Everyone talks about taking that round the world trip, but few rarely get the chance to do it. This champ quit his job and decided to come home, but instead of going straight back he took a bit of a detour through Australia, Brazil, America, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Canada, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and England […]

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It’s good time to be a foodie in Dublin. Dine In Dublin is a marriage of our two favourite things – great food and our fair capital – and from February 22-28, you’ll be invited to discover the city bite by bite and taste something new, at scarcely credible prices. A must-do, really. We’ve gotten the skinny on what’s […]

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Here’s one for the health nerds: Roz Purcell has opened up a pop-up shop to bring to life the recipes from her new cookbook, Natural Born Feeder: Whole Foods, Whole Life. The pop-up is located at 140 Lower Baggot Street (a few doors down from Xico and Toners) and is only open for three days (until Friday), so if […]

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YES, we know it’s an American sport, and YES we know some of you think that the increased interest on these shores points to some massive decline in our native culture. But we don’t care. We’re all geared up for Superbowl 50 this Sunday night, and we love the fact that more and more places are now […]

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Cantina is a mobile Mexican food emporium housed in a fully-fitted corrugated container. Having served food to the masses in Galway back in October, Cantina‘s next destination will be in Dublin’s fair city. Nothing escapes the Bandido way of life – watch the legendary @Neuzz bring Cantina to life! #ArribaCantinahttps://t.co/m7zgqaLD1H — Cantina (@CantinaIE) January 11, […]

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Out of every six Irish-born people, one person is currently living abroad, according to a report researched by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Central Statistics Office. This means that a whopping 17.5% of people over the age of 15 years old who were born in Ireland were living abroad in 2014, topping the survey of 34 OECD member countries. Ireland has passed out New Zealand, Portugal and Mexico by […]

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A new study has revealed that Dublin has the happiest workers in Europe, while Irish people are the fourth happiest in the world. The Indeed Job Happiness Index 2016 looked at 35 countries for the following factors when ranking workplace happiness: work-life balance, quality of management, office culture, job security and advancement, and compensation, and benefits or pay. The research also revealed what […]

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If you’re looking for an excuse to blow off some steam and you’re a lover of Mexican food, this party marking Cinco de Mayo should be right up your alley. Lower Baggot Street’s underground Mexican joint Xico is celebrating its heritage with a party dedicated to Mexico’s most famous feast day, and it’ll run from May 5 to May 7.  The bar, which […]

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So Boojum and Corona have just announced that they’re teaming up to send three lucky winners off to Mexico for Cinco de Mayo. All you need to do to enter their competition is fill out your name, age, email and location at this address and click enter.  Five people out of this entry process will then be invited along to a draw night on May 5, […]

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Mad to get to the UEFA European Championship this summer, but lacking in the ticket department? Then you might want to head to Xico tonight, where they’ll be giving tickets away for free! The underground Mexican-style spot on Lower Baggot Street is running a competition tonight in association with Carlsberg, where they’ll be giving away three sets of tickets from 8pm this […]

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A few months ago we wrote about a deadly new Mexican food truck that would be popping up in Dublin very soon.  And the good news is that Cantina is now open for business at the new Topaz City Avenue service station in City West… The launch menu consists of some of Mexico’s favourites, like the taco: […]

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Bray Jazz Festival returns from 29 April to 1 May for its 17th year, with another packed programme.  You can expect plenty of jazz from leading international players as well as some of Ireland’s top improvisers. Bray Jazz has previously been described as “one of the very best small jazz festivals in Europe”, and that’s no lie. Here […]

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