What can you get in Dublin that you can’t get anywhere else? What makes the city unique, and what drives its special personality that’s so unmatched across the world? We took to the streets to ask you guys what gives Dublin its spirit… and we have to say we’re feeling super-happy to call this city […]

10 years ago

Ireland are playing India this morning in the Cricket World Cup – and while we’re not expecting a win by any means, the spectacle of the boys in green facing one of the world’s best teams will no doubt be very attractive to die-hard fans and blow-ins alike. And while the game may seem like […]

10 years ago

If we say the words ‘home gym’, the image that comes to mind will probably be one of a room in a luxurious mansion filled with super-sophisticated machines… or at very least, a treadmill in a garage. In reality, though, you can knock together a decent, functional fitness centre in your living room for less […]

10 years ago

Every week we run through the most-read articles on Lovin Dublin, to make sure you don’t miss any of our best stuff. Over the last seven days, our traffic has been dominated by new restaurant reviews, crisp sandwiches and reasons why people should live in Ireland… but above all, the thing that really got you […]

10 years ago

Lovin Dublin, the promoter, states the following: 1. Prize draw entry is chosen through the completion of Lovin Dublin task, detailed here. 2. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter the prize draw. 3. Entrants can submit as many entries as they wish, provided each story is different, however a maximum […]

10 years ago

Lovin Dublin, the promoter, states the following: 1. Prize draw entry is chosen through the completion of Lovin Dublin task, detailed here. 2. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter the prize draw. 3. Entrants can submit as many entries as they wish, provided each story is different, however a maximum […]

10 years ago

You’ve checked out the video – now here’s more info on the restaurants featured. 10. San Lorenzos Nutella cheesecake – click here for info. 9. Crackbird Bucket of chicken – click here for info. 8. The Old Spot Roast dinner for two – click here for info. 7. Osteria Lucio Pizza – click here for […]

10 years ago

It happens but once in a generation. And when it does, it causes oceans to recede, mountains to shift, volcanoes to erupt, and birds to all fly off ledges and stuff at the same time like you see in movies. Joe Donnelly – one of the flagship presenters on the wonderful TXFM – has put […]

10 years ago

We’ve been hearing for a long time about Eircode – the new national postcode system that was first proposed more than 15 years ago, and is finally being launched today by Communications Minister Alex White. And while the ribbon-cutting takes place later on today, residents across the country can already find out what their new […]

10 years ago

Office lunch. It’s a necessary evil, and the corporate streets of Dublin have stepped up over the years to offer a lot of variety in what you can eat on your midday break. But which do you choose? Do you bring lunch from home? Are you a burrito bro? Your choice of lunch at work […]

10 years ago

“bullet proof vests… tazers… everything. “When they pulled up all i was thinking was ‘i am NOT getting done like Jean Charles de Menezes’. when they shoot first, ask in depth questions later….“ This is a pretty chilling story, relayed on Twitter by the (awesome) London-based artist and photographer Ray Fiasco. Security has been heightened […]

10 years ago

One Fox News reporter has offered her own succinct, perfectly balanced argument on why she isn’t a fan of Rory McIlroy – who this week was forced to withdraw from action having injured his ankle playing football. To be honest, we’re surprised at this little display of casual racism – we had Fox down as […]

10 years ago

This. Is. Brilliant. Who cares if this mysterious wedding invite comes with barely any information, and would involve a hell of a lot of lying, deception and possibly some fake, improvised karate moves to prove your elaborate backstory? After all, the reward on offer is a free meal and a can – maybe two if […]

10 years ago

By Orlaith Delargy Just what the world needs – another article about Irish water. But wait! That’s ‘water’ with a small ‘w’, for a change. This isn’t another ramble about protests, or a discussion piece about water charges being a kick in the teeth to human rights. Scratch beneath the surface of all that, and […]

10 years ago

One of the newest additions to Dublin’s brunch scene, Taco Taco is also one of the funkiest. And this week, we took a look at one of the standout items on a menu where every dish clamours for attention… the Hawaiian Shrimp brunch. Surprisingly, it’s for brunch You may not think of shrimp as standard […]

10 years ago

It has been almost 30 years since Top Gun debuted in cinemas. And today, with the film showing on the big screen at our 4th of July Festival, we thought there was no better time to examine one of the most quintessentially American movies of all time, and imagine what it might have been like […]

