February 1 is officially the first day of spring in Ireland, and with the city warming up – the colours are also starting to change all around us.  You’ve all been busy out there capturing the gorgeous change and tagging your photos on #lovindublin over on Instagram. As you can see below there have been some […]

10 years ago

Over on Instagram we see thousands of photos shared every week through the #lovindublin hashtag, with over 175,000 photos already tagged.  While most of the photos are stunning – and help us discover all sorts of new corners of this wonderful city – there are some photographers that are at the very top of their game.  We feature them […]

10 years ago

Food trends have a habit of sweeping in over Dublin and changing what we eat very quickly.  In recent times we’ve had the burrito, doughnuts, wings and the recent omni-presence of salad bars.  Most of these trends come from the US – what is hot in LA and New York generally hits our shores about 12-18 months later. You […]

10 years ago

We’ve all been there with a partner or friends arguing about what takeaway we should be ordering from with everybody shouting for their own cuisine of choice.  A takeaway in Ballybough, though, seems to be listening when it comes to our problems and has come up with a novel idea… Basically offering EVERY FOOD THAT EVER EXISTED They’ve got: […]

10 years ago

You’ll often hear chefs talk about the quality of the produce being essential when it comes to cooking amazing meals. That is certainly true and the good news is that there are some amazing spots in Dublin to choose from.  Entering these places will inspire you to cook at a whole different level with the […]

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Millennium Tower is one of those buildings in Dublin which, although relatively new, we sort of take for granted as part of the cityscape.  It was built at a time when Grand Canal Dock was still an up and coming area, as opposed to the bustling tech hub of the city it is now. Apartment […]

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When it comes to making plans to eat out, I find we all fall into the same old traps. We either head into town or go down to the local spot.  As the city continues to evolve gastronomically, there are now hundreds of brilliant restaurants, cafés and bars in the suburbs. I wanted to highlight a few that are […]

10 years ago

Ranelagh is one of the most desirable parts of Dublin to live in with it’s abundance of great restaurants, bars and proximity to the city among the key selling points.  However, property there doesn’t come cheap and is nearly impossible to find.  Today we wanted to share 8 Beechwood Avenue which has just hit the market […]

10 years ago

The property crisis in Dublin has forced people to become seriously creative with living spaces and none more so than 101 Rialto Cottages. On the market for €235,000, this tiny cottage has been renovated into a stylish 50 square metre pad that effectively has two bedrooms (one is an attic conversion).  Compared to other property in […]

10 years ago

Every week you guys tag thousands of photos using #lovindublin over on Instagram and they help us see the city from a very different perspective.  We round up 10 of the best every week and share them with you here.  It might be January, which is one of the coldest times of the year and people are all feeling the financial […]

10 years ago

If there is one thing people all over the world tend to get passionate about, it’s pizza. The humble peasant food from Napoli comes in all shapes and sizes around the world, from slices sold on street corners to huge American franchises.  No matter what, though, we can never get bored of pizza.  Dublin has some great […]

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Every week we like to feature a Dublin property that will take your breath away and number 57 Saunders House on Spencer Dock will do just that. This two floor penthouse comes in at a cool €1 million but for that you’ll four large bedrooms and three bathrooms.  It also comes with full concierge service and a couple of parking places […]

10 years ago

Every week you guys tag thousands of photos using #lovindublin over on Instagram and they help us see the city from a very different perspective.  We wanted to round up the ten best of the week and share them with you here today.  With the Christmas behind us people are all out being healthy, finding cheap ways to entertain themselves […]

10 years ago

No matter what all our individual food tastes are there is one thing that most of us can agree on and that is the fact that pizza is the king of all foods.  You could make a good case for burgers, steak or Mexican but give us carbs, tomato sauce and melted cheese any day […]

10 years ago

Every week you guys tag thousands of photos using #lovindublin over on Instagram and they help us see the city from a very different perspective.  We wanted to round up the ten best of the week and share them with you here today.  With the Christmas behind us people are all out being healthy, finding cheap ways to entertain themselves […]

10 years ago

This won’t come as a shock to most of you, but I get to eat out for a living Last year in 2016 I would guess that I’ve eaten out over 400 times. And that’s just in Dublin.  With that much food, you come across the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Today, though, I wanted to […]

10 years ago

You’ll struggle to find somebody who hasn’t dreamt of living in a penthouse in their lives. If you add in a private lift, a fully fitted bar and a huge balcony to that dream, then what you get is this D4 penthouse, which has just hit the market. The place comes fully furnished with special […]

