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  • So Chocolate Chip Cookie Cones Are Now A Thing And We NEED One

    So Chocolate Chip Cookie Cones Are Now A Thing And We NEED One

    Some culinary geniuses have just created an ice-cream cone made from an oversized cookie and it’s a revelation. Created by the guys at Dude Foods, the chocolate chip cookie cone is ultimate dessert hybrid. Gaze upon its beauty To make this yourself, you need to bake a large cookie and roll it into cone shape […]

    10 years ago

  • Dublin Is Getting A MASSIVE Christmas Tree This Year

    Dublin Is Getting A MASSIVE Christmas Tree This Year

    It’s just been announced that Dublin is getting a massive Christmas tree this year, just like the one in New York’s Rockefeller Plaza. The 50-foot tall tree will be the centrepiece of the capital’s very first food, drink, craft and horticulture Christmas festival, dubbed ‘I Believe’, which has been launched by Lord Mayor Críona Ní […]

    10 years ago

  • The Decompression Chamber – 4 Relaxing Dublin Meet-Ups You Need To Try

    The Decompression Chamber – 4 Relaxing Dublin Meet-Ups You Need To Try

    We know that life in Dublin can be overwhelming at times, so we’re helping you to keep that stress in check. This week we’re looking at group events organised by the website Meet-Up, specifically ones designed to help you relax, so you can avoid all the myriad problems that arise from the pressures of city […]

    10 years ago

  • Gardaí Want To Fine You €50 For Not Having ALL These Items In Your Car

    Gardaí Want To Fine You €50 For Not Having ALL These Items In Your Car

    New legislation has been proposed that would see all Irish motorists forced to carry an emergency pack in their cars, with non-compliance resulting in a €50 on-the-spot fine. The pack would be comprised of a torch, a high visibility vest, a warning triangle, a first-aid kit, and a fire extinguisher. Drivers who fail to carry […]

    10 years ago

  • This Irish Celebrity Caused A Massive Stir At Copper’s Last Night

    This Irish Celebrity Caused A Massive Stir At Copper’s Last Night

    If you didn’t stop by the capital’s most infamous nightclub last night, you’re about to feel gutted. Celebrating a fantastic win by Dublin in yesterday’s All Ireland Final, Mr Tayto himself decided to hit up Copper’s for a few celebratory pints. Take a look below. Coppppeerrrrssss! Wore my best jacket & I’m still in the […]

    10 years ago

  • This Is Where You Can Watch Today’s All-Ireland Final On A Cinema-Sized Screen

    This Is Where You Can Watch Today’s All-Ireland Final On A Cinema-Sized Screen

    GAA fans have been invited to attend the massive outdoor screening of the All-Ireland Minor and Senior Football Finals at Smithfield Plaza today. The Lord Mayor (or Ardmhéara, as she prefers) has given the go ahead for the screening, and a similar event happened just two years ago when Dublin defeated Mayo. In 2013, thousands […]

    10 years ago

  • This Is Where You’re Having Brunch Today – SLICE

    This Is Where You’re Having Brunch Today – SLICE

    There’s a lot of choice when it comes to brunch in Dublin, so we’re going to make it simple for you: you’re going to SLICE today. Now let us convince you. The D7 café has of the best daily brunch menus in the city, plus plenty of sweet treats. Among all that deliciousness is their […]

    10 years ago

  • Watch These Irish Fans Absolutely Lose Their Shit Over Japan’s Win Today

    Watch These Irish Fans Absolutely Lose Their Shit Over Japan’s Win Today

    Watch these Irish fans absolutely lose their shit over Japan’s win today. Irish supporters at the fanzone in Cardiff certainly weren’t shy about showing their support for the Japanese rugby team today after their monumental 34-32 win against South Africa. In the rugby fan village at Cardiff Arms Park. A Japanese man just did a […]

