One of my favourite things to do at the weekend is visit a farmers market, have a delicious lunch of whatever spicy sensation tickles my fancy, follow it with a sweet treat and stock up on a few fancy groceries for the week that will jazz up my post work dinners. My favourite market in Dublin […]

9 years ago

A few months back, a pair of Irish twins made headlines all over the world when they opened the world’s first cereal café in London. And shortly afterwards, it was Belfast’s turn to grab the spotlight after after a crisp sandwich café opened in the city centre – an idea so great, in fact, […]

9 years ago

Valentines Day is fast approaching, and no doubt many of you in long term relationships might be excitedly wondering if it’s the perfect day to propose. Well we’ve heard our fair share of questionable proposal locations, so we decided to take out all the hard work out and list the top 10 places to propose […]

9 years ago

Earlier this week we launched an offer for our readers to avail of 2 hours free cleaning from Hassle.com. This got us thinking, if you had someone to clean your house each week, what would you do with the time you got back? Instead of cleaning, dusting and hoovering there’s so many great things you […]

9 years ago

Despite being known primarily as a suburb, Rathgar boasts tonnes of great places to eat and drink, and as a result is a popular destination both in the evenings and at the weekends for locals and non-locals alike. Our favourite spots for food are Bijou for weekend brunch or dinner, The Organic Supermarket to stock […]

9 years ago

Templeogue is a popular suburban area in the city where residents enjoy living near loads of green space including Tymon Park and Dodder Valley Park and is only a stones throw away from Bushy Park. It’s the perfect place to visit if you’re an active person who enjoys a run or cycle surrounded by nature. […]

9 years ago

Kilmainham is a part of Dublin best known for its tourist attractions, especially The Kilmainham Gaol and the IMMA. The Irish Museum of Modern Art hosts many incredible exhibitions throughout the year as well as events on their grounds, such as the incredible ‘Summer Rising’ last summer, and music festivals like Forbidden Fruit. A trip […]

9 years ago

Ranelagh is best known in Dublin for its restaurants. Despite being a relatively small village, it is absolutely jam packed with incredible places to eat and drink. It’s always jointed on Saturday mornings with people heading straight to their favourite brunch spot. Cinnamon usually has a queue out the door for something simple but tasty, […]

9 years ago

While Drumcondra is a popular suburban village just north of the city, it’s most well known for one of the city’s biggest attractions… Croke Park. Pop into Fagan’s pub here on a match day for the craic as the place will be packed with both locals and people who have travelled up from outside ‘the […]

9 years ago

Many people who have never worked a day in a kitchen or in the service industry think they can just go and open up a restaurant, but it’s not that easy. Just because you can cook a Jamie Oliver recipe for your six friends and match it up with some gorgeous wines doesn’t mean you […]

9 years ago

We’re huge fans of Bressie here in Lovin Dublin HQ, especially after his raw and honest speech at our live show. He’s a seriously cool guy and so I sat down with him to ask him his favourite spots in the city so we can check them out for ourselves. So Bressie, where is your […]

9 years ago

Last week we did a city spotlight on Phoenix Park, and so this week we decided the next natural location was Castleknock. A lot of Dubs are familiar with the country club as a nice spot to go for a round of golf, and many non locals will pop into the village for something to […]

9 years ago