Who can afford a hotel room in Dublin these days, tbf. Tom Hanks stayed at his pal Bono’s seaside mansion while in Ireland to appear at this year’s Dalkey Book Festival. The Forrest Gump star was at the festival to promote his new book The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, a novel about, […]

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“They say it’s off the grid. I presume that means there is no electricity”. A rental property in Donabate has been removed from daft.ie after being described as a “a hut” and “a shack” by a local TD. The property, called Egansfield was described by the landlord as “beach front” and “off-grid” in a “peaceful […]

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Let’s pray this good weather continues for another cracking weekend in Dublin. Dublin is absolutely jam-packed with events this weekend, everything from Dalkey Book Fest, to a summer flea market, to Taste of Dublin. If your Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are seriously lacking in plans, and you want to change that, we’ve got you covered […]

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The water quality has deteriorated. A ‘Do Not Swim Prohibition Notice’ has been issued for Front Strand Balbriggan due to “elevated bacterial results“. The seawater was tested on the 12th June, and showed that the quality had deteriorated because of “suspected impacts from animals/birds and contamination of urban surface waters discharging into bathing water“. A Do […]

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Nature really is something. Earlier in the week, there were majorly beautiful sights to be seen off Dublin coasts come nightfall. Bioluminescence occurred on the Dublin seafront at Sandycove on Monday June 12th, as a result of the recent warm but calm conditions. Flossie and the Beach Cleaners captured the below video showing off the […]

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Here come the meat sweats. If a juicy burger is all you crave when eating out, you could have a chance to make your money back on it at new opener Hogs and Heifers in Liffey Valley. This is the second opener for Hogs and Heifers, who have been serving the people of Swords from […]

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Bloomsday 2023 is just around the corner and Dublin is rising for the occasion. From the 12th to the 18th of July, Dublin celebrates the festival that is known as Bloomsday. Not to be confused with Bloom, which also took place earlier in the month, Bloomsday celebrates something else entirely. What is Bloomsday? According to […]

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Summer in the city is in full swing and there’s loads to be looking forward to. While the Leaving Cert students of Ireland buckle down and get themselves over the final hurdle, the majority of us are primed and ready for garden parties, boat trips and pints in the sun. If you’re around Dublin this […]

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Ever wondered where the phrase ‘to chance your arm’ comes from? The next time you’re wandering around St Patrick’s Cathedral, based in Dublin 8, you might want to look out for the Door of Reconciliation. The fascinating history of the artefact is where the Irish phrase “to chance your arm” is thought to have come […]

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A truly magical deal during the current “heatwave” Okay, heatwave is a bit of an overstatement, but we’re in Ireland where temperatures that reach above 15 degrees consistently absolutely deserve the title of heatwave. If you’ve been looking to organise a little Dún Laoghaire pier walk ever since the skies started brightening up, we recommend […]

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Checking out those Dunnes deals. Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar and his cousin Baby Keem just dropped a music video for their new single, The Hillbillies, which features a lot of footage of them walking around St. Stephen’s Green shopping centre in Dublin. The VHS-style music video sees the duo travelling around Europe and the USA, […]

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The dream bar for all the Disco Stus and Barbies out there. After weeks of anticipation, Doll Society Bar is finally soft launching in Dublin 8 this weekend. Based where Anti Social used to reside on Francis Street (RIP, gone but not forgotten) this disco-inspired bar is bound to pull in party people from all […]

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