It’s that time of the year where a couple of people start asking around the office about the exciting/dreaded Christmas party. For many, the Christmas party is when you let the shackles off and tell that special someone in the office that you love them, or where after 10 mulled wines you finally tell your […]

10 years ago

Love them or hate them, hipsters are roaming all over this city and they’re multiplying at an alarming rate. What with their handle bar moustaches, fixie bikes, clothes made from hemp, and all that craic. I’m pretty sure that once this craze has well and truly died down, we’ll all move back to being clean […]

10 years ago

Every week, we bring you your cheat-sheet to tonight’s pub conversations – the hot topics that you just know are going to come up, and how you can bluff your way through them even if you haven’t been following the news (or the internet) too closely this week… Tayto’s Crisp Sambo Shop (Part 1) Mr […]

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Got any doggies at home that would be up for an adventure on Sunday? Or do you need to give your friends or parents a few days notice to take a loan of their dogs? If so, we’ve got the perfect event for you… The Bow Wow Times in association with doggy subscription service Ruby […]

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Weekends were made for adventures, so why not take to the Dublin Mountains to visit one of the most iconic old ruins we have. The Hellfire Club sits on top of Montpelier Hill 390 meters above Dublin city, and it has plenty of eerie history surrounding it. It’s the kind of place that you always […]

10 years ago

I love my parents. I’m just not sure I want to live with them. I write this sitting at a desk in my childhood bedroom, surrounded by trenches of clothing. To one side are the things I wear everyday. On the other are clothes I’ve not worn in years. I’m doing a clean-out, because– for […]

10 years ago

Alley Cat knows exactly what it’s doing. Perched on the corner of Church Lane and Ann Street, and decked out with red canopies and a stylish wooden hoarding, it’s clear that this American-style diner goes far beyond red leather seats and retro jukeboxes. And while our diners here in Dublin stay open until late to […]

10 years ago

On Tuesday we launched a Valentine’s Day Competition asking our community to submit their most embarrassing Valentine’s Day experience. All entrants were in with the chance of winning a dinner for two in the Morrison Hotel for this Saturday, with thanks to Deep River Rock Water. Here are the top ten entries we received… Underground […]

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I must admit I was getting pretty sick of Valentine’s day marketing, but then I saw this little video featuring a couple of hamsters going on a dream date. From the gondola ride to a dinner of Italian perciatelli pasta with red quinoa meatballs, it doesn’t get much cuter than this. Forget cats and dogs, […]

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Super Bowl XLIX (49) sees the New England Patriots face off against reigning champions the Seattle Seahawks in University of Phoenix stadium, Arizona this Sunday. The match-up commonly referred to as the ‘duel in the desert’ is set to be a thriller with the Seahawks phenominal defensive record to be tested by arguably one the […]

10 years ago

Nothing to see here apart from a rabbit delivering a beer on his little rabbit delivery truck. The rabbit is called Wallace and his owner managed to get him moving when he realised just how much he loved raisins. To achieve this service all that was required was a small cardboard “beer truck”, several months […]

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This weekend there was outrage at the cover of the Independent’s LIFE magazine as they splashed a host of celebrities across the cover along with the headline “the good life”. The implication was that after years of misery John Delaney, Barry Egan and even the TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor could safely lift their champagne flutes […]

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