An internship, whether it’s paid or unpaid, has the potential to be a fantastic learning curve in your working life. Let’s not glaze over the fact that it’s financially painful all the same. It’s the big price that has to be paid when you first step out from college and into the working world and […]

8 years ago

Yep. It’s finally happened. We’ve found our complete and utter perfect dream home. The only slight issue? It’s on sale for €1.5 million.  Yes, it’s WAY out of our budget. But where there’s a will there’s a way. We’re gonna be lighting a hundred candles every evening, playing Lotto seven days a week and scoping […]

8 years ago

As hundreds of thousands celebrated the news that Ireland voted to officially repeal the Eighth Amendment, a smaller crowd gathered at a mural of Savita Halappanavar outside Dublin pub, The Bernard Shaw.  Savita, an Indian dentist living in Galway who died from a septic miscarriage after being refused an abortion in 2012, was seen by many as an […]

8 years ago

A good walk can be just the ticket to clear your head and de-fuzz your mind a little, when life starts to get too much. We Dubliners are lucky in the way that a good walk is never far, and not to mention that the views are sensational enough to make you consider giving it all […]

8 years ago

Their salty fries, free monkey nuts and chocolate milkshakes are the thing of hungover legends, so it’s fair to say that this will be unreal news for people who find that Dundrum is a tad too much of a trek to get their fix of sumptuous Stateside flavours.  Five Guys fans, listen up. The new […]

8 years ago

We’re into the last couple of days of campaigning ahead of Friday’s referendum on eighth amendment and last-minute appeals are being made across the city.  One such place is popular Stoneybatter café Love Supreme who have replaced their regular sign with a massive ‘YES’ ahead of the vote.  YES FOR CHOICE……#togetherforyes #repealthe8th #voteyes #freesafelegal #trustwomen […]

8 years ago

Are you ever baffled by how aesthetically stunning some peoples’ Instagram accounts are?   You can spend 20 minutes obsessing over the right filter on your gram, and still it will never come close to the artsy gorgeous feeds of the pros.  But why? Well, even though you went to all that effort on your phone, you’re competing […]

8 years ago

There’s no better pairing in this world than gin and tonic. I think it’s obvious by now that the Lovin Dublin crew are a little obsessed with G&Ts. With summer, comes some really fun events, our faves involving icy gin and tonics for us to sip on.  The Irish Gin & Tonic Fest is back […]

8 years ago

Playwright Emmet Kirwan is most famously known for his spoken word shorts. “Heartbreak” and “Just Sayin” went viral and received raving reviews after they were released on YouTube and we’re sure that his upcoming film “Dublin Oldschool” will be no different.  The film is based on the successful play by the same name, which was also written and […]

8 years ago

If you’re currently on the market for an apartment in Dublin, be wary of a new scam that’s currently doing the rounds. The scam artist posts ads for unavailable properties and tries to appear authentic by sharing his driver licence and a picture of himself with his cat — both of which he has stolen from another […]

8 years ago

Long gone are the days of hmm-ing and haw-ing over whether to go to “the Italian” or “the Indian” for dinner on a Saturday night; the problem right now is trying to choose between the 40 or so really, truly super restaurants in the city centre. Which let’s face it, is probably the most wonderful problem anyone […]

8 years ago

We’ve all been pretending to be grown-ups for a few years now with sophisticated dinners and boozy brunches, despite still having no clue what a tracker mortgage is… But, if you had to host a dinner party at the drop of a hat would you actually be able?  Furthermore, can you actually feed yourself after […]

8 years ago