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It’s that time of year where for most people payday is still four weeks away and all the excess of the festive period needs to be worked off.  While many people whine about not having anything to do, bar sit in and wait for the next pay check, we thought we’d give you some inspiration about wonderful […]

10 years ago

We love showcasing the very best properties in the capital, and today we have one of the nicest we’ve ever seen.  No. 49 Abington Road in Malahide is an eight bedroom mansion that offers absolutely everything you could ever want when it comes to dream living.  The property is 717sqm and the only downside that we […]

10 years ago

We are clearly in the middle of both a homelessness crisis and a housing crisis.  We are told that the government is doing plenty to fix things, but that feels about as re-assuring as Bertie Ahern’s talk of soft landings back in 2006 during the last boom.  The crisis is being seen in many ways […]

10 years ago

A great way to discover new parts of this city is via the #lovindublin hashtag that we created on Instagram (if we do say so ourselves).  To date there have been over 180,000 photos tagged there by some of the most talented photographers from both here and abroad.  Every week we like to highlight somebody who takes incredible […]

10 years ago

Every week we see thousands of photos tagged on Instagram with the #lovindublin hashtag and there are now over 200,000 photos of our great city to browse through and enjoy.  Now that we are heading into the first week of 2017 we decided to look at the best photos taken in the last week of 2016.  […]

10 years ago

We are well and truly into the swing of the festive season, with only a few days to go before we are forced to return to normality.  Rather than focusing on the 12 Pubs or big party nights out, we wanted to pick the 10 best places to get a drink in Dublin that will put […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 packet of pasta (any type really) 1 packet of pancetta (or bacon lardons) Parmesan cheese Fresh thyme 2 large cloves of garlic 3 eggs 1 packet of peas Fresh basil (optional) Carbonara has to be one of the most popular pasta dishes in the world, but 90% of restaurants and home cooks make […]

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Sometimes we fail to notice the beauty that’s all around us in this city.  One person who didn’t want to fall into that trap was Orla McNelis, who shot this video on a Canon 7D around the streets and parks of Phibsborough.  A truly gorgeous part of Dublin. READ NEXT: Glen Hansard Is Playing A FREE Gig In Dublin At […]

10 years ago

A few weeks running and your #LovinDublin along with the very important #MiniReview are getting bigger and better. What we hoped when we implemented this feature was that everyone would feel encouraged to get critical about what and where they were eating around the capital so as to keep the standards rising among restaurants and […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fillet steak Good bread Blue cheese Thyme Creme fraiche Onion Mushrooms Butter People seem to think for some reason that they can only eat things like steak sandwiches and other fancy dishes in restaurants or cafes but I wanted to prove that completely wrong today. These are not only the most simple steak sambos […]

10 years ago

Google are gearing up for the launch of their Google Glass project to the public in the next couple of months and they’ve teamed up with one of the best known LA food trucks to create a spectacular St Patrick’s day themed recipe. Now we think that this is more of a marketing stunt for […]

10 years ago

This, I’m sure, will cause much debate. At least I hope it will. I imagine there will be two or three items on my list that will make the list of most others’ but I’m sure there will be some of you out there that have other ideas. When Caroline threw the topic at me […]

10 years ago

Yesterday was one of the most epic days in Ireland’s sporting history and chief friend of the site Jamie Heaslip shared some amazing pictures with us here from the dressing room post match. When I asked Jamie for a picture this morning I presumed they’d be in bits eating a big breakfast but in true […]

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We spend most of our time talking about restaurants that open here in Dublin but it is important to remember that for every new venue opening there is more than likely one closing. You probably remember Munchies on the corner of South William Street and the fact that their landlord literally just locked them out […]

10 years ago

Dublin is a funny little city which I heard somebody describe yesterday as more of a group of little villages around the bay than a big city. Blackrock, Sandymount, Clontarf, Malahide and many others all have their unique feel. Nowhere in Dublin feels like more of a village than Ranelagh though which is only a […]

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Ingredients 3 large leeks 1 head of cabbage 6 large potatoes 2 cubes of chicken stock 2 onions Fresh rosemary Fresh basil 1 bunch of asparagus 3 cloves of garlic The fun is nearly over and all the excess from Christmas is about to manifest itself in the form of a couple of extra inches […]

