The Mansion House is famously known as being the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. Built in 1710 by developer Joshua Dawson (after whom Dawson Street is named, fun fact!) it’s now over THREE HUNDRED years old and has been home to every Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1715. The Lord Mayor of […]

8 years ago

No, don’t adjust your phone, laptop, tablet or whatever device you’re reading this on. Donald Trump is coming to Ireland and has even announced when he is planning on heading over. The invite has been extended out twice from our side: once from Enda Kenny and once from Leo Varadkar and Trump has finally accepted. […]

8 years ago

There’s something so delicious about two slices of toasted bread, with stringy, melted cheese oozing from the middle. Cheese toasties are the ultimate comfort food. They’re ideal for the hungry, the hungover and the taste seekers alike. Happiness in food form tbh. Here’s our top four cheese toasties across the city… Reckon we’ve overlooked your […]

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Former England and Chelsea captain John Terry has joined in the hundreds of social media tributes to Dubliner Oran Tully (19) who passed away on Sunday after battling a rare bowel condition. Oran was a huge fan of Chelsea, as well as Bohemians here in Dublin, and back in 2013 he captured the hearts of […]

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The turnout for the Pope’s mass in the Phoenix Park on Sunday definitely fell short of the expected numbers. Roughly 500,000 tickets were distributed online back in July for the event, but only 130,000 showed up in the end. It’s thought there were a number of reasons why this didn’t happen, not least because of […]

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Most people love a good steak and Dublin has lots on offer, which is not surprising in a country full of cows eating green, green grass. We’ve sifted through all the average steaks to bring you the following 10 outliers. So find yourself a dining partner and get going. Game on… 1. Tomahawk The […]

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Pope Francis is in the middle of the first day of his visit to Ireland and as he dashes about Dublin, TV viewers are all in agreement about one thing. RTÉ is covering the visit pretty much round the clock and the national broadcaster has every angle covered, including an eagle eye view from the […]

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A huge security operation is underway for the visit of Pope Francis to Dublin and by the looks of things the Gardaí won’t be going hungry. A picture has been posted which shows hundreds of packed lunches laid out for the men and women keeping the Pope and ourselves safe on the streets this weekend. […]

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Modern life and its conveniences. It’s now easier than ever to get increasingly higher-standard food delivered to your door and there’s arguably never been as many quality, affordable restaurants to choose from in Dublin. From reliable classics to some more adventurous and exotic options, these dishes represent some of the best of what the […]

8 years ago

Burgers make the world a better place. I think we can pretty much all agree upon that. But one thing that’s a little tougher to agree upon is where to eat your burgers. After some comprehensive and arduous research by the Lovin team, we’ve determined the 11 burger spots in Dublin that you simply need […]

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A new installation has just been put up at the site of the Somebody’s Child exhibition in Temple Bar and it’s aimed directly at the pope. With the pontiff’s visit almost upon us, “A message to Pope Francis” has been unveiled which includes victim impact reports from clerical abuse survivors. This has replaced Somebody’s Child. […]

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I was in Malta last week and I’d been eating badly for a while, having been on the road and busy with work. One evening I had a huge steak with all the trimmings and headed home to put in a big evening of work. What happened next is what happens to us all so […]

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