No no, not that type of virgin, virgin cocktails.  Being a non drinker in Ireland is a funny aul thing. People want to know if I’m up the duff, on antibiotics, very religious, Amish, the child of an alcoholic, in recovery myself, blah blah blah. I’m none of those things, I just don’t need alcohol […]

10 years ago

Having sky-rocketed to a level of international fame and acclaim, following her rousing words and viral videos on the subject of Ireland’s longstanding issues surrounding gay rights, an appearance on The Saturday Night Show that dominated our collective office conversation for the weeks that followed, few are as worth watching in Dublin as drag queen […]

10 years ago

You may not have won our TGIF competition on Friday just gone, a prize that’d put an end to all those sleepless nights over Mother’s Day worries (no but really, if you lost sleep over this you should really get out more), but fear not, there’s still time and there’s plenty of options. So you […]

10 years ago

You probably know Donal Skehan as that spiky-haired, trendy dude from the telly. Always smiling. I’m interested in celebrity chefs and how they turn their mass appeal into a few bucks. We talked about celeb chefs teaming up with supermarkets or, like most do, just slapping their own name onto a product to help drive […]

10 years ago

The country is up in arms about the water charges that are being introduced in the coming months. While we are known as a country of generally quite passive, peaceful people who rarely protest, it’s clear that the water charges are a step to far after years of high taxes, pay cuts and job loses that have […]

10 years ago

We all remember doing stupid things as students. I remember drinking Tesco Value screwdrivers made with Tesco Value Vodka. I remember trying–and failing at–standup comedy. I remember doing morally questionable things in cupboards, at house parties with questionable young men. I also remember spending a lot of time in Wetherspoons. And now, for all my […]

10 years ago

We love a good meal out and we also love cooking. But sometime when you’re working late and don’t have time to cook you just have to succumb to the ready meal, no matter how good your intentions are. We’ve rounded up a list of the 10 places for the nicest ready meals in Dublin. […]

10 years ago

Alley Cat knows exactly what it’s doing. Perched on the corner of Church Lane and Ann Street, and decked out with red canopies and a stylish wooden hoarding, it’s clear that this American-style diner goes far beyond red leather seats and retro jukeboxes. And while our diners here in Dublin stay open until late to […]

10 years ago

Thinking about heading out for a bite to eat today? The Old Spot pub on Bath Avenue have come with a clever idea for their diners on Sunday. Obviously sick of customers being glued to their smartphones, seemingly ignoring each other at the dinner table, or Instagramming their meals instead of eating them, they’ve concocted […]

10 years ago

There are certain places within Dublin, where if you look up you may find that someone is watching over you. She’s quite a glamorous lady, with an air of mystery about her. She can be found on windowsills across the city, holding court, looking down over her domain. No she’s not Molly Malone, or a […]

10 years ago

Are you reading this on the sofa? Have you been on the sofa so long that you are starting to become part of the sofa? Are you in a roast vegetable-induced vegetative state? For many of us this is the lost time of Christmas, the food coma limbo, the mulled wine-fueled timewarp which swallows up […]

10 years ago

Ingredients FOR THE BLUE CHEESE SAUCE: 450g blue cheese 200ml mayonnaise 1 garlic clove, crushed Juice of ½ lemon 250ml sour cream 50ml milk, if required FOR THE CHICKEN: 1 roast chicken, cooled and with all the meat removed from the bone, skin discarded 450g cream cheese 2 tsp celery salt or toasted celery […]

10 years ago