No matter how good your technique has been over the years, peeling potatoes has always been one of the more arduous tasks in a home kitchen. Indeed head into any professional kitchens and the potatoes will come pre-peeled in order to save chefs time. So prepare yourself because we are about to show you something […]

10 years ago

Burgers are experiencing a moment right now. Five Guys, Shake Shack and about 100 different independent chains are taking the world by storm, and people just can’t seem to get enough of a bit of mince beef topped with cheese in a bap. Looks like McDonald’s might have been onto something after all. I’d put […]

10 years ago

Social media is all about the latest breaking trend, and we certainly like to keep you on top of the latest news – but today I spotted something in my social feeds that was a couple of years old, but needed to be shared because it’s so good. Capulet is a rapper from the mean […]

10 years ago

The Celtic Tiger has been dead for a good eight years now, and most popular commentary would tell you that’s a good thing – given the ruinous state it left our country in, with the begging bowl held out towards the Germans. But while it looked like we were set for decades of austerity, I’ve […]

10 years ago

I first encountered Nick Munier when I was a young chef working in Peacock Alley. He was the charismatic Maître d’ who sounded part English, part French with a bit of Irish thrown in. He could charm the skin off a snake, and he had the diplomacy skills of a UN delegation between customers and […]

10 years ago

I know what I’m going to get when I walk into most places to review them. Some might miss the mark or have a superb night, but when you eat out about 4 times a week it is pretty rare that you’ll have your breath taken away by a dining experience. While the cooking in […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Smoked Bacon Avocado Pasta Kale Vine Tomatoes Balsamic deduction Buffalo mozzarella When it comes to this time of year, there’s nothing better than a good salad – but the big issue I always have is that I am fucking starving five minutes after eating one. I wanted to come up with another recipe that […]

10 years ago

You can’t go online these days without somebody offering up the latest advice on eating healthy. Models sharing their paleo photos on Instagram. Sportspeople giving you tips on how to eat clean and every Tom, Dick and Harry seeming to be on the latest diet. To be quite honest, I find it a massive pain […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 poussin Cos Salad Pomegranate seeds Feta Cheese Beetroot (cooked) Lemon Rosemary Its that time of year where the stuff that we eat moves from big heavy stews and soups towards salads and lighter meals. On the whole, salads can be pretty boring though – so I decided to come up with a recipe […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Minced beef Red chilli Coriander Feta Cheese Cous Cous Cucumber Lemon I try to keep these recipes down to 7 ingredients and things that can be cooked in about 20-30 minutes max. Nobody wants to be doing more than that in the evening, and if you want a fancy dinner party and 100 ingredients […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Pasta Sweet Poatato Red Onion Garlic Red Chili Parmesan Cheese Spinach I’m as guilty as anybody of making sure there is some sort of meat in my meals at all times so I wanted to change it up and give everybody a veggie option. Far from missing out I actually enjoyed this way more […]

10 years ago

I’m sure that 99.9% of people in Ireland reading this have never heard of MC Lynchy. Certainly those over 23. He’s a young MC from Limerick who burst onto the scene with a video, recorded on a smart phone and uploaded to Facebook and Youtube, which you can see below. Despite that video having over […]

10 years ago

We love getting excited about the future of Dublin, focusing on the new version of the city that’s been emerging in the wake of the post-Celtic Tiger bust. But sometimes to look forward, you need to look back… and this is an important week in the calendar for this city. Next year will mark 100 […]

10 years ago

We’ve all heard about the big strike today, and the fact that there will be pickets outside all Dunnes Stores. Where are people going to get their sausage rolls at 11 o’clock today? There are serious issues at play here on both sides: Dunnes have decided to try and negate the huge effect this will […]

10 years ago

We all knew that shit was going to get real when McGregor and Aldo rolled into Dublin at the end of their 12-city, 10-day world tour – and sure enough, we weren’t left disappointed. In the Convention Centre today, McGregor had 3,000 fans in attendance (they could have sold 66,000 tickets for this press conference […]

10 years ago

The most creative people Ireland produces are never celebrated on our own little island. We tend to toe the line that Bono is a tax-dodging prick, while the rest of the world adores him. James Joyce was the greatest writer of his generation, but he produced his best work in bourgeois Paris, and Roy Keane […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Tuna steak Bread rolls Mango Chili Coriander Harissa sauce Radicchio salad Are you on a health buzz but always craving stuff like burgers? What tends to happen is that you’ll crack after a couple of weeks and eat some seriously greasy shit. We have a recipe for you today that tastes like it should […]

