Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Owners at 57 the Headline are offering use of their dotey outdoor pods to local artisan traders in the hopes of running a festive street market next month. Like many other Dublin pubs and restaurants, staff at 57 the […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! One of many other restaurants in the same position, La Peniche have been closed since the onset of level 5 restrictions earlier last month. Desperate to reopen and get back to doing what they love, owners have made an […]

6 years ago

Not the typical panto experience we all know and love, but even an online panto is better than no panto at all. Oh yes, it is! The Helix has announced that their annual panto will go ahead this year, with organisers deciding to fire ahead with plans by moving the fun online. Knowing that no […]

6 years ago

Takeaway pints could soon be a thing of the past as government have said that the sale of to-go alcohol needs to be reviewed in light of large gatherings over the weekend. Speaking on the matter earlier today An Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed that he will be discussing the matter with both the Gardaí and […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! One of our fave Dublin bakeries, Bread 41 has a reputation that precedes it and even if you haven’t been there yet (how?!) you’ve most definitely already heard tell of their very tasty creations. Masters of bread, pizza and […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Anxiously awaiting news of what’s in store for the hospitality industry next month, one Dublin chef has made an impassioned plea on social media – asking for five years’ hard work not to be put to waste.  A very […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Roe & Co is hosting a virtual pop-up for Irish traders this Christmas and it’s a great spot to discover new (or at least new to you) local talent. Supporting local has never been more important – we’ve heard […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! If you’ve been mulling over your weekend food choices but still can’t quite come to a decision, then consider this a sign that you should opt for an Indian from Ruchii in Blackrock. Any mention of free dessert and […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! A new destination wine shop is opening in Dublin today – just in time for you to pick up your weekend tipple of choice.  Neighbourhood Wine is a new destination wine shop in Dublin 4. Opening their doors for […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Free coffee Friday sounds like the best way to end the week and one Dublin café is making sure we all go out on a high… a caffeine high that is. A new little coffee van parking up by […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! This year has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride but if there’s one takeaway to bring with us from 2020 it’s to appreciate the small things. Time with family, live music, creamy pints – all things we miss […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! A market, deli, butchers, fishmongers, cheesemongers and winery, Lotts and Co has you covered no matter what part of a meal needs buying for. And good news for those on the northside as they’re due to open their second […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Fancy a takeaway in Terenure/Rathfarnham? Suggestions coming right up and options cover everything from Indian to Italian. Lockdown 1.0 had us all flat out in the kitchen, firing out banana breads like nobody’s business. So much so that quite […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! A virtual gingerbread making class to get in the festive spirit of things. ‘Tis (almost) the season after all. Irish restaurants and cafes have been absolutely knocking it out of the park in terms of innovation. Forced to change […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! One Dublin pub has shared a list of ways that people can help support their favourite local spots in the run-up to Christmas this year. Largely considered to be one of the most wonderful times of the year, Christmas […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Need caffeinating? Well, should you find yourself in the vicinity of the Kilmacud area why not give Two Muggs a try? A new addition to the local coffee scene, the team is serving up steaming hot cuppas from the […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Let the record state that we’re a nation obsessed with Italian food. Pizza, pasta, tiramisu… whatever it may be, we’re fans. So much so that one Dublin restaurant managed to shift over 34kg of fresh pasta in just over […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! New places seem to be cropping up all around Dublin these days with the latest addition being Provider Fine Food & Coffee in Harold’s Cross.  A gorgeous little café and delicatessen, you’ll spot them at 202 Harold’s Cross, or […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Riddle me this: what’s blue, has four wheels and can be found in Kinsealy? Paddy’s Pizza Pies truck of course. A new food truck parking up in Kinsealy Business Park, Paddy’s Pizza Pies specialises in one thing and one […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! If you love chicken, then you’re sure to love this. Now open in Ranelagh village, Firebyrd is a new hot chicken spot specialising in all things poultry-related. What exactly is hot chicken and how did it come to be? […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! One Dublin artist has painted a Recess-inspired mural on Richmond Street and it’s hitting us right in the childhood feels…the epitome of peak 90s entertainment. Weekend mornings in my house used to consist of pancakes and cartoons – a […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Known for its homemade goods and fresh local produce, The Thursday Café was amongst good company out in Dublin 8.  Tucked away on Clanbrassil Street, The Thursday Café is has been keeping Dubliners fed and watered for close to […]

6 years ago

That doesn’t sound very positive now, does it? Forecasters at Met Éireann have taken to Twitter to advise the public that the country’s weather will be in the “battleground zone” this week thanks to a mix of low pressure in the Atlantic and high pressure over the European continent. Predicting that this will cause “rain-bearing […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Emmalene Blake – if the name sounds familiar, that’s probably because you’ve seen the artist’s work splattered around Dublin city. The face behind a number of the capital’s most famous creations, Emmalene’s work has even grabbed the attention of […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Are you bored in the house and you’re in the house bored? I feel ya. Lockdown 1.0 seems to have exhausted my list of activities and I find myself staring into space at a loss for things to do […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! You scream, I scream, we all scream because this is pretty dang exciting. Two Dublin faves have teamed up for their latest project with the owners behind Sprezzatura and Baste collaborating to bring us their newly-launched at-home meal kit. […]

