Ingredients Chicken Cabbage Teriyaki Sauce Romano Peppers or Red Pepper Garlic Ginger Cashew Nuts If you’re feeling a bit low on vitamins, or need a large injection of protein to rebuild those tired muscles, this is the recipe for you. Seven ingredients, and easy to cook in bulk. Simple. Instructions Step 1 You’ll have most […]

10 years ago

We’ve covered Dublin from pretty much every angle imaginable in the past – but this videos shows the city being explored in an entirely new way. A couple of climbers made this video showing them scaling popular spots including the Ha’penny bridge, showing serious athleticism in the process. I’d have way too much of a […]

10 years ago

There’s just nothing like summer to put us all in a good mood. The only thing that makes the warm weather better is some amazing food – and a few sneaky beverages. I spend most of my time reviewing and visiting restaurants eating out about 10 times per week, and I wanted to come up […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Turkey breasts Brazil Nuts Pecorino cheese Green beans Baby carrots Olive oil Wholegrain mustard Olive oil We all know the values of eating protein when doing weight training, or exercise. However, people seem far too reliant on boring boiled eggs and plain chicken breasts. It’s not that hard to make a high protein meal […]

10 years ago

Irish UFC fans have been feeling a little down on their luck today after it was revealed overnight that the huge McGregor versus Aldo fight scheduled for 11th July in Vegas is off. The Irishman will still get an interim title fight against Mendes, but the one we had all been waiting for has been […]

10 years ago

We do some of the best burgers in the world on this little island – but let’s face it. You won’t be able to die happily until you’ve worked your way through this list. 1. The Pornburger This isn’t a restaurant, but rather a website set up by one man with an obsession with creating […]

10 years ago

While I tend to worship at the altar of Murphy’s ice cream, I am partial to the odd Magnum when at home – especially when it’s this hot outside! Now I’m not talking about any of those fancy pink or coffee ones that they’re marketing at the moment – a good old classic white chocolate […]

10 years ago

Kanye West was busy entertaining 170,000 fans over at Glastonbury last night – but at the same time, right here in Dublin, throngs of people were queuing up overnight to get their hands on a pair of shoes from his new line. If you want proof of just how big the Kanye brand is becoming […]

10 years ago

The streets of Dublin are thronged today as Pride takes place – particularly as it’s an especially important year, following Ireland’s vote for equality last month and the good news from the USA last night. Walking around the city this morning felt like a bit of a celebration, and although it will be hard to […]

10 years ago

Mark Moriarty is only be 23 – but last night he was crowned the best young chef in the world at the San Pellegrino Awards in Milan. You may remember that he won the UK and Ireland leg of the competition back at the start of the year and last night he went a step […]

10 years ago

No matter what you say about Roy Keane there is no doubt that he is controversial, entertaining and splits opinion. And last night he brought that to the fore, with a brilliant two-hour chat with Matt Cooper of Today FM, as part of a new series of talks for Barretstown. While you probably think you’ve […]

10 years ago

Dillisk is a seaside food project based down on the machair of Aughrusbeg, in Connemara, county Galway. It is essentially an old shed in the middle of nowhere where you’ll taste some of the most innovative and best cooking you’ll ever come across. To this day I still hear people raving about their eating experiences […]

10 years ago

We all know that there are some brilliant Irish comics out there, and now the web has thrown up another with the brilliant Cian Twomey. He’s been posting videos on Facebook with himself and his ‘girlfriend’ having rows pretty much every day, and in the last few weeks he’s really started to blow up, adding […]

10 years ago

This acclaimed short animation won awards in SXSW, Edinburgh and even got shortlisted for an Oscar last year. Directed by Allan Holly it tells the story of a lost soul leaving a nightclub only to get run over by a taxi while looking for enough change for a takeaway. We won’t say anymore than that […]

10 years ago

Have you ever driven along the quays in Dublin, seen our naval ships and wondered why a tiny little neutral country needs a navy? Surely they weren’t all required to prevent pesky fishing trawlers from Europe depleting our waters? Occasionally you’d hear of them getting a big drug haul off the coast of Ireland, but […]

10 years ago

You can’t pick up a menu in Dublin these days without seeing pulled pork on it. In a bap, with fries, on a BBQ meat tray or served 100 other ways. For a country that had barely heard of the concept three years ago, a whole new younger generation now seems to hold pulled pork […]

10 years ago

You’ll all remember the war in Gaza last summer – thousands of people left dead, marches around the world, the killing of the little boys on the beach and a general reaction of outrage from people across the world. Horrific times – and although life moves on for all of us, Gaza is still effectively […]

