Are you single this Valentine’s Day and have a serious love for puppy dogs? This Valentine’s Day, the dreamy dog-friendly café on Clanbrassil Street that is Pupp will be hosting Dublin’s first ever dog-friendly speed dating event extraordinaire! But, what exactly is a dog-friendly speed dating event extraordinaire?  The event itself invites single dog lovers and dog owners to a […]

10 years ago

We decided to take it upon ourselves to rank, from absolutely shocking to wholly life-changing, the sandwich worthy crisps of the world. We are fully aware that this debate could divide families, friendships and lovers, but we believe it’s all worth it in the name of crisps. 19. Chipsticks Good one. Don’t be rank. 18. […]

10 years ago

We all have firm seasonal favourites – that one movie that instantly gives you that Christmas feeling from your head right down to your toes. For some it’s Love Actually, for others it’s Home Alone… However, I’m a firm believer that you have to watch umpteen movies to ensure that festive sparkle gets right into your heart and stays […]

10 years ago

Something we can all agree on is that Christmas is about chocolate – the good, the bad and the downright rank.  What we can’t agree upon, however, is which is best and which is worst. So here, as decided by the Lovin Dublin team following much tasting and nodding, is our list. Maybe you’re stocked up on […]

10 years ago

As part of a new series on Lovin Dublin, we’re catching up with a various selection of prominent, sound city folk to talk all things Dublin, food (obviously) and a bit about themselves too. We thought better than to rendezvous in some stuffy hotel room but rather, given the theme of the website thus far, […]

10 years ago

Our mission with this blog is to make Dublin a better city, that much you’ll be aware of by now. It is a pretty lofty goal and quite a unique one online where everybody is obsessed with page views and squeezing as much money out of an audience as possible. I started wanting to improve […]

10 years ago

That time of the week again, folks. TGIF! And today it’s a particularly big Thank God it’s Friday given that the bank holiday weekend is finally upon us AND there’s a rugby match to look forward to tomorrow, #COYBIG etc. Can we take on the French? But of course. To celebrate Paddy’s Weekend and the […]

10 years ago

Do you ever get the feeling you are seeing the same menu over and over again in Dublin. Every fucker is serving gourmet burgers, those tasty chicken wings with spicy sauce or pulled pork and burritos. Although you probably think I just happen upon all the lovely restaurants on this blog I actually try about […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Scallops Black Pudding Green Salad (Fancy Stuff) 2 Apples Really Good Balsamic Sugar We go to restaurants because they can cook fancy ass shit that none of us can make at home. I’ve seen this starter on menus hundreds of times with slightly different tweaks and it usually costs about 15 Euros to eat. […]

10 years ago

I started this site because I love Dublin. Hence the name. I think something remarkable is bubbling up here after the recession and tech and food are at the heart of the recovery. The city has a new life and a new identity that is starting to catch up with Berlin, SF and NY. I […]

10 years ago

A new restaurant in Ranelagh is about as common as a rainy day in an Irish summer with the strip filled with all sorts of culinary delights. I starting trying to count how many proper restaurants were in this little village but stopped at 20. Counting never was my strong point. People always say it […]

10 years ago

So after a small delay for my trip over to Silicon Valley for my Entrepreneur of the year nomination I have finally had some free time to sit down and go through the couple of hundred applications. I’ve been blown away by the effort, time and imagination that people went to in an effort to […]

10 years ago