Do your Christmas Eve traditions involve a creamy pint with friends or fam before heading home to get ready for Santy? There’s always a special buzz around town on Christmas Eve. The last bit of frenzied shopping. The festive buskers. The packed out pubs with yuletide cheer on tap. If you are in the city, […]

3 years ago

Perfect for when you’re ready to emerge from your Christmas hole. Those days between Christmas and New Years tend to all blend into one. It’s easy to let yourself fall into a pattern of movie, turkey sandwich, new movie, Celebrations box, another movie, and suddenly it’s 11pm and you haven’t left the sofa. And hey, […]

3 years ago

If your favourite version of sambo is filled with stuffing, brie, and a hint of cranberry sauce, then you’re in luck. While Christmas dinner is a one, maybe two day affair, the Christmas sambo can be enjoyed for the majority of November, and well into December. No longer are they something you only get to […]

3 years ago

Christmas is coming and the Lovin Dublin team are a-drafting their Christmas lists If you are in need of some Christmas present inspiration, look no further than the Lovin team’s carefully crafted list of items they dearly want. With a focus on class Irish companies, there should be something for everyone on this list, from […]

3 years ago

Just in time for the holidays. Great news for chocolate lovers everywhere. Lindt are officially opening their first ever Dublin store on Wednesday November 30th on South Anne Street, and will be based there for three weeks until December 21st. Perfect if you’re out Christmas shopping for your loved ones (or just need a […]

3 years ago

It’s only T-minus three days until The Late Late Toy Show returns to our screens… The Late Late Toy Show is back on Friday November 25th, an annual tradition for millions across the country, and the globe. People tune in from all over the world to watch this Christmassy exhibition of all the best […]

3 years ago

Welcome to The L List, our weekly round up of things we’re Lovin in Dublin across food, culture and craic. This week, we turned out in our droves to welcome LA royalty Florence Pugh to the cobbled streets of Smithfield, and the decorations are up already in one of Dublin’s most Christmassy pubs. A rundown […]

3 years ago

Whether you like it or not, the time to get booking for Christmas is before Halloween. I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but it’s true. I know, I know. Halloween hasn’t even been and gone yet. But like it or not, the holidays are coming, and unfortunately it’s time to […]

3 years ago

For safety purposes. The event of the summer is just around the corner. No, it’s not a festival, or a gig, but in fact the opening of Ireland’s first LEGO store. Since its announcement in February, we’ve been hanging onto any and all new information about the store, which will have a shopping experience […]

3 years ago

Welcome to What I eat in a week in Dublin, where we find out what Dubliners are having. We’re asking people who live in this fine city what they are really having for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This isn’t a platform for lecturing or snarky comments, just a place for foodies to tell us what they […]

4 years ago

Immerse yourself in the work of expressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The moment I heard that the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibition was coming to Dublin, I was itching to go. Although my art knowledge is limited, Leaving Cert and college electives fostered my love of Van Gogh’s work, as well as several of his […]

4 years ago

In-person walks are back for Darkness Into Light 2022. Darkness into Light is upon us once more. On the 7th May, thousands of people around the country will wake at the crack of dawn to walk at their chosen location in aid of Pieta House. If you’re in need of some caffeine after your […]

4 years ago