The only downside to our love of whiskey is the fear that we’ll never get to experience the vast array of Irish brands available.  Well, the Irish Whiskey Museum aims to help us get that bit closer by celebrating distilleries from all over the country in a series of whiskey pop ups starting next week.  […]

8 years ago

An exploration of our lifeblood, gin, in one of Dublin’s most gorgeous garden bars? Sign us up.  House on Leeson St just announced that they will be bringing back their Great Summer Gin Fair following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event, and this time around it will be a two day affair.  […]

8 years ago

Five Sunday markets housed at Newmarket Square in Dublin 8 have been given notice to leave the Green Door Premises effective from June 12.  Dublin Flea Market, The Brocante, Fusion Sundays – World Culture Market, Newmarket Collective and The Pure Vintage Fair are looking for new homes and the first stages of demolition and redevelopment of the […]

8 years ago

Ed Sheeran mania has well and truly gripped the land.  The singer is slap in the middle of his nine-day jaunt around the country, after three whopper sold out nights in Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh.  (Have a look at pics from the gigs here.) This weekend sees the red-head taking on Pearse Stadium in Galway, and […]

8 years ago

This is probably the strangest u-turn that an aircraft flying from Dublin Airport has ever had to make.  An Aer Lingus flight was forced to head back to the capital on Thursday morning over fears that a hare had been sucked into one of jet’s engines during take-off.  Flight EI-582 left Dublin at 8.15am and […]

8 years ago

Get ready for an entire weekend of incredible food, cooking masterclasses and the most creative dishes you’ll find in Dublin right now as Taste of Dublin returns next month. Dublin’s annual foodie fest, this year’s theme is ‘Food Lover’s Playground’ and restaurants have been busy dreaming up their own take on the theme to bring to […]

8 years ago

Scary scenes.  A horrifying fire broke out in the popular Caravan park area of Parklands Holiday Park in Courtown, Wexford late on Monday night. Holiday makers could only watch on as massive flames took over six mobile homes in the area.  The mobile homes have been severely damaged but luckily, nobody has been seriously hurt […]

8 years ago

Feeling like an impromptu getaway? WOW Air has your back.  Their latest sale launches today and sees mega cheap flights from Dublin to Iceland, SEVEN (!) American cities and Canada. We’d be flying with them every single week from now ’til autumn if we could.  The airline announced €49.99 flights from Dublin to Iceland and […]

8 years ago

Bao lovers of Dublin, now is your time to shine.  The Taiwanese snack of a steamed bun stuffed with a variety of tasty fillings has made its way over to our little island in dribs and drabs (there’s How Bao Now down at the markets on Mespil Road and Spencer Dock and Bao Boi in Cork, […]

8 years ago

Ireland is your oyster if you have a car, but for the perennial pedestrians among us who still walk, cycle or get the bus everywhere, some things are just out of our reach.  With that in mind, here’s a list of things you can do around Dublin that don’t require a car.  1. Francis Bacon Studio View this […]

8 years ago

The mercury has risen to over 20 degrees in Dublin this Saturday afternoon, making it hotter than Lanzarote, and we’re all hoping the sun sticks around for the rest of the long weekend.  All over the city people are walking around in shorts, the beer gardens and parks are full, and the suncream is being applied (we […]

8 years ago

You may have noticed that we’re very enthusiastic about beer gardens.  And with that bursht of great weather at the weekend, we’ve only grown fonder and fonder of ’em.  We’ve listed all of the usual city centre ones before… READ: 11 Of The Best City Centre Beer Gardens In Dublin But it’s time to head a […]

8 years ago