‘Humans of Dublin’ have piqued our interest on a number of occasions, but when we saw this post the other day, our cold, cold hearts just melted. The post in question is about two sisters who’ve travelled the world separately, but who’ve both returned to Ireland to live out their days together in the “mother land”. What dotes.  There […]

10 years ago

This poor dote of a Dublin mum is being tortured daily (for fun, might we add) by her loving son, Donal.  And you know what the worst bit is? It’s all being captured on video, for the world to see.  What ever happened to respecting our elders, eh? Typical youths. Look at that fright. LOOK […]

10 years ago

Rathmines is an absolute hub of activity, with so much to do, see, buy and consume.  And since consuming is our favourite thing… We’ve only gone and compiled a list of the best places to treat yo’ self to a delicious meal and tasty drink or two.  So unlike us! Enjoy, fellow food lovers. 1. […]

10 years ago

Clontarf is beautiful, we know that. But maybe you didn’t know just how much it has to offer.  And with a plethora of deadly bars, gorgeous restaurants and the backdrop of the tranquil seafront, how could you not fall in love with the place?  When time is precious on a day trip, you might not get a chance […]

10 years ago

Each week, we do a round up of some of the best and funniest tweets Irish people have to offer. They are plentiful, they are great and they are generally all you need to completely turn your day around, for the better. In layman’s terms: Irish people + Twitter = all sorts of gas.  And we’ve […]

10 years ago

You’ve probably heard reports that €12 million is being diverted from the mental health budget to be used elsewhere in the health service. Unfortunately, still in 2016, a very obvious mental health stigma still exists in Ireland, and budget cuts will just cause this situation to deteriorate further. The Union of Students in Ireland and Mental Health Reform will be outside Dáil […]

10 years ago

While fortune favours the brave, fortune also decides what you’re going to eat for lunch. And when pay day is off in the distance, that fortune of yours is going to be eyeing up that old bag of rice you have in the cupboard. But, it doesn’t have to be that way.  We’ve put together a list of some […]

10 years ago

Renting anywhere can be a nightmare, and Dublin especially has sort of lot the run of itself as of late. But, never fear, we’ve done some rooting so you don’t have to. Check some of these places out and see if they match what you’re looking for. You never know… 1. 12 St Columbas Road Upper, […]

10 years ago

For most of us, the microwave is the only cooking implement we have access to in the office. And while the machines get a bad rep – mainly due to shitty ready meals that would insult anyone with taste buds – there are lots of ways to use these things for good rather than evil. […]

10 years ago

Wedding locations can be hard to find, and tougher to decide upon – but that’s where we chime in.  We’ve taken a look at the incredible Ardtara Country House, nestled up the North just above Belfast, along with its stunning surroundings. Check out some of the incredible reasons we’ve fallen for it – and with any luck, you’ll […]

10 years ago

Love them or loathe them, you can’t deny that as an Irish child growing up in the 1990s, The Morbegs shaped your life. And that even though the enormous, furry beings themselves were more than a little bit traumatising (What were they? Bears? Frogs? Avocados?), we loved them dearly, and they improved our lives infinitely. Here’s why. 1. Because you […]

10 years ago

Like beer? Yes. Like food? Duh. Like being a good person? Obviously! Well then, look no further. Slice of Stoneybatter are teaming up with The Drink Store to bring you a wondrous evening of beer and food pairing. The night, on this Friday April 29, will consist of four courses (one meat, one fish, one vegetarian and one […]

10 years ago

Irish people? Gas.  Twitter? Gasser. The two of them combined: Gassest. Don’t believe us? Here are just a few of the best we’ve found from this week. Enjoy. 1. This gem from the wonder woman behind Ireland’s royal family @amyhuberman A valid point. Declare or not on the census? pic.twitter.com/EbXLjpOc7T — Amy Huberman (@amyhuberman) April 24, 2016 2. National […]

10 years ago

The full lineup for the Dun Laoghaire’s The Beatyard festival has been released today.  On it you’ll find artists like as Snarky Puppy, Roy Ayers, Stomptown Brass and yes, even the great Don Conroy himself. Brace yourselves. They’ve proved themselves once more by providing something for quite literally everyone. We love that. Check out their website for more info.  READ NEXT: This New ‘Hospital […]

10 years ago

This weekend, we’re in the wonderful position of having glorious weather to prance around in. How ideal! And any prancer worth their salt knows that floating around in killer weather is the sort of work that works up an appetite. You’ll need to plan ahead and sort yourself out in one of the many magnificent cafés our little city has to offer. […]

10 years ago

59 South William Street is opening its doors to the public once again, as new bar and restaurant Farrier & Draper has just set up shop. Formerly home to The Lost Society, the establishment’s downstairs bar has ample seating, an impressively well stocked bar and a gorgeous colour scheme of muted browns, maroons and greys.  The waiters and […]

10 years ago

The Foil Arms and Hog lads are back with another brilliant sketch.  Their latest video is about an overbearing hospital chef, obsessed with providing Michelin star-type recipes, with little disregard for the patient’s wellbeing… If you’d like to see more from the comedy trio, you can catch them live at their tour all around Ireland and the UK this summer. READ NEXT: 15 Tweets Summing […]