6 years ago

One Dublin pub is serving a decadent boozy salted caramel hot chocolate and it can only be described as a great big belly hug in a mug. Hot chocolate isn’t a treat that should be reserved for just one season, but that being said – it is definitely best enjoyed as the weather gets […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Always a reliable choice for some tasty Mexican food, Órale announced that they’d be teaming up with Bonobo in Smithfield for a street food pop-up this past Friday and Saturday. Proving to be very popular with locals looking to […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! A big new Irish show with a great cast? We’re intrigued. Dublin actor Aidan Gillen is amongst those named for a role in a gritty new RTÉ drama called Kin. Thought to be the next big thing to rival […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! It’s a brew-tiful day to have a brew-tiful day. And you know what that means? Yes, more coffee. Hoping to help keep the southside well caffeinated, Grind 101 is a new coffee truck parking up beside Smyths in Carrickmines […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Last night’s Late Late Show was dedicated to ‘taking care of business‘. Shining a spotlight on homegrown talent, Ryan chatted through a number of local businesses in an effort to give them a platform to showcase their wares in […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Un-brie-lievable news. Making their debut in one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world (as per the guys at Time Out, more on that here), Griolladh will now be serving up their whopper toasties right beside the new Bernard […]

6 years ago

Called The Sustainable Christmas Co, the shop is a joint collaboration between the owners of Reuzi and The Good Neighbour. Environmental matters have taken somewhat of a back seat to the pandemic in recent months. The onset of more stringent public health measures has meant that the use of throwaway cups and other single-use plastics […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Winedown – like Meltdown, but with more wine… now that’s something we can get on board with. Whispers of a second Meltdown location have been swirling around for a couple of weeks now but those whispers have since turned […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Brunch has a very special place in our hearts (and our bellies) so this is music to our ears. Home to, what I consider to be, the best bagels in all of Dublin, Laine, My Love has made me […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Owners appealed for information over the weekend after their beloved little coffee truck was set on fire on Friday night. Usually parked up at the Walkinstown Roundabout, the team operate a drive-thru coffee service from the inside of a […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! For the large majority, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. For others though, it can be one of the loneliest – particularly the older generation, many of whom can feel very isolated and alone during the […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! With level five restrictions still in place for another few weeks, restaurateurs have been brainstorming ways to adapt their venues to the new regulations with many places turning to outdoor markets as an alternative. Heading down that same path, […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Dublin Chamber today confirmed that the very popular Winter Lights festival will return to the capital this Christmas. A sure sign that December 25th is on the way, the initiative sees many of the city’s best-known buildings lit up […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Two new venues have been added to Ireland’s Blue Book list for next year. Described as “a romantic collection of Irish Country House Hotels, Manor House, Castles and Restaurants”, the Blue Book cuts through the noise and compiles the […]

6 years ago

The Warm for Winter initiative first garnered nationwide attention last year when Dublin’s Ha’penny Bridge was adorned with donated coats for the homeless. Hung up on the iconic landmark one cold December night, the coats appeared alongside a sign that read: “if you need one then please take one… If you want to help, please […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Owners at one Dublin café have welcomed the news that four city-centre streets are to be permanently pedestrianised in the coming weeks. Dublin City Council (DCC) yesterday confirmed that plans are underway to permanently pedestrianise four city-centre streets following […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Putting their own spin on classic, Dublin pub 57 the Headline is launching their own version of the famous ‘smash burger’ this week. A new enough arrival to these parts, Ireland’s first smash burger joint only opened this September. […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Following on from the success of the summer trials, Dublin city is set to become even more pedestrian-friendly with Dublin City Council proposing plans to make four of the five trial streets permanently traffic-free.  As you may remember, a […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Christmas celebrations seem to start earlier and earlier each year, but 2020 could do with a bit more festive cheer so that may not be such a bad thing given the circumstances. And Christmas has come especially early to […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Back offering their tasty at-home restaurant kits, staff at Frank’s Wine Bar on Camden Street are putting the final touches on an upcoming Mex-Asian pop-up menu that has definitely piqued our interest.  Anyone who treated themselves to an at-home […]

6 years ago

Keeping kids busy in the absence of trick or treating will be a challenge this year, but interactive online Halloween shows, virtual painting classes and scary movie marathons should ease some of the pressure. Good food always helps too, and Johnnie Fox’s has you covered on that front. Promising to deliver a festive feast for […]

6 years ago

Staying in? Lovin Dublin’s Date Box meal kit is officially available to order. Go on and treat yourself! Successfully pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes, staff at Rita’s managed to up and move a whole restaurant without anyone noticing. And by that, I mean that they moved the contents of one restaurant into a different building at […]

6 years ago

Brown Thomas unveiled their festive window display last night and it definitely didn’t disappoint. A sure sign that Christmas is on the way, going to see the BT windows is always a highlight on the festive calendar. Drawing the crowds each year, it’s one of the most anticipated events of the season. However, with level […]

6 years ago

Impressing with her stunning vocals once again, Nell Mescal has just bagged herself a very exciting gig with Brown Thomas with the popular retailer choosing one of her original songs as the soundtrack for their festive window display this year. An up and coming musician, Nell Mescal has been entertaining fans with her soulful covers […]

6 years ago