A vegetarian/vegan, dog-friendly café, Nock Nock has just opened at a new location along the canal.  With restaurants/cafes/pubs turning to outdoor dining now, the question on many a Dubliner’s lips is whether they’re dog friendly or not… shortly followed by “do you have rain cover?” and “is there outdoor heating?”. Now open at their new […]

6 years ago

I scream,  you scream, we all scream for ice-cream… including vegans who can now get their fave vegan ice-cream flavours by the scoop at Veginity café – a luxury that non-plant based eaters probably take for granted. From humble beginnings as a food truck in an industrial warehouse, Veginity later became one of Eatyard’s most […]

6 years ago

Home to one of Dublin’s best Irish music shows, The Merry Ploughboy in Rathfarnham is moving with the times – modelling a new outdoor ‘hay shed’ where customers can go to enjoy their next meal.  As with countless other pubs and restaurants across Ireland, The Merry Ploughboy in Dublin has had to change its whole […]

6 years ago

All of the best new spooky movies and shows coming to Netflix, Prime Video, and Now TV this October. In much the same way that all of December is pretty much considered to be Christmas Time (or everything after November 1, depending on who you ask), all of October is dedicated to Halloween and all […]

6 years ago

Sony have stated that the majority of the 4,000+ PS4 games will be playable on the PS5. With each passing day, we get closer and closer to playing the next generation of consoles, and all of the great games that inevitably come with them. However, one of the big questions that gamers have been asking […]

6 years ago

There was a time, an innocent time, when we would have described this as ‘peak notions’… … But we ALL deserve a treat right now, including our pet pooches. If you fancy treating your puppy to a lavish staycation then The Morgan Hotel is a major contender. Their dog-friendly rooms come equipped with a dog […]

6 years ago

Super creative. With Covid restrictions only seeming to move in one direction of late, bars and restaurants have had to get seriously innovative in order to keep the lights on. For the majority of Dublin city restaurants, Level 3 restrictions have made it necessary to shutter completely – read Tapas De Lola’s heartbreaking letter here […]

6 years ago

There’s been lots of quirky spots that have caught our attention over the last few weeks; from sea containers to food trucks. If you haven’t tried these spots, they’re something a little bit out of the ordinary – and we love it! 1. The Window Box This spot only just opened this week and it […]

6 years ago

We also review FIFA 21 and we’ve found you one of the best video games of all time for less than a tenner. Every week at Lovin Games Weekly, we’re aware we are crossing another seven days off the countdown towards getting our hands on the new Xbox and PlayStation consoles. With such landmark occasions […]

6 years ago

“I’m impressed that they’ve managed to make 21 of these so far…” As people who know me can attest to, and as you’ll find out very quickly, I don’t know or like football. I just don’t get it. I’ve seen friends and family get more worked up about football matches than about politics or religion. […]

6 years ago

There’s a new food van in town and they have pancakes!!!  Food, glorious food; one of the few saving graces the past few months. Whether we were baking banana bread, hopping on board the sourdough bandwagon or trying not to fluff up the DIY part of our local’s cook-at-home restaurant kit, food has kept us […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! The first of October (aka spooky season), today is also World Vegetarian Day so ya may as well honour the occasion by treating yourself to one of these tasty veggie eats. Roasted cauliflower  I don’t know what exactly they […]

6 years ago