10 years ago

The world lost a Prince last night, in every sense of the word.  An astoundingly impressive career that spanned three decades, that included an Oscar, Golden Globe, seven Grammys and a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, ‘The Purple One’ touched the hearts of millions. The last time his Irish fans got to see The Artist Formerly Known As Prince on their home […]

10 years ago

Have you ever found yourself on a long journey, only wishing you could crack into some Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, but you can’t, because you’ve no internet connection.  There’s no download option, so there’s no way to watch its stuff when you’re offline. But that might change. Netflix’s CEO, Reed Hastings, isn’t promising anything, but he is flirting […]

10 years ago

Yesterday, the world lost one of its more spectacular inhabitants. The Artist Formerly Known As Prince; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor, died at home at the age of 57. The world is still in a state of shock, but little tributes like this are certainly softening the blow. RTÉ weather woman Joanna Donnelly had this to say about […]

10 years ago

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding Conor McGregor this week. A cryptic tweet on his behalf sent the rumour mill flying into reports that he is retiring at the height of his career. In this statement, posted to his Facebook page earlier today, he confirmed that he will not be retiring right now, and that he is ”ready […]

10 years ago

Clubbers of Dublin hang their heads low this week on hearing the news that the long-planned sale of Andrew’s Lane Theatre, the space formerly known as ALT, was agreed for a price of €4.4m. The club space currently housing Hanger will in the near future house a city centre hotel with 115 rooms in the future, estimated for completion in 2018. The […]

10 years ago

Cadbury has recently announced that it’s planning on spending some time improving (or so they say…) the Roses chocolate experience by adding easy-to-open packaging, and upgrading to smoother melt-in-the-mouth chocolate.  “What could possibly go wrong?”, I hear you cry. Well, only the fact that they’re totally changing around the sweets that shaped our childhood. No big deal.  Don’t […]

10 years ago

So Boojum and Corona have just announced that they’re teaming up to send three lucky winners off to Mexico for Cinco de Mayo. All you need to do to enter their competition is fill out your name, age, email and location at this address and click enter.  Five people out of this entry process will then be invited along to a draw night on May 5, […]

10 years ago

Dubliner Shane Gaffney has just gone and created an app in an attempt to eliminate the headache that comes with trying to organise a night out. Tino shows you who’s going out and displays the venues that your friends are going to on a map, making socialising and arranging a night out with friends as hassle free as possible.  The makers of the app […]

10 years ago

You’ve woken up early, smug as you like, and have decided to hit up the plethora of weekend markets in and around Dublin, to show the whole world how you didn’t go out and ruin your life last night.  Look at you go. Is there anything you can’t do? Now while shopping at a farmers’ market is […]

10 years ago

Time to time, we like to believe we know our way around a kitchen. But every so often, our collective ego gets brought down a peg or two when we find out that we’re actually tiny dumb children running around just looking like competent adults. We’ve decided to give you guys a heads up regarding the pronunciation […]

10 years ago

The good people at The Beatyard, Bodytonic’s July seaside festival, have just released the first few acts lined up for Dún Laoghaire’s best loved weekend.  They are as follows: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires [Sunday] Tensnake [Saturday] Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s Museum [Sunday] Exploration Dome Banter Ringo: Music Bingo Sing Along Social More acts to follow. Tickets are €49 plus booking fee per day or €79 plus booking fee […]

10 years ago

So The Sunday Times’ annual Rich List isn’t put before the public eye until Sunday, but one of the most popular categories, the ‘Richest Music Millionaires’, has been revealed early. The Irish names rolling it in won’t totally surprise you, with Van Morrison (€64 million), Enya (€117 million) and U2 (€641 million) raking it in amongst the […]

10 years ago

This West Cork grandmother has made our day already. When asked by her grandson, Micheal, who is part of Citosc – a student-run firm based in Cork that produces the Virtualis, a virtual headset inspired by Google Cardboard – to test our their new prototype, Ettie Carroll grows more than a little spooked when met with a a virtual […]

10 years ago

Looking for an incredible meal with an even more incredible price tag?  Look no further. The good people at Trinity City Hotel have given us a delectable prize to give away. Known for their incredible brunch feasts – you can get your hands on some of their classic brunch dishes with welcome modern Irish twists, such as healthy smoothies, all sorts of […]

10 years ago

We’ve never been shy when it comes to expressing our love of all things spice bag, as well as the outlandish creations that have inspired by them, but this event takes the biscuit.  Our fried dreams have been answered in the form of a Spice Bag Social, being held in a secret Dublin city centre location, and […]

10 years ago

The world of foodies is ever-changing and so painfully trendy, that if you blink for too long you’ll miss the next big thing.  Get on top of the big fads and phases in the food world posthaste with these insider tips.  1. Purple bread Branded ‘the new superfood’, purple bread is the strangest health food you can’t […]

10 years ago

Yes, you read that correctly: hedgehog cafés are now a thing. Well, in Tokyo. But if it gets on well there, there’ll surely be one in Dublin any day now, right? Right?! The aptly named café Harry, allows you to hang out and play with its more than 20 hedgehog residents, for a small hourly fee. Harry serves drinks, […]

