There’s a lot to be said for having a few scoops on Christmas Eve with friends, although it’s usually impossible to avoid the crowds. Here’s a few suggestions of great pubs around town where hopefully you will find a quiet nook or cranny to have a drink in before heading home for a few days […]

10 years ago

Ah, the Christmas pantomime at the Gaiety – every Dubliner’s favourite childhood holiday memory. Going to the theatre with the family, hearing all the best songs from the radio tied in to a familiar fairy-tale musical, and laughing for hours at the pure whimsy of the evening. Maybe, if you were lucky, you even got […]

10 years ago

There comes a time over the holidays, when you reach saturation point. You’ve watched just about every Christmas film on tv, and the thoughts of eating yet another turkey and stuffing sandwich becomes too daunting. Your family, great as they are, are beginning to drive you round the bend, as the cabin fever of day […]

10 years ago

Christmas is just days away! At this point you’ve probably just resigned to the fact that you’re going to be broke until February so you may as well just go with the flow and enjoy the rest of the fun and exciting events that Dublin has to offer in the run up until Christmas. Check […]

10 years ago

Brunch tends to be the kind of thing people avoid like the plague if they’re trying to eat healthily.. There’s no way that lashings of hollandaise sauce fit into a ‘Clean Eating’ regime. So generally it’s easier to stay well away from brunch and whip up something low carb and high protein at home. But […]

10 years ago

With the amount of new businesses and restaurants popping up across the city, you could be forgiven for thinking that our economy is finally beginning to get going again. We thought we’d profile twelve amazing restaurants and cafés that have opened in the past few month. From Mexican party caverns to super fresh salads, permanent […]

10 years ago

Most of you guys will be familiar with Super Miss Sue, the excellent seafood joint on the corner of Drury Street and Stephen Street – and most of you will also be familiar with Cervi, the adjoining fish and chip joint that serves some of the city’s best takeaway. But one of the site’s more […]

10 years ago

Mexican food has never been more popular in Dublin, and after a hard week at work we love a Friday night blow out as much as the next person. So we thought, why not combine the two? We’re throwing a Cinco de Mayo party on Friday the 1st of May to celebrate the Mexican way […]

10 years ago

Back to work with a bang today after a very long weekend. Why not treat yourself and head out for lunch? Every day we going to post the best of the daily lunch specials and rotating menus on offer from around the city. All you have to do is check in every day at noon, […]

10 years ago

I’m going to be honest here: Er Buchetto wasn’t my first choice for brunch. About five minutes before taking my seat, I’d been a few doors down Ranelagh Road in Cinnamon – not quite comfortable and ready to order, but standing at the ‘Please Wait To Be Seated’ sign by the entrance. And standing. And […]

10 years ago

I’m sure that 99.9% of people in Ireland reading this have never heard of MC Lynchy. Certainly those over 23. He’s a young MC from Limerick who burst onto the scene with a video, recorded on a smart phone and uploaded to Facebook and Youtube, which you can see below. Despite that video having over […]

10 years ago

Brunch can be stressful sometimes.. You could be too hungover to deal with humans that aren’t the Dominos delivery man, maybe you forgot to make a booking, or maybe you’re just dealing with waves of nausea constantly fearful that there could be vomit at any point. Anyhow the point is: for hungover souls brunch should […]

10 years ago