If Bushy Park in Terenure sounds familiar to you and you’re not quite sure why, you might remember that it’s the place where Justin Bieber went to hang out and shoot some hoops before his concerts in Dublin in the summer of 2017. Although, not being from the area, I can boast that I discovered […]

7 years ago

When I first moved up to Dublin in the summer of 2017, I was staying with my sister in Templeogue. It was a short-lived, two week stay on the couch in her one bedroom apartment but the place really grew on me. We were getting our classic, peak May Summer weather. We knew it wouldn’t […]

7 years ago

We live in a world where switching off just doesn’t seem to be an option. We’re constantly on, our phones are constantly on, we’ve forgotten that the off button exists. It’s not that we don’t choose to switch off, we just find it very hard to do so. Work, friends, family, festivals, football, driving, […]

7 years ago

The weather is starting to get so miserable that the thoughts of going out are getting less and less appealing. But with all the sport that is going, the thoughts of watching it in the house while the rain batters the window, is even worse. And what’s even worse than that, is the fact that […]

7 years ago

“For the love of the liquor he was born” This line from the famous song ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ comes to mind when I think about my relationship with Guinness. One does not simply like Guinness. You don’t drink it as an alternative nor do you just have ‘the one’ before switching to another pint (unless […]

7 years ago

The question section of any Irish newspaper can often be the most entertaining page on the paper. Whether it’s bizarre comments about a certain quote that was pulled out of context 7 weeks ago or whether the editor is getting a royal bollocking for his column last Sunday, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. […]

7 years ago

Ah. My goodness, my Guinness. It’s hard to describe what makes the perfect pint of plain. It’s like falling in love, when you know, you just know. The creaminess, the rings that form around the glass, a head that’s whiter than the ‘big snow’ of 1982 and a body that tells the littlest of […]

7 years ago

If you read my review of the breakdown of the €16.50 Bewley’s Fry (first of all, thank you), you’ll remember me mentioning my local breakfast place in the same article. I’m about to shoot myself in the foot here by letting you in on a secret that lies in the small town of Terenure but […]

7 years ago

When I came across a place in Dublin on the internet that was advertising a fry for €2.99, I knew it wouldn’t be long before I tried it out. I normally love a good Full Irish after a night of heavy drinking but in the back of my mind I knew that it might not […]

7 years ago

It’s a well known fact that more and more people are cycling to work. It’s quicker, you save money on bus fares and the only downside is, you’re probably going to get soaked going to work 200 times of the year. But, even if you got the bus, unless you were dropped outside your door […]

7 years ago

The early bird no longer catches just the worm, oh no. The early bird gets the tastiest meals at a fantastic price also. Who doesn’t love eating out but tackling into a full 3-course a couple of nights a week can be expensive. There is a solution to this which means you can still […]

7 years ago

The average cost of a Dublin house with five bedrooms is €1,580,000. We know, absolutely bizarre but that’s just the way it is. Well, the clever clogs at Perfect Property have done some research and have decided that, you know what, feck the house. That’s right, they said it and now we’re saying it. FECK […]

7 years ago

A Daft.ie report has indicated rents for properties close to DART stations and Luas stops rose by 3% to an average of €1,770 per month in the first three months of last year. This means that renters living close to Dublin’s light rail network are now paying a premium of €3,360 per year (17%) […]

7 years ago

Ever wanted to have a gawk at Dublin’s top earning Airbnb without having to put your hand in your pocket? Well, here’s your chance. Figures from AirDNA, an unofficial site that collects data of Airbnbs, has revealed that Dublin’s highest earning Airbnb gets €230,000 a year. With money like that coming in, we wished […]

7 years ago

This will disrupt the city in a big way. We hope you weren’t planning on travelling this weekend. A major project to replace the life-expired 19th century Pearse Station will continue this weekend, 23rd and 24th February. Irish Rail said that: “The roof structure, which dates from the 1880s, is in poor condition, and protective […]

8 years ago

Messing or not, posting this in the middle of the crisis was not a wise idea Well, that was a bizarre few minutes at midday on Thursday. Oh, you missed it? We’d say that we’re surprised you didn’t come across it but then again, it did last about 15 minutes. Just before 12pm on Thursday, […]

8 years ago

Lovin Dublin has created many quizzes about this city in our time, but none have ever been as weird as this one by Buzzfeed. (Okay, our one about ‘can you guess this Dublin pub by their toilet’ was kind of weird…) They have launched the: ‘What Is Your Dublin Destiny’ quiz which basically informs you […]

