2020 was a rough year for the world but there were moments of kindness and joy that helped draw us all together… while staying apart. Positive news stories may have seemed few and far between at the time, but hindsight is always 20/20 (excuse the pun) and there were several standout moments that sparked kindness […]

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Somehow, video-games now have better graphics… than real life. As computers and consoles get more and more technologically advanced, there are always going to be leaps and bounds in terms of the graphical capability that will come with them. With the arrival of both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, those graphical envelopes are […]

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We can’t believe some of these movies were released two decades ago! Ready to feel old? In the way that 1990 still feels like it was just 20 years ago (it wasn’t), these movies don’t feel like they arrived two decades ago (they did). They range from huge blockbuster behemoths to some of the most […]

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Everyone’s favourite baddie from Breaking Bad, The Boys, and The Mandalorian is heading to Ireland to meet his fans. We’ve got a bit of a good news / bad news situation. Bad news first, the Spring Edition of Dublin Comic Con, due to take place in March, will not be going ahead. But now straight […]

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As this year draws to a close, let’s take a moment to check out Lovin Dublin’s most liked Instagram posts of 2020.. These are the top ten videos and images posted on our Instagram page this year. Don’t forget you can either tag Lovin Dublin or use #lovindublin in your favourite pictures of videos of […]

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Launching on Netflix on New Year’s Day, this is the right show at the right time. With a full month of the strictest restrictions ahead of us, we’re all going to need as much help to get through January as possible. While the previous lockdowns came when the weather is slightly better, meaning that we […]

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HBO’s fantastic music documentary has been getting some incredible reviews. Recent years have brought along some brilliant music documentaries, from Amy to Supersonic to Whitney, and with the arrival of How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, viewers will be getting yet another one. As HBO describe it, the documentary “chronicles the triumphs and hurdles […]

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New Year’s Eve is just a matter of days away, but as with most other occasions this year, we’ll be spending it at home on the couch. That may not sound all that exciting, but there’s no reason that staying home has to mean boring and one way to spice things up (pun intended) is […]

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Wondering what some of the best new openings of 2020 are? We’ve rounded up some of our top picks below.  2020 – a year the world will never forget, however much some of us would like to. This year has taught us a lot and though it certainly seemed as though it was all bad […]

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Five dishes we are dying to get for takeaway next week. Yes, we are back into a lockdown but there are still plenty of places doing takeaway. Most restaurants have adapted and you can get your favourite dishes to take home. The only problem with this is picking what you want. There’s plenty to pick […]

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It goes without saying that the northside as a whole should be completely known as ‘The North Pole‘ for the month of December while Grafton Street will become ‘Quality Street‘ and people will be forced to wade through thousands of sweets as they commute home from work each day. But what about the rest of […]

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Lovin chatted to the director about his year directing The Mandalorian, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and new Netflix movie We Can Be Heroes. Robert Rodriguez is one of those directors who seems equally capable, and equally comfortable, making movies for two VERY different types of audiences. There is a adults-only stuff, like Desperado, Planet Terror, […]

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