Another bank holiday weekend!! And the weather is supposed to be nice as well, at least for some of it. I’ve already brought you a good few beers that are perfect to drink in the sun, and this week’s tasty brew is no exception. Bo Bristle Brewery was founded in Banagher, Co. Offaly in 2010 […]

10 years ago

No no, not that type of virgin, virgin cocktails.  Being a non drinker in Ireland is a funny aul thing. People want to know if I’m up the duff, on antibiotics, very religious, Amish, the child of an alcoholic, in recovery myself, blah blah blah. I’m none of those things, I just don’t need alcohol […]

10 years ago

What’s the view like out your window right now? Is it a ravishing panorama of traffic, apartments and wheelie bins? Is it the Ilac Centre? Or a builder’s bum? Fear not. We’ve rounded up six of the best views Dublin has to offer, from sweeping coastal vistas to graffiti-splattered, inner-city grit. Check them out – […]

10 years ago

After Whitefriar Grill stole the show last week with their first (and our debut) Lovin Box, this week it’s over to the wonderful folk at Peruke & Periwig, Dawson Street, to fill your hungry bellies with happiness. Known for their top class cocktails and whopper Sunday roasts, we’re all kinds of excited to reveal their dish of […]

10 years ago

With all of these health food buzzwords flying around these days it’s hard to know what’s actually good for you and what’s not. The word paleo has been a popular one amongst them. Whether this is just a fad or it’s here to stay we will soon find out, but I for one really believe […]

10 years ago

Last week, we posted five places for a snog in Dublin. Life’s all swings and roundabouts, however, so this week we’re tooling you up with five fab locations for doing the exact opposite. “If two people love each other, there can be no happy end to it,” as Hemmingway wrote, and who are we to […]

10 years ago

Brunch seems to have replaced Mass in Dublin, as the de facto thing to do in the capital at the weekends. It comes in all shapes and sizes and although we have already shared the definite list of the best places to eat it we thought we’d drill down and share some of the best […]

10 years ago

I’ve worked in kitchens for a decade and although I’ve seen hundreds of people try to capture the atmosphere for a kitchen on the large screen and small nobody has ever really gotten it right. Not even close actually. There have been many poor attempts but you’d have to say the worst by far was […]

10 years ago

Pasta is like a religion to me. When I worked on boats I spent a good 2 years of my life combined in Italy which I consider to be the greatest country on the planet. Yeah sure they are often said to be as crooked as hell and their prime minister hosted Bunga Bunga parties […]

10 years ago

You can’t walk around a corner in Dublin these days without seeing some sort of craft beer. The big breweries are caught in a tizzy between shitting themselves over declining market share, creating their own beers or acquiring smaller breweries trying to hijack the movement. Consumer sentiment is changing and although the big beer brands […]

10 years ago

Ingredients Fresh Tuna Loin Fresh Salmon Soy Sauce Wasabi (Fresh Or Powder) Pickled Ginger I am on a bit of a health buzz at the moment and I went in to get some sashimi in town this week. It was delicious but as I sat there eating 4 pieces of raw fish for a tenner […]

10 years ago

You’ll be familiar with Irish Travel Writer of the Year, Pol O Conghaile, for his Lovin Dublin feature on the city’s hidden gems. As his title would suggest, Pol is a prolific travel writer, a National Geogrphic traveller, having wandered far and wide, discovering where and what we should all be seeing. He’s also a […]

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