Enviously staring at other people’s perfect homes is a millennial pastime that’s simultaneously satisfying and cruel.  We LOVE judging the glam velvet curtains, the shade of grey strangers chose for their feature walls and the wild decision to turn their attic into a bookshelf while at the same time crying into our avocado flavoured popcorn […]

8 years ago

Oh boy. Guess we’ll just have to accept the sad but tasty fact that alllllll of our money will now be going on treats from Fallon & Byrne.  The gourmet food retailer has just announced exciting plans for a huge new food hall, delicatessen and restaurant in Dundrum Town Centre, with construction to commence “shortly” once […]

8 years ago

In a sad moment for the creativity of Dublin city, it’s been reported that the famous graffiti wall at the back of Bernard Shaw pub on Richmond Street is to be demolished.  The Journal reports that the wall, which was regularly used for popular graffiti jams by local and international artists, is to be knocked […]

8 years ago

The longest winter of alllll time is still dragging on and it’s not hard to feel pretty glum about the short dark days and freezing cold. All these plans of #NewYearNewMe are kinda hard to put into action, eh? Well, a new campaign has begun that will set you on a journey toward embracing every […]

8 years ago

We hope you have a giant stack of pancakes to hand to comfort yourself after reading this, because the news is pretty grim.  Daft.ie’s latest Property Report has revealed some concerning facts about that state of Ireland’s housing market, including the fact renting is now 19% more expensive than it was at the height of […]

8 years ago

Tech giant Google is spreading its Irish wings even further with the news that it plans to open another impressive office space in south Dublin.  Silicon Republic report that Google will be moving into a 52,900 sq ft of space in Sandyford, making it the eighth Google office in Dublin.  Just last week, Google officially opened the 51,000 sq ft […]

8 years ago

The one day of the year where it’s actually acceptable, actually encouraged to eat pancakes for every single meal is finally upon us.  We hope you’ve had some for your brekkie and by god you HAVE to get some on your lunch break. Depending on where you’re located hit up one of these beaut spots for lunch […]

8 years ago

Love brunch? Love booze? Step right this way… Drop Dead Twice on Francis Street is Dublin’s only BYOC (Bring Your Own Cocktail) bar, which means you bring your own spirit and they whip up a range of cocktails using it.  While you can order standard cocktails, the beauty of this place is that there is no fixed menu, […]

8 years ago

Want to escape the madness of the city centre for Valentine’s Day this week? We’ve got just the thing… We’ve written about the beautiful Cowfish in Bray before, and its cosy fire pits and seaside location make it the ideal spot for a romantic dinner – or a cocktail evening with the gals.  A rooftop garden […]

8 years ago

You hear sometimes about famous musicians being a little bit diva-ish or having no time at all for the fans before a big concert… Sure they have to warm up those pretty vocal chords, we guess.  The Script, however, are officially the soundest band to play in Dublin’s 3Arena yet.  As fans queued up outside […]

8 years ago

Do you get stuck in traffic on your way to and from work on the M50 every day? There could be some changes on the way to help with that. The Irish Independent reports that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), which operates the M50, has released a tender for operators for the tolling system from 2019 […]

8 years ago

As if the weekend wasn’t cold enough it looks like there’s even MORE snow on the way for Dublin.  Met Eireann’s forecast for this evening says that while tonight will start dry, heavy rain will develop. Ah, glorious. Not only rain but heavy rain? Aren’t we the lucky ducks.  The rain may turn to sleet or snow […]

8 years ago

Forget about getting down on one knee at a U2 gig or while feeding the ducks in Stephen’s Green park.  You want your bae to say yes? You better step up your game…  An escape room in Dublin has just come up with a special idea for Valentine’s Day that’s gotta be one of the […]

8 years ago

Imagine, you could be sitting in work right now and be almost 170k richer without even realising it.  *Throws laptop to the ground and tells boss to eff off* Seriously, it could be you. Brady’s Newsagents in Crumlin is on the hunt for a lucky customer who matched five numbers AND the bonus number in […]

8 years ago

Want junk food this weekend that isn’t actually all that bad for you? Seriously, it exists.  Ireland’s only vegan food truck will be making its way to two Dublin parks this weekend to serve up its glorious vegan creations that put normal junk food to shame.  KFC? That’s VFC, actually: Vegan Fried Chick-hun. The EAT MY VEG food […]

8 years ago

Right, that’s it. We’re cancelling our wild plans of hitting the town tonight for a few drinks after it looks like staying inside in a fluffy onesie is a MUCH better idea.  The pub may be warm but once you step outside tonight you’re gonna freeze. Genuinely.  Met Eireann are predicting baltic conditions for Dublin […]

8 years ago

Our mouths are watering at the sight of what’s gotta be Ireland’s biggest chicken fillet roll. We’ve seen giant burgers, giant kebabs and giant pizzas but this absolute beast of a chicken fillet roll from The Shamrock Lodge in Finglas tops everything. Look at alllll that chicken-y glory… The whopper roll is part of their new food […]

