Shockwaves continue to ripple through our office, as we attempt to come to terms with Liffey Valley’s placement. The news of H&M Home opening in Liffey Valley at the end of last week spurred a debate amongst the Lovin team regarding the merits of various Dublin shopping centres – a bit like the Five Points […]

2 years ago

The café is closing for good after a three year stint. Box’d initially opened as a drive thru coffee spot outside The Goat pub in Dublin 14 in November 2020 before setting up permanently beside Fired Up pizza. They also have a coffee container in Milltown beside The Dropping Well, another Charlie Chawke pub. As […]

2 years ago

Let’s just hope she doesn’t face the same level of defacement as our own Molly. Irish pub The Dubliner Pub, based in Boston, has really committed to the bit and installed a piece of Dublin landscape we are all too familiar with – a Molly Malone statue. The bronze statue is an uncanny replica of […]

2 years ago

The c(m)at is out of the bag. Fresh off the release of her hotly anticipated second album Crazymad, For Me, Ireland’s premiere pop star CMAT will claim her rightful spot on Graham Norton’s red sofa tonight. If you haven’t yet had the privilege of immersing yourself in the CMAT stratosphere, she’s best described as a […]

2 years ago

A Molly Mae home fever dream, with the few warmly welcomed splashes of colour. If your ideal weekend plans have progressed in recent years from pre-drinking to obliteration to a leisurely browse of candles and soft furnishings, a trip to Liffey Valley could be in order as Dublin’s first H&M Home store is now open […]

2 years ago

Due to circumstances beyond their control. Several Irish shopping centres have confirmed that they are no longer accepting or selling own-branded gift cards. According to RTÉ News: “Liffey Valley Shopping Centre and The Square Tallaght in Dublin and Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork have all confirmed they are currently not accepting their own-branded gift […]

3 years ago

We’re saying hello to some new restaurants and shops, and goodbye to a few cult faves. There have been a lot of Dublin openers to buzz over, and unfortunately some very sad closures as well. While we say goodbye to cult favourite spots in Crumlin and Tallaght, we say hello to a few new foodie […]

3 years ago

Craic agus ceoil incoming. People in Ireland and worldwide have a deep appreciation and love for the Bavarian festival that is Oktoberfest. Dublin used to host a huge event every year at George’s Dock, and any and all parties held in its honour are always teeming with people. Which is what makes 2023 so special. […]

3 years ago

The petition which was started only yesterday has already garnered over 3,000 signatures. The manager of Street 66 on Dublin’s Parliament Street has started a petition to have a bike rack removed from the front of the bar, which she says was installed with no warning and no chance to appeal. Street 66 management had […]

3 years ago

Here come the meat sweats. If a juicy burger is all you crave when eating out, you could have a chance to make your money back on it at new opener Hogs and Heifers in Liffey Valley. This is the second opener for Hogs and Heifers, who have been serving the people of Swords from […]

3 years ago

One neighbour had to re-home their dog, as she was constantly being bitten by rats in the back garden. Neighbours of a derelict house in North Dublin have been majorly impacted by a rat infestation at the premises, The Independent reports. Residents in the area claim rats are “swinging from the curtains” at the abandoned […]

3 years ago

The incident is the latest controversy surrounding the lifting of the eviction ban. Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has faced widespread backlash over comments he made in the Dáil chamber on Wednesday regarding the government’s contentious lifting of the eviction ban. The comments were made in an exchange during the coalition government’s overcoming of a Sinn […]

3 years ago