After three months of work, a new Penneys is born. Penneys flagship store on Mary Street, Dublin 1 has just completed a €10 million investment project on a full refurbishment. The store first opened in 1969, 54 years ago, and this refurbishment is the biggest in nearly 10 years. Penneys Mary Street now features 46 […]

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The current Vat rate, which covers 20,000 businesses is scheduled to increase from 9% to 13.5% from midnight tonight (31st). The Restaurants Association of Ireland has condemned the move, warning that low margin restaurants, cafes and food led pubs won’t be able to withstand the increase. The reduced Vat rate of 9% was originally introduced […]

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Like it or not, it’s time to get excited for Halloween. Now, you may be thinking it’s a little early yet to be thinking about pumpkin patches but given that several spots have already started selling tickets, and even have sold out dates on their hands, we think this is the exact right time. And […]

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If you’ve found it difficult getting a table at these Dublin restaurants, now you know why… When it comes to picking which of the many Dublin restaurants to dine in next, the choices can be overwhelming. And then even when you have made a decision, chances are you’ve picked a really popular outlet that, unfortunately, […]

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One of the few bright-sides of summer coming to an end is the return of Oktoberfest. Eatyard have announced the return of their annual Oktoberfest event, giving us Irish a taste of Bavarian cheer with six weeks of all things beer, cheese, pretzels and bratwurst. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]

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The National Children’s Hospital is not set to be open to patients until 2030 at the earliest, a former leading consultant has said. The State has been battling with developers from BAM over 2,000 claims worth more than €700million and it is believed that the they have now repeatedly pushed back the completion until May […]

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A further eight will be installed by this time next year. There are now 15 permanent noise measuring systems in community locations surrounding Dublin Airport, following a direction by the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority (ANCA) to DAA. In November 2022, ANCA issued this direction to install and maintain permanent noise measuring systems in 23 community […]

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Who’s ready for Dublin’s latest food trend? Here at Lovin Dublin we spend a lot of time discussing what era Dublin’s food scene is in. Trends come and go in all aspects of life; fashion, entertainment, social media apps, and the same can be said of hospitality. Over the years, the city has seen streets […]

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Construction is expected to last for around four weeks. Work on a series of temporary bus stops along Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park gets underway today, with some delays expected in and around the area as a result. A total of seven bus stops will be installed in the park – at Dublin Zoo, […]

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A class new spot to get caffeinated for D7 locals. A new coffee shop has just opened in Cabra, based below the Lidl and beside the Market Barbers there. First Craic will be open six days a week, and while their space is still in the middle of being done up, it already looks like […]

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Wave goodbye to Summer and give Autumn a firm handshake with the coming of September Scratching your head wondering what to do with yourself this month? We gotchuu, we’ve hand-picked a list of what to book in Dublin this September: 10. Arlo Parks Tuesday, September 5, The Olympia, more info here Catch the twice Grammy-nominated, […]

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FOMO, be gone! If you didn’t get your hands on Electric Picnic tickets, or decided not to risk the weekend being a total washout, leaving you with fear and a post-festival cold, then you might find yourself with little to no plans for this weekend. However, the good thing about being based in Dublin is […]

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