We’re very sad to see this big company say that they have been forced to close two of their Dublin shops. It’ll be a big loss to the capital. The Financial Times has confirmed that Homebase will close three of its Irish stores, two of which are in Dublin. There’s plans to close 42 stores […]

8 years ago

All the talk surrounding bus transport in Dublin lately has been about the new proposed ‘BusConnect’ routes. This has caused massive controversy since it was first proposed because it is replacing Dublin Bus routes. And while the jury is still out on those, we can be sure that everyone will be in agreement that free […]

8 years ago

UFC 229 is nearly just a month away and McGregor’s comeback fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to be the most talked about event…since McGregor fought Mayweather in 2017. Whatever it is about the Crumlin man no matter what he does, good or bad, it’s hyped up to the maximum. And is comeback fight will […]

8 years ago

As someone who once put up a spare All-Ireland final ticket for sale in 2016 (at face price, may I add ’cause I’m sound like that), people will bombard you with calls and texts wondering if the ticket is still for sale EVEN WHEN IT SAYS SOLD ON THE AD. Not even joking, it took […]

8 years ago

The Inquirer is reporting that an investigation is taking place by the National Transportation Safety Board following an accident on a flight to Dublin Airport. The Aer Lingus flight was heading from Philadelphia International Airport on Friday evening when a worker at the airport was badly injured following a freak accident with the plane. As […]

8 years ago

Even two decades later, Father Ted is still as much of an Irish institution as it was when it first aired in the mid to late 90s. We still use the catchphrases in day-to-day life and we love cracking out the one-liner jokes that crack us up all these years. Now, what if we told […]

8 years ago

It’s not long to go now until the 2018 All-Ireland football final takes place where someone will join hurlers Limerick as All-Ireland champions for the year. Dublin GAA are looking to make it an incredible four in a row but they face a Tyrone side who are looking for their fourth title ever matching the […]

8 years ago

Cancel all your plans for the weekend – and focus all of your attention in the direction of the Arnotts Sale. The Warehouse sale will take place each day across the weekend of Friday and to make things even better, it will also open its doors on Thursday for those of you who want to […]

8 years ago

If any sort of chocolate makes you drool uncontrollably like Homer Simpson, then you are in for a real treat ladies and gentlemen because a chocolate paradise is coming to Dublin’s city centre. via GIPHY The Irish Times confirmed on Wednesday that Hotel Chocolat is set to open its first ever store in Dublin’s city […]

8 years ago

You may or may not have known about a certain ‘Speaking Clock’ that retired for good on Monday. Personally, I never heard anyone talking about the ‘Speaking Clock’ but it was a service by Eircom – now Eir – that if you rang the number 1191 number, you were greeted with a message stating: “At […]

8 years ago

Compliments don’t fit into the male bathrooms of Ireland. If a lad was to say to you in the pisser, ‘nice shirt’ or ‘I like your hair, man’, immediately you would think that they were taking the piss. But, as someone who has been left standing outside the bathrooms on several occasions while he waits […]

8 years ago

Currently run by Dublin based Cityjet, who were once owned by Air France, it was confirmed on Monday that this new route has been taken over by Aer Lingus. It means that Aer Lingus will fly to London City Airport for the first time ever with flights starting on the 28th of October. It will […]

8 years ago

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

As you already probably know by now, Britney was in town during the week and caused an absolute storm when she was seen buying a few bits in this Dublin Shopping Centre. Fans and locals alike couldn’t believe that the Queen of Pop was in there shopping centre and some cursed about the fact that […]

8 years ago

The big man himself is coming to Dublin this weekend and we just can’t wait for the occasion to bring the city to its knees. Lengthy road closures, lack of Dublin Bus real-time information and diversion upon diversion bring us divine joy on Saturday and Sunday. We’d love to be able to walk on […]

8 years ago

Dublin Lotto players are being urged to check their tickets after Wednesday night’s €3.8 million Lotto draw produced two top prize winners of €330,017 and €250,000 respectively. There was one winner of the rolling Lotto Match 5 + Bonus prize which was worth a whopping €330,017. That winning Quick Pick ticket was sold on Tuesday […]

8 years ago

Money tight but you’re still mad to head somewhere before 2018 comes to an end? Well you’re just in luck my friend because WOW air have announced a sale to beat all mother-flippin’ sales. WOW air, has announced it is giving its Irish passengers 40% off return flights from Dublin to Iceland and its North […]