8 years ago

This is worrying. Not only do we have the fear of never being able to afford a house in Dublin, we’re now scared that we can’t even afford a car park space.  An ad on Daft that was posted today by Sherry Fitzgerald lists a car parking space for sale in Custom House in the […]

8 years ago

An inspection of a nursing home in Raheny has found cause for concern over several matters involving the treatment of elderly residents, a HIQA report reveals. Raheny Community Nursing Unit in Dublin 5 was inspected by the health authority last October in an unannounced inspection visit, and the results of report detail some concerning finds. While the […]

8 years ago

Well, this is one way to get attention that’s for sure. Some lad in Phibsboro has gone back to basics and is trying to woo a “cute girl” by going all out.  What even is all out these days? Apparently it’s renting a GIANT billboard outside someone’s office and asking cars to beep in encouragement of your […]

8 years ago

If you’ve been squeezing on to a jammed Luas ever since the Green line extension was complete then we feel for you, we really do. Hundreds of commuters complained that the trams were more crowded and less frequent, causing delays and frustration. Thankfully, there’s some welcome changes starting from today. While the Green Line tram previously […]

8 years ago

Think life in Dublin doesn’t feel quite real sometimes? Between crazy rents and some gas characters, sometimes you come home with the kind of stories that are straight out of fantasy.  Now though, you actually can turn your life into Dublin into a game. Or at least, life on Dorset Street. DORSET is a 2d video game essay […]

8 years ago

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) released its latest report today of allll the complaints it has received in the past year on Irish radio and TV shows.  Most of them are fairly standard (people complaining about the Eucharist, anti-choice complaints on the media’s representation of the 8th Amendment, yada yada yada) but one complaint […]

8 years ago

Does the thought of going out for Valentine’s Day to a restaurant filled with tables of two and couples desperately trying to be the “most” romantic fill you with dread? We for one are shuddering at the thought. We’re all for making a nice date night out of the occasion and while there’s lots of […]

8 years ago

More than 200 deer have been killed in Phoenix Park by a sniper hired by the Office of Public Works (OPW) since 2016, Dublin Live reports. It is reported that a 68-year-old marksman from Wicklow was hired to perform the cull of the park’s deer population and their carcasses were then sold to a Wicklow-based meat supplier for […]

8 years ago

Garda are investigating an alleged kidnapping attempt of a young boy in the north Dublin village of Rush yesterday morning.  A 10-year-old boy was walking through Seabrook in Rush at around 11.45am when man in a blue car drove alongside him very slowly for about 200 metres, staring at him and intimidating him.  The man did […]

8 years ago

Trying to find a Valentine’s Day card that isn’t nauseatingly soppy can be harder than you think. How many times have I left it so late that I leg it into the nearest supermarket only to be left with cards for my “loving husband’?  So many times that I should really be single by now, […]

8 years ago

Two years after it was removed by Dublin City Council, the moving Ghost Bike memorial has been reinstated at Harold’s Cross bridge. Many will be familiar with the ghost bike, having been installed in 2009 to mark the spot where cyclist Zu Zhang Wong was tragically killed by a lorry turning onto the bridge. Since the accident the bicycle […]

8 years ago

Gardaí in Dublin 8 are investigating the sudden death of taxi driver who was on-duty on Kevin Street early on Sunday morning, The Journal reports. The man became unwell after an “incident” with a fare around 4.30am and was treated at the scene before being brought to St. James’ Hospital by ambulance. He was pronounced dead […]

8 years ago

Valentine’s Day is a tricky old beast, especially for newish relationships. You don’t want to come across as cold hearted by getting your new other half nothing, but then again you hardly want to go full-blown Fatal Attraction either.  ‘Ah!’, you think. ‘A card. PERFECT.’ Surely a simple card can’t cause any trouble? Hmm. It could be fairly […]

8 years ago

Bored of brunch at all your usual haunts? We think you miiiiight just enjoy this… The Stella Theatre in Rathmines, aka Dublin’s most beautiful cinema, is now doing a weekend Brunch Club and it’s a real treat.  Every Saturday and Sunday from around midday you can head over to the Art Deco beau for the ultimate […]

8 years ago

Looking for five great pop-up markets or street food stalls? What about where can you see five marvellous murals or examples of wall art, or even five of the most unique walks to do in Dublin? Well now you can find out allllll of these and more in a gorgeous book, The 500 Hidden Secrets […]

8 years ago

We hope you’re not feeling sensitive this morning, because a mega-talented great-granny from Tallaght is about to make you weep like a baby.  Viewers of last night’s Ireland’s Got Talent were in absolute bits after seeing Evelyn’s performance of ‘Send In The Clowns’, which wowed the judges and even had Michelle Visage press the golden buzzer to […]