10 years ago

The Powerscourt centre always reminds me of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly books. In them his wife Sorcha buys a boutique in there that tries to sell horrendously overpriced couture at the tail end of the boom – and while those boutiques are still there, their pricing has become a little more realistic. It’s an oddity, really. Beautifully […]

10 years ago

We cover the news and the latest happenings in Dublin, but news reaches us via Ciaran Walsh on Twitter of something that deserves a bigger audience and proper debate. We’d call it a sign of the times… but it’s actually two signs. We’ll let you decide if this is just a harmless coincidence or the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Cherry tomatoes Irish Goat’s Cheese Good Fresh Crusty Bread Rocket An Onion Or Shallot Garlic Asparagus Chances are you’ll be familiar with bruschetta having had one of two versions in an Italian restaurant. Generally you end up with the cheap nasty type with raw tomatoes and frozen bread, but very occasionally you receive bruschetta […]

10 years ago

The sun was shining after a serious absence in Ireland so I decided to go for a daytime drive out along the north coast of Dublin. I didn’t really know where I was heading exactly, and could have hit Howth had it not been for the usual crawling traffic out that road from Fairview onwards. […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fresh hake Sweet potato Lemon Basil Red peppers Red onions Feta cheese I’m on a mission to dispel the myth that cooking fish is some sort of mystical endeavour reserved only for professional chefs. This little recipe only involves 7 simple ingredients and a few kitchen hacks, so if doesn’t convince you then I […]

10 years ago

We pride ourself in sharing some of the best recipes from around the world, and we’re especially proud of our own ones, but we have never seen something like this before… This video shows a cheese sandwich being wrapped in two layers of bacon before being flung in a frying pan. On paper it sounds […]

10 years ago

I’m always sceptical about technology in the kitchen. After all, a lot has been promised over the years – and endless gadgets and gimmicks have proclaimed to be game-changers – but ultimately, the skill of the chef is what determines the end result. Cookbooks or recipe sites like ours might help people, but no matter […]

10 years ago

Ingredients A dozen fresh prawns Avocado A shallot Red Chili Lemon Coriander Really crusty French baguette With the weather heating up I wanted to come up with a simple dish that matched the weather but that was super easy to make.. This recipe works on a BBQ or a chargrill pan like I made it […]

10 years ago

I’m usually suspicious when my two loves of food and tech collide. It’s probably because we don’t have a fantastic track record in Ireland, where hosts still rely on a scribbled book for reservations and restaurants regularly suffer from “no shows” because they take bookings over the phone and rely on goodwill. Whatever about the […]

10 years ago

The Dublin we know and love has changed a lot over the years, and it looks very different today even to ten years ago. But have you ever wondered what it looked like way back in the 1960s? This beautiful video we found gives a wonderful and colourful insight into Dublin as it was some […]

10 years ago

We’ve all seen card tricks down the pub – and I don’t know about you, but quite frankly I find them exceptionally boring and have seen most of them before. That was until I saw this one that I’ve had to watch three times to see if it was real or not. What makes it […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Monkfish fillets Spaghetti Lemon Parsley Garlic Chili Flakes Baby Broccoli The body needs fuel before a big workout or playing any sports. Unfortunately people always think that cooking fish can be tricky, not knowing where to start. Don’t worry though, because we have a savage recipe that is healthy, quick and absolutely delicious. Check […]

10 years ago

For something so simple, pizza comes in all shapes and sizes. You’d think the round version was the perfect culinary invention but I’ve seen it in squares, mini triangles and even served in a cone. Which leads me to question, why fix something when it was never broken? When it comes to pizza in Dublin […]

10 years ago

Everybody has their own memory of the referendum results day, and the huge sense of change it brought about in Ireland. Now, though, a video has been released by GAZE that sums up our recollection of it all in four short moments. You’ll feel a mixture of joy, tears and raw emotion watching this – […]

10 years ago

The world might have called the Mayweather vs Pacquiao the fight of the century – but we’re far more excited a certain other fight in Vegas featuring our very own Conor McGregor lining up for a crack at the world title, currently held by Jose Aldo. Both fighters have been in camp working hard after […]

10 years ago

We all know how massive yesterday was for Ireland – but although you’d expect wall-to-wall coverage in our own country, it’s the international media coverage that’s taken us all by surprise. We’ve collected some of the front pages from around the world to highlight the depth and breadth of the coverage from around the world […]