8 years ago

A massive argument broke out and it got very violent Frightening scenes caught on camera shows young adults throwing bikes at Deliveroo drivers on Westmoreland Street. In the footage – which can be seen here – the young adults can be heard asking the drivers “for a fight.” Both the drivers and the members of the public […]

8 years ago

Whether you’re a single-pringle or spending Valentine’s with someone special, you need to try this pizza. Rascals HQ which is home to independent Dublin craft brewery Rascals Brewing Co have introduced a pizza for Valentine’s Day that will blow your mind, literally. They have released a special aphrodisiac pizza February 14th and it sounds and […]

8 years ago

A petition has been set up to help save one of Dublin’s oldest and most well-known pubs. The Cuckoos Nest in Tallaght is set for demolition but not without a fight. The petition states as follows: “This Petition is aimed at stopping the demolition of a historic structure, namely the Cuckoos Nest Public House, Greenhills […]

8 years ago

Police in Finland were informed on January 24th about a burglary in Neste Service station in Ekenäs. The police published CCTV footage of the two men in question and the car used by them and funnily enough, the car has a Dublin registration. The police still has not found the suspected offenders or the Irish-reg […]

8 years ago

Why can’t all Irish landlords be this sound? A landlord in Dublin has significantly lowered the renting price of one of its houses for a very special reason. The logic behind this is so that one lucky couple will be able to move in and would have a better chance of saving up for a […]

8 years ago

I kind of remember when we moved from the Irish punt to the euro. It’s all a bit blurry but I just remember ads featuring Ireland and Manchester United star Paul McGrath where he talked about how one pound would now be worth €1.27. Sad thing is for us old folk, most teenagers right now […]

8 years ago

This double bedroom on Cork Street seems grand from the outset but when you see how much the landlord makes, it’s an absolute joke. The advertisement says: “Double Bedroom on Cork Street, Dublin 8 1 min to Spar, 2 min to Tesco, 4 min to Lidl, 15 min walking distance to Griffith College Dublin. You […]

8 years ago

Karma normally takes its time to come back around to bite someone in the ass. But, for this horrible person, Karma decided to make a one-time, special exception. This clown thought it would be funny to try and kick a homeless person’s cup out of their hand. The incident happened on the Ha’penny Bridge last […]

8 years ago

When your pub has fans like this, you don’t even need to try and defend your own honour because they’ll do it for you. It’s no hidden secret that John Kavanagh ‘The Gravediggers’ has one of the best and creamiest pints of Guinness in Dublin/Ireland/The World. And because of this, it has gained many fans […]

8 years ago

Dublin Model Alli MacDonnell sadly passed away on Monday. The model and mother of four was just 37 years old. McDonnell was signed to Andrea Roche’s AR Model Agency. The Rathfarnham native was a regular face on Ireland AM and was also an Autism campaigner. She studied Politics and International Relations in Trinity College Dublin. […]

8 years ago

It’s the first time we’ve seen an apartment like this being up for sale in the capital. The advertisement was only up for a short space of time when it was taken down by Adverts.ie. The ad in question said that “1/4 of a Dublin apartment was up for sale”. Yes, as in one quarter. […]

8 years ago

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) states as of February 4th that nine Irish businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation for the month of January. Of these 9 closures, four of them were in Dublin. The rest were found in Kildare, Offaly, Limerick and Meath (2). The businesses […]

8 years ago

A property that was once worth €58m and was coined, Ireland and Dublin’s most expensive house, has been knocked to the ground. The Walford house on 24 Shrewsbury Road in Dublin 4 was sold for that price tag during the boom but now it has been “reduced to rubble”. Wow! It was Ireland’s most expensive […]

8 years ago

Cars parking in cycle lanes seem to be a common thing in Dublin these days. This red car which was parked in an Aungier Street cycle lane for almost a month was finally moved after Christmas. Several photos showed that the car had been doing this on and off since before Christmas but it only […]

8 years ago

The mind boggles sometimes when we think about how some people went about getting their licences. Never forget that before Christmas, this simpleton parked in the middle of Wicklow Street and left his car here for hours. But what was even worse than that was his response to the Gardaí when he finally returned. But, […]

8 years ago

The HSE is currently investigating an incident where a girl who had an abortion in Dublin was verbally abused over the phone after her information was seemingly leaked. This girl had had a medical abortion in Holles Street and while she was at home recovering she received a text from a number she didn’t know. […]

