Brian’s book came out in the same week that Roy wrote his second. The fact that I can use their first names and you know exactly who I am talking about tells you all you need to know about the two greatest sportsmen to don an Irish jersey. They are Irish icons not just of […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Spicy sausages (or normal if you prefer) Potatoes Spring onions Butter Cream Chili Garlic Kale It always comes as a surprise when you wake up one morning and the weather has suddenly changed from autumn to icy winter. One thing that changes straight away are our diets and out go salads and other light meals and in […]

10 years ago

Crazy news today as startled Irish tourists and bemused yanks wandering around Times Square in NY started spotting a huge billboard for Supermac’s the Irish fast food chain. The question most people are asking today is why would a fast food company that are 3000 miles away (so they say in the advert themselves) advertise […]

10 years ago

It’s that time of the year where a couple of people start asking around the office about the exciting/dreaded Christmas party. For many, the Christmas party is when you let the shackles off and tell that special someone in the office that you love them, or where after 10 mulled wines you finally tell your […]

10 years ago

Last night was the 20th October and even though we are more than two months out from the big day, some of Santa’s little helpers were out in force putting up the Christmas lights. Personally we’d be of the opinion that any of this Christmas malarky should be saved for after Halloween but there is […]

10 years ago

I don’t think we have a world class hotel in Dublin. The Merrion is as close as it comes but I’ve always thought their stiff upper lip style is more suited to the IMF and Jean Claud Trichet then something that us Dubliners can relate to. The Four Seasons screams Celtic Tiger excess and is […]

10 years ago

Do you obsess about food? Annoy all your friends by insisting they wait for you to take Instagram photos before they start eating their meals? Are you mad about data and growing traffic online? If you find yourself nodding along to those questions then we could have the job for you. Nicola our Community Manager is […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 Swordfish steaks Parmesan cheese Pasta (whatever shape you like really) Basil Rocket 2 Red Peppers Garlic When it comes to cooking for a date there are so many unknowns…do they eat meat? Would they like fish? Are they allergic to anything? Are you going to get your end away? I’d never go with […]

10 years ago

Just when you think some of the pubs and restaurants can’t get any more hipster along comes P Macs to change the game. They featured at number 2 on our list of places with most hipsters per square foot in Dublin a couple of weeks ago but they have taken things to a whole new level with their […]

10 years ago

We love sharing things here that will make your life infinitely easier when it comes to food, so we’ve put together this handy little list for you. Make no mistake about it, these hacks are going to make you fat, lazy and an all-round slob, but after the week you’ve just had, that’s just fine. […]

10 years ago

f there is one thing we’ve learnt about you readers it is that you are all obsessed with brunch. With Dublin offering an increasingly large and varied selection of brunch options we thought it would be only right to refine them down and help you find a brunch for the specific occasion you were after. We think […]

10 years ago

Myself and my mate headed out to watch the Ireland match this week against the reigning world champions. We didn’t know that come 10 o’clock we’d be dancing around the pub like a couple of kids in play school, slapping randomers on the back and high fiving American tourists after a most famous of draws. […]

10 years ago

About a year ago this was a tiny blog that I use to write on for my own amusement. It forced me to eat out once a week to review a new restaurant which was great fun. It then got to 50,000 monthly readers and it was clear that there was something much bigger bubbling up. […]

10 years ago

It might be budget day today but there is no better indicator that we are heading back to better times than the opening of a new Nespresso boutique on Dublin’s Duke Street. Up until now capsules have only been available online or in exclusive outlets like Brown Thomas as the coffee maker seeks to maintain […]

10 years ago

Us meat eaters always reckon that veggies get the raw end of the deal especially when it comes to iconic meat treats like a big fat juicy cheeseburger. How could anything ever compare with that? Well the news today is that an American company called impossible foods have come up with the solution. It looks like […]

10 years ago

We all try to eat healthy food at times but it is a massive pain in the arse to do it perfectly all the time. Luckily there are some foods that are way better than others when it comes to nourishing you, giving you energy and making your body feel good about itself. Super foods. So […]

10 years ago

Consumers around the world right now are changing when it comes to food and drink. We’ve moved from the days where bigger was better to a world where markets are starting to be dominated by “craft”. The most obvious example is beer but it’s also happening to butchers and farmers markets with people now willing to pay a […]

