Like most Irish people of my generation, I threw in the towel with Catholicism somewhere in my teens. There was no major falling out, no atheistic epiphanies that precipitated my departure. Teenage rebellion, a general anger towards the church with all its controversy, and reading The Da Vinci Code were all factors. Besides, everyone else was doing it. But can you really make […]
9 years ago
We’ve had our eye on this apartment for a while. It’s bright, it’s cosy and it’s beautiful. It’s right opposite the Christ Church Cathedral, so smack bang in the city centre which fab view. And the local café is the Fumbally, so you could be living the dream of having an amazing brunch before heading back to […]
9 years ago
Our sincerest apologies that we’re about to ruin your Tuesday evening even more, but here is a round up of all of the crap Dublin traffic occurring at present. According to AA Roadwatch, there are long delays from the South Quays onto St John’s Road West, following two breakdowns. The breakdowns have since been cleared, but […]
9 years ago
One of Dublin’s largest Catholic churches is set to be demolished. The Church of the Annunciation in Finglas West opened in 1967, back when building large churches in Dublin was more usual than not. The building is being torn down to make way for a much smaller building accommodating 350 worshippers instead of 3,500. According to the Irish Times, the much […]
9 years ago
As with most Monday evenings, traffic is a total nightmare right now. Everyone is rushing home and gtfo-ing their offices, so naturally it’s kinda bedlam out there right now. The Northside in particular is chaotic right now. Here’s what you need to know: Delays to Luas Red Line due to a passenger taking ill on board a tram […]
9 years ago
As with basically every evening lately, traffic is not looking good. At all. Here’s what’s happenin’. The northbound bore of the Port Tunnel is closed due to debris. UPDATE: The northbound bore of the Port Tunnel has fully reopened. DUBLIN: The northbound bore of the Port Tunnel is now fully closed while debris is being cleared. https://t.co/qvBPcgxUj8 […]
9 years ago
Gardaí are investigating the robbery of a jewellery store in Malahide yesterday where one female member of staff was injured. The robbery took place at approximately 5.30pm at The Diamond in Malahide village. Multiple items were stolen from the store during the robbery, including a number of watches. The member of staff suffered a cut to her […]
9 years ago
It was today announced that Temple Road in Darty, Dublin 6 is officially Ireland’s most expensive road. And we just happened to come across this gorge mega mansion on that very road. Say hello to Ellington. Named after Duke Ellington, the renowned American jazz composer and bandleader, the house is heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement […]
9 years ago
Are you sick and tired of looking at your Christmas tree as it gets more miserable by the day in the corner of your sitting room? Well luckily for you county councils around Dublin have arrangements for all of us to dispose of our Christmas trees at various recycling drop-off points around the city and county. Here’s […]
9 years ago
Dublin Fire Brigade had yet another busy winter night last night. By 10:30PM their ambulances had already responded to approximately 89 cases. Earlier in the day they attended a fire in Churchtown: Units from Nutgrove & Donnybrook are responding to a reported domestic fire in Churchtown — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) December 30, 2016 Our crew […]
9 years ago
I don’t know about you, but I genuinely find it difficult to watch live Irish television. It’s my overactive cringe reflex. Any given episode of an Irish show is likely to contain at least one shudder-inducing moment. Want a few examples of how bad it can get? Take a peek below, my friends… 1. When Pat Kenny tore […]
9 years ago
Welcome to the most Irish piece of content we’ve written all year. Dublin Airport shared these pictures of Father Des, on Christmas morning, performing an annual blessing on aircrafts on their Facebook page, and people have been pretty pissed off about them. Comment after comment of negativity featured under the pictures, most of which were highlighting the […]
9 years ago