Festival season is very much upon us with organisers the length and breadth of the country putting final preparations in place for their summer celebrations of music, food and culture.  But frankly, feck spending all that money on tickets, travel and accommodation when you can have just as good an experience in little ol’ Rathmines. […]

8 years ago

No one ever said that living with people is easy.  But it shouldn’t be this fucking hard.  After four years in shared accommodation I’ve seen just about everything there is to see. And heard everything. Everything. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.  1. This person whose food you should never fuck with Worst flat mates ever. […]

8 years ago

It’s 7pm on Wednesday in Dublin City and while most of the nine-fivers have gone home, town is still awash with people roaming the streets. Tourists have wrapped up their daytime activities and are now ‘window shopping’ the various pubs and cafés deciding where to wind down their evening. They’ve consulted the websites and checked […]

8 years ago

Excitement is building towards the Rolling Stones gig at Croke Park next month but the people of Mullingar might just have reason to look forward to the show more than others.  Local lads The Academic have been confirmed as the support act for the veteran rockers when they perform at GAA HQ on May 17. […]

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

Can you feel that? It’s the tantalising tingle of some goddam sunshine. We’ve waited months for this. Years, it feels like.  So you can bet we’re gonna make the most of it in Dublin this weekend. Not sure what to do? Don’t waste valuable Vitamin D time hmm-ing and hawing over what to do or where […]

8 years ago

Payday feels like years away, so we’re in full thrift mode right now. Since Griffith College has just opened a new Subway and Starbucks on their grounds to meet the sandwich and coffee needs of their student body as well as the general public, we thought we’d look at a few things you can do in the […]

8 years ago

It’s less than a month now until rock and roll legends, The Rolling Stones grace the pitch of Croke Park to play to thousands of adoring fans.  They will kick off their European leg in the capital as their No Filter Tour hits Dublin on May 17.  However, there will be a slight change ahead […]

8 years ago

The most exciting stuff happens when you step outside your comfort zone. If you’re the type of person who likes to push your own boundaries or you’ve just been meaning to be a bit more adventurous, then you need to find something new that makes you a little nervous. But what is there to do […]

8 years ago

Music fans have a new star-studded concert to look forward to next month with the news that a host of incredible Irish artists will gather together for one night at The Olympia in order to raise funds for Together For Yes.  Together for Yes is the National Civil Society Campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the […]

8 years ago

The demolition of the Screen Cinema has begun and with it the memories of countless Dublin moviegoers from years gone by.  The Hawkins Street theatre closed down in 2016 after being in operation since 1984 and this picture of its sad demise was captured by Overheard In Dublin yesterday.  End of an era as iconic […]

8 years ago

This has the potential to be a real big-hitter. A Vinyl festival is heading for Dublin on the May Bank Holiday weekend (5-7 May 2018) and will take place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. It’s not just all music. It contains talks, panels and musical performances from big names such as: Snow Patrol, Cillian Murphy, Noel Hogan from […]

8 years ago