There’s going to be a lot of heavy nights out over the next few weeks as the festivities begin. It goes without saying that cooking at home will be a major no-no, especially after the big operation to make dinner on Christmas Day. Takeaways are our weekend (and sometimes when we’re very lazy, weekday) friend but more […]

8 years ago

A new Irish coffee brand and café will launch at Freshii’s new outlet in Point Square beside the 3Arena in Dublin. Handprint Coffee is a joint partnership between Bell Lane, an Irish craft specialist coffee roastery, and Freshii Ireland’s master franchise owners, Dave O’Donoghue and Cormac Manning. According to IN Business Ireland, the coffee company source […]

8 years ago

The Department of Justice confirmed that two of the six Garda stations that closed in Dublin since 2011 will reopen. A final report was submitted by the Garda commissioner on Tuesday after a recommendation by Frances Fitzgerald – the then Tánaiste and Minister for Justice & Equality – in 2016 said that “given it’s size, at least […]

8 years ago

The Journal are reporting that Gardaí in Ballymun have launched an awareness campaign in the hope of highlighting the dangers – to parents in Ballymun and the surrounding areas – of quad and scrambler bikes and mopeds for children.  All vehicles driven on public roads, footpaths and grass areas need to be taxed and insured and […]

8 years ago

Castleknock Hotel have completed a €7-million development of their establishment which includes 52 new bedrooms, a luxurious spa as well as an upgraded leisure centre. The 52 contemporary new bedrooms comprise of 38 deluxe executive rooms, 6 executive rooms, 3 opulent suites and 5 family rooms. The new bedrooms have been upgraded to include high quality […]

8 years ago

You think that the main course of the dinner is the most important piece of grub on the agenda for the 25th of December but oh, how you are wrong.  The dessert is just as key as the turkey and stuffing. If someone scoffs the dinner but still manages to find room in that swelled […]

8 years ago

A Sligo/Leitrim TD came under fire on Monday after he stated that people should be allowed to drive after drinking two alcoholic drinks. A new Road Traffic Bill would see those detected over the blood alcohol limit automatically disqualified and would impose a three-month driving ban for those caught with a blood alcohol level of between 50mg […]

8 years ago

Pope Francis’ trip to Dublin next summer is going to cost around €20m according to Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who was speaking on The Sean O’Rourke Show. Pope Francis will be in Ireland between August 21 and 26 where he is expected to attend the World Meeting Of Families in the capital.  Archbishop Martin (72) told the […]

8 years ago

Gardaí posted a picture to Twitter on Sunday night showing a vehicle that was left battered after a two car collision on a Dublin road. The incident occurred on the R108 in Roganstown on Saturday evening where Gardaí were called to the scene. The blue car – which is in the picture below – was turned […]

8 years ago

Two men who have been best friends for nearly three decades have announced they are getting married in the new year to avoid inheritance tax.  Neither of the men are gay but instead are treating their marriage next month as a “business matter”.  Michael O’Sullivan has been best friends with his 85-year-old neighbour Matt for […]

8 years ago

The Irish Times is reporting that planning permission for a new six-storey hotel has been sought. The hotel will be situated in the heart of Donnybrook on a site which is connected to businessman Denis O’Brien.  A company controlled by O’Brien’s nephew, Emmet O’Neill, submitted an application earlier this week which sought to demolish the […]

8 years ago

Labour senator, Kevin Humphreys has expressed his concerns towards Dublin apartment blocks. He believes that the blocks are at risk of a major fire disaster – similar to the one that tragically claimed 71 lives in the Grenfell Tower in London. It is believed that one of the main causes of the rapid growth of the […]

8 years ago

We’re not going to lie. We were very close to keeping this one to ourselves to have more of a chance of winning but that wouldn’t be fair on the rest of you… …and plus, we’ve already applied ten times anyway. Coppers are really spreading the Christmas cheer and have decided to donate one of […]

8 years ago

Rent for two and three bedroom homes close to the new Luas cross-city stops rose by 21% over the last year, compared to a 17% increase in average rent for homes on existing routes, new research from Daft.ie has revealed. If you’re living on the Dublin coastline, you’re paying the most as rent close to the […]

8 years ago

The creation of Secret Santa led to the beginning of weird and wonderful presents being sold throughout the city. The whole idea of Secret Santa is that it’s meant to be quick, easy and if at all possible, a slight bit thoughtful.  However, we started taking the piss out of it and instead of going […]

8 years ago

Last week, we brought you the news that Dublin Airport was introducing new electronic passport-reading machines which would be self service and in fact would make getting through the airport, just as safe but a lot quicker. However, The Irish Times is reporting that glitches and teething problems with the machines could possibly make getting through Dublin […]

