Drury Street is the street that just keeps on giving, boasting some cracking cafés, restaurants and independent shops and boutiques. One of the newest additions to the street is a beautiful new cafe with an unusual proposition. The Considered Café is owned by Dunnes Stores and is a cross between a gourmet café and […]
9 years ago
Last week we wrote a list of the top 10 child-friendly restaurants in Dublin. The responses we received from this article were great, with many parents sharing their favourite restaurants across the city to bring their kids to. A few of our readers mentioned that another important principle to consider was easy of access in […]
9 years ago
This Sunday you can take a step back in time, and submerge yourself in the 1960s. Classic Vinyl Sundays are a collective that host old-fashioned listening parties once a month, where they play a whole record from start to finish on a top notch sound system. Their last playing party was to commemorate the 35th […]
9 years ago
How many 2015 prediction lists have you read so far? It’s ok, you can tell me. Every year I get through endless repetitions of the same article, to the point where compiling a list of lists begins to seem like a good idea. The best are those articles that are absurdly specific: I find digital […]
9 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 […]
9 years ago
Ingredients Cabbage Leeks Potatoes Garlic Onions Small pasta Chicken stock The weather has plummeted recently as we experience a cold snap. That inevitably leads to people coming down with the flu which is what happened to me recently. Rather than wallow in my man flu, I decided to tackle it straight on with some awesome, […]
9 years ago
Would you believe us if we told you that there’s a plant that grows in the wild commonly mistaken for a weed that’s quite like rhubarb? Or that you’ve probably walked past it a million times along the canal without realising that it could be used in the kitchen! Read on to discover the delights […]
9 years ago
What am I drinking? A Japanese sencha makinohara. (If you can’t say it, just point to it on the menu.) Where am I drinking it? Clement & Pekoe, an established favourite for both coffee and tea lovers. Quiet with faux-rustic wooden tables, this is a really pleasant spot in the city centre, with high-quality drinks […]
9 years ago
Trinity Ball takes place tomorrow, and despite everyone being on lockdown in the library, spirits are high. Occasionally you can hear sound checks in the distance, spilling into the floors of the Ussher, and productivity is at an all time low as you all day dream about the night ahead. Considering it is the biggest […]
9 years ago
It’s easy to get bogged down in the daily grind and miss the stories that are going on around us – but fear not, you won’t be left out of the loop in the pub tonight thanks to our handy guide to this week’s hot topics. Good Friday How the hell did we get here? […]
9 years ago
There’ll be a lot to discuss this week in the pubs of Dublin – whether or not you’re a rugby fan. Here’s your guide to the six topics that will be on your lips this evening as you sit down over a post-match pint. Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales… and George It would take something to […]
9 years ago
It’s only natural that, at this time every year, the whole nation gets swallowed up in extensive debate about what it means to be truly Irish. But, as with any debate that gets the country talking, nobody can quite nail down the pertinent issues of the day quite like Blindboy Boatclub and Mr Chrome – […]
9 years ago