What You Give Up for Lent Says Everything About You: A Definitive Guide Lent kicked off last week and while it doesn’t loom as large as it did when you were a kid with your Trocaire box and a dream Irish people still tend towards giving something up for the 40 days and nights, except […]
10 months ago
Some people meticulously plan their Valentine’s Gift Shopping in January. Others frantically click Next-Day Delivery at 11:59 p.m. on February13. From the last-minute saviours (festival tickets, a takeaway, a jumper that says ‘I did think about this’) to the kind of gifts you can’t put a price on (a cup of tea in bed, the […]
11 months ago
If there is one thing you can throw a stone in any direction and hit these days, it’s saunas in Dublin. It’s a freezing January morning—the kind where the air bites your arse and the sea looks like it’s plotting your demise. I’m in Glasthule, standing in front of what looks like a wooden barrel […]
11 months ago
Never have we looked so forward to a new month before. At long last, the 1736 days of January are over, and with it comes your monthly salary which you have been counting down to since approximately January 3rd. For the majority of us, January has been the long and dull month it always is, […]
2 years ago
To those who’ve sworn off the drink for the month – we salute you. If it’s your first time going alcohol free for a sustained period of time, you might be on the hunt for activities to enjoy that don’t involve booze. With drinking culture such a prominent part of living in Ireland, it can […]
2 years ago
If dry January is on the horizon for you, stand-up is a great way to enjoy a night out without having to get on the pints. While Dublin has always enjoyed a thriving stand-up scene, in the years since the pandemic we’ve seen an influx of new clubs and there’s potential to see live comedy […]
2 years ago
Christmas is coming and the Lovin Dublin team are a-drafting their Christmas lists If you are in need of some Christmas present inspiration, look no further than the Lovin team’s carefully crafted list of items they dearly want. Take this list with a lil pinch of salt, we aren’t genuinely expecting an electric car to […]
2 years ago
The news of Argos closing all of their Irish stores this year has been met with mixed response. Naturally, there were concerns for the 400 employees who would lose their jobs when the 34 Irish stores shut. It’s believed that staff were only informed of the decision to close on the same morning the news […]
2 years ago
He hopes it will spur the council into action A teenager has made a point to his local council about the state of his town’s roads by using potholes to make a crazy golf course. Ben Thornbury, 18, had the idea after reading about locals’ frustrations on Facebook. So he decided to mock up a […]
2 years ago
A brand-new Bank Holiday lies ahead and what better way to celebrate than with a cheeky Aperol Spritz? After the longest, bleakest January in recent memory, it’s about time we put the dreary winter blues behind us and look forward to brighter, sunnier days ahead. This year, we’re celebrating the arrival of spring in the […]
3 years ago
It’s going to be a cold one. Met Éireann has issued a fresh Status Yellow weather warning for all of Ireland as temperatures are set to plummet this week. Issued on Monday morning (16 January), the alert is for low temperatures and ice and will take effect from 4pm on Monday until midday on Tuesday. […]
3 years ago
Welcome to What I eat in a week in Dublin, where we find out what Dubliners are having. We’re asking people who live in this fine city what they are really having for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This isn’t a platform for lecturing or snarky comments, just a place for foodies to tell us what they […]
3 years ago