10 years ago

It would be hard to disagree, for the most part, with the list of cycling offences that will carry a €40 fine from the end of this month. They centre largely around stopping at red lights, which is a fairly tough point to argue against – and even the most die-hard cyclists will agree that […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 3 beef tomatoes 3 spring onions DRESSING 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp tarragon vinegar or white wine vinegar 2 tbsp olive oil pinch brown sugar 2 tsp finely chopped fresh mint Salt and freshly cracked black pepper This salad is unusual but it’s always a firm favourite. It’s refreshing and it has a […]

10 years ago

If you’ve looked out a window today in Dublin, you’ll have seen that the city is covered in the darkest, most evil-looking clouds imaginable – along with patches of promising blue, and an oppressive heat that’s making our clothes stick relentlessly to our bodies. So, you’re probably wondering: which way is it going to go? […]

10 years ago

It’s. So. Hot. Out. The thermometers have it at a sweltering 28 degrees, and that’s before you factor in the low, heavy cloud cover that’s trapping the warm air and making us feel like kids in a car whose parents have fecked off to the pub for the day (back in the 1990s when it […]

10 years ago

Don’t like bees? Then stay the hell away from North Frederick Street, which has suddenly – and inexplicably – been taken over by a swarm of the little bastards this afternoon. According to the Live Drive Twitter account, the bees aren’t really up to much, but are inadvertently causing a smidge of traffic mayhem by […]

10 years ago

We love the simplicity of meat, bread, cheese and a smattering of traditional condiments here at Lovin Dublin – and there’s no doubting that a simple burger with top-quality ingredients just can’t be beat. But if we were feeling reeeeeally adventurous, what would be the batshit crazy toppings and fillings we’d throw into our baps? […]

10 years ago

If you fancied kicking off your week with a bit of smoky BBQ goodness, then you may be disappointed to hear that the excellent Pitt Bros on George’s Street is closed for the day. And why is it that they’ve decided to leave us hanging like this? Well according to this sign on the door, […]

10 years ago

Last weekend, we ran a piece on Lovin Dublin about eight habits that restaurants need to cut out in order to vastly improve the customer experience. It was written from a consumer point of view, but several members of the services industry got in touch with reasons – some more valid than others – as […]

10 years ago

What can we say? The man is our new favourite, and ticks absolutely every box when it comes to providing the all-American plug for our all-American event on the 4th of July, in association with Eddie Rocket’s. Thanks Dublin Dave. We love you.

10 years ago

When you think of your favorite country for food, you probably think of takeaway mainstays like Mexican or Thai. As a native of the U.S. of A., I urge you to reconsider. American food deserves way more credit than it gets. Here’s why. 1. Some people just love to hate on American food 2. It’s […]

10 years ago

Let’s face it: nobody does indulgent food quite like the American. And when it comes to the most important meal of the day, never mind bacon, pancakes and steak – instead it’s all about this staggering array of cereals that generally contain about 8,000% of you daily recommended sugar intake. Here are 27 examples where […]

10 years ago

Getting the date? That’s the easy part; Tinder has seen to that. What’s not so easy, though, is knowing what to suggest so you don’t appear to a) have notions, b) have a terminal lack of creativitiy, or c) a tendency to gravitate towards booze when all other options evade you. So here’s our updated […]

10 years ago

There’s nothing that excites us more than a new arrival to the Dublin restaurant and café scene – and so the news that the beautiful Industry and Co store on Drury Street has added a deli/café to its offering has really got our mouths watering in the lead-up to lunch time. With coffee from […]

10 years ago

Typical. The sun comes out, and so too do the notions of the Irish people – thinking that a barbecue is a respectable, acceptable thing to crack out on a fine June evening such as this. Well here at Lovin Dublin we say ‘down with that sort of thing’. So, just in case you’re being […]

10 years ago

Here at Lovin Dublin, we’re always on the hunt for little nuggets of art and culture from around the world that we’d love to see introduced to our city. But in this case, we’ve located something that we actively want to keep as far away from us as possible. In fact, consider this a public […]

10 years ago

I know, I know, London is a city with a population that’s barely even comparable to Dublin (or Ireland, for that matter). And transport is very much something that relies on economies of scale – the more people who reside in a given area, the cheaper it becomes to run mass transport in that area. […]

10 years ago

It was supposed to be a routine flight. You take off in your open-cockpit glider, do a few laps of picturesque French Guiana, soak in the beauty, take a few snaps, then get back to terra firma in time for tea. These plans were waylaid, however, by the presence of a most-unexpected stowaway inside the […]

