Halloween is often a time of overindulgence, with so many tasty treats lying within arm’s reach it can be hard to resist. Even if your mam is in your ear telling you “those are for the trick-or-treaters!!!” https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ttnaunAUb/ Best way to balance things out? Getting active. The festive ‘Trick or Train’ Glow Dance at The […]
6 years ago
There’s something about getting a decent feed in the airport that makes hopping on a plane all the more exciting. Sometimes though, your last bite to eat before taking off can be a bit on the unhealthy side, be it a slap-up fry or a burger and chips. That will all change tomorrow though when […]
6 years ago
In news you weren’t expecting to hear today, The Happy Pear will soon be opening a branch of their much-loved café in Dublin Airport. Twins Stephen and David Flynn already have two locations in Greystones and another in Clondalkin but from next month, holidaymakers will be able to enjoy their selection of healthy cakes, hand-roasted […]
6 years ago
Most of us are probably familiar with The Happy Pear… Whether you’ve visited their famous Greystones cafe and food market or you just follow them on social media, they’re quite recognisable for their positive, vibrant attitudes and humour. “It’s Wednesday my duuudes.” Peter Shannon has hilariously taken the piss out of the lads with this […]
8 years ago
The Happy Pear in Greystones has become synonymous with a few things – green smoothies, 5am swims and some delish vegan grub. However, now you don’t have to trek to Wicklow to get your veggie fix – The Flynn brothers are setting up shop in Clondalkin! Hooray! But, when? *drumroll please*…. July 3! Yep, that’s right […]
9 years ago
If you love The Happy Pear but don’t fancy the trek out to Greystones, you are going to LOVE this news. Founders David and Stephen Flynn are set to launch their first Dublin location, taking over the Round Tower Visitor Tower Centre in Clondalkin. The new site will open its doors this summer and […]
9 years ago
The Happy Pear held a swimrise at 5.30 this morning over in Greystones – and it looked absolutely fantastic. Over a hundred people gathered outside the restaurant on Church Road before heading down the beach for a swim as the sun rose. You’ve gotta admire them. It can’t have been easy to get out of […]
9 years ago
The Happy Pear are back at it again – this time with a wonderful swimrise. What is a swimrise, you ask? It’s a swim – at sunrise. Duh. The lads are offering a breakfast of coffee, porridge and delish baked bars to anyone who comes along. Over 100 people took part in their last swimrise. Tomorrow’s one kicks […]
9 years ago
The further we get through summer, the closer we’re getting to winter, and those sweet, SWEET new consoles! Both Sony and Microsoft are set to make some seriously exciting announcements regarding release dates, prices, and even more new games for the upcoming consoles in the not-too-distant-future (so we can tell Santy when to start putting […]
5 years ago
Bags of sandwiches for the homeless appeared outside Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre on Monday morning. The bags of O’Brien’s sandwiches were accompanied by a sign which wished homeless people in Dublin a happy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s assumed that the sandwiches were provided by the O’Brien’s cafe in the shopping centre although there was no […]
6 years ago
Irish Rail has confirmed that the piano in Pearse Station is out of action due to ‘mindless vandalism.’ Sharing a picture on its Twitter account, the company states that ‘Our Pearse piano will be out of action for some time due to extensive mindless vandalism. Murphy Piano Tuning is currently working to get it back […]
6 years ago
It can’t be easy being famous. Sure, you receive the adulation of fans wherever you go but there are certain times where you’d probably prefer to be alone. Like when you’re getting changed, for example. This very situation happened to Irish comedian Dara O’Briain who has taken to Twitter to tell the tale. As you […]
7 years ago