It seems that people just can’t get enough of Mamma Mia recently. A singalong cinema is coming to Dublin and they’ve chosen to kick things off with a screening of the hit musical film – and the news comes after it was announced that Mamma Mia is coming to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this […]

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We millennials are a well travelled bunch. We love to take a break from life every once in a while, jet off to some “exotic” place and fill our Instagram accounts with photos of how cultured we are. However, we do all seem to go to the exact same places at the exact same time […]

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Ireland and its people are known throughout the world for having sharp tongues, sharper wit and a huge appreciation for the craic. And our business people are the very same. For every run-of-the-mill business name we come across like Dealz and Reads, there are a hundred hilariously punny stores hoping to make it big in […]

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Words by Leah Quinn Not so long ago on a Saturday in May, I stood in a pub in the Liberties with palpitations anticipating what injuries I might incur. This was not the beginnings of some kind of bar brawl, but rather my first experience of a swap shop event. The swap shop was organised […]

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The Dublin hurlers sent shockwaves through the hurling world on Saturday evening so it was only right that they hit the town afterwards to celebrate. The Boys In Blue dumped 2017 All-Ireland winners Galway out of this year’s Championship by a score of 3-19 to 0-24 and will now go on to play Laois or Westmeath […]

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I stroll through the drizzly and eerily calm streets of Galway in the wake of a post-June Bank Holiday weekend. I spot some empty bottles of Buckfast and cans of cider in the crevices of the city around the Spanish Arch, evidence of a lively and no doubt slightly hedonistic weekend had by many. I’d […]

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If there’s one thing that most Dads love, it’s steak. And luckily, Dublin has loads of great options for a mean steak dinner for you and your aul lad this Father’s Day. 1. Fire Restaurant This award-winning restaurant at the Mansion House does an unreal steak dinner. All of their produce is locally-sourced and on […]

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There’s a busy couple of days ahead at Malahide Castle this weekend as Snow Patrol and The Cure prepare to play their headline shows. First up is tonight’s Snow Patrol gig with support from The Kooks, Gabrielle Aplin and David Keenan. Saturday will see The Cure headlining along with performances from Ride, The Twilight Sad […]

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Back in the 2000s, with the famous Britpop movement of the previous decade apparently dead, a number of UK bands emerged to carry the torch into the new millennium. Leading the way were Coldplay but other pretenders included the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand and Razorlight. Another band that rose to prominence were Keane […]

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Sophie’s at The Dean Hotel in Dublin has assured customers that their famous swings are here to stay. A photo showing a man removing the swings had been doing the rounds online in recent days, leading many to speculate that it could be a result of the controversy surrounding TD Maria Bailey’s now-dropped personal injury […]

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One down, two to go. Hugh Jackman opened the Irish leg of his The Man. The Music. The Show. tour at the 3 Arena last night and as expected it went down a storm with the audience. The Aussie performer made the night extra special for one person in particular, inviting Tom Jones (not that […]

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After all the hype, the much-anticipated Spice Girls gig at Croke Park has now been and gone. Until the gals inevitably return in a couple of decades as a bunch of sexagenarians, fans who were there will have to make do with the memories for now. For those who weren’t there, the group has released a […]

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