This is a brilliant initiative. A number of restaurants and cafés across the city have partnered up with the Peter McVerry Trust ‘Opening Doors’ week for their Dine and Give campaign which will see the eateries donate portions of their sales to the charity. This brilliant campaign will run from the 8th to 15th of […]

8 years ago

Now I’m not proud of it, but I tend to eat takeaway food a good five nights a week… Previously the choice in Ireland had been pretty limited to Indian, Chinese or pizza. Then about 10 years ago some genius decided to introduce Thai takeaways to Ireland and it now seems there are now more […]

8 years ago

Stolen kisses under the mistletoe, open fires, mulled wine and the winter wonderland that is Killarney in December… can you imagine a more romantic way to spend Christmas? That’s exactly what the Brehon Hotel is offering with their two and three-night packages over the festive season. You and your other half can enjoy the magic […]

8 years ago

The weekend is in full swing and you’re probably wondering how to spend your Saturday afternoon. Well, my friends, the answer is brunch, brunch and more brunch. 1. Bang Bang, Phibsborough Exactly what the doctor prescribed for severe hangovers – simple, no bullshit breakfast and brunch burgers. Delightful. And they serve unreal coffee too. You’ll […]

8 years ago

It’s good to have a hobby. It’s healthy. With that in mind, a few like-minded lads from work and myself decided to put a little group together, something designed to stimulate the intellect and provide an outlet for good wholesome fun. I’d initially toyed with the idea of a book club… before utterly dismissing it […]

8 years ago

This doesn’t happen a lot so if you’re currently looking for somewhere, you could be just in luck. We were doing a bit of apartment browsing and came across these two reasonably big and cheap single rooms in Dublin 6. The rooms which are both going in houses in Rathmines are up for grabs for […]

8 years ago

It’s been some couple of weeks for gig announcements, that’s for sure. Metallica have been confirmed for Slane, Ocean Colour Scene are hitting up the Olympia, Mumford and Sons are coming to the 3 Arena and it looks like Westlife will be performing at Croke Park next summer. Richard Ashcroft has now added his name […]

8 years ago

This Dutch documentary about a north Dublin suburb has been a huge talking point online. It’s called “Danny in The Suburbs” and follows a documentarian from Amsterdam who goes to different suburbs all around Europe to look at their culture and way of life. The commentary is in Dutch which makes for difficult translation but […]

8 years ago

Whether you’re a fully fledged member of the #plantlife or just love simply amazing food (hear hear!) then you have got to check out this 100% vegan cafe in Dublin 7. The Planted Bean is located just beside Phoenix Park on Baggot Road, and is a completely vegan coffee shop with a focus on refined […]

8 years ago

This is going to be flippin’ huge. They thought that they could hide from us but it doesn’t work that way, we’re afraid. After rumours of Dublin Airport trips and planes back and forth from London, Westlife has finally confirmed that the stories are true and that they are in fact getting back together. pic.twitter.com/Z5DInB05Tq […]

8 years ago

Whether you’re a sports fan or not, you’ll know that Conor McGregor enters back into the octagon early this Sunday morning. The UFC 229 event will be broadcast all around the world with hundreds of millions of people watching. But, if you want to watch in the capital, it seems as though you’ll have to […]

8 years ago

The move from the country up to the big smoke can be a challenging one. You have to redefine everything about yourself. For most, the move comes after college meaning you have to change from being a student who just wants to go out all the time, to a working professional…who wants to go out […]

8 years ago