    10 years ago

  • Here’s Your Plan For Tonight – Oktoberfest

    Here’s Your Plan For Tonight – Oktoberfest

    It’s Saturday and you still haven’t made plans for the evening, it’s not that there’s nothing to do but there’s too much you could do. We’re going to make things a little easier for you by telling you how you should spend your night: go to Oktoberfest. Now let us convince you. The German festival […]

    10 years ago

  • This Latest Stunt From Paddy Power Is Really Going To Piss Off The English

    This Latest Stunt From Paddy Power Is Really Going To Piss Off The English

    In a stunt typical of the bookmakers, who recently set up a cousin-shifting booth for country folk outside Copper’s, Paddy Power are now trying to piss off the English. They’ve placed a poster in Cardiff today, where thousands of Irish fans are present for Ireland’s World Cup opener against Canada. The poster is entitled ‘The […]

    10 years ago

  • This New ‘Sizzl’ Dating App Matches Couples Based On Their Love Of Bacon

    This New ‘Sizzl’ Dating App Matches Couples Based On Their Love Of Bacon

    A dating app launched this week that matches couple based on their shared love of bacon. Like other dating apps, Sizzl matches you with people nearby based on your preferences. Adjust your settings for age and distance and if you match with someone a chat opens, allowing you to exchange messages for up to seven […]

    10 years ago

  • This Is Where You’re Having Brunch Today – The White Moose Café

    This Is Where You’re Having Brunch Today – The White Moose Café

    There’s a lot of choice when it comes to brunch in Dublin, and all those options can be dizzying. So we’ve made it a little easier for you by making an executive decision: you’re going to The White Moose Café today. Here’s why you should. The recently opened café has a host of drool-inducing […]

    10 years ago

  • If You Only Make It To One Event This Culture Night, Make It This One

    If You Only Make It To One Event This Culture Night, Make It This One

    You may have already seen our six highlights of the Culture Night earlier today, but for those of you who still find six options just too damn many, here’s our top pick for tonight: RTÉ on Meeting House Square. RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena once again presents an outdoor broadcast from the Ark stage, with a […]

    10 years ago

  • Here’s How The People Of Dublin Really Lost Their Shit Over In-N-Out Burger Today

    Here’s How The People Of Dublin Really Lost Their Shit Over In-N-Out Burger Today

    In case you missed it, In-N-Out Burger came to Dublin today and pretty much everybody lost their shit about it. Why did everyone go especially crazy for a burger that pales in comparison to the best in this city? Probably because the cult sensation burger joint only appeared here as a one-day-only pop-up. While In-N-Out […]

    10 years ago

  • Check Out Our 6 Highlights Of This Year’s Culture Night

    Check Out Our 6 Highlights Of This Year’s Culture Night

    It’s that time of the year again when Culture Night takes Ireland by storm. The event is 10 years old this year and the list of events happening in Dublin alone is phenomenal. Problem is, there’s too much great stuff on. So we’ve taken to liberty of compiling a short list of things to check […]

    10 years ago

  • HOLY MOTHER OF GOD In-N-Out Burger Are In Dublin For Just One Day Only

    HOLY MOTHER OF GOD In-N-Out Burger Are In Dublin For Just One Day Only

    At long last, the amazing burger joint In-N-Out Burger has come to Dublin all the way from the States. Slight problem though, it’s only here for the day. In-N-Out has become a cult sensation in the US, and it’s decided to grace our fair city with its drool-inducing burgers for today alone in one big […]

    10 years ago

  • It’s Just Been Revealed That Conor McGregor May Fight In Croke Park Next Year

    It’s Just Been Revealed That Conor McGregor May Fight In Croke Park Next Year

    It’s just been revealed that Conor McGregor may have his chance to fight in Croke Park next year. UFC President Dana White revealed that Gregor will be allowed to fight in front of 80,000 people at Croke Park next year if he manages to beat Jose Aldo in this December’s fight in Las Vegas. White […]

