Gift-giving can be tricky work. Will they like what you’ve bought them? Are they going to sneakily bring it back? Well, if you’re looking to beat the January blues and take your other half so some of the most stunning hotels in Northern Ireland, then listen up. Because you can now purchase gift cards for […]

6 years ago

Free pizza and cocktails at Little Pyg…too good to be true? It may seem that way but I can confirm it’s very very true. Opening its doors to the public on November 14th, Little Pyg is celebrating launch day in the best possible way. By giving away free food and drink all day. I repeat, […]

6 years ago

Hidden Dublin Tours is looking for Mr Claus…well the Irish equivalent, given that the real deal is otherwise engaged. Running from December 1st to 24th, The Bus That Stole Christmas Dublin Panto Tour is seeking “a very jolly man” to join the team and step into Santa’s snow boots. Described as “Dublin’s most unique Christmas […]

6 years ago

The weather out there is frightful. A day for the ducks, which has me longing for a duvet day spent indoors watching Christmas movie after Christmas movie. Unfortunately, I’m sat in work and that’s not even a remote possibility at the minute, so I’ll have to settle with reading the Lighthouse Cinema’s festive line-up and […]

6 years ago

The green light has been given for a new cinema on Dawson Street next to The Ivy. The new theatre will be operated by the UK-based Everyman Group and will contain a bar, a dining area and two cinema screens. One screen will have 72 seats and the other will have 51. Nice cultural boost […]

6 years ago

This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Too much? If you think the festivities for All Hallows’ Eve ended with the Bank Holiday, you’d be dead wrong (haha get it…dead?). Dublin is buzzing on a normal night and tonight is no different so break out the cat ears and get yourself to […]

6 years ago

“Do you like scary movies?” An innocent enough question in normal circumstances but when it comes from a stranger on the other end of your landline, it might be time to lock the doors. This is a piece of advice that Drew Barrymore’s character could have done with in the opening scene of 1996 slasher […]

6 years ago

It’s the same old story: you want to explore the city and feel like you’re actually doing something with your day off, but you don’t want to spend a bomb. We getcha, it’s pretty tough. You’d be surprised though at just how many gorgeous places in Dublin are free in, with plenty of activities and […]

7 years ago

The ULTIMATE Dublin foodie bucket list is here… Writing a list like this is never going to be easy, not just for the sheer amount of time it took to put together (a very long time if you’re wondering) but because food is so subjective. I didn’t want somewhere like Patrick Guilbaud, the only restaurant […]

7 years ago

This area has so much to offer. Dublin 4 consists of Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Baggot Street Upper, Irishtown, Merrion, Ringsend, Sandymount, and parts of Grand Canal Dock. It has loads of foodie options so this will be hard to single out a few but let’s give it a go. Here are the best bits D4 has […]

7 years ago

Yes, you read that right. Idris Elba is well known for his Djing skills and there are a few other actors out there well able to DJ. One of the main characters from the hit show, Line Of Duty is set to DJ at the Lighthouse in Dun Laoghaire. Vicky McClure aka. detective Kate Fleming […]

7 years ago

This could be the perfect spot for your next weekend adventure. Howth Head has been name-checked in a new Lonely Planet guide to the best running routes around the world. A new book titled Epic Runs Of The World lists the stunning north Dublin location among the best routes to take on around the globe, […]

7 years ago