10 years ago

We do as much as we can to talk about the difficult issues of mental health and alcoholism here on the site. I’ve spoken about my own battles with both in the past, and at the Lovin Dublin Live event Bressie gave an amazing talk which has since been watched by over a million people. […]

10 years ago

We’ve been seeing videos from drones popping up all over the place over the last year. But while most videos are created by hobbyists, or used for promotional and marketing purposes, one enterprising Irish farmer has started using his drone to… herd sheep. The drone is called Shep, and judging from the video it’s a […]

10 years ago

The Trinity Orchestra have just released this video which shows them playing an eight-minute live performance of “Demon Days”, their selection of Gorillaz music. The setting is absolutely gorgeous and we can’t think of a better way to show off a college to the world than this (Apart from our list of 50 reasons why […]

10 years ago

Last week we shared an incredible video, in which Liam Neeson extolled the virtues of Ireland to would-be visitors all over the world. This week, his dulcet tones are back with an even more important video – ‘All Champions Are Special’ – as he helps launch the Irish Special Olympics campaign. The short and snappy […]

10 years ago

You probably saw the news last week that IKEA wanted people to stop playing hide and seek in their shops around the world. But as we all know, here in Dublin we do love to show a bit of a disregard for the rules. That’s why one enterprising Dubliner has started a Facebook event, which […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Tin of tomatoes Bacon Fancy sausages form the butchers Garlic Leeks Potatoes Eggs I think we can all agree that brunch is easily the best meal of the week, but while there are hundreds of great places you can now eat it in Dublin, sometimes one of the best places to eat is in […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fresh pasta Tomatoes Purple sprouting broccoli (or regular if you can’t find it) Garlic 1 Red onion Parmesan cheese Basil Parma ham It’s a great moment when you stop thinking about stews and soups and start thinking about what the warmer weather has to offer. This dish is the perfect spring recipe, and the […]

10 years ago

Today was possibly the tightest game in the history of Irish rugby but we somehow managed to win the game, and the championship. Let’s not get too worried about who should have won or how we won…. The simple fact is that Ireland won, and we seriously deserved it. The boys showed incredible skill today […]

10 years ago

As you’re probably all too aware employees at tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have some wonderful perks – but the one that seems to grab all the attention is their free food. It is the relatively secret world seen only by about 7,000 people every day of the week who are lucky enough […]

10 years ago

As good as Irish music is, there’s a pretty set formula that has been observed over the years – to the way it’s played, how it’s played, where it’s played and even how the players look. But every once in a while something completely different comes along, and today that is MOXIE. They’ve been knocking […]

10 years ago

Lets just pretend for a few minutes that we don’t have to live in the real world and that money is no object.. We all know how painful the Dublin property market is at the moment, with a shoebox costing about a €1,000 each month. Well, today we’d like to show you how the other […]

10 years ago

When the Taoiseach travels over to the USA for St Patrick’s day every year he has a few ceremonial jobs to complete and photos to take. The few days tend to culminate in the prime photo opportunity of shaking the American President’s hand for the cameras and talking to reporters in a lighthearted manner. That […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Bread Roll Fillet Steak Kale White pudding BBQ sauce Red onions Sugar Balsamic Vinegar Today is a day for going all out on the burgers, I decided. None of that cheap shitty minced meat but instead straight in at the top end with fillet steak and a pimped out burger that you can nearly […]

10 years ago

All over the world, buildings are turning green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, from the Opera House in Sydney to the Pyramids in Egypt. The whole world wants to get in on the party – but one particularly Irish city that’s been doing its own stunt is Chicago, in the heart of the US Midwest. […]

10 years ago

How is it that St Patrick’s day is celebrated all over the world? Why do we all love the Irish so much that their national day brings New York to a standstill and millions of people across America go out to party? Well, one of the main reasons is that the USA has a huge […]

10 years ago

No matter where you are in the world, student union campaign videos tend to follow the same old rigid formula – and it really does feel like once you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. Well luckily Alison Ring and David Atkinson from DCU’s Pop the Cherry Comedy have decided to rip the complete piss […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Burger bun Chicken breast Spinach Avocado Cheddar cheese Sweet potato Parsley Green Tomatoes (Cucumber if you can’t find them) I wanted to do a recipe to make everybody proud of being Irish but also to explain the difference between what our national day is called in different parts of the world. The real name […]

