Our favourite mattress salesman, Mattress Mick revealed that he recently rejected an offer from RTÉ to appear on Dancing With The Stars. He told the Irish Daily Mirror that he decided against it because his dancing skills, “are s**t. I can’t sing, I can’t dance, but I can act the eejit and I enjoy that.” […]
8 years ago
Dublin Pride Parade is a beautifully colourful spectacle to behold. Unlike any other day of the entire year. A festival of light, laughter and acceptance – Dublin shuts down totally to show that love truly wins overall. Today’s parade was absolutely sensational. The atmosphere will never be topped – here are 21 pictures that encapsulate […]
9 years ago
Pride 2017 is well underway, and Dublin is a sea of rainbows as the parade takes place. Read more: The Pride Parade Is About To Kick Off And Town Looks Absolutely Sensational Lots of businesses and organisations are getting on the Pride buzz, doing their bit to support their fellow LGBTQ people. And Mattress Mick […]
9 years ago
Retro films on a huge HD screen in the great outdoors? Sounds like a dream to us! The world’s biggest mobile LED screen will be setting up shop in Dublin Port for Dublin Riverfest over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Finding Nemo (1pm), Back To The Future (5pm) and Jaws (9.15pm) will all be screened […]
9 years ago
This week Humans of Dublin are resharing some of their favourite stories from over the years. Dublin legend Mattress Mick was featured on the Facebook page back in 2016 and his very moving story went viral. Humans of Dublin reshared the post over the weekend and the response has been amazing. People have been sharing […]
9 years ago
Long weekends are a beautiful thing. Sleeping in, drinking pints and generally having an extra 24 hours to spend pretending like we have no responsibilities nor worries. Bliss. But, not everyone is spending this glorious long weekend chilling on the couch watching First Dates and eating cereal from the box. There are people out there […]
9 years ago
This’ll be good’un for sure. James Arthur has announced a gig in Dublin’s 3Arena for November. So, now we really have something to look forward to. But not only that, he will be joined by the wonderful Ella Henderson on this tour. A match made in heaven? Yes. Tickets for the November 21, Dublin gig […]
9 years ago
Mattress Mick is partaking in his most generous move yet, by taking up arms in the fight against cancer and donating portions of his sales to the Marie Keating Foundation. According to Dublin Live, the famous bed salesman will be donating €5 from the sale of every mattress sold through his online shop to the Irish […]
9 years ago
No more avoiding your insurance payout, as new technology is coming in to allow Gardaí to clamp down on the culprits faster than ever. From September of this year, Gardaí will be able to tell if a car is insured simply by scanning the registration from the roadside. The new automated system is part of […]
9 years ago
Dublin celebrity and all-round good guy Mattress Mick has been nominated for an IFTA, and all is right with the world once more. His documentary, Mattress Men, gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the poignant background and outrageous business of Mattress Mick. And it’s only gone and been nominated for an award in the George Morrison Feature […]
9 years ago
Looks like Mattress Mick may have some stiff competition if this latest cheeky ad sighting is anything to go by. We can only hope whoever passes by this banner has 20/20 vision, because you’ll have to take a second glance to realise that it’s actually not a sexual boast (we know that’s what you were thinking you […]
9 years ago
If, like us, you have yet to find another television show as good as Breaking Bad to fill the void it left since it finished, you’ve probably been tempted to revisit it time and time again. But why do that, when you can just relive it… Dublin-style. 1. No one would take Heisenberg’s hat seriously […]
9 years ago