If you want to start getting in the Halloween spirit a little bit early then get yourself down to the Light House Cinema for their latest scary movie screening this week. This Wednesday evening they’ll be showing the original Halloween film staring Jamie Lee Curtis in celebration of its 40th anniversary. The classic horror movie […]

8 years ago

The Smithfield & Stoneybatter Food Festival is celebrating the best of both neighbourhoods’ bars and restaurants with lots of great deals, cocktail making classes and tastings going on this weekend. Running from today, the festival is being held in association with the Busker Fleadh which will culminate in a day of musical performances in Smithfield […]

8 years ago

If you’re stuck for Halloween plans this year, don’t worry because we’ve found the ultimate scary movie screening at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin. As part of Bram Stoker Festival, The National Botanic Gardens will be opening their doors for Creature Features – three nights of horror-comedy film screenings later this month. We couldn’t possibly […]

8 years ago

Krispy Kreme opened its first Irish store in Blanchardstown last week and it’s already caused plenty of chaos in the area. There have been huge queues for the store’s drive-thru of up to 30 cars waiting to be served, with locals complaining that many customers were honking their horns and keeping people awake in the […]

8 years ago

Ireland’s first Krispy Kreme just opened in Blanchardstown during the week and it’s been popular with people across the city to say the least. Popular to the point that it’s near impossible to actually get your hands on a doughnut unless you’ve got a whole lot of patience and are willing to queue up. People […]

8 years ago

The seventh annual March for Choice took place in Dublin today – and in cities around the country as people called for change in the wake of the abortion referendum. And the turnout was impressive to say the least as the people marched from the Garden of Remembrance to a rally in Merrion Square. Health […]

8 years ago

Make sure you keep an eye out for this “sinister” trick that’s being used by burglars around Dublin at the moment. A lot of people have expressed concern after a new trend of finding sellotape covering the keyhole of their front doors began popping up. It’s been particularly common in the North Strand area and […]

8 years ago

Great news if you’re planning a trip Stateside because Aer Lingus has announced a very welcome change to their transatlantic flights from Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh revealed that they’re planning to make economy flying a more pleasant experience by introducing free Wi-Fi – and more importantly, free alcohol. He said, “We are […]

8 years ago

Get excited because the boozy brunch to end all brunches is coming to town in a couple of weeks. The Shaw Café at the Bernard Shaw is hosting a bottomless ‘Bitches Who Brunch’ event for dog owners and their four-legged pals on October 13 and you definitely won’t want to miss this. As well as […]

8 years ago

Krispy Kreme’s first Irish store has finally opened its doors to the public after announcing their plans for their Blanchardstown location last year. Unsurprisingly, people were pretty excited about it and over three hundred queued up to be some of the first to experience its sugary goodness. And for good reason – the first hundred […]

8 years ago

A brand new food festival is taking place in Dublin this weekend and you won’t want to miss it. The first ever Terenure International Food Festival will play host to 40 pop-up food stalls featuring dishes from around the world as well as expert talks and a Kids Zone. It’s being held in Bushy Park […]

8 years ago

Cancel your plans because the Lighthouse Cinema has just announced it’s doing a special 21st birthday screening of Spice World. The Smithfield cinema will be showing the 90s classic on the night of October 6 and tickets go on sale at 1pm today. The 1997 film centres around The Spice Girls (obvs) as they prepare […]

8 years ago

Great news for Take That Fans – they’ve just confirmed that they will be coming to Ireland very soon on their Greatest Hits Live Tour. And if that’s not enough to make you want to get tickets, Rick Astley will be joining them as their special guest. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen will […]

8 years ago

The Luas Green Line is still not fully back up and running after Storm Ali caused serious damage to overhead power lines yesterday. They advised passengers that tickets are valid on Dublin Bus routes for anyone looking to travel through the affected areas. They confirmed that there is currently still no service between Cowper and […]

8 years ago

Travel chaos will continue tomorrow morning in the aftermath of Storm Ali with part of the Luas Green Line remaining closed. In a statement on the Luas website they explained, ‘There is no service between Dawson and Balally due to significant and extensive damage to the infrastructure caused by Storm Ali. ‘Luas tickets are valid […]

8 years ago

Parts of north Dublin were without water today due to the damage caused by Storm Ali. The high winds knocked out the ESB mains of some pumps meaning that Balbriggan, Garristown and Sutton were left without water. The outages in Balbriggan and Garristown are expected to last until 6pm, according to Fingal County Council. Water […]