10 years ago

If you’re in Ranelagh, and you can’t find anything decent to eat or drink, then you might as well just give up on eating and drinking altogether. The village is heaven for foodies – and now there’s one more exciting addition to add to the mix: Butlers Chocolate Café. They’re busy renovating the old […]

10 years ago

World leaders love to jump on the St Patrick’s Day bandwagon and celebrate our little country. One such leader is the Australian PM, Tony Abbott, who has made what has to be the most insincere and appalling video message ever. In a country that celebrates St Patrick’s Day with street parades and huge parties, he […]

10 years ago

Just when you think you’ve seen every video of Ireland, shot from every imaginable angle, along comes this beauty to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The Tourism Ireland initiative is narrated by Liam Neeson, and is given a whole new level of butterfly-inducing brilliance thanks to his gravelly vocals. Throw in sweeping shots of our beautiful […]

10 years ago

BOOOOOM! It’s another Bank Holiday Weekend in our lovely little city, and more importantly… it’s BBQ season. Although we can’t control the weather, it’s reasonable to expect that BBQs across the country will be dusted down and fired up this weekend, wafting that wonderful smell across Dublin neighbourhoods. And while you could go with the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 Packet of lambs lettuce (Rocket would also do) 3 Ripe figs Small mini mozzarella Sliced prosciutto (thin as possible) Balsamic Vinegar Nice crusty brown baguette Few Basil leaves I often get home from work late and by the time I have showered and done all my chores, the last thing I can be […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 tub plain natural Yoghurt Small bit of plain flour Fresh breadcrumbs Some chilli powder or cajun seasoning (optional) 1 cucumber 1 egg 1 lemon I don’t know what that shite they serve you in fast-food chains called ‘chicken’ is, but it sure tastes weird. A while back I had chicken […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 Packet parma ham or prosciutto 1 Packet Buffalo mozzarella 1 Bag Spinach Couple of very ripe peaches Balsamic vinegar Good olive Oil 1 packet cherry tomatoes Have you noticed that in a bit of sun your appetite completely changes? It’s the reason those Mediterranean folks look way better than us, are healthier and […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 Bunch of asparagus 2 Chicken breasts Chili Flakes 1 Bag of fresh mozzarella 1 Packet of cherry or medium tomatoes 1 Red onion 2 Cloves of garlic You’d think a chef would have their shit together when putting recipes together. I normally do for these recipes, but this started out as a shambles. […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 2 Chicken breasts (Skin on) 2 Heads of Cos Salad (Not the chopped up shit in a bag) 1 Clove of garlic 1 Lemon Good big squeeze of Mayo Half a Baguette (Or any other bread you can find that is crusty) Grated Parmesan cheese I don’t know about you but I absolutely despise […]

10 years ago

So you watch the news, see European leaders coming and going from Brussels trying to reach and agreement on the Greek crisis. You also see cutaway shots of Greeks suffering in misery as they desperately queue outside cash machines trying to get their money out and surviving on the €50 Euros a day that has […]

10 years ago

I don’t know whats going on with Baggot Street, but there are high-end food places popping up there at the moment quicker than Catherine Murphy can ask questions in the Dáil. Most seem to be fancy healthy eating joints – and just like Manchester has the ‘Curry Mile’, this part of town is quickly becoming […]

10 years ago

Many of you stayed up drinking all night to watch the fight, while others set their alarms for the wee hours. The result went exactly as we all hoped it would, and the stature of McGregor continues to grow after the biggest fight in UFC history. We’ll leave the analysis to the sports sites and […]

10 years ago

Rather than Irish stew or bacon and cabbage you’d swear that the national food of Ireland was the humble burrito or Mexican food in general. You only have to look at the queues snaking out of burrito joints at lunch time or the amount of places serving up super nachos to understand our huge appetite […]

10 years ago

Airports are emotional places with people struggling to contain their emotions, whether good and bad. Irish airports have been especially sad places over the last number of years with tearful parents bidding farewell to their offspring forced to emigrate. This uplifting airport video, which captures a young girl coming back from Australia, brought me pure […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Chicken breasts Kidney beans Coriander Cajun seasoning Avocado Lemon Tortilla wraps Feta cheese Jalapenos I don’t know about you but I just can’t get enough of Mexican food. If I could eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner I probably would -provided someone did a good breakfast burrito in town, that is! While most […]

10 years ago

So ukuleles seem to be taking over the world over the last few years.. They’ve become the norm in the same way that beard wax, oversized glasses and craft beer have. I’ve seen a couple of people playing them at events around Dublin in the past while, but little did I know that Dublin has […]

10 years ago