Rugby, music and food… all of our favourite things.  Festival season is kicking off in earnest this weekend as Guinness PRO14 Dublin 7s takes over Old Belvedere RFC for a jam-packed weekend of sport and music.  Dublin 7s is like no other sporting event on the calendar, with music from DJ Mark McCabe and The […]

8 years ago

Looking for something out of the ordinary to get you through the winter months? Look no further than the impressive array of food markets Dublin has to offer… Here are some of the best and tastiest markets we’ve found of late.  Enjoy! 1. Temple Bar Food Market Open every Saturday 10am – 4:30pm in Meeting House Square, the Temple Bar Market is […]

8 years ago

It may only be Monday, but we’re already planning the weekend ahead. Where to go, what to do – and most importantly, where to eat.  Now, we’re suckers for new places, so top of our list is the latest opening in Malahide.  Beef & Lobster might be a familiar name for the city dwellers with […]

8 years ago

The sight of empty streets in Dublin City is usually a surefire sign that it’s Christmas Day or an extreme weather event such as the Beast From The East has occurred.  However, it could be something we’ll soon be seeing more often as over 1,000 people have now signed a petition to introduce ‘car-free Sundays’ […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that a popular Temple Bar pub is being ordered to pay €5,000 to their former ‘Sandwich Board Man’. The court found that pub had “racially discriminated” the man in question after he returned back to work after taking sick leave. Felix Guerrero allegedly said at the Labour Court that he […]

8 years ago

We can hear the three day weekend calling our name.  Sunshine is planned to soak the city in its rays all weekend long, we still have some cash left after payday and oh boy are we ready to make this Bank Holiday weekend the best evah. Where oh where to go? We’ve done all the scouting […]

8 years ago

We’re promised a cheeky little spell of sunshine this Bank Holiday weekend but knowing Ireland, it’s hard to tell how long that will actually last for.  So, with that in mind, it’s never any harm to have a few holidays backed up in the pipeline and when they are as cheap as this, it’s really […]

8 years ago

It’s probably not news to you at this stage (and if it is, then welcome to the best surprise ever) but this Bank Holiday weekend is gonna be an absolute SCORCHER. Like, 20 degrees actual summer-style hot. So to celebrate all that sunny goodness, RIBA in Stillorgan are having a v special Lobster and Bubbles […]

8 years ago

It’s 7pm on Wednesday in Dublin City and while most of the nine-fivers have gone home, town is still awash with people roaming the streets. Tourists have wrapped up their daytime activities and are now ‘window shopping’ the various pubs and cafés deciding where to wind down their evening. They’ve consulted the websites and checked […]

8 years ago

Payday feels like years away, so we’re in full thrift mode right now. Since Griffith College has just opened a new Subway and Starbucks on their grounds to meet the sandwich and coffee needs of their student body as well as the general public, we thought we’d look at a few things you can do in the […]

8 years ago

It’s fair to say this probably won’t be seen as a positive move inside Leinster House. TDs and Senators have this week received a letter from the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission stating that a new payment system will be put in place in the Dáil Bar. The scheme will see unpaid tabs automatically […]

8 years ago

First dates – occasionally fantastic, generally diabolical. But it’s ok, because we’ve all been there. Here are 11 experiences you may recognise if you’ve ever gone on a first date, be it Tinder or otherwise, in Dublin’s fair city… 1. The ‘Where To?’ debate Somewhere that’s cool and chill, but not too notionsy? Eek.  READ: A Definitive Guide […]

8 years ago