Dublin’s new and fancy Metro is the talk of the town this week and the official and updated plans are expected to be released by the National Transport Authority next week.  A copy of the plans however, have been seen by The Irish Times, who report that as well as the existing Luas green line stop on […]

8 years ago

There’s smart driving, and there’s really, really dumb driving. And the latest incident shared by Garda Traffic is defo the latter… A driver clearly got fed up of sitting in the city centre traffic and just left their car on the side of the road on Gardiner Street. Gardai say that a car was “abandoned […]

8 years ago

Don’t get us started about Dublin City and its traffic problems.  The Irish Examiner is reporting that Dublin Bus believe that cars need to be banned from bus lanes for longer each day in a bid to ease the chronic traffic problem in the capital. The company have been discussing the matter with Dublin City […]

8 years ago

Having no Euromillions luck? Then this story will probably make you a tiny bit jealous and angry. A Dublin punter walked away with €33,000 from a tiny Lotto bet of only €1. If they had bought a ticket instead, they would have only grabbed €46.  The €1 accumulator was placed on four numbers which they […]

8 years ago

If you were walking down Grafton Street minding your own business on Wednesday during lunchtime, you definitely stumbled upon this protest that took place in the middle of the street.  Political party, Solidarity, held a picket on a Grafton Street branch of Permanent TSB in Dublin at lunchtime on Wednesday in protest at the threat of the sale […]

8 years ago

Yes, it’s nearly March and no, we don’t know where the first two months of the year went either.  It’s nearly Paddy’s Day and this year, the Guinness Storehouse is hosting its first ever ‘Guinness Storehouse Homecoming,’ a once off at-night event in the brewery.  Access to the event is exclusively awarded through a competition to […]

8 years ago

Were you late for work after getting the Luas this morning? Not surprising when the things are only moving at 10 kilometres per hour.  That’s the figure which has been revealed in the Irish Times today as the temporary speed limit imposed at the last minute by the Commission for Railway regulation just before the opening of […]

8 years ago

Footage claimed by the Daily Mail (video can be found in the link) shows a cyclist being sent flying after a collision with a car that was turning into a Garda Station.  The cyclist looks like he’s wearing a woolly hat but no helmet and smacks into the passenger door of the Toyota. The publication reports that […]

8 years ago

Those talented folks at Subset Dublin have been at it again.  Back in January, a mural of Blindboy from the Rubberbandits was place in Andrew’s Lane next to U.S. President Donald Trump who arrived there a couple of months previously. Not the best company for the Limerick star we’re sure you’ll agree but he can rest […]

8 years ago

Jamie Oliver is looking at opening a second branch of his Italian restaurant in Dublin city centre, the Irish Times reports.  Jamie’s Italian in Dundrum was launched by Gerard Fitzpatrick back in 2012 and now the team behind it are eyeing a location with greater ‘footfall’ for the new spot with the aim of opening in the […]

8 years ago

A new study has revealed that Dubliners are the biggest hypocrites in Ireland and the UK when it comes to bad driving habits.  The survey, conducted by auto retailer Imperial Cars, found that more that a fifth of motorists admit to their own bad driving habits but criticise others for the same behaviour.  33% of Dublin […]

8 years ago

Dublin Bus is set to make changes to ten of its bus routes in order to avoid congestion at College Green in the city centre.  The changes in these routes are in addition to the 17 services that were moved away from the College Green area to avoid congestion last month.  The National Transport Association […]

8 years ago