With EP just around the corner, sure it’d be rude not to. Glitter Gruaig has just launched a pop-up shop in Brown Thomas in Dundrum, perfect for festival locks. Owner Olivia Flanagan launched Glitter Gruaig in June 2022 after providing the service for friends and family. After much success and demand for the glitter accessories, […]

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We can bear-ly contain ourselves. Bear Market have welcomed an eighth café to their ranks, this time opening up within the Custom House Plaza, IFSC. They took to Instagram to share the news with their 14.2k followers: “We’re thrilled to announce the grand opening of Bear Market Coffee’s 8th store, nestled in the heart of […]

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Widened footpaths, greenery and outdoor seating are among the changes proposed. Dublin City Council has unveiled plans to make public realm improvements to Meath Street, in the historic Liberties area of Dublin 8. The intended improvements have been decided upon following consultations with residents and local business owners in October 2018 and early 2019. Those consulted […]

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Something luxurious to complete a spot of window shopping. Both Brown Thomas Dublin locations, Grafton Street and Dundrum, have welcomed boujee new brasserie Browns to their premises as of the beginning of August. The restaurant already occupies space in the Cork and Limerick Brown Thomas stores, and delivers a tasty and varied menu for daytime […]

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I was all geared up to fall accidentally in love all over again. I can remember watching Shrek for the first time when I was five, and even in my childlike state, I seemed to understand that this was a movie that would stand the test of time. How do I know this? I probably […]

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This is the only fire to have occurred on Francis Street lately. Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) were called to the scene of yet another fire on Francis Street this morning, August 15. The fire is believed to have started due to an e-bike battery, which was not on charge, that was stood in a stairwell. […]

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Somewhere to soak up the last of those long summer evenings. Open air food market Cowtown launched over the summer to Dublin 7 locals, the ideal place to stop by for casual drinks and some tasty grub. Cowtown is based at the top of Prussia Street, and is fittingly named, given the old cattle market […]

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For those who want to skip dinner entirely and go straight to dessert. While we have been mourning the loss of froyo, not just in Dundrum, but across Dublin as a whole, a new dessert bar has slipped in beside the old Mooch premises in Dundrum Town Centre. Meet Smooch. View this post on […]

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Tatts and coffee – sounds like the ideal afternoon to us. Heartbreak Social Club, based on Drury Street, have been teasing the arrival of a coffee machine to their premises for a few months now, and their new coffee shop had their official launch over the weekend. The tattoo parlour has been open since 2018, […]

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With another three businesses issued improvement orders and prohibition orders. Ten Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses across Ireland during the month of July, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has reported. The orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) and officers of the FSAI. In Dublin, […]

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Sea-swimming (also known as… swimming) has grown significantly in popularity over the past few  years in Ireland. Sure, you always had the odd few diehard ladies lobbing themselves into the Forty Foot come rain, wind or snow without so much as flinching, but now that Penneys and Dunnes have gotten their hands on the Dryrobe […]

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“We hope this isn’t forever, just for now.” As covid and the pandemic begin to feel like a distant memory to us, many Dublin cafés and restaurants that opened amid lockdowns and restrictions have decided to close, the most recent of which is Chroí Coffee in Kilternan. The outdoor coffee hatch based beside De La […]

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