8 years ago

How someone can call themselves a dating ‘expert’ but give advice like this is beyond us. This twitter user shared some snippets from an Irish dating site about what to do and where to go on first dates in Dublin. Self-described ‘pick-up artist’ Roosh V says that you shouldn’t have your first date in a […]

8 years ago

January 30th marked the first of possibly several strike for nurses around the country. The strikes are in place in the hope of restoration pay for Irish nurses and midwives as well as safe staffing and conditions. If no deal is met, further strikes are set to go ahead on the 5, 7, 12, 13 […]

8 years ago

Trinity College Dublin is currently investigating their boat club over claims that new members were forced to “strip” and were “whipped” with bamboo canes. Trinity’s college paper, The University Times, said that the ‘welcoming’ cermony took place after a black tie dinner. The three-course event took place at the boat club’s annual ‘Commons’ ceremony and […]

8 years ago

There are some staggering findings in this report. It has been revealed that some people who are planning to live in this Dublin area would need to earn €13,000 a month or €8,900 after tax. The 2019 Neighbourhood Price Index produced by Nestpick, has found that the average family apartment in Dublin 2 would require […]

8 years ago

This is the last person you want to see on a Monday morning. If you had to characterise ‘The Fear’ as a person, it would be this lad. His face is covered, similar to the Grim Reaper. But instead of reminding you that death is nigh, he reminds you of the craic from the weekend […]

8 years ago

This one is some eejit. Before last week, very few people had heard of Azealia Banks and now she’s the person everyone is talking about. Prior to January 2019, you might have remembered her from her song ‘212’ which seems to feature the c-word at least 674 times in three minutes. But if you hadn’t […]

8 years ago

We don’t like to admit it, but most of us have chanced our arm leaving the car on a double yellow line or tried to make a parking space out of nothing when we’re stuck. It’s the most nerve-wrecking couple of minutes of our lives. You might just be nipping to the shop for milk […]

8 years ago

A man in Dublin allegedly tried to “spike” a group of girls over the weekend as they were attending the finale of District 8 in Tivoli Theatre. According to the girl, the man in question is said to have sat down beside a pair of girls in the nightclub with a pint first. Minutes later, […]

8 years ago

We knew the end of the road was coming for a long time but this weekend turned out to be the last time we would see District 8 taking place in the Tivoli Theatre. While the promoters of District 8 say it’s not the end for the namesake, the venue where it has spent many […]

8 years ago

This woman was left very “disappointed” after purchasing a t-shirt at the recent Ben Howard concert in Dublin. The singer-songwriter was headlining his first tour of Britain and Ireland since 2015. He played in Dublin’s 3Arena on Friday and put together a setlist including almost every song from his latest album, Noonday Dream. This girl […]

8 years ago

This is a disaster for anyone who has got tickets or had already begun travelling. It has been announced on Twitter that British band, Bastille, have been forced to cancel their concert in Dublin tonight. They said that bad weather conditions is the reason for the cancellation. “We’re gutted that our gig in Dublin tonight […]

8 years ago

We’ve played it in fields, we’ve played it on concrete, we’ve played it on muddy pitches, but I doubt it’s ever been played on the M50. Until now that is. This video footage was shared on Twitter by Lee Tracey, and shows a group of girls pucking the ball around on the Dublin motorway. The […]

8 years ago

Around one hundred thousand people will be without water in certain Dublin areas for the rest of Saturday. Works had to be completed on a major leak to water main pipes in Dublin 2 and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown. They are expected to be completed by Saturday evening. Speaking to 98FM, Irish Water’s Regional Operations Manager […]

8 years ago

Westlife are back in action and their rumoured support act for Croke Park is going to make the gig ten times better. The lads are back with a brand new song and another Irish revival that’s on the cards could be joining them on stage. Samantha Mumba told the Irish Mirror that she would love […]

8 years ago

Ever wanted to know what Dublin’s most expensive house looked like and what it cost? Well check this out… Pick your jaw back up there now. What’s the damage? A crisp €10m but it’s not that bad really. All you need to do is fork out €140,000 a year and the place is yours. Grandddd. […]

8 years ago

A North Dublin shop is celebrating on the double today after selling not one but two tickets which shared in last night’s National Lottery Daily Millions Plus top prize of €500,000. Staff at Circle K in Clonshaugh, Dublin 17, were thrilled at the news that possibly two of their customers will be sharing this mega […]

8 years ago