You get the sense there will be two types of people in Dublin when Pope Francis makes his visit to the capital this weekend. Those who will be locking themselves up like hermits to escape all the madness and those who will be tripping over themselves to catch a glimpse of His Holiness. For the […]

8 years ago

Knowing how to behave on public transport can be confusing at times. Should we automatically attempt to give up our seats to older people, children or pregnant women? Many of us have had experiences where we’ve tried to give up our seats, but our fellow passenger didn’t actually want it. Other times we’ve surely […]

8 years ago

The red carpet is being rolled out, the good china is on the table and preparations are almost done for the visit of Pope Francis to Dublin next weekend. The thing is, if you’re not that interested in catching a glimpse of the Holy Father (and as Dougal McGuire says “they always repeat these things”) […]

8 years ago

It’s just over a week now until the Pope graces us with his presence and without a shadow of a doubt, it’s going to bring the whole city to a standstill. He’s playing to more people in Dublin than the total amount in attendance at the last 7 All-Ireland Finals, so it’s obvious that people […]

8 years ago

Summerhill activists have stormed Custom House this evening demanding a meeting with Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy. A Facebook Live video posted at around 4pm showed a large group of people demanding that they will not leave the building until a time and date is confirmed. Last week, activists took over a house in Summerhill in […]

8 years ago

Gardaí are investigating after a woman suffered horrific facial injuries in a vicious city centre attack, The Herald reports. The attack occurred on Golden Lane in daylight hours at around 7.20pm yesterday evening. The 18-year-old victim was slashed in the face during the incident. A man (20) and a girl (17) have been arrested in […]

8 years ago

Trolls will love this one. But before you go attacking me and my non-existent notions in the comments, hear my disclaimer. I didn’t seek out Ranelagh, in fact I’d never even been or had any interest in the Dublin suburb until I got a really good deal on a room in a lovely house that […]

8 years ago

We think that Dublin Zoo is great. And obviously a lot of other people agree, since they had over 1 million visitors last year. We could go on for ages about how cute the red pandas, meercats and baby elephants are but if that’s not enough, you also support a really good organisation by going. […]

8 years ago

One of Dublin’s Tastiest Chicken Burger Joints has just opened its doors in a new location. That’s right, if you’re the north side of the Liffey, you won’t have to treck over for some whopper food again. The new restaurant can be found in 6 Jervis House, Millennium Walk, Dublin 1 – right beside the […]

8 years ago

A redesign of the southside Metro Link to avoid a road closure Beechwood would cost €35 million. That’s according to documents from the National Transport Authority and first seen by the Irish Times. The NTA had to redesign the plan after opposition from local politicians and local groups when the initial design was unveiled in […]

8 years ago

On the latest addition of ‘find me the most expensive and smallest apartment in Dublin to rent’, our journey takes us to Ranelagh where a one bedroom apartment is being advertised for a ridiculous amount of money. The bedroom at 37 Charleston Road in Dublin 6 contains bunk-beds and is described in the advertisement as […]

8 years ago

This is the last thing we need during a bank holiday. Red line Luas stops between Blackhorse and Connolly will be closed this Saturday and Sunday due to engineering works. The last Luas will run on Friday night and the next Luas will run early Monday morning. The planned closure is to allow works at […]

8 years ago