 p.m. Daily Million draw was sold at Tesco in the Phibsboro […]

8 years ago

It has been confirmed on Instagram that one of Ireland’s most popular and well-known couples have split. Xposé host, Cassie Stokes has confirmed over Instagram that she has split with her girlfriend of two years. The 30-year-old was going out with Kathleen Gauvin. They had dated for three years when they lived in Canada but […]

8 years ago

GET BREAD. Even if you don’t eat it don’t like, just buy a loaf. No scrap that, buy 20 loaves, WE DON’T MAKE THE RULES JUST DO IT. The whole country was left housebound in late February and early March of 2018 when Storm Emma and ‘Beast From The East’ hit our island. And the […]

8 years ago

Dublin Bus has announced that it will be introducing a new 155 service in the spring. The new bus route is set to start in February but no actual date has been confirmed as of yet. The new service will be from Ballymun to Bray, it will start at IKEA, stopping in the city centre […]

8 years ago

Dublin Bus are launching a brand new route next week and to be fair, it’s one that people have been crying out for, for a long time. In a statement on their website, the company said that: “From Sunday, 20 January 2019 we are delighted to launch Route 66e. “Route 66e will operate from Monday […]

8 years ago

We’ve all heard of the Irish goodbye but we’ve never heard it executed perfectly on the radio. And to make it even better, the person who did it isn’t from Ireland but still nailed it. Hugh Jackman was on Ryan Tubridy’s radio show this morning and Tubs immediately regretted explaining the Irish goodbye to him. […]

8 years ago

If you could go on a night out with two celebrities, these two would be on the top of the list. They’ve been in Dublin all day promoting their brand new film, Stan & Ollie and Steve Coogan and John C.Reilly look to be hanging around for the night. The pair were spotted leaving Dublin’s […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor’s Da is about go viral all over again with another bizarre social media post. Tony took to Instagram to share his disgust about not being able to go on his boat because of the Irish weather. He planned to take the boat from Dun Laoghaire to Howth harbour to have some lunch and […]

8 years ago

The effort of replacing a car part can often be a pain in the you know what. But the guilt of getting caught without something by the Gardaí always overrides your laziness so more often than not, you get it replaced immediately. But this driver in Tallaght is really living on the edge with this […]

8 years ago

What is some people’s obsession with pissing off cyclists and doing their best to make it as hard for them as possible to travel safely around the capital. There’s nothing more annoying as a cyclist than seeing some eejit blocking the cycle lane. A parked car especially makes it very hard for cyclists to maneuver […]

8 years ago

It’s been 8 years since we received new music from Westlife but fans were treated to a brand new track on Thursday morning. ‘Hello My Love’ is already trending massively worldwide and it’s easy to see why. It’s a banger of a song and matches the sheer power that Take That had when they returned […]

8 years ago

We’d say there’s not many things that Colin Farrell won’t talk about but RTÉ broadcaster, Miriam O’Callaghan managed to catch him off guard with this question. The actor was being interviewed on the opening day of Dublin’s Pendulum leadership summit when O’Callaghan dropped in the question: “How’s your love life?” very slyly and quickly. “Oh […]

8 years ago

Mark Moriarty is making a big splash this weekend on British television as he is set to appear on the popular, Saturday Kitchen. The BBC programme will show off Moriarty’s talent this Saturday 12 January. He is a chef at one of Dublin’s best and most popular restaurants, The Greenhouse, which has a coveted Michelin […]

8 years ago

Shocking footage has emerged of a Deliveroo driver and a member of the public physically fighting on Dame Street. The video shows the other person throwing a bike towards the Deliveroo driver who then proceeds to go after the man. The Deliveroo rider throws a few wild kicks in the direction of the man and […]

8 years ago

In a Twitter post that is being shared widely to raise awareness, a girl in Dublin shared her experience of being followed into a girl’s bathroom by a man. This could have ended so much differently if she wasn’t able to talk him down and if others hadn’t entered the bathroom also. The girl in […]

8 years ago

WOW air has announced it is offering its Irish passengers flights to Iceland during the Northern Lights season for as little an absolute steal The offer is available for booking from today, Wednesday 9 January, until midnight Sunday 13 January on selected flights for travel from January to March. Flights can be bought for as […]

