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. That’s why we’ll be bringing you the best alternative first dates in Dublin every week, and […]

10 years ago

We love getting excited about the future of Dublin, focusing on the new version of the city that’s been emerging in the wake of the post-Celtic Tiger bust. But sometimes to look forward, you need to look back… and this is an important week in the calendar for this city. Next year will mark 100 […]

10 years ago

So, it happened. We did it. We’ve become the first country on this planet to approve marriage equality by popular vote – and boy, have we had massive smiles on our faces ever since! So to celebrate, we’ve teamed up with The Meeting House to offer the very first LGBTQ wedding to take place at […]

10 years ago

Summer is well and truly here and we couldn’t be more excited by this so our Brunch Club returned to House today for a May BBQ. The grills were filled with succulent meat and the plates were packed, while our resident DJ played some awesome tunes. To start our brunch off the healthy way, Wyldsson […]

10 years ago

The fact that you can hear fireworks going off after darkness falls only means one thing: Halloween is very nearly here. Not that big a fan of Halloween now that it doesn’t involve wearing a black bin bag as a costume and getting free sweets? We’re here to change that! In order to get in […]

10 years ago

If you claim to never have been hangry, you’re a liar. Hanger is a dangerous thing. It is a perilious state of existence that appears out of nowhere and causes you set the house on fire just because someone looked at you, or at least you think they did? Wait, did they? Oh damn, the […]

10 years ago

The introduction of rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossings in Dublin may be on the cards, in order to encourage LGBT tourism. The brainchild of Dale McDermott, former president of Fine Gael’s youth party branch, these ‘rainbow walks’ would bolster the international perception of Ireland as a “beacon of hope,” following the success of the Marriage Equality referendum. […]

10 years ago

This Irish guy has posted an ad for magical potatoes on eBay and you can still get your hands on these beauties. Posted by rpbrady, he explains in the advertisement how he came into possession of these supernatural vegetables: As I walked home the other night, as drunk as drunk could be, I stumbled upon […]

10 years ago

One of the first things Críona Ní Dhálaigh tells me when I meet her in the Mansion House is that she’s not a massive fan of the title ‘Lord Mayor’. People ask me, “Shouldn’t you be called the Lady Mayoress?” But no, Lord Mayor is the official title. Lady Mayoress is the title of the […]

10 years ago

While the weather is undergoing a dramatic change of identity, we can all take some solace in the fact that Dublin is chugging along nicely with a familiar level of top quality gigs for you to experience. This week we’ve got a range of hip-hop acts (both a veteran and some experimental up and comers), […]

10 years ago

It was a busy evening for fire brigades across the country last night as they reacted to call outs for Storm Barney. A quick glance at the Dublin Fire Brigade‘s tweets over the past 12 hours will give you an indication of the hard work they endured… With over 128 trees down, 13 electricity cables […]

10 years ago

I don’t believe gender imbalance is fundamentally ingrained in Irish theatre. After all, our national theatre was founded by a woman and a man (Lady Gregory and WB Yeats) in a theatre building bought and managed by a woman (Annie Horniman). Women artists, members of the Abbey company, were actively involved in both the 1916 […]

10 years ago