8 years ago

Storm Ali is currently causing havoc in Dublin and around the country with news of fallen trees, closed roads and travel disruptions pouring in. An orange weather warning was in place until 1pm and a yellow warning will now stay in place until 5pm. So spare a thought for the homeless people outside with no […]

8 years ago

The Garda Commissioner has responded to the backlash over Gardaí wearing balaclavas while removing occupiers from a building on Frederick Street. Drew Harris said, “An Garda Síochána’s role at such events is to facilitate lawful protest while protecting the rights of others to do their lawful work safely – in this case carrying out an […]

8 years ago

There’s been even more public transport chaos with a number of Dublin Bus and Irish Rail services being disrupted since last night. Dublin Bus and Irish Rail were both having issues with anti-social behaviour, bringing some of their services to a standstill. This morning Irish Rail was forced to terminate the 6.35am commuter service from […]

8 years ago

Irish Rail has bowed to pressure over the new DART timetable that caused rush hour commuters nothing but misery. The timetable, which was introduced last Sunday, led to a huge amount of complaints from customers about overcrowding. Irish Rail has now confirmed that they will be adding three extra services starting from Monday. Two of […]

8 years ago

Dublin Zoo has said they’re “extremely saddened” by the death of one of their gorillas who has been with them since 1988. It’s still not known what caused the death of their western lowland gorilla Lena, who died unexpectedly aged 35. The zoo’s director Leo Oosterweghel told Newstalk, “The unexpected loss of our ageing, female […]

8 years ago

Addiction is something that affects many families across Ireland in one way or another, which is being highlighted by an important event in the city centre this weekend as part of International Recovery Month. Up to 2,000 people are expected to take to O’Connell Street on Saturday as part of Ireland’s Recovery Walk, up towards […]

8 years ago

Commuters faced much longer journeys home this evening after a collision between two buses on O’Connell Street. The crash happened on the road heading northbound outside of the Ambassador theatre at around 4pm today. Parnell Street and O’Connell street were then partially blocked and the Luas line was affected. O’CONNELL ST: There is a collision […]

8 years ago

Great news if you loved Dublin Zoo’s late-night light show last year because it’s back for another run this winter. This year’s theme is ‘Ocean of Light’, where the zoo will be decorated in giant silk lanterns and transformed into an underwater world. Wild Lights will be back from November 1 until January 6 with […]

8 years ago

Dublin Bus is introducing a brand new route this weekend – the first one to be run by the British firm Go Ahead. Following on from that, the transport firm will then take over 10% of all Dublin Bus routes starting in October. The new 175 route will run from UCD to Citywest, via Dundrum […]

8 years ago

It looks like we can expect plenty of rain and cold over the next few days. Just as we were breathing a sigh of relief that Japan’s Typhoon Jebi wouldn’t be making its way to Ireland, it turns out we’ll still be seeing some grim conditions. Lows between 2°C and 6°C are expected tonight, according […]

8 years ago

Can’t decide where to go for dinner tonight? We’ve been there more times than we can count, which is why we’ve put together a go-to list of reliable spots where we’ve never had a bad meal that we keep going back to again and again. Read on and be inspired… 1. The Pigeon House, Clontarf […]

8 years ago

A Dublin road is finally going to be reopened to traffic over 10 months after its closure. Edmonstown Road has been closed to traffic since November 2017, meaning residents have had to endure detours of up to 10km every day just to get to the shops. It was apparently closed off last year due to […]

8 years ago

It looks like the infamous Trump Baby balloon will be making a trip over to Dublin during Donald Trump’s Ireland visit. The giant balloon was originally flown over London’s Houses of Parliament in protest against the US president’s UK visit in July, after a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign. And now that people are equally unhappy […]

8 years ago

Hundreds of people turned out for the Dublin team’s homecoming celebrations in Smithfield Plaza this evening. The atmosphere looked unreal as Jim Gavin’s team arrived to celebrate their fourth All-Ireland win in a row with fans. Earlier this evening, they attended a reception at the Mansion House with family and friends. The Dublin football team […]

8 years ago

Dublin Airport has just introduced a brilliant new service and we honestly don’t know why we didn’t think of it sooner. How many times have you parked your car, gone off for a few hours and come back with absolutely no memory of where you parked? Well, thankfully it doesn’t seem like we’re the only […]

8 years ago

Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland was announced on Friday night and it’s safe to say a lot of people aren’t happy about it. The US president will be coming to Ireland in November and a protest against him has now been organised. The ‘Say Nope To The Dope’ protest, organised by the Green Party, will […]

