Fair play to Dublin Fire Brigade for managing to get their vehicle down here. Firefighters in Phibsboro are dealing with what they describe as ‘multiple grass fires along the Royal Canal’ this afternoon Phibsborough firefighters dealing with multiple grass fires along the Royal Canal this afternoon, believed to be started maliciously #Dublin #fire #Heatwave #HeatwaveIreland […]

8 years ago

Dublin Fire Brigade had to battle multiple fires around Dublin yesterday and today due to the high temperatures we’re currently experiencing. The emergency services had to tackle blazes in Swords, Portrane, Barnaslingan, Stepaside and Saggart, some of which are thought to have been caused by BBQs that set dry vegetation alight. Firefighters from Tallaght, Rathfarnham […]

8 years ago

American rock band, LCD Soundsytem, will be taking to the stage tonight at Malahide Castle with Lykke Li and Shit Robot as support acts. Tickets are still available for the gig – yes, we know it’s a school night BUT it’s a short week and the weather is good, so that justifies it in our […]

8 years ago

There was no bank holiday break for Dublin Fire Brigade this weekend.  The team had their work cut out for them after multiple large gorse fires broke out in the Dublin mountains, scarily close to residential properties.  The fire brigade were dispatched to deal with the blazes in Glencullen and Barnacuilla yesterday evening at around […]

8 years ago

The Financial is reporting that Dublin Airport is welcoming the announcement from TUI that it will add a new destination to its summer 2019 schedule.  The tour operator announced that  Paphos in Cyprus has been added to the schedule while there will also be extra flights added to six of its existing destinations  Majorca, Ibiza, Crete, Zante, […]

8 years ago

The temperature has dropped to that first winter chill in the air, to the point where you can see your breath as you walk to work. The winter jackets are out.  The leaves are turning deep oranges and browns and the first Christmas lights have started going up on Grafton Street.  I don’t know about […]

9 years ago

If you’ve not heard of Junction 6 yet then you’ve really been missing out.  Its a huge new “health village” in Castleknock where you can do everything from Zumba to swimming, get your hair cut and generally have lots of healthy fun. The custom building is going to be a beacon for health lovers across […]

9 years ago

If you needed an excuse to visit Killiney Hill, this video provides it. Uploaded by Eye In The Sky, the aerial footage was filmed by Darren Houlihan and Fred Kelly using a DJI Phantom 4 drone. It features stunning views of Killiney Hill and its Obelisk monument. Definitely worth a visit tomorrow afternoon! READ NEXT: The Forty Foot […]

9 years ago

We obviously love Dublin round these parts, but that doesn’t mean we don’t think it can’t be improved. We only need look to our neighbours in Britain and continental Europe to find inspiration to make Ireland’s capital better, like constructing a train line that connects the airport to the city centre. But we need to start […]

9 years ago

Dublin Fire Brigade have had a very busy 24 hours with raging gorse fires in the Dublin Mountains last night near Sandyford.  Footage, incl aerial drone footage of last night’s gorse fire. We had 7 pumps involved in firefighting. A deluge of rain helped extinguish pic.twitter.com/GACWT4RODK — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) August 4, 2017 And […]

9 years ago

Dublin Fire Brigade have had a busy few months fighting major gorse fires all around the country. With the last few days being more wet and rainy, you’d think that the fires would stop. But, apparently not.  Last night saw another huge fire take to Dublin Mountains. The fire, which was around the Loughlinstown area, […]

9 years ago

A few days ago, I came across a photo that showed what appeared to be a digital advertisement screen in a restaurant in Oslo. However, the software running the advertisement screen had crashed and was revealing a log of what the software was doing. It turns out, the advertisement screen was using a camera to […]

9 years ago