“Our teams in every department have worked exceptionally hard this year and overcame all the odds”. If you’ve ever worked in hospitality, you’ll know the festive period can be dizzying to say the least. Weaving your way through Christmas parties and doling out the set menus while catering to a plethora of dietary requirements will […]

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All the hospitality news you might have missed this week. While many businesses are slowing down and wrapping things up for Christmas, hospitality is at its busiest, and that hasn’t stopped new spots from opening their doors amid the festive cheer. From the city centre bars, to cafés, a suburban fine dining restaurant, to new […]

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The best of both worlds, says you. If you’re a country guy or gal who’s relocated to the Big Shmoke for work or study, you may find yourself pining for a traditional rural pub, turf fire burning and a cosy snug to settle into. You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d have to do substantial mileage […]

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Hey Google, play Honey, Honey by ABBA. Bath Avenue is a small haven for food and drink. Around here you will find the likes of Paulie’s Pizza, The Chophouse, The Bath Pub, not to mention lunchtime royalty Juniors. As if the hospitality offering around here wasn’t enough, Portmarnock café Honey Honey have taken to socials […]

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“If you already know you’re not going to make it to a booking anywhere before Christmas, please cancel now”. Christmas always brings with it a frantic rush to book in for the perfect festive meal, but despite people’s desperation for reservations, restaurants also experience a significant amount of cancellations and no-shows this time of year. […]

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Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus’ paddle-board down the Liffey. We’re less than two weeks out from Christmas Day, and the festivities have slowly but surely been building. If you’re heading into the city centre on Saturday December 16th, be sure to cast your eyes down the Liffey, as […]

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Brought to you by Roe & Co. Please drink responsibly. Get your skates on and see what’s shaking at this cocktail event While we all enjoy playing bartender at home, cracking into the ice box, measuring out the mixtures as best we can and giving the shaker a sleight of hand, there’s a lot to […]

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The exhibition has been months in the making. The EPIC Museum on the Quays has just unveiled a new exhibition dedicated to The Pogues and the late Shane MacGowan, entitled ‘They Gave the Walls a Talking’, in collaboration with magazine and website Hot Press. It has been months in the making, long before the sad […]

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Dublin 8 is blessed once again with another coffee spot. Francis Street is known to be one of the best streets for food and drink in Dublin 8. It is home to the likes of Jackie’s, Two Pups, Doll Society, Ginger café, Rumi café, to name but a few, and come Friday, they are about […]

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The dining chain which has become famous for its “unfriendly service” is about to open its restaurant in Dublin. Since first opening in Sydney, Australia last year Karen’s Diner has become a TikTok sensation with videos of its staff berating customers racking up to 20 million views. @karensdinerofficial alex politely asking customers to leave: the […]

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Might be time for another trip to the D9 food market soon. Eatyard is the gift that keeps on giving, feeding the people of Drumcondra and beyond with their frankly very hip street food market. They always have class food offerings, with the likes of Janets, Village Pizza, Gaucho’s Dogs, and Nice Burger, to name […]

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Bringing pizza and wings together. We can never have enough pizza spots in this city, and Woodfire & Wings are doing God’s work by opening a third location, this time in Stillorgan. The pizzeria / wings restaurant already operate in Tallaght, at the new Bancroft Centre, and Clondalkin, within the Dutch Village Shopping Centre. They […]

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