An Irish conman, using the alias Wesley O’Brien, tricked a Dublin woman, who understandably wishes to remain anonymous out of €1,500 this weekend – by pretending he was Conor McGregor’s childhood friend and claiming to be the nephew of Irish Billionaire Denis O’Brien. We have become aware of this story because of the Facebook status posted by the anonymous lady’s friend, Lauren Caffrey-Byrne. […]

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Donald Trump is probably the most hated man in the world right now and he’s getting the ridiculed left, right and centre. While Alec Baldwin’s SNL impression of the presidential candidate is fantastic, this Dublin comedian has pulled off the best Trump impression we’ve ever seen.  Al Foran has made a name for himself doing […]

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Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! And what better to serve with the nation’s favourite desert than some delicious cookies or a scrumptious donut? Hence the name of Dublin’s new ice-cream hot spot, Creamed Cookies, that opened recently on the Northside. Located at the Liffey Street entrance of Arnotts, this ice-cream café […]

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A Japanese promotional video has come under fire and been withdrawn – but only after going viral and attracted the ire of, well, pretty much everyone.  The two-minute promotional film – developed as a promotion for Shibushi city on the island of Kyushu – shows a girl chilling by a pool, before things take a slightly […]

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Every week we see thousands of photos tagged with #lovindublin on Instagram. The quality and scale of the images constantly blow our mind and we wanted to pick the best 10 from the last week. Make sure to click in and follow the wonderful photographers who’ve contributed, because once you add them to your feed you’ll see […]

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Are you a lover of all things ’80s? Did Patrick Swayze’s gyrating hips spark your sexual awakening? If so, then this is a night you won’t wanna miss. The Sugar Club will be the screening Dirty Dancing this Friday, September 30 and it’ll be followed by a party celebrating the decade in which it was made, […]

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She made light work of Karina Kopinska on Saturday but it looks like Katie Taylor’s next opponent is an altogether tougher proposition. The Bray boxer will face Viviane Obenauf of Brazil in Manchester on December 10th in a bout which will be on the undercard of the high-profile IBF heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Eric Molina.  Taylor […]

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Bray’s Katie Taylor won the first fight of her professional career against Poland’s Karina Kopinska in the SSE Arena at Wembley yesterday. And she absolutely knocked it flying out of the park.  It what could’ve been one of the most one-sided fights ever, Taylor demolished Kopinska in under five minutes. The ref stopped the fight 58 seconds into the third round naming […]

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Conor, Conor, Conor… He’s a wild one, so he is. And with his track record, he sort of deserves to be.  Well, we think so anyway. But his most recent Instagram post takes the biscuit.  Check this out for boldness. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Nov […]

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He had been promising something big.  And he came through this morning, beating Alvarez and becoming the first ever fighter to hold two UFC titles simultaneously. But in his post-fight conference he announced some even more fantastic news – him and Dee Devlin are expecting! “I’m going to be a daddy early next year.” McGregor announces that […]

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Conor McGregor’s meteroic rise continued in the early hours of this morning at Madison Square Garden as he became the first ever UFC fighter to hold two titles in two separate divisions simultaneously.  After taking the lightweight belt by defeating Eddie Alvarez in the second round in the famous New York arena, the boy from Crumlin posed […]

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He did it, ma. He did it.  Our very own Conor McGregor followed up victories for our football and rugby teams to complete an unbelievable weekend for Irish sport.  There were ecstatic scenes outside Madison Square Garden as the Green Army celebrated the Crumlin lad adding the lightweight title to his featherweight belt: Outside @TheGarden right […]

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