With the season five finale of Game of Thrones fast approaching, we took it upon ourselves to speculate what the world of Westerns would be like if it was all moved to our wonderful capital city. Potential spoilers lie within. 1. The Starks would have a very different motto. Instead of “Winter is Coming,” the […]

10 years ago

Following on from the success of last year, The Rainbow Run is back with a colourful bang on June 20.. Bigger and better this year, there will be two runs – one kicking off at 10am and another at 3pm. Runners will be covered in all the colours of the rainbow as they run a […]

10 years ago

Bray – the little coastal town that literally props up Dublin. That’s right: literally. Experts* agree that if Bray didn’t exist, Dublin would quite simply fall into the ocean – and then everyone would get soaked, and probably quite annoyed, and basically the whole weekend would be ruined. So in honour of the town that […]

10 years ago

From Electric Picnic to Body & Soul and everything in between, the calendar in Ireland this year has no shortage of festivals to keep music-lovers entertained all summer long. In fact, as we described a few weeks ago, you could just about make it to a different Irish festival every weekend this summer if you […]

10 years ago

Following on from the success of our Marco Pierre White Donnybrook event, we are delighted to announce our second Dinner Club. Will be hosting our Lovin Dublin Summer Dinner Club on June 18 in Mulberry Garden. The Mulberry Garden restaurant is home to a beautifully secluded garden which boasts a blazing fire and a heated […]

10 years ago

Dublin is a fast-moving mecca on the edges of tomorrow, full of start ups, up-starts and everything in between – and while we love that, it’s great to know that there are some things that will never change. Here’s a list of things which have stayed strong through the ups, the downs and the doldrums. […]

10 years ago

It’s been around since the 8th century, and is said by the Guinness Book of Records to be the oldest pub in the UK – but Ye Olde Fighting Cocks has been asked to change its name. And it’s not even for the reasons you might think, of prudishness or over the top sexual morality; […]

10 years ago

Ireland has been consumed by talk of the referendum for the past few months, and only now is it starting to die down, leading us to ask – what the bejaysus did we talk about before? Here are 36 suggested conversation topics which should come in handy if you find yourself lost for words when […]

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Saturday’s referendum result made front pages all over the world, and hammered home to international audiences what we at home already know – that Ireland is a modern, progressive nation that’s doing all it can to shake off the shackles of its conservative past. But it’s not the first time that’s happened. We’re well known […]

10 years ago

While the mechanics of Irish dating tend to pivot around drinks and more drinks, the opportunity to experience someone’s company in both sobriety and sunlight has its perks. What to do in alcohol’s absence, however, is the ultimate quandary. This week, warm weather rumours have started to surface and we thought, ‘where could Dubliners go […]

10 years ago

I’ll start by saying that this is by no means a comprehensive list. Know why? If I were to attempt to write a complete list of the truly astounding things that Cork has to offer I would quickly wear out the keyboard of my Macbook Pro, and have to phone Apple customer support… or just […]

10 years ago

Ireland seems to be full of royals at the moment – and the latest to pull into the bay is Queen Mary 2, which moored just off the coast at Dún Laoghaire today after arriving overnight from Cork. Robin sent us some pictures below, captured from his gorgeous office (check his live came here), and […]

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