10 years ago

The water charges are about as popular as a kick up the hole when you are bending over to get that plate out of the very back of the cupboard. Irish people have found a whole host of different ways to protest about them, ignore paying them or just have a good old moan. No […]

10 years ago

I normally like to focus on restaurants for reviews but given that we were busy launching our new app and all working late in the office we decided to review some of Dublin’s takeaways. We picked a standard order of a Thai Green Curry, fried rice and a can of coke and tested them according […]

10 years ago

Every week the Lovin Dublin community share incredible photos on Instagram via the hashtag #lovindublin. There are a remarkable 7,500 photos there and it is a wonderful place to find great places to eat, restaurant reviews and new stuff happening in the city. It shows Dublin off in the best possible way. As you’ll know […]

10 years ago

We know you guys love the content here on Lovin Dublin with 400,000 Dubliners visiting the site every month to find out what is new in their city. We also see that 70% of people access the site via mobile (either sneaking looks while at work or flicking through food porn on the couch). So […]

10 years ago

Love them or hate them, hipsters are roaming all over this city and they’re multiplying at an alarming rate. What with their handle bar moustaches, fixie bikes, clothes made from hemp, and all that craic. I’m pretty sure that once this craze has well and truly died down, we’ll all move back to being clean […]

10 years ago

It’s only Monday night, but we bet that a lot of people are already having a sneaky glass of wine to ease themselves into the week. The problem with wine is that it can often pose problems, like not being cold enough, being corked, or having sediment in it. Luckily, as with most things in […]

10 years ago

The craze for cronuts has been sweeping the world for the last couple of years after chef Dominique Ansel invented them in New York. He never revealed his recipe after his unique creations hit the market so chefs around the world were forced to try and re-create them from scratch using a trial and error […]

10 years ago

All flights have been suspended at Dublin airport this morning after a couple of Ryanair planes clipped wings on the ground. As you can see from the picture below passengers are sharing pictures of the incident. It might seem trivial but the biggest air disaster of all time happened on the ground when two 747s […]

10 years ago

A trailer has just been released for “One Million Dubliners” which is a film about a subject not many of us like talking about but will ultimately all face… Death. Judging by the trailer though it promises to get us thinking about Glasnevin cemetery, where there are 1.5 million people buried, in an entirely new way. […]

10 years ago

There is a huge foodie shift happening in Dublin at the moment and it involves people staying within their own “village” to find great food. You can trace the trend back to Ranelagh who set the bar so high with about 30 restaurants in one main street but more relevant is the food scene in […]

10 years ago

We all love a challenge here at Lovin Dublin and today we’ve been eyeing up something a little nuts from the UK. The Hibernator is a breakfast served in The Bear Grills café in Congleton. It only comes in at a reasonable enough 19.95 which seems like great value considering the portion size. The big […]

10 years ago

Every week the Lovin Dublin community share incredible photos on Instagram via the hashtag #lovindublin. There are a remarkable 7,500 photos there and it is a wonderful place to find great places to eat, restaurant reviews and new stuff happening in the city. It shows Dublin off in the best possible way. As you’ll know […]

10 years ago

Ask people in most other large cities and they’ll rave about “this little Lebanese place you have to try”. Usually down some back street or somewhere off the beaten track there are hidden gems where epic Middle Eastern meals are served. I think people get excited about this type of cooking because it is so […]

10 years ago

We thought we’d seen every gadget under the sun when it comes to the kitchen, but oh how wrong we were. We hadn’t seen the wine hoodie! It’s made to keep your red wine at the perfect room temperature during the winter but who cares about that, its all about how bloody cute it looks! […]

10 years ago

Every year when the new iPhone comes out you’ll find me in the queue in Belfast on launch day waiting for the latest gadget that Apple have brought to market. Far from being an Apple fan boy I also have used the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the latest Nexus in the last year as well […]

10 years ago

Every week the community on Lovin Dublin share incredible photos on Instagram via the hashtag #lovindublin. There are a remarkable 7000 photos there and it is a wonderful place to find great places to eat, restaurant reviews and new stuff happening in the city. It shows Dublin off in the best possible way. Last week […]

10 years ago

There seems to be very little doubt that Dublin is the grips of another mini property boom after about 7 years of extreme pain. Everywhere you look around the city the same signs are there that we all remember so well. We just can’t stop asking ourselves “are we really going to be this stupid […]

10 years ago

After a week break the boys are back and they have an entire show dedicated to the new iPhone 6 which they were lucky enough to get their hands on. Watch as Jamie unboxes his live on the show and they both give their reactions on the latest Apple iPhone.