8 years ago

With only days until the papal visit in Dublin, the ‘Somebody’s Child’ memorial in Temple Bar hit the headlines when it was discovered to be covered up with netting. People were outraged online to find that the memorial had been blocked up entirely and it was subsequently torn down. The monument has the names of […]

8 years ago

As part of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families, it is announced that there will be opportunities for the public to see the Pope as he travels through Dublin City Centre on Saturday afternoon. The Pontiff will be traveling in an open vehicle, aka ‘the Popemobile’, from the Pro Cathedral […]

8 years ago

It is almost half a year since the Lidl in Tallaght was destroyed during Storm Emma. Looting and vandalism was rampant in Tallaght on that infamous evening in March as a gang of people broke into a Lidl store in the Fortunestown area. Looters tried to open the safe with a JCB and the army […]

8 years ago

Funnyman Kevin Hart was in town last night and if you were lucky enough to be in the audience in the 3arena, we are beyond jealous. He had the whole crowd in stitches by the looks of snapchat stories and afterwards he uploaded pictures to Instagram of him sucking a pint of Guinness. But in […]

8 years ago

Nobody likes carrying around coinage, even ask Tony McGregor, wha? We hate the unhandiness of something ending in 5 cent or .99, just round it up to the full euro for feck sake. So, the bus fare being €2.85 is a nuisance because 9/10, you’ll hand in the €3 just so it’s easy on yourself. […]

8 years ago

Dubliners are being warned by the HSE to be extremely vigilant after it was confirmed that there has been even more cases of measles in the capital. The Department of Public Health East are managing a measles outbreak in the North Dublin area. Since July, there have been 13 measles cases in adults and children […]

8 years ago

As the whole capital gets ready to welcome his holiness to town, his arrival is putting a huge amount of pressure on the city. Dublin City Council announced the lengthy list of road closures for the Papal Visit, while it was also confirmed that Dublin Bus real-time information would be non-existent for the weekend too. […]

8 years ago

Oh we know exactly where our next stop in America will be. We’re giddy after hearing that Dublin Airport has a new daily flight service to one of America’s most underrated cities. It has welcomed American Airlines’ announcement that it is to operate a new Dublin-Dallas Fort Worth summer service from next June. The daily […]

8 years ago

Pope Francis is only a couple of days away from landing in the big smoke and we’re already pissed off at how the city will come to a standstill because of it. Firstly, Dublin City Council announced the lengthy list of road closures for the Papal Visit. It’s a list so big that it makes […]

8 years ago

Britney came back with a bang on Monday night and the crowd atmosphere at her concert was said to be electric. Although judging by this photo one lad was not impressed with Britney last night at all, review after review that is coming out today suggest that the crowd were loving the queen of pop. […]

8 years ago

“It’s Britney, bitch.” She’s back with a bang and playing the 3 Arena in Dublin tonight and if you want to get your extra Britney fix tonight, there’ll be an after party here. And while everyone was going absolutely daft that the queen of pop (take that Christina) was in the capital, one person who […]

8 years ago

A woman has been arrested by Gardaí after she attempted to drive into Government Buildings. The person in their 50s tried to driver her car through the gates of the Merrion Street buildings shortly after 10:05am. She has been arrested for criminal damage and is currently being held and questioned in Pearse Street Garda station. […]

8 years ago

There is some close competition when it comes to revealing the greatest pub in all of Dublin but there can only be one winner. The Bar Of The Year Awards were revealed on Monday night in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road and while Cask in Cork won the overall award, the best pub in Dublin […]

8 years ago

Day one of two kicked off on Monday night in the Rose Of Tralee and people were picking out their favourite roses already. Personally, we thoroughly enjoyed the Westmeath rose who squatted Daithí O’Sé. She threw him over her back and squatted him, madness. Half-way through the second half of Monday night’s proceedings, there was […]

8 years ago

Oh yes, it’s that time of the year again. The schools are heading back, the nights are getting longer and the Rose of Tralee is on the screens. We were buzzing to see the first night of the iconic Irish programme back on our screens and in our minds, one rose has already got our […]

8 years ago

Forget your Muffs, we have just found the funniest and rudest place names in all of Ireland. A small town in Kildare has been getting a lot of attention online for its x-rated town name. We can’t wait to drive over Cock Bridge: Reddit User Arkslippy shared this on site and said that surely the […]

8 years ago

The Irish Independent is reporting that an American Airlines flight has had to divert to Shannon Airport after passengers and cabin crew fell ill. The transatlantic flight was heading from Madrid to New York and an emergency was declared and a diversion was put in place. Flight attendants and passengers complained that they began to […]