    10 years ago

  • So Cannabis-Infused Salmon Is Now A Thing And It Looks Intriguing

    So Cannabis-Infused Salmon Is Now A Thing And It Looks Intriguing

    So cannabis-infused salmon is now a thing and we’re pretty intrigued by it. Made by Rosenberg’s Bagels and Delicatessen in Denver, the salmon may look like standard gravlax you’d find in a bagel with some cream cheese, but the difference is this stuff will get you stoned. Cured in salt, dill, lemon, sugar and a […]

    10 years ago

  • Watch As Kodaline Treat An Aer Lingus Flight To A Surprise Performance

    Watch As Kodaline Treat An Aer Lingus Flight To A Surprise Performance

    Take a look at the video above, where Kodaline proved that they’re a sound bunch of lads by giving a surprise performance on an Aer Lingus flight yesterday. Posted by Barb Rossiter on her Facebook page, the American woman wrote, Very last vacation post- on the flight home (Aer Lingus) we were treated to a […]

    10 years ago

  • The Cost Of Breakfast Is The Lowest It’s Been In 5 Years

    The Cost Of Breakfast Is The Lowest It’s Been In 5 Years

    Recent figures indicate that the cost breakfast is the lowest it’s been in five year. Financial Times took a weighted average of the breakfast commodities wheat, milk, coffee, orange juice, sugar and lean hogs and found that they were at their cheapest levels internationally since 2010. Price reductions seen in these commodities were 28% for […]

    10 years ago

  • Trinity College And UCD Have Plummeted In The Latest International University Rankings

    Trinity College And UCD Have Plummeted In The Latest International University Rankings

    Irish third level institutions have just taken a dip, as Trinity College and UCD have plummeted in the latest rankings of international universities. Compiled by Topuniversities.com, the World University Rankings 2015/2016 saw Trinity College Dublin descend from 71st to 78th place, while UCD fell from 139th to 154th. John J Boland, dean and vice-president for […]

    10 years ago

  • 26 Reasons Why Going To College Was Much Better In The Noughties

    26 Reasons Why Going To College Was Much Better In The Noughties

    College life in Ireland ain’t what it used to be. A few months back it was announced Trinity and UCD had dropped in the international university rankings, which made us stop and consider just how good we had it back in the day. So take a step back in time, folks… and remember all the […]

    10 years ago

  • These €35,000 Prefabs Will Be Used By The Council To Combat The Homeless Crisis

    These €35,000 Prefabs Will Be Used By The Council To Combat The Homeless Crisis

    These €35,000 prefabs are Dublin City Council’s latest solution to the homeless crisis. Local authorities are hoping that ‘modular housing’ will be a cost effective short term solution to the homeless crisis currently facing Dublin, with the council having spent €4.5 million in the first six months of this year in hotel costs alone. There […]

    10 years ago

  • This Could Be Dublin’s New Tallest Building And Here’s What It Looks Like

    This Could Be Dublin’s New Tallest Building And Here’s What It Looks Like

    Plans will be proposed today to construct Dublin’s tallest office building. ‘The Exo’ building would be located at the Point Village, by the northside entrance to the Docklands, one of the few locations in Dublin that allow for high-rise structures. The €80 million project funded by Nama, which would accommodate 2,000 workers, will have a […]

    10 years ago

  • So Google Street View For Cats Is Now A Thing

    So Google Street View For Cats Is Now A Thing

    No one asked for it but we got it anyway: Google Street View for cats is now a thing. These ‘cat’s-eye view’ street maps were designed by Hiroshima prefecture for tourists who might want to see their city from a different angle. Because who doesn’t want to see the world from a cat’s point of […]

    10 years ago

  • This Guy Complained To Aldi About A Chocolate Digestive And Got An Amazing Response

    This Guy Complained To Aldi About A Chocolate Digestive And Got An Amazing Response

    This guy complained to Aldi about a chocolate digestive biscuit and got an amazing response from the Aldi team. Englishman Darryl Reilly posted on the Aldi UK Facebook page to inform them of his shock and dismay at having discovered something very wrong with a chocolate digestive biscuit he bought at their shop. See his […]

