Great news for Dubliners, a cool new festival called Canalaphonic will take place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May, throughout Portobello and Rathmines. The festival schedule is shaping up pretty nicely, with bands playing on a barge at Portobello Harbour, with a whole rake of club nights and live gigs afterwards in venues nearby. […]

10 years ago

When you arrive in a new place for the first time, it’s nice to be able to go off the beaten track instead of getting swallowed up by tourist traps. You’ll get a real feel of the city if you live like a local, venturing off the beaten trails and the tourist routes. We’ve drawn […]

10 years ago

Mid morning snack: check. In the right mood to sit down somewhere nice and ponder: check. But where to go? If you’re looking for a quaint place to eat on your own, somewhere you can nip out for a quick break while you guzzle down your morning juice or coffee, or searching for the ideal […]

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

Pizza doesn’t necessarily have to mean inhaling mounds of dough, and then suffering hours of food guilt. These recipes are all practically free from carbohydrates and offer alternatives to wheat-based pizzas. Some are veggie bases, others are meat or cheese but they all look pretty damn good! We know what we’re having for dinner later […]

10 years ago

Summer is nearly over and we’re all rushing to make the most of it.. Chances are you were on the verge of impulse booking that last minute sun holiday in the Algarve before your bank balance quietly reminded you to calm the fuck down. Or if you’re like ourselves, you don’t even check your bank […]

10 years ago

Take a look below for a couple of pictures taken of a thoroughly clogged Grand Canal. Weirdly enough, it looks so sick that it’s actually become kind of visually interesting. Maybe it’s the resemblance to the slime that used to get poured on grown-ups during 1990s TV shows, or maybe it’s a throwback to the […]

10 years ago

Smithfield Square appears to be getting a bit of a makeover at the moment… Construction began yesterday on a colourful structure smackbang in the centre of the the square. Fret not folks, an alien ship hasn’t landed it’s actually the latest project from Dublin artist, Maser. You’re probably already familiar with some of Maser’s work […]

10 years ago

Yeah yeah, we know technically cutting out gluten makes you healthier… But what if you still want to eat bread, pasta and treats just without the added gluten? You’ve probably sat through far too many meetings where sambos or pastries were provided with a hungry, grumbling tummy. Oh, the injustice of it all! So next […]

10 years ago

We love our dogs more people, tbh, and we know that a lot of you people are just the same. The lucky thing for us Dubliners is that you don’t have to say goodbye to your bezzie mate when you go for coffee, food or pints. Here’s our pick of the 17 very best puppy […]

10 years ago

The Dublin sushi obsession is in full swing – all you have to do is look at the queues out the door of Zakura every lunchtime, or the new sushi spots that have popped up in Portobello and on Aungier Street recently. But, what if I told you that there’s a better, more fun way […]

10 years ago

The definition of brunch is ambiguous at best… What time is officially ‘brunch time’? Is alcohol a mandatory component of brunch? Can brunch only be enjoyed at the weekend? Even members of our community can’t seem to agree… BLAZING ROW here in LD HQ. What’s the perfect time for brunch? @AidanCoughlan says 10.30am; @fiodhna_hm says […]

10 years ago