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
I was driving along Burgh Quay on Sunday, trying to avoid the sea of Limerick and Cork people who were heading back from Croke Park. One set were ecstatic after reaching an All-Ireland hurling Semi-Final, the other bunch were preparing themselves for a long journey home after heartbreak. I was pulled up in the middle […]
7 years ago
The simplest inventions in life are the best ones and ever since Dublin Bus introduced USB charging into their seats people have been generally losing their shit. Public transport companies are used to people getting very angry with them on social media but a quick search for Dublin bus and it would appear that all […]
8 years ago
If you still haven’t managed to get your hands on a pair of tickets to U2, it looks like the gig will be going ahead with or without you (sorry). The Dublin band will bring their Joshua Tree Tour to Croke Park this summer, with many fans queuing all weekend for a chance to see their […]
9 years ago
Nightmare. The ever-controversial and terrifyingly-opinionated Katie Hopkins appeared on The Late Late Show last night. In the lead-up to her going on the show with Ryan Tubs, RTÉ received over 1,300 complaints against the English TV personality. The show went ahead… but people are not one bit happy about the shit she was stirring. If you didn’t […]
9 years ago
Dublin is a great place to be right now if you’re a veggie or vegan. There’s some absolutely fab spots to sink your teeth into and such a varied range too. It’s even hard to find somewhere that doesn’t have a vegetarian option on the menu. Here’s some of our favourite spots right now that […]
7 years ago
Lovin Dublin has created many quizzes about this city in our time, but none have ever been as weird as this one by Buzzfeed. (Okay, our one about ‘can you guess this Dublin pub by their toilet’ was kind of weird…) They have launched the: ‘What Is Your Dublin Destiny’ quiz which basically informs you […]
7 years ago
Trying to organise a date with your partner can become super boring, super quick if you do the same things over and over again. There’s only so many times you can spend an evening in your favourite Italian without getting a little bit tired of it. So instead of going for the same old dinner, […]
7 years ago