10 years ago

It’s late June, and here in Lovin Dublin that means one thing: it’s time to get excited about the 4th of July, the one day of the year where it’s acceptable to eat your bodyweight in deliciously decadent burgers, hot dogs, spicy wings, ice cream and just about any all-American snack you can lay your […]

10 years ago

We love Dublin restaurants; we really do. But isn’t it always the ones you love who drive you up the wall? So we’ve put together a list of eight things that Dublin restaurants could really do with cutting out – changes that would be simple to make, that wouldn’t tear up the business models (much […]

10 years ago

Every Friday on Newstalk’s Moncrieff programme, as part of the excellent Movies and Booze feature, the team asks the listenership to come up with their best movie-based puns along a certain theme. It’s always good, but sometimes it’s utterly brilliant – and this week it’s very much the latter, thanks to the inspired theme of […]

10 years ago

We’re all in favour of Tinder here at Lovin Dublin – but isn’t it tricky thinking of new and inventive ideas? On one hand, you want to seem original (without trying too hard) while on the other, you just want a non-stuffy environment that allows you to work out whether this person really is a […]

10 years ago

For a city where the word ‘curry’ appears in so many midnight takeaway menus, Dublin can be a surprisingly difficult place to find great Indian food by the light of day. If you’ve ever enjoyed an Indian dinner delivered to you in a cardboard box, you owe it to yourself to try the real thing […]

10 years ago

You’ve probably seen the headlines over the past week warning that cars are to be banned from large chunks of the city centre. Dublin City Council made the announcement in its new Dublin City Centre Transport Study that would see big changes in how private vehicles access the city centre. Understandably, people who drive into […]

10 years ago

If, like us, you have yet to find another television show as good as Breaking Bad to fill the void it left since it finished, you’ve probably been tempted to revisit it time and time again. But why do that, when you can just relive it… Dublin-style. 1. No one would take Heisenberg’s hat seriously […]

10 years ago

“Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love. But always meeting ourselves.” See, I just rattled that off as if I’ve actually read Ulysses. And I haven’t. I’ve read and re-read Dubliners, and count it amongst my favourite Irish […]

10 years ago

Growing up, my brother Raymond had a few loves. Like most lads his of his ilk (he was only 32 when he passed last year) those loves included Star Wars, football, video games, and finding new ways to slag his little brother. On his most creative days, he even seemed to find new ways of […]

10 years ago

Recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that we all need to start going to restaurants more often on weeknights. Tuesday happened to be my only free evening in the past week, and I decided to give Darwins – the steak restaurant on Aungier Street – a try. It’s a fairly high-class restaurant and a multiple […]

10 years ago

On the 4th of July in Donnybrook Stadium, we will be raising the star-spangled banner for a day full of American festivities. There’ll be cheerleaders, a full bar, cheerleaders, flag rugby, an amazing Tailgate Food Village with vendors like Just Wing It, Uncle Sam’s Smokehouse and more – and to cap it all off, the […]

10 years ago

What am I drinking? Dublin Smog – earl grey tea with vanilla and steamed milk Where am I drinking it? Accents Coffee and Tea Lounge on Stephen’s Street: the comfiest couches in the city centre. The music can sometimes be a little loud, but the downstairs den feels like a homely living room. t’s a […]

10 years ago

With June nearly half over and summer finally – FINALLY – making an appearance, it’s time to start taking advantage of the sunny weather by heading to the beach. But we’re blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to beaches in Dublin – some of which half of us don’t even know about […]

10 years ago

We’ve all been there – the standard night out, that follows the predictable trajectory to a tee. Here are the 27 steps to those nights that we’ll all be all-too-familiar with, illustrated – just to make things interesting, for a change – with some of the weirdest stock imagery we could get our hands on. […]

10 years ago

As bar promos go, we’re pretty taken by this one. The excellent Sam’s Bar is offering free cocktails to customers tonight – and every Thursday – provided they can beat the barman in a simple game of rock-paper-scissors. Rock, Paper, Scissors Thursdays! Beat the bar man & get your cocktail on the house! Posted by […]

10 years ago

As anyone who follows our daily Instagram post will know, we live in easily one of the most ‘Instagrammable’ cities in the world. A combination of old buildings, new architecture, plenty of green space and varied weather means we’re never short on things to snap. But getting it right is easier said than done… so […]

10 years ago

With June nearly half over and summer finally – FINALLY – making an appearance, it’s time to start taking advantage of the sunny weather by heading to the beach. But we’re blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to beaches in Dublin – some of which half of us don’t even know about […]

10 years ago