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Popular burger joint to open flagship restaurant in Dublin next week

Popular burger joint to open flagship restaurant in Dublin next week

It will be their third Dublin location. Popular burger spot BuJo is set to open their flagship store in Dublin next week. The 5,500-square-foot restaurant, which is located at Central Plaza on Dame Street in the former Central Bank Building, will open for business next Friday, June 12. The new location features a unique live-action […]

2 months ago

Beloved Dublin café forced to close by government

Beloved Dublin café forced to close by government

The owner has said the way his staff are being treated is a ‘disgrace’. The beloved Silk Road Café in Dublin has been forced to close by the government. Based in the Chester Beatty Library at Dublin Castle, the café was set to mark 25 years in operation this July. However, owner Abraham Phelan has […]

2 months ago

Dublin museum wins Europe’s most prestigious heritage award

Dublin museum wins Europe’s most prestigious heritage award

A huge accolade for the Dublin museum. A museum in Dublin has won Europe’s most prestigious heritage award. Dublin City Council’s 14 Henrietta Street museum was named as a winner of Europe’s most prestigious awards for heritage, the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards. The museum tells the story of the building’s shifting fortunes, […]

3 months ago

Dublin Bus to upgrade tracking in bid to fix ‘ghosting’ issue

Dublin Bus to upgrade tracking in bid to fix ‘ghosting’ issue

We’ve all been stranded curbside at one point or another. Dublin Bus is set to introduce a new tracking system with an aim of fixing its ‘ghost bus’ issue. I mean, we’ve all been there, at the bus stop, likely raining, and the bus you’re waiting on never seems to show up. The transport group […]

3 months ago

Judicial review proceedings into Metrolink have been withdrawn

Judicial review proceedings into Metrolink have been withdrawn

Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien shared the good news. Judicial review proceedings into Dublin’s Metrolink rail line have been withdrawn. A number of south Dublin residents lodged the application for a judicial review of An Coimisiún Pleanála’s decision to approve the project. The €9.5 billion project will have a terminus around Charlemont. Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) […]

7 months ago

Government order new energy-efficient DART trains

Government order new energy-efficient DART trains

They will replace the original fleet which have been in service since 1984. The Department of Transport has ordered 100 new energy-efficient DART trains. This follows two recent orders for new DART trains, bringing the total invested by the Government in new electric-powered DART trains to approximately €670 million. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien commented […]

7 months ago