Focus Ireland’s latest Christmas initiative ‘Festive Finding Fiction’ has taken to the streets of Dublin. Organised by two final year English Studies students of Trinity College, Jack Maguire and Kelly Meehan Brown, the treasure hunt is ongoing until the 24th of December. Anyone can partake by following the clues posted to their Facebook page. Here are […]

10 years ago

Throughout the festive season, we’re giving away fantastic prizes every single day as part of our Lovin Advent giveaway. Christmas can be an expensive time. So we squeal with glee upon receival of any vouchers throughout the festive period. So obvo this would be our dream prize! COSMO offers a dining experience that brings together […]

10 years ago

As part of a new series on Lovin Dublin, we’re catching up with a various selection of prominent, sound city folk to talk all things Dublin, food (obviously) and a bit about themselves too. We thought better than to rendezvous in some stuffy hotel room but rather, given the theme of the website thus far, […]

10 years ago

Behold, another Dublin ‘best of’ list. We share these features with a note of subjectivity; you might like some of these bars, you might think we’re just batshit crazy for including certain others, but as ever, feel free to add your own thoughts underneath, free world and all that. This time we’re talking craft beer […]

10 years ago

By now you’ll be aware that we’re all about good food in Dublin. Places you’d be happy to venture whilst on a hot date, places that serve up seriously slick cocktails or just somewhere you can hang out with your mates whilst mulling over a plate of pulled pork or some other trendy shit. Well […]

10 years ago

Here at Lovin Dublin, there’s nothing we love more than a big fat juicy steak, you’re probably the same yourself; it’s certainly among most people’s favourites when eating out. We’ve already touched on many places in Dublin nailing a great steak, but what do we know when it comes to eating steak at home? You’re […]

10 years ago

This, I’m sure, will cause much debate. At least I hope it will. I imagine there will be two or three items on my list that will make the list of most others’ but I’m sure there will be some of you out there that have other ideas. When Caroline threw the topic at me […]

10 years ago

Dublin is a funny little city which I heard somebody describe yesterday as more of a group of little villages around the bay than a big city. Blackrock, Sandymount, Clontarf, Malahide and many others all have their unique feel. Nowhere in Dublin feels like more of a village than Ranelagh though which is only a […]

10 years ago

Ingredients 3 large leeks 1 head of cabbage 6 large potatoes 2 cubes of chicken stock 2 onions Fresh rosemary Fresh basil 1 bunch of asparagus 3 cloves of garlic The fun is nearly over and all the excess from Christmas is about to manifest itself in the form of a couple of extra inches […]

10 years ago

Well that was fun. The festive season 2013 felt like the first time we all let our hair (insert joke about me having none here) down after 5 years of pure and utter shite and misery all round. It probably had something to do with psychologically coming out of the bail-out or maybe even the […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Smoked chicken (normal chicken works if nothing else) 1 Red pepper Coriander Cheddar Cheese Flour Tortillas Jalapeno peppers Sour cream Regular readers of the blog will be aware that I am pretty pissed off with the same old shit for brunch at this stage so I decided to create something unique, quick and tasty […]

10 years ago

When I joined the site myself and Niall talked about content I could add that fitted into my busy schedule. I’m passionate about Rugby, tech, great design and of course food which is why I got involved. More than anything I love Dublin and the buzz in this city. I’ll be sharing some of the […]

10 years ago