10 years ago

OK, so we know that Guinness are a big corporation and not really that Irish anymore and some of their marketing stunts like Arthur’s Day have been a disaster for the city but they are a part of our city. Tourists flock to the brewery and it is a symbol of Ireland all over the […]

10 years ago

There have been plenty of signs lately in Dublin that the property market is heating up including the people camping outside an estate in Swords to get their hands on a house and the overheating rental market with reports of bedsits going for over €1000 a month around the capital. A lot of the problems […]

10 years ago

If you were walking around town yesterday you may have had to do a double take up on George’s Street with the sight of a massive green Octopus hanging out of the windows of Rustic Stone. We first thought that either Dublin was under attack or Dylan McGrath had finally lost the plot but it […]

10 years ago

Every week the Lovin Dublin community share incredible photos on Instagram via the hashtag #lovindublin. There are a remarkable 7,000 photos there and it is a wonderful place to find great places to eat, restaurant reviews and new stuff happening in the city. It shows Dublin off in the best possible way. Last week we […]

10 years ago

Burgers have come in the same shape and size for the best part of a century. Sure you get lots of fancy toppings and different meats but we thought we’d seen it all when it comes to innovation. That was until the crazy Japanese got involved and the folks over there at Burger King introduced […]

10 years ago

The Kurds as a people have had a pretty tough time over the years. Their population is split between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey which aren’t exactly parts of the world you’d want to be going for a two week package holiday these days. With huge turmoil in those areas, vast swathes of the population […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Chicken breast Sweet potato Brown bap Avocado Red Peppers Feta Cheese Basil Lemon Aged balsamic One thing people always ask me for is a healthy burger, which is an oxymoron if ever I’ve heard one, but I decided to rise to the challenge with this one. This is packed full of protein and perfect […]

10 years ago

Everybody has a ‘go-to’ meal. It’s something that you eat when you’re feeling down; when you can’t be bothered making a decision about where to eat, and just want something reliable; the thing you crave when you’re away from home. I wanted to share mine today and hopefully discover some more by seeing yours in […]

10 years ago

You have probably seen that video that ahd everybody in stitches a couple of years ago of the Viper from Hardy Buck commentating on the Olympics. Well, he’s back and this time he’s commentating on the rugby match at the weekend. It’s a Boyle Sports campaign and the English are on the receiving end of […]

10 years ago

I always advise against eating in restaurants on a Monday. There a bunch of reasons but the main one is that you often get served the dregs from the weekend. Chefs will prep up on a Thursday and Friday for a busy weekend and get their fridges stuffed for the impending rush. Fish especially should […]

10 years ago

You’ve probably seen thousands of videos with Jamie Oliver but I thought I’d share this one because it gives a superb insight into him like you’ve probably never seen before. It’s part of a series with Kevin Rose (an American entrepreneur) who delves deep into the lives of his guest. From his early days as […]

10 years ago

We spend most of our time here reviewing restaurants, sharing tips about new bars opening and generally giving you the latest on what is happening in this little city of ours. We wanted to see if you guys were listening though, and to give you all the chance to prove that you are on top […]

10 years ago

We were just talking in the office this week about how every time you get on a train you seem to end up sitting beside somebody who is either drunk or kicking off in some sort of way. There is never a dull moment on an Irish train journey. This video which is blowing up […]

10 years ago

We share recipes here all the time and one of the biggest requests we get is to start sharing tools that will improve your home cooking. We thought we’d start with something nice and light to get you going so as not to put the newbie cooks off. These gadgets, tools and accessories for the […]

10 years ago

He’s an Oscar winner and activist for gay rights in America – and when Dustin Lance Black visited Dublin this week, it was to receive an award for his work from the Law Society in UCD. He also used the occasion to deliver the following passionate speech ahead of the referendum in May saying that […]

10 years ago