8 years ago

A couple of days ago, we told you that two well-known Dublin food establishments had closed down over safety concerns in December. These two businesses were part of 9 in total that closed over the entire month in Dublin, Cavan, Meath, Cork, Louth and Westmeath. You can find the full list of closures here. However, […]

8 years ago

It’s no secret that some Dublin Bus drivers give 110% when they’re behind the wheel of their vehicle. Just before Christmas, we learnt about the Dublin Bus Driver who came to the rescue of this girl. Her late night experience about being followed is something we should all look out for in Dublin. As for […]

8 years ago

No matter what side of the ‘who pays for the bill’ on a date you stand on, you have to admit that this is a bit OTT. This Irish lad revealed on Reddit the reasons why a girl he had gone on a date with, refused a second one. He popped up in her messages […]

8 years ago

On Friday April 19th 2019, Swinford man, Stephen Kelly, Peter Cassidy and friends, will be “On the Rocky Road Again”. They will begin their three-day fundraising challenge to cover the 240km distance from Beaumont Hospital, Dublin to Castlebar (by running, jogging and walking) to raise funds for the Richmond Intensive Care Unit and St Raphaels […]

8 years ago

Investigations are underway after the attempted theft of an ATM in the early hours of Sunday morning. Detectives are appealing for any information after “plant machinery” was stolen from a nearby building and used on the attack. The incident took place in Tyrone. Appeal after attempted ATM theft at a shop on Old Mountfield Rd, […]

8 years ago

Trinity College Dublin has released a statement after the tragic news that one of their students died at the Cliffs of Moher on Friday. Gardaí and Trinity College Dublin have been working with the Indian Embassy since the accident. Eye-witnesses said that a man was seen falling on Friday afternoon and it’s said that the […]

8 years ago

Littering is never acceptable but littering as heavily as this in one spot is absolutely disgraceful. These pictures were taken at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay near the Samuel Beckett Bridge and it’s actually hard to see the streets with the amount of litter there. There’s several cans of alcohol as well as lunchboxes filled with […]

8 years ago

I mean, what can you say about the Dublin renting crisis that hasn’t already been said. This is just another example of terrible the whole thing is at the moment and it has no signs of getting any better. Dublin Rental Investigator found this advertisement online and stated that “Landlords who put bunkbeds in front […]

8 years ago

Since we spotted this last night, our jaws have been firmly planted to the floor with just a constant flow of dribble coming out of them. The Bridge 1859 posted this video on Saturday evening ahead of the Conference B clash between Leinster v Ulster. Leinster ran out convincing winners on a scoreline of 40-7 […]

8 years ago

A National Lottery player in Dublin is marking the official end of Christmas a hell of a lot richer after winning the top prize on last night’s Lotto Plus 2 Draw. The lucky South Dublin winner purchased their €250,000 golden ticket at the Lidl supermarket on the Sallynoggin Road, Glenageary, Co. Dublin. A National Lottery […]

8 years ago

The video below shows a group of teenagers leading Gardaí on a chase in Ballyfermot in broad daylight. The group of Joyriders, all said to be from the Ballyfermot area were caught on camera as they sped through Dublin roads. The clips were posted to Social Media and have gone extremely viral since Saturday. The […]

8 years ago

A Twitter thread about this Dublin taxi journey has gained a lot of attention over the weekend. The thread which was started by Childish Landini outlines “one the most vile and barbaric acts” they had ever witnessed. This is a thread about something I saw in Dublin last night that I will never forget. Last […]

8 years ago

We’re all in agreement that January is going to be a hard time for all involved that includes ABSOLUTELY NO GOING OUT. It might seem okay at the moment but come the end of the month, we’ll be itching to go for a few scoops again. However, this brilliant movie drops on Netflix by then […]

8 years ago

We’re not going to lie, we hadn’t heard of these awards before today but now that we have, we’re glad that Dublin scooped home one. The ‘Great Street Award’ was won by the capital’s very own, South William Street at the 2019 Urbanism Awards in London. The website said that: “The Irish street has demonstrated […]

8 years ago

You couldn’t help but admire the nerve that this Dubliner had over the Christmas period. We’ve all been stuck in the smoking area either smoking or waiting for one of your friends to finish up their cigarette. And you’d be gasping for a drink after being stuck amongst the cloud of smoke but when you […]

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