The Irish Independent is reporting that the development of houses in Dublin 15 has led to massive queues of people who are waiting to view the properties that are up for grabs.  There are 24 homes at Beechwood Heath in Hansfield, Dublin 15 which are set to go on sale on Friday. Some people, however, have […]

8 years ago

Security had to be called to a National Driver Licence Service centre in Santry last Thursday after a group of people who had been waiting in the queue for their driving licence refused to leave when the centre was closing.  The Journal reports that a group had been in the queue for up to two hours […]

8 years ago

Need to dust off the cobwebs from last night? You could do worse than getting yourself over to Smithfield to check out one of the city’s best trad sessions.  The Cobblestone describes itself as a “drinking pub with a music problem” and the daily trad sessions in the front bar do not disappoint.  The best […]

8 years ago

The Bowery in Rathmines continues to impress with the musical talent it’s been attracting on a regular basis. In a few weeks time, none other than Maxi Jazz from Faithless will be spinning tunes at the venue and is sure to attract a large crowd but will it be as big as this one last […]

8 years ago

Given that The Cranberries are one of Ireland’s most famous musical exports of recent decades, it’s no surprise that the death of Dolores O’Riordan earlier this year touched fans and musicians across the world.  The 46-year-old and her bandmates put Ireland, and their city of Limerick, on the map with a string of hits that […]

8 years ago

Early bird dinners often get a bit of a bad rep for being a collection of the cheapest things on the regular menu dumped together or having a very limited number of options. One meat, one fish or one veg isn’t the most exciting thing you can see on a menu (unless each dish is […]

8 years ago

Hands up who spends their entire weekend doing the same thing every time? Yes Mary, we’re looking at you gal – a few cocktails on a Friday and Netflix on for the rest of the weekend isn’t the best way to spend your time, soz.  You live in Dublin. A small but beautiful city that’s jam packed […]

8 years ago

Deep breaths, fellow gin lovers. The only thing better than the first Bank Holiday weekend of the summer? A Bank Holiday Gin Festival.  Daydreaming about sippin’ on summer cocktails outdoors in Dublin is giving us liiiiife right now – so the news that Eatyard is hosting a Gin Fusion festival on the June Bank Hol weekend […]

8 years ago

Throughout the late 90s and early 2000s, British groups like Underworld, The Prodigy and the Chemical Brothers helped to bring dance music into the mainstream with their anthemic, chart-topping sounds.  At the forefront of this movement were Faithless, a three-piece group who sprang into the limelight upon the release of their hugely successful Insomnia in 1995.  Made […]

8 years ago

The only thing that’s worse than rushing for your train and getting there with a minute to spare is getting there, dripping sweat with a minute to spare to find out that it’s been delayed. Take Heuston Station for example. Sure, you can head into Supermac’s and get the grub in the belly or you […]

8 years ago

The new Luas line opened up in December and as an avid user I have to admit, I did get weirdly excited about it. I could finally hop on a tram and be brought straight over to the Northside without switching from bus to bus, stress free. As someone who lives Southside however, it came to […]

8 years ago

So you’ve woken up a little groggy this morning, ok no – let’s be real here, VERY F*CKING GROGGY, ouch!  Dry mouth, sore head, sleepy eyes – there’s only one thing for you the day after Paddy’s my friend, and that is a whopper bit of grub.  Now if you’re feeling on the near-death side […]

8 years ago