“We have tried everything to keep our business going” A popular Dublin restaurant loved by the late Anthony Bourdain has officially closed its doors this week. The Chophouse restaurant in Ballsbridge was once hailed by the celebrity chef as where he had “the best f**king meal I’ve ever eaten in Dublin”. Owners, Kevin and Jillian […]
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The livestreams will rotate every few minutes. Two new cities have been added to the Dublin to New York portal this week. Originally connecting the Irish capital to New York City, the North Earl St exhibit will now stream live feeds from Vilnius in Lithuania and Lublin in Poland. It has been confirmed by Dublin […]
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With Hugh Lane Gallery There’s just a few more weeks left of those long summer evenings – and we know just how to make the most of them. There’s something particularly special about a Thursday evening. The workday is over, it’s almost Friday, and there’s a certain buzz in the air. The anticipation for the […]
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A combo my indigestion is never quite able to handle, but one that’s oft sought after in Dublin. If you’ve got a special occasion coming up – one you’d like to celebrate over an aperitif and delicious meal – there’s no shortage of opportunities to enjoy both at once in Dublin, all under the same […]
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It’s all go here in hospitality-land With Summer truly in full swing, the inhabitants of Dublin are experiencing what we would describe as the sleepiest week on record. We are putting it down to the humidity (which we aren’t used to) coupled with the rain (which we are). A quieter week than last week, but […]
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“It’s going to go a long way towards helping a lot of people.” A Dublin food poverty charity has confirmed that Taylor Swift donated €25,000 to their services following her sold-out shows earlier this month. Crosscare confirmed on their website that the ‘All Too Well’ singer made a significant contribution to their service following her […]
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A pint of plain is your only man One of the many aspects of Irish society that people invariably have an opinion on is where to get a good pint of Guinness, in the capital this topic is no less contentious. Speculation on every aspect of the processes that go into a pint are the […]
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The end of an era Capel Street has seen plenty of changes over the last few years, and no doubt the closure of Goodwins musical instruments shop is one of them. The team behind the music shop will be pulling the shutters of 134 Capel Street for the last time in the coming weeks. Posting […]
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If there’s one thing Dublin does well, it’s a pub Locals will always have a list as long as their arm of the best ones, ready and waiting to be passed around to those visiting and the historic link between Dublin pubs and literature, theatre and lore is felt with the sip of every pint. […]
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The Fête Nationale is upon us, and here’s how to celebrate in Dublin Bastille Day, or le quatorze juillet commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14th 1789, an event which came to be seen as the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution. And if you find yourself on the streets […]
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Getting the band back together. Music mogul Simon Cowell has said he wishes to team up with Louis Walsh to find the next big boyband in Dublin. The Britain’s Got Talent judge has historically put together some huge boybands including Westlife and One Direction. The 64-year-old’s next mission is to mine Ireland’s capital city this […]
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Great to the Port’s Pumphouse put to some good use The Temple Bar Gallery + Studios will embark on a four-month residency at the Dublin Port Company [DPC] Pumphouse. The gallery will be showing two solo exhibitions from Yuri Pattison and Liliane Puthod running simultaneously called ‘Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home’. In Dublin Port, […]
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