8 years ago

The Dublin GAA team have been unstoppable over the last three years and with invincibility comes questions and rumours and this Dublin team have been subject to a lot of talk over the years. Well, Dublin GAA chief executive John Costello has finally answered all the criticism and talk that has been aimed at Jim Gavin and […]

8 years ago

We know that it’s a must-see city but still, it’s nice to hear someone else say it as well.  The National Geographic Traveler have revealed their list of the top destinations for a trip in the next 12 months and lo and behold, Dublin is one of the firm favourites on the list.  Underneath a picture of […]

8 years ago

Name a more iconic duo, we’ll wait… <span id=”selection-marker-1″ class=”redactor-selection-marker”></span> The lungs that belong to these two Dublin musical icons are something else. They are as distinctive as they come and when they release the first note, you know immediately where they come from.  Luke Kelly and Ronnie Drew have implanted some truly wonderful songs […]

8 years ago

Ryanair’s Dublin pilots have defied a management threat and voted in favour of labour action. Just under 28% of Ryanair’s Dublin pilots have voted in favour of unspecified industrial action, according to a statement from the airline company this evening.  According to The Irish Examiner, of the cockpit staff who voted, 95% said they’d rather […]

8 years ago

The Irish Times is reporting that a 20-year-old woman in Australia has been charged in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy originally from Dublin. She was allegedly driving a car which hit and killed Jacob Cummins in Perth last Thursday afternoon (7 December). Four of Jacob’s friends were also injured in the incident and […]

8 years ago

The Peter McVerry Trust – Ireland’s national housing and homeless charity – do some fantastic and hard work all year around and they have some unreal news to shout about at the start of this week.  They have secured planning permission for 18 apartments in Dublin City Centre and the project will be the first in a “pipeline […]

8 years ago

Dublin Airport is just getting bigger and bigger and has announced on Monday that it opened a new €22 million boarding gate area. The new South Gates area – which will be used mainly by Aer Lingus for flights to the UK and continental Europe – has five boarding gates serving nine aircraft parking stands. […]

8 years ago

The Irish Sun is reporting that a transatlantic jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Dublin Airport on Friday morning after one of the passengers suffered a suspected stroke.  The Qatar Airways flight QR-730 was travelling from Dallas to Qatar at the time when crew declared a medical emergency shortly after 7am.  The […]

8 years ago

A new pop up at Dundrum is set to sell the sandwich sensation of the season.  Santa’s Sambos says it has Ireland’s number one Christmas Sandwiches and the perfect choice for shoppers looking to refuel this festive season.   Boasting a range of turkey, ham and stuffing creations, the new outlet at Santa’s Village on Town […]

8 years ago

The Irish Sun revealed on Thursday that a gang of thugs who were dressed as Gardaí raided a house in west Dublin. The raiders held a businessman and his family hostage after gaining access by pretending to be members of An Garda Síochána. The businessman from Brazil was with his wife and two kids as well […]

8 years ago

Lads, we were so close. When Shane Duffy got his head onto what looked like a hopeless ball in the opening minutes of the second play-off game against Denmark, we were already putting our local Credit Union on speed dial for the morning. It wasn’t meant to be, sure who wanted to travel to Russia […]

8 years ago

Coppers has become a home to many Irish people over the years and none more so than the Mayo exiles who ran away from their homeland and the comforts of their ‘Lovely Mayo Mammy’ to head to the big shmoke. <span id=”selection-marker-1″ class=”redactor-selection-marker”></span> Although Mayo people have celebrated some great times in Coppers (far too […]

8 years ago

You know when people are paying for something that’s not even built yet, it’s going to be special.  It’s the highest price ever paid for an apartment in Ireland and a penthouse currently under construction in Lansdowne Place has a new owner. According to The Irish Times, the roof garden penthouse was purchased for a staggering €6.5m. […]

8 years ago

During the summer, we heard talks about the big College Green project and how it would finally begin before the end of 2017. The 12-18 month construction plan was set to be given the green light with its €10m facelift turning the area into a car-free, pedestrianised plaza that will be able to accommodate events for up to 15,000 […]

8 years ago

Ryanair is warning its pilots in Dublin that it will meet any attempts at industrial action “head on” and are not above having to remove some jets out of the capital.  The Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA) wrote to Ryanair on Monday stating their disappointment at Ryanair’s “continued failure” to engage in negotiations with the […]