8 years ago

Sitting on a beautiful stretch of the north county Dublin coast is the harbourside town of Balbriggan. A short hop away from Skerries, the bustling area it is today began as a small fishing and agricultural village in the 18th century. Today, it has grown steadily more popular over the years with people looking for […]

8 years ago

A new block of student accommodation is opening in the Point Village this week, which should be great news all round given the current rental crisis. State-of-the-art development The Tramshed has even been called a “welcome boost to students who are struggling to find digs in the current rental market”. The only problem is, we’re […]

8 years ago

The Lidl in Tallaght destroyed with a digger during Storm Emma has finally reopened its doors almost six months on. A gang of people broke into the Lidl store in the Fortunestown area and tried to open the safe with a JCB. The army was even called into deal with the incident which made headlines […]

8 years ago

A Trinity graduate is facing 20 years in prison after being arrested in Greece on suspicion of human trafficking. Sean Binder, 24, from Togher, Cork, and his colleague Sarah Mardini were arrested on the island of Lesbos on suspicion of “human trafficking, money laundering, espionage and being a member of a criminal organisation”, as reported […]

8 years ago

There was fresh outrage over the Pope’s controversial visit to Ireland last night after it came out that thousands of sandwiches were thrown in the bin after his mass in the Phoenix Park. One attendee reported that he saw food vendors binning huge amounts of unopened sandwiches after the mass. Speaking to Joe Duffy on […]

8 years ago

A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering Anastasia Kriegel has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court. The boy was served with a book of evidence at Dublin Children’s Court today. Kriegel was found beaten to death and naked in an abandoned farmhouse at Glenwood House in Lucan in May. She was last […]

8 years ago

The turnout for the Pope’s mass in the Phoenix Park on Sunday definitely fell short of the expected numbers. Roughly 500,000 tickets were distributed online back in July for the event, but only 130,000 showed up in the end. It’s thought there were a number of reasons why this didn’t happen, not least because of […]

8 years ago

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a woman’s attempt to appeal the 8th Amendment referendum result. Mr Justice Birmingham said that her claims were “so entirely devoid of substance that we can only conclude they were made with reckless and irresponsible abandon”. Joanna Jordan from Dun Laoghaire was appealing last month’s High Court ruling that […]

8 years ago

Margaret Cash has spoken out about her anger at being moved from a three-bedroom apartment to a B&B in Drumcondra with her seven children, aged between one and 11 years old. The 28 year old said they were “being moved around like cattle” after it was revealed they would have to leave their accommodation due […]

8 years ago

We never would have said that a four-storey U2 museum was something that we needed in our lives, but that’s exactly what the band were hoping to introduce to the city. In June last year they revealed plans to demolish their recording studio at Hanover Quay and build the museum in its place. Unfortunately for […]

8 years ago

A new installation has just been put up at the site of the Somebody’s Child exhibition in Temple Bar and it’s aimed directly at the pope. With the pontiff’s visit almost upon us, “A message to Pope Francis” has been unveiled which includes victim impact reports from clerical abuse survivors. This has replaced Somebody’s Child. […]

8 years ago

Thousands of people are expected to attend a ‘Stand 4 Truth’ rally in support of those “who have been harmed or abused by the Catholic Church”. The Pope’s visit has been met with serious backlash by clerical abuse victims and their supporters, while many are also outraged by the fact the city will essentially be […]

8 years ago

People have been warned to stay away from the water at a popular north Dublin beach to avoid falling ill. A temporary ‘Do Not Swim’ Advisory Notice has been issued by Fingal County Council due to fears of contamination following their latest tests on the water. The council issued a statement about Front Strand Beach […]

8 years ago

A woman who attempted to crash into the Government buildings in Dublin reportedly told Gardaí she wanted to meet Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The woman in her 50s, who’s reported to be from Drimnagh, had tried to drive her car through the gates of the Merrion Street buildings shortly after 10:05am on Tuesday morning. She was […]

8 years ago

Amy Huberman has been forced to call in her lawyers after being linked to an online beauty product scam. The actress took to Twitter to clear up confusion and confirmed she had nothing to do with an ‘anti-ageing cream’ called Dermavix. She wrote: “Lads and lasses there’s a scam appearing online on sites linking me […]

8 years ago

Choosing a wedding venue isn’t the easiest task in the world, and when you start to factor in things like logistics and potential weather disasters (especially in the winter months) it suddenly stops being as fun as you’d hoped. But there are so many gorgeous buildings around Dublin that make for the perfect winter […]

9 years ago