A few weeks ago I wrote a piece about Skinfull Affairs – a lovely little beauty salon on Exchequer Street.  I usually get my brows done there because they’re fairly affordable and always do a good job.  I’m not vegan but I like the fact that all their products are cruelty-free, and when I heard about their new “vegan manicure” I was intrigued […]

8 years ago

DublinBikes, the city’s bike renting scheme, is set to install an additional 15 stations across the city. The work is due to begin on the new stations this week, and will be completed by the end of March, according to Dublin Cycling.  Most of the new stations will be based in the north inner city, with […]

8 years ago

A family in Phibsboro is gonna be thanking Dublin Fire Brigade for saving their after-school playtime after the fire brigade made an impressive rescue this morning.  Storm Georgina hit Dublin last night and showed no remorse. Trees were shook, wheelie bins were blown over and the dreaded storm even attempted to ruin an innocent child’s […]

8 years ago

So it turns out we’ve been getting overcharged by the Luas this whole time without ever realising it.  Passengers have been wrongly charged peak fares because the clocks on several validation machines were running fast.  Transdev has blamed “clock drift” for the problem, 98fm reports.  “It is possible that PC clock drift can occur due to […]

8 years ago

Storm Georgina wreaked havoc across Ireland last night, and a national wind warning is still in place until 9am today.  Gardai have warned of spot flooding on Dublin roads, so take care if you’re out and about.  #DUBLIN Gardaí are warning of some flooding near the junction of Baskin Lane and Clonshaugh Rd. https://t.co/PSzIBsvOzE — AA […]

8 years ago

Red Line Luas services are only running between Tallaght and The Point this morning due to a “signalling issue” at Fortunestown. There has been no service between Saggart and Belgard since at least 7.30am.  The Luas website claims that coaches are servicing the affected stops but commuters are complaining that there’s no sign of them.  Not […]

8 years ago

A 12-year-old Dublin boy, who was killed after he was thrown under a lorry on a public road, was riding on a sulky cart when the incident happened.  A sulky cart is a carriage that goes on the back of a horse that has two wheels and is tied around the horse.  The Irish Sun […]

8 years ago

Do you ever wake up and the thought of getting out of bed, and venturing out into the cold, dark morning just becomes too much? Sometimes all you want to do is wrap your warm duvet around you and avoid the 2° cold, and one commuter did just that as they travelled on the Luas […]

8 years ago

Local agents are predicting that property values will rise by 8% in Dublin and 7.5% throughout Ireland in the coming year. This news comes after figures for the Q4 Real Estate Agents (REA) Average House Price Index were released on Monday. While prices in the capital’s postcode areas have risen by 12.5% in 2017 and stand at €438,000, […]

8 years ago

Delays along the Red Line Luas are expected after a door on the tram was smashed after hitting off a car door while in motion.  The incident happened just before 10am this morning at the Four Courts area. Delay on Red Line west bound due to incident at Four Courts. — Luas (@Luas) January 15, 2018 […]

8 years ago

The Irish Examiner is reporting that a new Dublin Bus service that connects customers from Finglas to the Luas Green Line at Broombridge could be able for use from as early as March.  Calls for this link have been talked about for a long period of time but the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus […]

8 years ago

Poor aul Parnell Street gets a bit of a bad rap. It’s true that it’s pretty tatty, and there are plenty of derelict buildings and graffiti-covered walls dotted along it.  It’s incredibly central – just steps from O’Connell Street – but so neglected, and it has been for years.  Will Luas revive poor blighted #ParnellStreet. […]

8 years ago