8 years ago

Whhyyyyyyyyy has it been so cold for a million years already? Okay slight exaggeration, but for real, we’re sick of having numb hands every time we step outside and still having to wear our wooly jumpers and winter coats.  The bad news is the cold spell is continuing, with Met Eireann predicting for Dublin’s weather today “isolated […]

8 years ago

Toast burning, bacon frying in a mountain of butter on a pan that’s WAY too hot and – more than likely – the high possibility of forgetting to turn off the heat makes drunk cooking a risky pastime that we’re all guilty of doing.  Before you know it, not only are you waking up with […]

8 years ago

Think of red brick homes in Ireland and more than likely, you’ll picture traditional gaffs with interiors to match.  Nothing wrong with that now, but the pleasant surprise we get when scrawling through houses for sale and seeing a property where old and new are merged together into an architect dream makes us want to quit our […]

8 years ago

The first weekend after Dry January is upon us, so it kinda means you can’t go just anywhere to wet those lips after a long month of being a perfect pioneer.  Your local haunt is all well and good but if you’re up for trying somewhere new this evening then Sandyford House is the ideal spot. It’s just […]

8 years ago

Do you have a tattoo already and know that urge of getting another one all too well? Or have you yet to get one because you just can’t make your mind up about what design? Well, we hope you’re brave enough to play at Dublin’s first ever Tattoo Roulette… A new tattoo studio on Wicklow […]

8 years ago

This is the scariest/stupidest thing you’ll see all day… A cyclist at Sydney Parade Dart stop in south Dublin had an incredibly lucky escape after attempting to make it through the railway barriers before they closed.  Despite the barrier already being on its way down before the cyclist approached the level crossing, they sped up […]

8 years ago

Second-year medical students in University College Dublin have been forced to resit an exam for the PHYS20050 Cell-Cell Communication module after it emerged that a very similar past paper of the exam had been shared among students and therefore “compromised” the exam.  Suspicions arose when a reported 230 out of 300 students sitting the exam received an […]

8 years ago

Picture the scene: It’s a sunny weekend, you’ve promised yourself you’ll be on your very best behaviour with the other half and yet you find yourself getting a little antsy as they STILL cannot make up their mind where to go for brekkie. And you’re staaaaarving. Sound familiar? Maybe it’s just me but that seems to sum […]

8 years ago

What’s that sound? It’s only the end of the dreaded Dry January and the beginning of beautiful February, where the month is short and the evenings are (a little) brighter.  Now if that doesn’t call for a celebration then jayus there’s no hope. And the best way to do so? Get those prosecco bottles poppin’… […]

8 years ago

This year’s Dublin Chinese New Year Festival (DCNYF) is filled full of delightful food offerings to suit a variety of tastes and there’s heaps of slick happenings planned in the city centre.  The Year Of The Dog will begin its celebrations in Dublin on Chinese New Year’s Day Friday February 16 with numerous festivities – including some verrrrrry […]

8 years ago

Easter comes early this year boys and girls, which means one important thing: Creme Eggs are baaaaaack. This year Cadbury turned things up a notch with the release of the elusive White Creme Egg, which had people turning shops inside out and just about ready to sell their Grannys for.  So this month, instead of bringing back […]

8 years ago

O.M.G. The summer is gonna be an absolute mentaller now that we’ve heard who’s performing at Beatyard in Dun Laoghaire this August… We hope you either have no plans for this weekend or are prepared to cancel them ‘cos holy smokes it’s only THE JACKSONS.  As in, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 kinda Jacksons.   Bop […]

8 years ago

Father Ted fan? Sure look, who isn’t. You’d be half-mad not to find the legendary TV set on Craggy Island anything but a classic work of genius.  On Wednesday Feb 28, the anniversary of Dermot Morgan’s passing, a cosy pub on Dame Street will be hosting a Father Ted Pub Quiz and Screening event, in aid of the Irish […]

8 years ago

If you’ve always dreamed of having long, thick extensions but think that a) you’d never be able to afford them or b) you couldn’t take care of them then boy oh boy are you gonna be excited by this.  Beautiful blow-dry bar Dry & Fly has launched a Gold Member Program with GoldFever hair extensions to give their […]

8 years ago

Still not sure where to head off on your holliers this summer? How about Croatia… Dublin Airport has teamed up with Croatia Airlines and is now flying direct to none other than Zagreb, a cultural hotspot and the capital of Croatia. The capital of Zagreb is an exciting city with a lot to offer its visitors […]

8 years ago

Does the thoughts of gazing into your beloved’s eyes over a candle lit dinner (surrounded by tables of other couples doing the same thing) fill you with dread? Yep, us too.  Amen for The Sugar Club then, who are hosting a movie date night for Valentine’s Day with one of the best movies of the […]

8 years ago

Grab the brolly, your wooly scarf and eh, actually take all the warm cosy clothes you have because it’s a seriously rotten day in Dublin today.  Not only is it currently spitting down, Met Eireann have predicted that the entire day will be cold, windy and showery. “Showers will be most frequent later today, merging […]

8 years ago