“Umm, let me just… check that for you”. This was the rather baffled response I got from a hostess a couple years back when I asked if the lighting in the restaurant was flattering. My date had booked the spot in advance and I was now engaging in my obligatory follow-up call to scope the […]

8 years ago

Now that summer is upon us – it’s wedding season. AKA the most expensive and stressful time of the year. What are you gonna wear? What if someone turns up in the same outfit? What’ll others be wearing? 99 problems – and your outfit choice is one. But not for long… we’ve rounded up some […]

8 years ago

What makes Dublin tick? It’s the people who live here, of course. From as far back as I can remember I’ve been crazy into music. I got my first ipod when I was in secondary school and every single evening, I would spend hours upon hours on YouTube looking for new songs to add to […]

8 years ago

There’s something about a Dublin city rooftop. We’ve fallen completely in love with our city and its skyline of late, and it’s come to our attention that our readers have, too. With that in mind, we’ve teamed up with the folks at Coca-Cola to see the summer out in style with not one but […]

8 years ago

There’s nothing better than having a tan. This summer has been pretty hectic. I haven’t been one of the lucky ones who got a few weeks in the sun, so I have to fake it till I make it right now. Thing is, when it comes to tan – I’m pretty stumped. I never know […]

8 years ago

Our face everytime we see another advertisement for Christmas in FECKING AUGUST. via GIPHY We’re just about over the fact Brown Thomas opened their Christmas shop months before December and now we’ve been hit with the news that the Christmas sweets are here and they’ve come in numbers. You’ve got to be joking. pic.twitter.com/BQh6iEONqt — […]

8 years ago

Stop the world and let us off. We’re slowly but surely coming to terms with the fact that summer is coming to an end. We’re almost ready to admit that it got a bit *too* hot and humid, and a touch of autumn weather wouldn’t go amiss. But CHRISTMAS?? Give us a minute. There were […]

8 years ago

Europe’s Largest BBQ Festival, The Big Grill, takes over the leafy suburbs of South Dublin this weekend and if we had one piece of advice for you it would be to *GO HUNGRY*. The festival allows you to smell, taste, discover and learn about all kinds of BBQing grilling, smoking, meats and delicacies from around […]

8 years ago

My job is to find the very best restaurants in the city. The trendy ones are easy to find because every other reviewer will be there trying to get the scoop, and my inbox will be flooded with press releases or offers of freebies for a good review. Screw that. Sniffing out the diamonds in […]

8 years ago

Trolls will love this one. But before you go attacking me and my non-existent notions in the comments, hear my disclaimer. I didn’t seek out Ranelagh, in fact I’d never even been or had any interest in the Dublin suburb until I got a really good deal on a room in a lovely house that […]

8 years ago

You come to our site for the inside scoop on the hottest events and places to eat but the best stories of all can be found in the people themselves that live here. Each week I’m fortunate enough to sit down for a few minutes with a change-maker living in our beautiful capital and I […]

8 years ago

It’s only a matter of days until Herbert Park (literally) lights up as Europe’s Largest BBQ Festival, The Big Grill, kicks off. The foodie festival that celebrates all things fire and smoke draws revellers in their thousands (20,000 to be exact), so if you’re heading along – you’d better be armed with a solid plan. […]

8 years ago