There’s a bit of a whiskey revolution taking place in Ireland at the moment. The older distilleries are having to expand to meet global demand, and new distilleries are popping up across the country. With all this whiskey-related activity, it makes perfect sense then that the Dublin Whiskey Fest launches next week. Great Irish Beverages […]

10 years ago

It’s 2pm on a Monday and I’ve just had four shots of whiskey. It was for journalism’s sake, I swear. I’m at the Irish Whiskey Museum, at the end of their forty-five minute tour. After passing through a reconstructed ‘shebeen’ and distillery, a Victorian bar and a recreation of a rural wake, the trail culminates […]

10 years ago

Every week the Lovin Dublin community share incredible photos on Instagram via the hashtag #lovindublin. These photos show Dublin off in the best possible way. Some of the photos are humorous, some are beautiful and some are appetising. We have chosen our top ten photos from the past week. The winning image will be posted […]

10 years ago

So you’ve no doubt been invited to a New Years Eve party, whether that be a night at your neighbour’s house or a piss up (sorry, reunion) with all your college friends. While you’ve resolved to have a dry January, turn your life around and become a yoga instructor by the end of February, you […]

10 years ago

The Leopardstown Stephen’s Day races draw huge crowds every year of people who are ready to have a good time and party. The main draw isn’t really the horse racing, it’s really more about getting away from the family, meeting the great and the good, having a few too many scoops and showing off your […]

10 years ago

We had heard a lot about this tiny little coffee shop over the last year, but it wasn’t until we visited it ourselves in Stoneybatter yesterday ourselves that we could see what all the fuss was about. Love Supreme opened up in Stoneybatter at the end of the summer, and if anything was a sign […]

10 years ago

The food scene has evolved massively over the last couple of years in Ireland. Who would have thought as we entered the recession 7 years ago that we’d end up with this many good restaurants, such awesome cafes and a better pub experience. Being frugal has forced food and drink entrepreneurs to become more creative […]

10 years ago

It’s a fact that no matter how broke you are, you’re never going to scrimp on a few nights out with family and friends over Christmas. With that in mind we decided that we needed to put together a list of the absolute top places to go for the most delicious cocktails in the city. […]

10 years ago

So we hear that tea is the new whiskey, which in turn is the new craft beer, which in turn is the new coffee. Or something to that effect. Either way, you can’t turn your head these days for a new joint serving up a dazzling array of alluring brews – so dazzling, in fact, […]

10 years ago

Budding entrepreneurs, business managers, distributors, investors and insatiably curious foodies packed into Temple Bar’s Button Factory for LovinDublin’s sold-out Food Connect yesterday which was kindly sponosored by Mazars, Deliveroo, Bord Bia and Opengastro. Laden down with goodie bags containing Keogh’s Crisps, Skelligs Chocolate, Herbel Crest drinks, Dr. Coy’s Chocolate and Proper Corn, attendees seated themselves […]

10 years ago

Here at Lovin Dublin, we adore this city; we adore this city in the same way a dad adores his own kids. But just like the dad who adores his own kids, we do need to take a break every now and then. That’s why we’ll be bringing you the best weekend jaunts within easy […]

10 years ago

We’re super-stoked about the upcoming FoodConnect event, which takes place this Tuesday in The Button Factory – and we’re even more excited again about some of the amazing names we’ve just added to the lineup. They include none other than broadcaster, historian and sauce king Loyd Grossman, as well as some serious heavy-hitters amongst the […]

10 years ago