8 years ago

Ah, the blessed Rock Shandy. That beautiful mixture where the Club Orange meets the Club Lemon and the two go for a dance in a glass. It’s cured many hangovers and quenched the thirst of thousands of Irish men and women over the years. Rock Shandy is as Irish as potatoes, Bono and Croke Park […]

8 years ago

You know those encounters when you’re in a full blown argument with someone and they say something to you that just makes you take a step back. Or someone says a random comment to you and you just have no reply. But – later that night or two weeks later on a random Tuesday, the […]

8 years ago

Dublin Airport’s kick-off of its newest daily service has been delayed for a second time it has been confirmed. Loganair had announced a significant partnership with Stobart Group originally in April which would see the airline operating from the newly-renamed Carlisle Lake District Airport (CLDA) to Dublin on a daily basis. The first set of […]

8 years ago

Sadly, the idea of queuing for hours on end has become a regular occurrence for most Irish holidaygoers. Delays, cancellations and strikes have become somewhat the norm this Summer in Irish airports leaving many absolutely furious with whatever airline they were supposed to be flying with. Now, you can sit there and moan about how […]

8 years ago

We were all shocked to hear that the lovable House of Fraser could be closing its Dundrum doors. A source had originally said about the closure last week that: “They know on Thursday if they will have to close. If nothing changes, than the store will shut in two weeks. “All concessions got the warning […]

8 years ago

We know it’s Friday and you’re probably on auto-pilot as you try and get through the final few hours of work. But, if you got the bus in this morning, did you manage to wake up long enough to stop these leaflets attached to the yellow Dublin Bus poles. They are about the proposed BusConnects […]

8 years ago

You often see the big tour buses of Dublin doing their thing on a daily basis and while it’s probably never dawned on you to hop on one yourself, it’s a must for any tourists stopping by in the city. And there’s a new one called ‘Big Bus Tours’ and their promise to anyone who […]

8 years ago

You’ll always find some strange looking characters down Temple Bar but we think we’ve found an ultimate winner. Apparently, that side of Dublin has got a brand new mascot for one its establishments. You know, someone who will look silly/do something silly in order to bring some business into the place. And the poor fecker […]

8 years ago

It really takes someone from the outside looking in to release how much of a mess the current housing crisis is in Dublin. News Reporter for Donegal/Sligo based Ocean FM, Barry Whyte, was doing some Dublin house searching and came across this humdinger which he described as a real “eye-opener.” The advertisement was on both […]

8 years ago

Personally, I wouldn’t feel confident enough to cycle down Dublin with even a bag on my back. It’s just too busy for me and I’d much rather use my feet or hop in the car before I’d succumb to cycling. However, the more you ride, the more skilled on the bike you’d become so it’s […]

8 years ago

We salute Dublin Bus drivers and the insane amount of mileage they have to clock up each day. It can’t be easy driving the same, traffic congested route over and over again while dealing with aggressive people who don’t understand that the bus is full or patiently waiting for someone to count out their fare […]

8 years ago

A man has had part of his ear cut off by a machete-type blad in an attack in South Dublin this week. Gardaí in Kilmainham are currently investigating the reason behind the attack and fear that it might be over a drug debt. The incident took place in the Basin Street flats in Dublin 8 […]

8 years ago

Our face everytime we see another advertisement for Christmas in FECKING AUGUST. via GIPHY We’re just about over the fact Brown Thomas opened their Christmas shop months before December and now we’ve been hit with the news that the Christmas sweets are here and they’ve come in numbers. You’ve got to be joking. pic.twitter.com/BQh6iEONqt — […]

8 years ago

Travel Pulse has confirmed that WOW Air is offering an amazing deal on flights from US to Dublin for an amazing price. It will offer $129 (€113) one-way fares to Dublin Airport from a whole host of American cities including: Boston (BOS), Washington D.C. (BWI), New York (EWR), Chicago (ORD), Los Angeles (LAX), St Louis […]

8 years ago

Following the news that we are planned to get “abnormally hot” weather over the next couple of summers in Ireland, that has been doubled with the announcement we are set to be hit by Storm Ernesto. Storm Ernesto will bring with it a ‘Post-Tropical Cyclone’ and we are expected to at least get the tail-end […]

8 years ago

It’s just over a week now until the Pope graces us with his presence and without a shadow of a doubt, it’s going to bring the whole city to a standstill. He’s playing to more people in Dublin than the total amount in attendance at the last 7 All-Ireland Finals, so it’s obvious that people […]

8 years ago