Because outdoor drinks are back baby… With the clocks about to change and the weather *hopefully* set to pick up, rightfully, there’s only one thing on our minds… Picture it now: You finish a long week in the office, the sun is shining and you get THE text – ‘Pints?’. Dublin is well known for […]
If you thought traffic was very slow this morning, it was because of this. A Luas power outage caused significant disruption for Dublin city commuters on Wednesday morning (10 December). Due to the power fault, there is no tram service operating on the red line between Smithfield and Connolly / The Point and on the […]
It comes just a few months after their final farewell gigs. This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The Wolfe Tones have announced their return to the stage with two massive Dublin gigs. That’s right, the Dublin-formed group who played their final farewell shows in June […]
Amid all the fuss over travel restrictions, some visitors have been flying in from Canada without any calls for mandatory quarantine.
These guests to our city are known as brent (or brant) geese and have migrated over from Canada, just like they do every winter. They've been known to gather on North Bull Island but have been spotted taking in the sights in other areas of the city.
The experts at Dublin City Council Parks & Biodiversity have said that they can be seen on 'playing pitches, estuaries and wetlands,' completely defying current restrictions on outdoor gatherings...
https://twitter.com/DubCityCouncil/status/1364973320085663754
Other areas in Ireland where brent geese tend to winter are Lough Foyle, Tralee Bay and Castlemaine Harbour. Keep an eye out because with spring coming in, they're sure to be flying off again soon.
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