There’s a trend for unusual ice cream flavours at the moment (like kale-flavour), and the fashion continues with this team-up between Glastry Farm Ice Cream and the Teeling Whiskey Company to make an Irish whiskey and toffee flavoured ice cream. After a nine month collaborative process between the two brands, the finished product is finally […]

10 years ago

It isn’t that Meltybrains? is a band that defies definition, it’s just that the definition is so mental you probably wouldn’t get it. But if you need an approximate genre for them, perhaps experimental electronic post-rock will suffice. While made up of classically trained musicians, there is nothing traditional about the band that formed in […]

10 years ago

Are you the type who likes to have their Christmas shopping out of the way by the time the first week in December has ended? If so, you are a better person than me – and I shall quietly resent you as I scurry around Dundrum on Christmas Eve, trying in vain to work out […]

10 years ago

Just in case you’ve blinked and missed it, an extraordinary video had been doing the rounds of the internet as of late. Little-known Kiwi artist, Mikaela Dewar, has caused quite a stir on Twitter over the past few days, since her song ‘I Wanna Be Irish’ was uploaded to YouTube – even though it dates […]

10 years ago

Clear your schedules – a three-day craft market will take place in the Backyard section of the Bernard Shaw from November 27-29, in association with Bodytonic, feature a cracking lineup of “specially selected designers and craftspeople”. The Bernard Shaw Backyard will be completely transformed for the event, which will feature a full schedule of live […]

10 years ago

Resolution Day is NYF Dublin‘s way of introducing you to 2016 in style, bringing a host of fun activities to help you kick start the year, focusing on fun, fitness and mental wellbeing.  Enjoy anything and everything from music to talks to whiskey tasting – a great way to kick start the new year, with […]

10 years ago

So Dublin’s got its very own New Year’s Festival – a three-day city-wide shindig exploring and celebrating the best of contemporary Irish talent in the arts, music, culture and live entertainment.  And basically, a recipe for a bloody cracking weekend. Spanning the New Year period from December 30 to January 1, NYF is a multi-platform experience – featuring music, dance, design, art, and […]

10 years ago

You often hear the usual stereotypical stuff about an Irish wedding: the rock the boat, the dodgy music, the beef or salmon. Well we’re sidestepping all that and drilling even deeper into the psyche of the wonder that is a wedding in Ireland. The take home? We’re awkward, everything is ‘stunning’ and we are about […]

10 years ago

It’s the city where every cool multinational is clamouring for office space, and it’s also a city that boasts one of the most exciting indigenous start-up scenes on the continent – so it’s no surprise that Dublin is absolutely teeming with amazing jobs right now. In fact, there are so many that it can be […]

10 years ago

Our love for Tiger has never been a secret, but it’s during the Christmas season that the Danish answer to Dealz really shines. The shop was made for stocking fillers, with quirky little bits and bobs for everyone – so here are 24 of the very best.  1. A microscope For the budding scientist in your life, or for […]

10 years ago

It seems like the festive season manages to arrive a little earlier each year – and with all the usual frenzied racing to work deadlines, stressing about “getting the last few items” for presents, catching up meals and drinks… and a whole load of other unplanned business!  With so much going on it can be […]

10 years ago

Tomorrow is the last day of 2018 – how are you going to spend it? Here’s an extensive list of 50 things to do in and around the city. Some are good deeds, others are fun activities, while a lot of them involve having food or drink at some of our favourite spots. With 50 […]

10 years ago