Newstalk is reporting that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has officially opened the One Mircosoft Place on Thursday morning. It will bring 2,000 people from 71 different nationalities together and will also host 100,000 primary and transition year students over the next four years. Based in Leopardstown, South Dublin, the 34,000sqm premises will have open spaces and “relaxation zones” […]

9 years ago

How does a yoga workshop followed by a makeup masterclass with a birds-eye view of Dublin sound to you? Pretty slick, eh? Brown Thomas is transforming its rooftop carpark into a ‘Wild Beauty’ event space, packed full of the best Irish and visiting international make-up experts and artists, over 90 product launches and exclusive beauty previews. You […]

9 years ago

There was a double celebration in Ireland last night as two National Lottery players woke up to the news that they have become the country’s newest millionaires on the same day. The National Lottery confirmed that last night’s mega Lotto Jackpot of €7,179,959 was won by a lucky online player. And the Daily Million draw also […]

9 years ago

The Irish Mirror is reporting that Gardaí believe a gangland threat level in the capital is at its highest and have called in armed units for support. They believe that a hit could happen at anytime in the county and it is feared that a shooting might be days away. A source told the publication […]

9 years ago

Dublin’s new and fancy Metro is the talk of the town this week and the official and updated plans are expected to be released by the National Transport Authority next week.  A copy of the plans however, have been seen by The Irish Times, who report that as well as the existing Luas green line stop on […]

9 years ago

There’s smart driving, and there’s really, really dumb driving. And the latest incident shared by Garda Traffic is defo the latter… A driver clearly got fed up of sitting in the city centre traffic and just left their car on the side of the road on Gardiner Street. Gardai say that a car was “abandoned […]

9 years ago

Don’t get us started about Dublin City and its traffic problems.  The Irish Examiner is reporting that Dublin Bus believe that cars need to be banned from bus lanes for longer each day in a bid to ease the chronic traffic problem in the capital. The company have been discussing the matter with Dublin City […]

9 years ago

Having no Euromillions luck? Then this story will probably make you a tiny bit jealous and angry. A Dublin punter walked away with €33,000 from a tiny Lotto bet of only €1. If they had bought a ticket instead, they would have only grabbed €46.  The €1 accumulator was placed on four numbers which they […]

9 years ago

If you were walking down Grafton Street minding your own business on Wednesday during lunchtime, you definitely stumbled upon this protest that took place in the middle of the street.  Political party, Solidarity, held a picket on a Grafton Street branch of Permanent TSB in Dublin at lunchtime on Wednesday in protest at the threat of the sale […]

9 years ago

Yes, it’s nearly March and no, we don’t know where the first two months of the year went either.  It’s nearly Paddy’s Day and this year, the Guinness Storehouse is hosting its first ever ‘Guinness Storehouse Homecoming,’ a once off at-night event in the brewery.  Access to the event is exclusively awarded through a competition to […]

9 years ago

Were you late for work after getting the Luas this morning? Not surprising when the things are only moving at 10 kilometres per hour.  That’s the figure which has been revealed in the Irish Times today as the temporary speed limit imposed at the last minute by the Commission for Railway regulation just before the opening of […]

9 years ago

Footage claimed by the Daily Mail (video can be found in the link) shows a cyclist being sent flying after a collision with a car that was turning into a Garda Station.  The cyclist looks like he’s wearing a woolly hat but no helmet and smacks into the passenger door of the Toyota. The publication reports that […]

9 years ago