The plans to build an eight storey budget hotel and an eight storey aparthotel block on the old site of Ned’s pub in Dublin’s city centre has been granted planning approval.  Tetrarch capital, the owner of the Citywest Hotel, applied for planning approval last year. Upon completion, the project, worth €65 million, will be one of […]

8 years ago

The only downside to our love of whiskey is the fear that we’ll never get to experience the vast array of Irish brands available.  Well, the Irish Whiskey Museum aims to help us get that bit closer by celebrating distilleries from all over the country in a series of whiskey pop ups starting next week.  […]

8 years ago

If you’re planning on running out the door when this four-day weekend finally comes to an end tomorrow then The Grand Social on Liffey Street has just the event you need.  One of Dublin’s foremost live music venues will be playing host to Yusss! For Repeal, a nine-hour long party with all proceeds going towards the Together For […]

8 years ago

If you’ve been patiently waiting for 50 Cent to appear in Dublin than all your wishes have come true.  The P.I.M.P will be rolling into the 3 Arena later this year to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his massively successful Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ album. 50 will take to the stage on Saturday September 22 […]

8 years ago

Are you always hogging the mic at karaoke? Ever imagined yourself on the cover of Smash Hits? See yourself gracing the Top Of The Pops stage? Granted, these references are quite dated but ya gotta work with what ya got.  If your answer to any of those questions is ‘yes’, then get yourself down to […]

8 years ago

We hope you’re ready to sell your soul for a place to live in Dublin because it’s looking like that’s what it’s come to.  Five months deposit, a hair from your ex-bae and a fern. The secret potion to getting a gaff.  One particularly grim apartment for sale is this “two bedroom” studio in Rathgar […]

8 years ago

Apart from perhaps Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy, no men have ever divided the Irish nation as much as U2. Half the country is more than happy to lap up the radio-friendly tunes and line up for hours to see the band live, while the other half can’t think of anything worse than spending two […]

8 years ago

This is (probably) the best way to explain the Oasis vs Blur battle of the mid 90s in non-musical terms. You either love the southside of the capital, or you love the northside. There’s no in between. There’s no ‘they both have their pros and their cons’. No.  You either want to Live Forever in Foxrock or […]

8 years ago

When Take That split up in England in the mid-90s, call centres were set up for ‘grieving’ fans. The closest we ever got to that in Ireland was the day that Brian McFadden announced that he was leaving the biggest boyband at the time.  Talks of a reunion have been simmering recently but if Westlife […]

8 years ago

Eatyard has been one of the best additions to the Dublin food scene in recent years and anyone who has been there will know why. The Richmond Street location offers people the opportunity to enjoy some of the city’s most delicious food in the open air all while mingling with mates right on the edge […]

8 years ago

That long stretch is in the evenings and you’ve stopped wearing that blanket-like scarf every day – Summer is coming. That sweet smell of pollen in the air that makes me sneeze and those rays of sun that make my make-up run can only mean one thing – ICED COFFEE SEASON. I am beyond obsessed […]

8 years ago

Just in case you were unaware, yet another Bank Holiday is slowly creeping up upon us (and it feels like it’s heading our way extremely slow tbh).  We’re sure you’re looking forward to the long weekend and are already planning your Friday-Monday activities for the first weekend in May. But be prepared for your Saturday session to […]

8 years ago