I used to live about 50m from the front door of Dillinger’s in Ranelagh and it was getting to the stage where I needed to take out a mortgage to keep eating there such were the frequency of my visits.  Like everything in life, though, familiarity breeds contempt.  It has taken a move to the […]

9 years ago

Dublin’s a funny little place.  Enshrined in national pride and avocado toast – the city boasts a world unto its own, with an internal rivalry the Jets and the Sharks would be proud of.  We’ve taken it upon ourselves to rank them all in the order we see fit, combining natural beauty, amenities, housing prices […]

9 years ago

The Irish Sun is reporting that RTÉ has denied claims that excessive drink was served before The Late Late’s Valentine’s special on Friday. They received 13 reports of negative feedback to the broadcaster following the show, some of which referred to language that was used during the blind date segment.  The contestant told Ryan that […]

9 years ago

As most of us aren’t rich, nor do we have eccentric, childless millionaire uncles who have always ‘seen us as their kids’, we have to do some seriously clever budgeting to get the wedding day we want. “Budgeting?” sez you. “Pah! How’s that any craic?” And when I set about planning my own wedding I […]

9 years ago

According to 98FM, 14,000 people have objected to the Hellfire Club in the Dublin Mountains being redeveloped.  It was originally built in 1725 as a hunting lodge for a Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, William Connolly. As the story goes, “when he passed away in 1729 the lodge was taken over by an […]

9 years ago

Love brunch? Love booze? Step right this way… Drop Dead Twice on Francis Street is Dublin’s only BYOC (Bring Your Own Cocktail) bar, which means you bring your own spirit and they whip up a range of cocktails using it.  While you can order standard cocktails, the beauty of this place is that there is no fixed menu, […]

9 years ago

Toyota’s number one dealer in Dublin has released a statement following a freak accident at their store on Friday. The accident saw a member of the public crashing into three new vehicles both inside and outside the shop in Long Mile Road, Dublin. Wow! ???? Garrett just sent this in to @RaDeeOh A bit of car-nage […]

9 years ago

You hear sometimes about famous musicians being a little bit diva-ish or having no time at all for the fans before a big concert… Sure they have to warm up those pretty vocal chords, we guess.  The Script, however, are officially the soundest band to play in Dublin’s 3Arena yet.  As fans queued up outside […]

9 years ago

A woman was dragged into a lane and attacked in Dublin city centre last night, it has been reported.  The alleged incident happened at Henry Place at about 8pm.  The woman, who is in her 40s, was dragged into the narrow lane behind the GPO by a man who then attempted to sexually assault her.  A witness […]

9 years ago

Gardaí in Blanchardstown are trying to track down a man who attempted to lure two sisters into his car. The Dublin Gazette reports that the incident occurred near the Power City roundabout close to the Blanchardstown Centre on Wednesday January 31. The man is reported to have been touching himself when he approached the girls. […]

9 years ago

Being filthy rich must lead to some positively crazy holidays. Like, we’re talkin’ certifiable. You see, once you’ve reached a point where you definitely have more money than sense, you inevitably end up doing some pretty wild stuff… so wild, in fact, that you’d actually have to ask yourself, “why would anyone do that?!”. Since this […]

9 years ago

Know anyone who will be feeling left out this Valentine’s Day? While everyone else is off doing couple things, will this friend of yours be at home washing down a full tube of Pringles with a bottle of wine and watching a Netflix series about serial killers? Ah, the joys of single life. As great as that […]

9 years ago