Your baby wipes are packed. Your cans are on ice. Your tent pitching practice in the back garden went swimmingly. You’ve checked the weather forecast seven hundred and eighty four times. Last thing’s last – who are you going to see at this year’s Electric Picnic? Don’t mind Florence, Blur, Sam Smith etc – you […]

10 years ago

You can wave goodbye to your Halloween costume woes this year, because this sexy Cecil the Lion costume is now available to buy. In case you missed it, Cecil was a Zimbabwean lion and national treasure who was tragically wounded by an arrow fired by an American recreational hunter last July, before being shot to […]

10 years ago

It isn’t that Meltybrains? is a band that defies definition, it’s just that the definition is so mental you probably wouldn’t get it. But if you need an approximate genre for them, perhaps experimental electronic post-rock will suffice. While made up of classically trained musicians, there is nothing traditional about the band that formed in […]

10 years ago

The Sugar Club have just announced that they will open their Cult Classic Cinema Month with Blade Runner: The Final Cut. The venue is known for its movie seasons, and this month they celebrate films that have earned the title ‘cult classic.’ Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and […]

10 years ago

To put it mildly, looking for accommodation in Dublin isn’t exactly a doddle. If you’ve gone through the process yourself, I’m sure you don’t envy those who are currently searching. But if you’re looking for a place yourself right now, there are a few things you should know to expect. Here are nine things you […]

10 years ago

One of the first things Críona Ní Dhálaigh tells me when I meet her in the Mansion House is that she’s not a massive fan of the title ‘Lord Mayor’. People ask me, “Shouldn’t you be called the Lady Mayoress?” But no, Lord Mayor is the official title. Lady Mayoress is the title of the […]

10 years ago

We’ve all walked past the Millennium Tower in Grand Canal Dock, and wondered – if even for a second – what it might be like to live up on the top floor. You don’t need to see pics to know that it probably boasts one of the finest views the city has to offer, and […]

10 years ago

We’re on the cusp of it being ‘that time of year again’. The time of work parties, friends returning from far flung places and naff jumpers. Among all this reverie and Pogues-singing there can often be scant little time to catch a good gig – so now’s an ideal time to experience some quality live […]

10 years ago

Struggling because the thought of just eating leaves during the winter makes you cry? Wanna stay sexy and not stay hungry? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Dublin’s absolutely littered with healthy hotspots that are just waiting for you to pop in and grab your lunch. Here are a few of the best we’ve discovered […]

10 years ago

The story of 3fe is one of Dublin’s great “overnight success” stories. One minute you’d never heard of it, and the next you’d drive across town for one of their coffees or see their coffee in other cafes and shops around the country. The truth is they are nearly six years old. I use “overnight […]

10 years ago

There isn’t a day that goes past where I don’t get a press release about a new restaurant. Pimped out hotdogs, boutique hotels or the latest imported American franchise, the list goes on. And while some of those are amazing, I get the real joy of writing here from discovering little gems on the back […]

10 years ago

According to The Irish Times, the Road Safety Authority has had to contact 1,216 people that took their test since June this year… Due to a technical glitch in the test correction system, a correct answer was marked incorrect. This unfortunately meant that 1,216 failed their theory tests with one wrong answer. The Road Safety […]

10 years ago