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Well that was fun. The festive season 2013 felt like the first time we all let our hair (insert joke about me having none here) down after 5 years of pure and utter shite and misery all round. It probably had something to do with psychologically coming out of the bail-out or maybe even the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 packet of small shaped pasta (whatever type) 1 Sweet potato (or pre chopped) 1 Bag of spinach 1 Packet of feta 1 Red onion 1 packet of coriander 2 chicken breasts If you work in the city centre or a typical industrial estate you probably have a massive pain in the hole with […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 3 large chicken breasts 1 Bag of cashew nuts Coriander Basmati Rice 1 Red pepper 1 Red onion Garlic Baby Corn I was in Thailand a couple of weeks and Aaron the little annoying fucker I was there with ate nothing but chicken cashew. There were millions of other amazing Thai dishes but he […]

10 years ago

You never review a restaurant on their first night and since this was a private tasting for the hippest new restaurant in Dublin (Super Miss Sue) this isn’t a review. I’m just letting you know it is open for business. See the opening night of a restaurant is about as traumatic a night as you […]

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Ingredients Couple of large potatoes 1 Bag of basil 1 Chorizo Some Mature fancy cheese 1 avocado 1 packet of Rocket 1 Red Onion We’ve seen spuds served the same way for decades right? Roasted, boiled, chips, baked etc? Same old fucking shit every time. Well I happen to think that they are one of […]

10 years ago

Do you ever get the feeling you are seeing the same menu over and over again in Dublin. Every fucker is serving gourmet burgers, those tasty chicken wings with spicy sauce or pulled pork and burritos. Although you probably think I just happen upon all the lovely restaurants on this blog I actually try about […]

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Ingredients 1 Banana 2 Kiwis Orange Juice Couple of mint sprigs Plain yoghurt Porridge Oats So I don’t know if people are still keeping their new year’s resolutions but I’m hoping a few of you are so I decided to put something together for those of you trying to get fit. This is an entire […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Turkey breast meat sliced 1 Red onion 1 Packet sugar snaps (or green beans) Frozen peas 1 Red Pepper Soy Sauce Garlic Bag of Spinach A turkey isn’t just for Christmas because you can kill the bastards at anytime of the year and eat their yummy meat. I know that everybody is trying to […]

10 years ago

You know what people really fucking love? Chicken wings. A dirty big basket of the bastards deep friend and dripping in sauce when you have a head on you on a Sunday morning and all suddenly seems right with the world again. The amount of people I see in Tribeca when I walk past every […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 Piece of squid (ask them to clean it up for you) 2 Carrots 1 Red Chili Small Broccoli 2 Cloves Garlic 2 Limes Knob of ginger Chives Squid is one of those dishes that most people automatically have an aversion to cooking. I mean where would you even fucking start as a home […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Smoked chicken (normal chicken works if nothing else) 1 Red pepper Coriander Cheddar Cheese Flour Tortillas Jalapeno peppers Sour cream Regular readers of the blog will be aware that I am pretty pissed off with the same old shit for brunch at this stage so I decided to create something unique, quick and tasty […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Potatoes Kale Chopped Cabbage Chicken stock (Vegetable stock if you are a veggie) Onions Garlic Ginger Fresh Thyme The wind is howling outside and we are slap bang in the middle of winter. You probably have a cold, are about to get one or have just fought off the last one. Either that or […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Smoked salmon Crab meat Garlic Parsley Cream Fresh pasta 2 Lemons Prawns I always tend to be a little sexist with my recipes saying that a big steak is perfect for lads and sweeping statements of that nature. Well the boot is on the other foot now or as this is a recipe for […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Really Good Bread Really Good Cheese (A Mature Cheddar Would Be Nice) Kale Butter Garlic Chili I love watching trends emerging in other big cities before they inevitably make their way over to our little Island. Our food scene is getting better here in Dublin but you can safely say we are 18 months […]

10 years ago

When I joined the site myself and Niall talked about content I could add that fitted into my busy schedule. I’m passionate about Rugby, tech, great design and of course food which is why I got involved. More than anything I love Dublin and the buzz in this city. I’ll be sharing some of the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fresh tuna steaks 2 avocados Tin Of Beans Salad (Cos or Iceberg) Coriander Yoghurt 3 limes Eating healthy is a massive pain in the hole, and most people find that the really tasty stuff is only found in restaurants for an outrageous price. Take fresh tuna for example, served gorgeous and rare in a […]

10 years ago

We’ve been talking a lot about sandwiches this week from the best ones in Dublin right through to the latest trend of grilled cheese and Kale. If one sandwich stands above the others as the king it is the Club Sandwich which appears on the menus of hotels all over the world. It is the […]

10 years ago