10 years ago

No this isn’t a dream, although you could be dreaming at work soon, thanks to this bombshell (which is actually pretty unusual for a bombshell). According to sleep expert Dr. Daniel Barone, of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Centre, a short nap can definitely help improve alertness, productivity, and even overall happiness in a worker. There have been a lot of studies, including one by NASA, […]

10 years ago

Unless you’ve been living under the Luas works for the past few weeks, you’ll be fully aware that First Dates is coming to Ireland, and gracing our tellies tomorrow night at 9.30pm on RTÉ 2.  For those of you who just can’t wait to get your teeth stuck into some prime people watching, Republic of Telly provided this side-splitting skit to tide […]

10 years ago

On the market for a new place to lay your head, but not too fond of the idea of trolling DAFT for a fortnight? Then we’ve got just the thing. We’ve done a round up of some of Dublin’s best and brightest new cribs, and we have to say, some of them are total knockouts. If you’re […]

10 years ago

If you’ve spent any time at all meandering around the city centre recently, you’ll have noticed something: Dublin now belongs to our feathery overlords, the seagulls. They do what they like, when they like, and we are mere inconveniences standing in their way. They’re losing the run of themselves entirely.  Don’t believe us? See how you feel […]

10 years ago

Exactly what it says on the tin.  Enjoy.  1. Dog goes crazy when he sees his owner after three years Ahh! Feelings! 2. Walters runs to the beach The closest we’ll get to getting a saddle on a dog and flying into destiny. 3. These unlikely best friends Everything you’ve ever known is a lie. 4. This dog […]

10 years ago

Home Economics was something you either loved (food), hated (science) or just didn’t bother with.  And while the words Home Ec generally bring up connotations of whisks, scones and burnt oven mitts, it’s so much more than that. The subject essentially teaches you how to be an adult, helping you keep your body, money and life in order.  We took a look through a […]

10 years ago

Trademarks are a funny thing, and emulating them tends to bring out the best in creativity… While there are plenty of hilarious knock-off names out there, Lidl and Aldi’s valiant efforts are truly inspiring. Feast your eyes on these beauties… 1. Nothing like being told what to do on the cover of your cheese snacks Well, how else […]

10 years ago

Oxegen remains, to this day, a special time in all of our lives. A dream, almost. Maybe a nightmare for some, but it definitely helped shape the human being you are today.  And that got us thinking, what if the world had as much of an obsession with Oxegen as it does with Coachella?  Thankfully, they don’t. But here’s what they’d […]

10 years ago

If this doesn’t get you pumped for Europe’s biggest private party, then what will?! Just in time for this year’s Trinity Ball on Friday, a rap has been uploaded to Soundcloud, telling the tale of a Trinity student’s anticipation about the upcoming event, mixed with the reality. Stand out lines include: “What I’d do for […]

10 years ago

If you go to Scally’s Supervalu in Clonakilty between 7pm and 9pm on a Tuesday night, you’ll notice that the environment is a little bit different to what you’re used to. The lights will be turned down, for a start. The fridge lights will be switched off, as will the music, while phones will be muted and announcements will be conspicuous by their absence.  […]

10 years ago

Are you into spicy food? Do you put chilli flakes on your porridge? Are you never satisfied with the heat unless you’re crying? Then this list was literally made for you.  Read on to discover all the spicy food that Dublin has to offer. Prepare for your tastebuds to be catapulted into a fiery inferno… 1. Chicken wings with Ghost Chile Salsa, […]

10 years ago

Think that Twitter is just for greasy politicians? Think again. Our new favourite Twitter account has only gone and changed everything. WeRateDogs is a joyous hub of canine appreciation, rating pups, pooches and dawgs of all kinds, all for the purpose of our entertainment. This is Neptune. He’s a Snowy Swiss Mountain Floofapolis. Cheeky wink. Tongue nifty af. […]

10 years ago

So it’s no secret that we love big portions of bold food.  You’ve seen our thoughts on the 3-in-1, the munchy box, the even more ludicrous variety box, and now this new breakfast box is taking the most important meal of the day and cramming it with pork products.  Now available at Barron’s Service Station in Raheen, Co. Limerick, the breakfast […]

10 years ago

If you’ve ever called your teacher ‘mum’, sent an inappropriate ‘x’ at the end of an email, or sent a text to the person you were talking about rather than talking to, you might just have a tiny understanding of this girl’s pain… Twitter user @DeathIsntBlonde shared a screenshot recently of an email her mate had sent to her college lecturer, who […]

10 years ago

The work day can be tough, long and, on certain days, a worthy reason to dread your whole existence. But what’s the number one way your work day can be made better, easier and altogether more pleasant? The introduction of a Work Best Friend. They are the glue holding you together, as well as the wind […]

10 years ago

Avocado’s 15 minutes of fame are not even nearly up, and you don’t see anybody complaining. The indulgent superfood manages to be both decadent and versatile, and boasts a list of recipes as long as The Camden Mile. Try one of these out next time you get your mitts on some. 1. Fried avocado tacos with sesame […]

10 years ago