    10 years ago

  • Some Legend Has Just Created A ‘Reeling In The Years’ Playlist On Spotify

    Some Legend Has Just Created A ‘Reeling In The Years’ Playlist On Spotify

    Some legend has just created a Reeling In The Years playlist on Spotify. UCD Computer Science student Lucy Byrne has created an epic playlist consisting of songs which have appeared on RTÉ’s greatest TV show. Dating from 1962 until 2009, the playlist consists of 441 tracks and includes gems like ‘Love Me Do’ by The […]

    10 years ago

  • Some Dick Stole Our Syrian Charity Box From Little Ass Burrito Bar This Weekend

    Some Dick Stole Our Syrian Charity Box From Little Ass Burrito Bar This Weekend

    Some dick stole a Syrian charity box from Little Ass Burrito Bar this weekend. Lovin Dublin teamed up with various restaurants, bars and businesses across the city in the past few day for our #DublinForSyria campaign in order to raise much needed funds for Unicef’s Children Refugee Crisis Fund. The response to the campaign was […]

    10 years ago

  • This Video Sums Up What Every Irish Guy Is Like At Weddings…

    This Video Sums Up What Every Irish Guy Is Like At Weddings…

    Watch the video above to see what every Irish guy is like at weddings. Posted on the Facebook page Rory’s Stories, a page where Rory O’Connor acts out funny sketches which mainly concern GAA, but he occasionally records videos related to Irish life in general. Check out the video and see if anything looks familiar.

    10 years ago

  • Loah, Simon Bird, And Conor Walsh Will Perform At Ensemble’s First Birthday Party

    Loah, Simon Bird, And Conor Walsh Will Perform At Ensemble’s First Birthday Party

    After a hugely successful first year, music company Ensemble are starting a record label, and they’re going to celebrate their first birthday with a gig on September 26. Having been launched in September of last year by Rob Farhat and Rob Kearns, Ensemble now work with over 20 exceptional artists, including Conor Walsh, Ensemble Ériu, […]

    10 years ago

  • These Irish Guys Went To Their Debs And Somehow Ended Up In Paris

    These Irish Guys Went To Their Debs And Somehow Ended Up In Paris

    These two Irish guys went to the debs and somehow ended up in Paris afterwards. Leon Breen and Luke Doherty, who went to Lucan Community College in Dublin, had their debs on Friday night. After the celebrations were finished, the pair decided they didn’t want the fun to stop there… so obviously they caught a […]

    10 years ago

  • This Giant Fruit May Solve World Hunger – And It Tastes Like Pulled Pork

    This Giant Fruit May Solve World Hunger – And It Tastes Like Pulled Pork

    This gigantic fruit has been hailed as a miracle crop and it may be a solution to world hunger. The ‘jackfruit’ is the largest tree-grown fruit in the world and it is said to smell like rotting onions, but tastes like pulled pork. Just one fruit contains hundreds of seeds and can weigh between 10 […]

    10 years ago

  • Watch These Irish People Make An Heroic Attempt To Explain Emojis

    Watch These Irish People Make An Heroic Attempt To Explain Emojis

    Watch these Irish people make an heroic attempt to explain emojis. Uploaded by the good folks at Facts., the video looks at the most perplexing of the emoticons, such as the praying hands, the smiley-face with a cheeky grin, and that one with the monkey covering its mouth. Important viewing.

    10 years ago

  • A New Book Claims That Redheads Are Naturally Stronger Than The Rest Of Us

    A New Book Claims That Redheads Are Naturally Stronger Than The Rest Of Us

    A new book has claimed that redheads are naturally stronger than the rest of us. ‘Red: A Natural History of the Redhead’ by Jacky Colliss Harvey, explores the mythology of red hair throughout the ages in history, art, literature, fashion, feminism, and genetics. Her research lead all the way back to the ginger gene’s origin […]

    10 years ago

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