Dublin’s most photographed statue, Molly Malone, has officially found her final resting place, and is staying put exactly where she is. The iconic figure was moved from Grafton Street to St Andrew’s Church back in 2013 to facilitate the Luas Cross City Works. According to 98fm, councillors at a meeting of the Arts, Culture and […]

9 years ago

Free and safe drug testing could be on the cards for Irish nightclubs and festivals in the coming months, in an attempt to crack down on dangerous drugs and dodgy substances being sold to the masses.  According to 98fm, a new plan is being submitted to the government which will see users being able to […]

9 years ago

The population of this tiny island might be pretty small, but out of that few, the majority seem to have absolutely lost it.  It appears the media, news and music people of the country need to let the madness loose from their heads on occasion. Here’s a selection of some of the best (or worst) examples, depending on how you’re looking at it.  […]

9 years ago

Foodies rejoice! The group behind some of our favourite new restaurants – 777, Super Miss Sue, Luna, Dillingers, and The Butcher Grill – have plans to open three new restaurants in Dublin. Speaking to The Taste, John Farrell, the head of JCF Developments, said the organisation was looking at new sites in Stoneybatter, Camden Street and Capel Street. […]

9 years ago

Ah, Valentine’s Day. The two most frightening words in the English language. Buuuut, they don’t have to be. While the day is definitely synonymous with couples, relationships and a flying nappy-clad human, the day is also a great excuse to treat yo’ single self to some self indulgence.  We wrote up a list of some of […]

9 years ago

Sunday is drawing to a close, we admit with tears in our eyes.  So if you wanna spend the rest of the evening in bed on Netflix we will happily allow it.  No judgement here, as we will most likely be doing the exact same.  1. Wild Starring the talented Reese Witherspoon as a young […]

9 years ago

Two Irish nightclubs are going head-to-head this Valentine’s eve in an attempt to secure the record for most shifts in one place at, one time.  Giggidy, giggidy.  Dtwo on Harcourt Street in Dublin and 44 nightclub on Abbey Street in Galway are competing for this prestigious record title tomorrow, February 13 at midnight.  What better excuse to […]

9 years ago

I’ve been asked loads of times to put a list together for the 12 pubs of Dublin and I wanted to put a slightly different slant on it so here are 12 of the most hip pubs in the city. You are clearly going to be hammered along this little journey wearing your snazzy jumpers […]

10 years ago

South William Street in Dublin is without doubt the hippest street in the city. It’s a short enough stretch but has everything from tattoo parlours, hip bars, nightclubs, strip clubs, fancy restaurants, cool urban cafes, boutiques and even a couple of sex shops thrown in. On a summer’s day you could be in any cool […]

10 years ago

Eating healthy is a massive pain in the hole. Doing so in the city at lunch time is the hardest because there are so few options and because that magical hour is the only thing you get to look forward to during your working day and you don’t want to end up with a serious […]

10 years ago

I love Ireland and hate the tough times we are going through at the moment. Add in the fact that I sold my business recently and that I have been looking for an opportunity to help some people share the same good fortune and that is how I came up with the idea of giving […]

10 years ago

Just when you think Dublin is getting back to being a great city with more affordable food and a real cafe culture emerging along comes a reminder of the bad old days. We recently shared the 7.40 pint in Oliver St John Gogartys and while we thought that was bad it would appear that the original […]

10 years ago