Most cooking shows these days are painfully boring. The general theme seems to centre around celebrity chefs heading out on a boat to source seafood before cooking it for locals on a makeshift beach BBQ. Interesting, but far from inventive. So I’m happy to report that the game has just been changed with an incredible […]

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 […]

10 years ago

Wander through town on a Friday night and the streets are aglow with neon signs and a scurry of heels. Beyond the thoroughfare meanwhile, where Netflix and clicking kettles insulate nights in, jostling tends to be reserved to the couch: prizing a remote away from a flat mate or lunging into a bag of crisps. […]

10 years ago

We love making your lives easier here at Lovin Dublin. And that’s not limited to helping you choose the best places to eat, drink, hang out or indulge – it’s also about helping you survive life’s hairier moments. Such as the hangover that you’re inevitably going to have this weekend. So, to combat the impending […]

10 years ago

A relatively quiet weekend at the Irish box office this Bank Holiday weekend, with one J. Bond looming large ahead of Spectre’s Monday release. Before then though, here’s what’s worth checking out down your local cineplex. If you’re not a fan of scary movies, you’re probably better off staying at home… 90s Horror Season 27th […]

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

So September creeps definitively to a conclusion, October’s shorter nights make a claim on your life and all of a sudden the concept of hitting up the great outdoors mid-week is surrendered to supermarket queues and Netflix. Fear not, for this is why weekends and live music exist and indeed are so often paired together. […]

10 years ago

While it might be tempting to fall into ‘Netflix and chill’ mode at the weekend, there’s something extra satisfying about fitting some exercise into your downtime. Luckily, there’s a very cool event happening at the Dean Hotel this weekend that will make it much easier to cast aside the duvet in favour of something a […]

10 years ago

Getting old is fun. For the most part. After all, it’s finally socially acceptable to be grumpy; you’re allowed skip nights out without having to give a reason; and the best places for nights out can be confined to one venue, as you never have the energy to move on to a club. If that […]

10 years ago

You deserve some Netflix tonight, with optional chill. It’s cold and dark outside and you’ve no plans to stray outdoors this evening, but maybe your poor tired brain isn’t up to watching something taxing like a documentary and your attention span isn’t long enough for a movie right now. If that’s the case, we’ve drawn […]

10 years ago

We’ve all been there… You wake up stinking of Jägerbombs, your head won’t stop throbbing and it’s a struggle to even keep your eyes open. You look frantically around your room (thank God you woke up in your own bed!) for your phone, ID and other belongings – one of them is generally missing. You […]

10 years ago

A motion to install three rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossings in Dublin’s city centre is due to go before the council by February. The proposal would see the installation of permanent rainbow walks at three locations: Capel St/Grand St Great junction, George’s St/Dame St junction, and Parliament St/Dame St junction. The idea was conceived by Dale McDermott, […]

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