What’s unique about Dublin? Tourists may flock to Trinity College and the Guinness Storehouse, but we all know the things that make this city stand apart can’t be found in a guidebook. From Copper’s to coddle, Adam & Paul to Fair City (and come to think of it, those crap toasties at Grogan’s), there’s no […]

7 years ago

We’re in the midst of a heatwave, and there’s only one place we want to be. The beach. Hold onto your speedos, Dorothy… here are six of the very best. 1. Tower Bay, Portrane Martello towers are one of the distinguishing features of Dublin’s coastline (James Joyce famously stayed in the tower by the Forty […]

8 years ago

It’s June. The ice-cream fridges are full. Boots has moved its sunscreen up beside the tills, kids are leaping into the Liffey and there isn’t a patch of grass to be had during lunchtime in Stephen’s Green. It’s starting to look a lot like summer, in other words, so we’ve run the rule over the […]

10 years ago

Wanna find out more about your city? There’s no better way to explore the streetscape in front of your face than by riding the coattails of someone who knows and loves what she does. That’s why we’ve scoured Dublin for six super tours more suited to locals than visitors – and don’t worry, there isn’t […]

10 years ago

It’s one of life’s greatest pleasures – grabbing a killer sambo and taking it to a park for a few minutes of me-time. A little sunshine helps, of course, but what really puts the experience over the top is the ‘Jaysus, I had it to myself’ factor. So forget St. Stephen’s Green. We’ve scoured the […]

10 years ago

Think Pink… the Giro d’Italia is Coming to Dublin! Two wheels always trumps four when it comes to getting out and about in Dublin. This weekend, that goes double – with the Giro d’Italia cycling race freewheeling into town. The Big Start of this year’s race is reason enough to get in the saddle, but […]

10 years ago

Lunch. It’s more than a sambo scoffed over the keyboard, you know. In fact, it could be the very saviour of your health and sanity. Almost half of those who neglect to take a lunch break see their productivity plummet in the afternoon, according to research by Bupa. So why not unshackle yourself from the […]

10 years ago

We all know the National Museum. We all love the national Museum. But dammit, sometimes we need a more intimate cultural fix – something quirky, off-the-wall, and erm… while we’re at it, compact enough to knock off in the space of a lunch break. Mission Impossible? Not at all. Dublin has a surprisingly juicy selection […]

10 years ago

Last week, we posted five places for a snog in Dublin. Life’s all swings and roundabouts, however, so this week we’re tooling you up with five fab locations for doing the exact opposite. “If two people love each other, there can be no happy end to it,” as Hemmingway wrote, and who are we to […]

10 years ago

You’ll be familiar with Irish Travel Writer of the Year, Pol O Conghaile, for his Lovin Dublin feature on the city’s hidden gems. As his title would suggest, Pol is a prolific travel writer, a National Geogrphic traveller, having wandered far and wide, discovering where and what we should all be seeing. He’s also a […]

10 years ago