8 years ago

Left your Christmas shopping until the last minute? Have to make the big burst into town to get 50 odd presents in the space of three hours. We promise we’ll be different for Christmas 2018.  Time at Christmas is very limited especially when it comes to finding a parking space. We don’t need to tell you […]

8 years ago

It’s going to be even more busy than usual in the capital today. The Defence Forces have released a statement on their website informing the public that a major exercise will take place in the Dublin area on Wednesday. Starting from 12:30pm, the Defence Forces told people not to be alarmed by the heavy presence of military vehicles […]

8 years ago

Unless you hid your phone under your pillow this morning before you set off on your daily routine then you’ve surely heard about the little tiny establishment called Victoria’s Secrets which opened in Dublin today. It wasn’t that much of a deal really; there was only a really big queue that started forming at 6am but […]

8 years ago

Finding a place to live in Dublin is an absolute nightmare. For starters, looking for the right house is almost impossible and you just know that when you do in fact find your dream home, it’ll have more zeros on the end of the price tag than all of the matrix coding. If you thought that […]

8 years ago

Motorists who block the Luas Cross City line could face automatic fines and penalty points as the new automated ‘red light’ and yellow box junction cameras come into play in the capital.  According to The Irish Times, National Transport Authority (NTA) chief executive Anne Graham is hopeful that the cameras will come into affect and has said […]

8 years ago

Hands up if you’ve ever been to Coppers? (Sorry, that was a really stupid question).  Now, hands up if you’ve ever lost any of your personal items in Coppers? Many a warm, big branded jacket has been left behind in the cloakroom of the famous nightclub on Harcourt Street. Reasons often include: Loss of ticket, loss of […]

8 years ago

A Chinese woman has been left with “life-changing injuries” after she had acid poured over her face during an assault in South Dublin.  The woman in her 30s was attacked on Friday night as she was walking in an area close to Merrion Wood and Seamount Apartments in Stillorgan.  The incident occurred shortly after 10pm.  […]

8 years ago

We love to see shops doing well in Ireland especially in the capital and according to The Irish Examiner, profits are soaring in the Louis Vuitton store in Dublin. Their sales flew up by 35% last year and they were almost touching €11million in profit. Earlier we discovered that Irish families will spend almost a […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons as of late. There has been widespread rumours that he was involved in a brawl in Crumlin but those rumours have since been denied by the UFC champion. The head boss at the UFC, Dana White, suggested earlier this week that McGregor might […]

8 years ago

After all, it is the season to be jolly. A Christmas bar is coming to Dublin for the month of December. The Christmas Cocktail Club opens Friday 1st December in the basement of Berlin Cafe & Bar D2.  What a very elite club to be apart of too. Wandering the cold streets of Dublin looking […]

8 years ago

Get ready to ‘Flag’ taxis as world’s safest app comes to Dublin. A new taxi app designed for students, called Flag is launching in Dublin City this December. It is the only app in the world that allows you to travel and pay for taxis with no phone, cash or bank card while ensuring the […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor has denied the widespread reports that have linked him to a pub brawl in Crumlin on Sunday night. The UFC star was questioned by journalists when leaving court after picking up a €400 fine for speeding.  Footage of the moment Conor #McGregor told @IsFearrAnStar @buzzdotie, bar fight was “all bollocks.” pic.twitter.com/y52s5KB1bX — Paul Healy (@Healyhack) […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor has finally arrived at court this afternoon. Judge Miriam Walsh ordered the appearance after the UFC star failed to turn up for the third time on a speeding charge. According to The Irish Independent, The McGregor was ordered by a judge to appear at Blanchardstown District Court for a speeding charge but instead McGregor […]

8 years ago

New electronic passport machines will come into play today (Thursday) at Dublin Airport following successful trials at the start of this year. There has been 20 self-service automated passport control gates installed at the Airport meaning people entering the country will be allowed to use the machines to do so.  There will be ten gates […]

8 years ago

I know the struggle, you know the struggle, we all know the struggle when it comes to booking a table at your favourite restaurant bar. Well, the days of waiting around are over. There is a new app on the scene called Zazu that launches today and it is available for both iOS and Android.  Their aim […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that a homeless man in his late 30s who was sleeping rough at the Four Courts in Dublin has died. The man – who was from Lithuania – was found unresponsive at about 8pm on Monday and was brought to Mater Hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Initial reports suggest […]

8 years ago

UFC Boss Dana White has spoken at a press conference on Wednesday about Conor McGregor’s future in the sport, and also addressed rumours which were circulating on social media on Monday night that Conor was involved in an altercation in a Crumlin pub.  According to MMA Fighting, White said that McGregor had been in a position […]

8 years ago