10 years ago

We are used to living in a world where products are flawlessly designed, and perfectly suited to our everyday lives. One designer, however, thinks that we take our everyday products for granted and has created a series of concept designs to get us thinking a little differently about design. Katerina Kamprani is an Athens based […]

10 years ago

It’s been widely reported in the last month that by 2030, 47% of Irish people will be obese. I decided to look at the role restaurants have in shaping our weight, and what they can do to help. During the glorious boom years we really started to learn all about the finer things in life […]

10 years ago

Ireland seems to be full of royals at the moment – and the latest to pull into the bay is Queen Mary 2, which moored just off the coast at Dún Laoghaire today after arriving overnight from Cork. Robin sent us some pictures below, captured from his gorgeous office (check his live came here), and […]

10 years ago

We’ve a fair few sayings in Ireland that we take for granted, but that nobody outside the country would really be able to work out at all. Take “jacks”, for example, or “arseways”. Most readers here will instantly understand them, but could you explain them to someone who’s new to all this madness? Thats what […]

10 years ago

One of the things we hear the most often is that “you end up doing the same old things all the time as a Dubliner”. Well, we are seeing lots of unique events popping up of late, and this new “Movie On A Beach” is one such innovative idea. The idea is a simple and […]

10 years ago

We write about Dublin for the most part here, but we always get a good giggle out of the thick Cork accents in the hilarious Sminky Shorts videos. Their latest offering features a couple of ostriches with their heads buried in the sand. It’s simple Irish humour at it’s best, and we only wish they’d […]

10 years ago

Half of the young people in Ireland seem to have moved to Australia, and all they there seem to do is constantly bang on about how amazing the place is. The better weather, jobs and general fun seem to be unparalleled ‘Down Under’. But one young Irish man who has a friend getting married in […]

10 years ago

I don’t want to ruin this gorgeous little short film for you, bar telling you that you’ll spot loads of your favourite Dublin spots within the 20 minutes. It captures the lives of seven young Dubliners and intertwines the storyline beautifully with the city as a backdrop. I love the energy, the gritty scenes in […]

10 years ago

There is no better feeling than leaving the office at 5pm on a sunny day.. The whole evening stretches out before you, with potential activities floating all around. Weather like this makes me want to eat like a true Mediterranean, so a few weeks ago when we had nice weather I headed straight to Fallon […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Coriander Chicken breasts Red Chilli Chicken stock cubes Spring Onions Bean Sprouts Ramen Noodles (or any other type really) Mange Tout Cooking can be a bit of a pain in the arse when you get home during the week after work. Cooking healthy food is even harder, and making something that is both cheap […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Red Peppers Pasta Parmesan Basil Garlic Shallots Tomatoes Chicken Cooking midweek can be quite the struggle, particularly when it’s becoming increasingly more easy to get your hands on takeaways and convenience meals nowadays… This is a really quick dish, and will fill you up in a much healthier way than a 3 in 1. […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 3 Eggs Brown Bread 1 Avocado 1 Lemon Cherry Tomatoes When it comes to breakfast at the weekends we all usually go for fatty meats and huge portions; either a treat, or to soak up the hangover. With this recipe I wanted to make something wholesome that tastes fucking awesome but made you feel […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Turkey Breast Meat 1 Red Pepper Baby Broccoli (Or any other green veg) 1 Mango Handful of cashew nuts Soy sauce 1 Red Onion Making a healthy meal that tastes amazing can be tricky, so I’ve come up with this tasty little treat that is packed full of goodness, but will fill you right […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Pre-cooked noodles 2 Peppers Ginger Soy sauce 2 limes 1 packet of mangetouts 1 large packet of prawns 1 red Chili We all need dishes that we can lash together when we get home in the evening without having to think twice. This is a really tasty meal, and it’s perfect to reheat for […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 1 Packet Of Smoked Chicken Rocket Leaves Crusty Bread Mayonnaise Sundried Tomatoes Pine Nuts Fresh Basil The weather’s beautiful outside, so the last thing you want is a big heavy dinner this evening. This sandwich is a perfect alternative to meat, carbs and two veg – it’s totally flavoursome and really easy to put […]

10 years ago

I’ve absolutely no doubt that the article I wrote a couple of years ago about Matcha helped the legal green cocaine take off here in the capital. The main supplier into the country has told me as much, and while you only used to be able to get a cup in just a few shops […]

10 years ago

From the moment he steps onto the edge of the bungee platform in Latvia, Anthony McLoughlin is a man sweating with the fear. The Dundalk man’s reaction as the lads gently coax him to jump (in the pitch dark might we add) is absolutely priceless. From the face turning red in record time to the […]

10 years ago