Just when it seemed that the Luas drivers couldn’t turn public opinion against them any further, they’ve only gone and ramped things up.  After multiple strikes during the work week affecting commuters, and an upcoming one targeting Paddy’s Day, they have just announced they’ll also be striking on Easter Sunday and the following Bank Holiday Monday as well. […]

10 years ago

Ireland, unsurprisingly, was a very different place back in 1916. And while there’s been no shortage of movies, documentaries, mini-series, books and websites to showcase this shift in society, very few have access to the same breadth of information as the Central Statistics Office. The newly unveiled section on their website, Life in 1916 Ireland: Stories […]

10 years ago

So this weekend we decided to dip our toes into the centenary madness that’s currently gripping the city and treat ourselves to some culture-strong goodness.  And where else would one start their educational excursion but on the 1916 Freedom Tour? We stepped inside the single decker army green half-vehicle half-art piece, named The Long Fella, at the Oscar Wilde statue side of Merrion Square, […]

10 years ago

Mother’s Day is taking place this Sunday, and that’s left many of us scrambling to find a decent treat for the mammy. Well, we’ve got just the thing: this bang up meal at the charming La Peniche.  We’ve offering a lucky winner and a guest the chance to visit Dublin’s finest floating restaurant, where they’ll treated to […]

10 years ago

Well aren’t you glad Monday is over? We sure are!  And to reward you for dragging yourself through the day, we’ve got an awesome prize. The guys at Bad Bobs have given us dinner and drinks for four and a Irish coffee for everyone to finish the evening off.  Bad bobs recently made the claim Irish Coffee […]

10 years ago

You’ve got a long weekend on your hands and you want to make the most of it. And by make the most of it, I mean eat embarrassing amounts of chocolate and be as lazy as physically possible. But hey, we ain’t judgin’. Now we can’t bring you food (although we can suggest some great takeaways and give […]

10 years ago

Reckon you’ve got everything you need for your kitchen? You’re wrong, so very wrong. Sure, you’ve got cutlery and plates but do you have a pastaurus?! Read on to discover a world of kitsch kitchen possibilities you never knew existed… 1. Penguin Cocktail Shaker The cleverly named ‘Waddle You Have?’. One cool dude. 2. Lovebirds […]

10 years ago

Twitter’s great and all, but everyone knows how easy it is for it to descend into a shitshow of negativity and moaning. So you need it to bring the funny. And in order for it to do that, you need to be following some good people. Here are 13 Irish accounts you might not have […]

10 years ago

Well this place is stunning. Located on Upper O’Connell Street, this new bar has just opened in the spacious basement of Murray’s and it’s decked out beautifully. Here’s some info about the new spot: It unofficially opened just last Wednesday It specialises in whiskey and gin, but also offering an array of beers on tap, there are plenty of cocktails on offer, […]

10 years ago

Submarines are something that you associate with war times, and not generally something that a little neutral nation like Ireland to be worrying about. So when people started tweeting and sharing pictures of one approaching Dublin yesterday, we have to say we were a tad worried… Not every day a submarine pops up out of nowhere in Dublin […]

10 years ago

With the entire nation in the grip of 1916 fever, parodies were inevitable (like that whole Tupac as an Irish rebel thing). Filmed in Smock Alley, Remembering The Heroes (1916) is the work of local legends Foil Arms and Hog and it’s their own take on the programming created by RTÉ around the Rising. Watch the brilliant video above where a thoroughly […]

10 years ago

Dublin. It just can’t be bate. And never is that more apparent than on a day like today. So here, to make you all misty-eyed and full of LOVE, is a small selection of the many, many reasons why this city is just the best. 1. The buskers on Grafton Street Amplified or unamplified, love […]

10 years ago