Craig David is treating his Irish fans to yet another sure-to-be stomper of a gig – with a triumphant return to The Wright Venue on September 8. The Comeback Kid took to Twitter just this week to reminisce on the banger that made him famous – and to state that loads more music of his […]

9 years ago

If you’ve been dreaming of an airy city centre apartment with an outdoor space, most people would tell you to dream on. But not us… oh no. Instead, we’ve found a gorgeous one-bedroom located in one of the most interesting parts of the city – with a fab rooftop terrace where you can have summer drinks […]

9 years ago

It seems that Smithfield is the place to be this weekend as the fourth instalment of the ‘Hotter Than July‘ music festival is returning to Dublin 7 come July 30.  The festival is being run by Improvised Music Company and Dublin City Council  in association with Big Bang Festival of Rhythm. Oh, and it’s totally free.  The […]

9 years ago

There are some places you just need to go for a tipple during summertime.  And sometimes it can be hard to fit them all in… unless you have a very handy list.   But where would one find something like that?  Why here, of course.  Here are ten places you need to shtall into for a […]

9 years ago

RIOT, the Best Production at Dublin Fringe Festival is back, and people are going feckin wiiiiiiiiiild for it. A “disorderly cocktail of wild theatre, gut-punching spoken word, banging jigs, slapstick comedy and eye-popping circus”, RIOT is a kinda hybrid between theatre and a jammers dance floor, and sounds like the best fun you’ll have on […]

9 years ago

If you’ve gotten into the soul-destroying habit of eating a soggy sambo at your desk every lunchtime, we have just the thing to tempt you away from office and back to sanity. A very cool open-air concert is taking place at Wood Quay (near Fishamble Street) between 1pm and 2pm, with a performance by the New […]

9 years ago

It’s that time of the week again when we’ve forgotten about the horrors of last weekend’s hangover, and start dreaming about the possibilities of this weekend. Hopes are high, inhibitions are low – and we’re still dreading checking our bank balance, but we’ll manage somehow.  We’ve tried to cover something for everyone. Now all you have […]

9 years ago

Uh oh, this ain’t good… trouble is brewing in Bluebell… Twitter user Ross Hamilton brought these very angry notes to our attention this afternoon that were left on cars parked in Bluebell today.  It’s quite clear that locals are not one bit happy with Luas-users parking in their area for free and are even threating […]

9 years ago

We’ve always dreamed of having our very own stylish retreat that’s right in the heart of Dublin city, with a little garden, lots of bright light and maybe the odd red brick thrown in for good measure. An impossible dream, some may say. But we’ve found it. The holy grail of gaffs for socialising in the city […]

9 years ago

We’ve all been there: you’re smack bang in the middle of Temple Bar, you’re squished in between thousands and thousands of loud tourists, and goddamitt you just want a pint. Of anything really, any pint will do. But as a Dubliner you’d rather chew off your hand than spend all your pocket money in any […]

9 years ago

If there’s one food I will never grow tired of eating, it’s noodles.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner – you name the time, I’ll eat ’em.  I grew up eating the best handmade, fresh noodles in Ireland (found in DaTang Noodle House , Co. Galway) and have struggled to find an eatery in Dublin that serves noodles […]

9 years ago

Slap bang in the middle of the summer, both Dublin’s Merrion Square and Cork’s Fitzgerald Park are home to the biggest street performance festival in the world.  Yep, the world. This year, alongside the world’s best street performers, the festival is celebrating its 12th year with expanded programming in children creative and cultural workshops, family […]

9 years ago