Dublin’s Victorian fruit and veg market on Mary Street is set to get a €3 million redevelopment to become a ‘continental-style food market’, The Irish Times reports. Plans for the makeover were first brought up 16 years ago. Dublin City Council assistant chief executive Richard Shakespeare said he hopes that the market will be finished within two years from […]

8 years ago

Not sure if you’re aware of this, but here at LD we kinda like brunch. And we’ve got a suspicion, the sneaking kind no less, that you’re right there with us — so here’s an event with your name all over it. Roberta’s is marking its very first birthday with an entire month of boozy brunches for the […]

8 years ago

It may be Tuesday, and the weather miiiiight be fairly grim, but feck it. Treat. Yo. Self. If you’re lucky enough to work anywhere near the grand canal area then you may already be familiar with the beaut spot that is Annies. A neighbourhood coffee shop that serves up brekkie, lunch and crema-liscious coffees, Annies […]

8 years ago

Towards the end of last week, Dublin experienced a fair dose of sunny weather and it’s fair to say we welcomed the sunshine with open arms.  All around the city people put on their sunnies and drank a few cans and for the most part the craic was had. However, the state of Dublin’s go-to sunny […]

8 years ago

A passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport on Monday morning. The Lufthansa flight LH-978 was headed for the capital from Frankfurt when crew declared an emergency over the Irish Sea just as they were over Blackpool. The call was made at 10:45am and a tweet was posted on Airlive […]

8 years ago

If you’re still formulating your weekend plans, we’d like to suggest a trip to Dublin Zoo. Visitors often capture its exquisite creatures in striking poses and Dublin Zoo shares the very best of these pictures on their Instagram. We took the arduous task upon ourselves to select our 20 favourite photographs from their channel to share them with you.  You’re very welcome. Ridiculously […]

8 years ago

There’s nothing worse than trying to decide where to go for a lovely morning coffee in the sun in Dublin — most places are either built for indoor sipping or the outside area is in the shade. Noshington Cafe, a little paradise right in the middle of Dublin 8 that serves some of the most […]

8 years ago

What do you call it when the dining experiences of Afternoon Tea and seafood come together in a kind of mouthwatering fusion? Why you’d call it Afternoon Sea, of course! At least that’s what the folks at Urchin have been calling it. Found in the basement of Cliff Townhouse on Stephen’s Green, this beach-inspired bar […]

8 years ago

It’s far from Vietnam that the once-Viking stronghold Stoneybatter was reared, yet as with all good things, they come to those who wait.  We thought Stoneybatter’s millennial makeover had peaked with the introduction of wild boar on the menu and craft beers, but the newest addition to the neighbourhood shows that the melting pot of north Dublin shows […]

8 years ago

The weather’s gorgeous and you don’t wanna be cooped up inside, so head for a walk! And there’s no better place for a glorious weekend stroll then by the sea. With that in mind, we’ve put together a nice little list of seaside walking spots in and around Dublin that are just spectacular. Just have a look below and […]

8 years ago

Have you ever been so lucky and been able to escape out to Dún Laoghaire on a sunny day? Yes, yes you have. Because that’s where all of Dublin migrates to once they catch a whiff of sunshine. And once out there, you’re pretty much bound to catch a glimpse of certain things. For […]

8 years ago

When you thinking about potential brunch spots, you don’t generally think about steak houses… but maybe you should. We’ve spoken about Boeuf before, how it serves up “prime Irish steaks with a French flare” served on a seasoned cast-iron plate with sautéed French onion crouton, but that was when they were all about dinner — now they’ve set […]

8 years ago