Canalaphonic Music and Culture Festival is a free community festival is taking place across Portobello and Rathmines today and tomorrow. Throughout the festival there will be art and craft exhibitions, markets, pop up acoustic sets and guerrilla spoken word performances happening in Dublin 6. View this post on Instagram How great is Portobello looking? #Canalaphonic […]
9 years ago
Now that spring is in full swing, there are few better ways to spend a day in Dublin than by relaxing on the canal. With Canalaphonic taking over Portobello and Rathmines next weekend, your musical needs along Dublin’s friendlier waterway are covered. But what about your food and drink needs? Check out this guide for […]
9 years ago
Here at Lovin Dublin, we adore this city; we adore this city in the same way a dad adores his own kids. But just like the dad who adores his own kids, we do need to take a break every now and then. That’s why we’ll be bringing you the best weekend jaunts within easy […]
9 years ago
There’s nothing like getting the perfect Instagram post. Whether you get lucky with an amazing shot, or else just take a mediocre picture and filter the shit out of it – once posted you wait eagerly to see if it reaches the 11 like mark. That’s what it’s all about really, isn’t it? Not being […]
9 years ago
Cycling in Dublin has been undergoing quite a renaissance in recent years. While the lanes might still remain rather patchy overall (and are too often used by taxis and HGVs as a handy extra four feet of driving space), it’s fair to say more and more people are coming around to the benefits of getting […]
9 years ago
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. […]
9 years ago
It was supposed to be the pride of the West – but now, Galway’s loss could become Dublin’s gain. The Naomh Éanna, known to Dubliners as the boat that lay in disrepair in Grand Canal Dock for several years, was to be redeveloped as an 82-bed boutique hostel and restaurant and be sailed to Galway. […]
9 years ago
As you’re probably all too aware employees at tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter have some wonderful perks – but the one that seems to grab all the attention is their free food. It is the relatively secret world seen only by about 7,000 people every day of the week who are lucky enough […]
9 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 […]
9 years ago
If you’re familiar with the name of this website, then you’re probably aware that we kinda have a thing for Dublin. So we’d like to take a moment and consider just what makes this city so damn great. Here are 49 things about this city that make us go YES! 1. When the weather is […]
9 years ago
With the McGregor Vs Mendes fight taking place this Sunday morning at 5.30am, most of your regular spots to watch a fight won’t be showing it. However, you might be able to watch the big showdown in one of these places… Ireland’s biggest screens at the Pavilion at Red Cow Complex will be showing the […]
9 years ago
The Grand Canal connects Dublin to the Shannon and dates back as far as the 18th Century. It’s a fantastic feat of engineering when you think about it but my favourite thing about it was probably the easiest part of it to make, the towpath. Before barges could power themselves they had to be pulled […]
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