Free oat flatties and Danica’s twerking skills. Welcome to The L List, our weekly round up of things we’re lovin in Dublin across food, culture and craic. The skies are slightly muggier this week and the heatwave we loved to hate seems to have taken its leave, but fear not. We’ve still rounded up a […]

4 years ago

If there’s anything that could further emphasise the ever-rising cost of living and general foreboding presence of inflation, it’s the resurfacing of a 1970s food menu. In a recent tweet, content advisor Karen Berry shared a food menu for the Gresham Hotel in Dublin circa 1972 – and you can guarantee that back then there […]

4 years ago

With an excellent selection of craft whiskeys, beers and cocktails. There’s nothing quite like the sacred ritual of Friday night drinks. Guinness stains on work shirts, animated chats piling out onto street corners, the obligatory chipper on the way home – it’s all part of our cultural identity. And now there’s a new spot to […]

4 years ago

Steak and beef dripping chips at a new Dublin 2 locaysh. Dublin foodies will be well acquainted with Hanger, the silver bullet food truck that first popped up on the scene last summer, serving up a storm with deliciously seasoned beef cooked over fire and served with flavoursome sides. After spending last summer at Dinetown, […]

4 years ago

Header image via Instagram/storefronts.dublin Curran’s Shoe Repairs was in business for over three generations, repairing the shoes of nearly every Taoiseach from Eamon de Valera to Enda Kenny. The Baggot Street shop which closed its doors for the final time on Wednesday of this week was the only one of its kind, still working with […]

4 years ago

It can be hard to put into words exactly what’s happening to Dublin at the moment. Gentrification? Hotellification? Yassification? Who can really say. Artist Jack McKeon has fairly hit the nail on the head with his new billboard outside the Project Arts Centre, which reads “Stop the Goodroomification of Dublin!” The work is inspired by […]

4 years ago

A subject of discussion once more as design agency Dynamo were ordered to paint over their shop front mural on the North Quays. Over the weekend, Dynamo confirmed they had been “forced” to paint over their colourful mural by Irish artist Vanessa Power, due to a court order from Dublin City Council. The order has […]

4 years ago

Croissants and cheese twists all along the banks of the Royal Canal – the long lost extra verse of The Aul Triangle. If your Fridays are based around sneaking out of work for the perfect midmorning snack, listen up. There’s a new spot to try at Phibsborough Market, serving up fresh baked delights every Friday, […]

4 years ago

The plans proposed by DCC for a pedestrian and cycle plaza at College Green back in 2020 would have seen the traffic-free area double in size. Now, the Irish Times have reported that the civic plaza contract has been terminated and the project “halted” due to EU procurement rules. According to the Times, Dublin City […]

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And a good thing too. We can never have too many. As promised, burger wizards BuJo opened their third restaurant over the weekend in leafy Terenure. The BuJo team took to Instagram to share a video in which a queue of hundreds of people waited in line for patties, chicken strips and drool-worthy loaded fries. […]

4 years ago

The specially commissioned mural was created to ” share a positive message during the pandemic”. Dublin design agency Dynamo have painted over their colourful shop front mural on the North Quays, following a court order from Dublin City Council. The piece by Irish lettering artist Vanessa Power  reads “You got this“, and was commissioned by […]

4 years ago

Welcome to The Lovin Round Up, our weekly glance at the main hospitality headlines across Dublin’s fair city. This week we’ve said hello and sadly goodbye in almost equal measures to cafes and restaurants in Dublin, meanwhile the warmly welcomed pedestrianisation of Parliament Street (a trial run operating for three days a week over the […]

4 years ago

It’s the final countdown. After a dramatic journey, Galway and Kerry will go head to head in the All-Ireland Final this Sunday in Croke Park, with throw-in at 3.30pm. If you’re a Galway or Kerry supporter who didn’t manage to nab a ticket but will still be in Dublin for the match, we’ve drafted up […]

4 years ago

Welcome to the L List, our weekly round up of things we’re Lovin in Dublin. During what has surely been the clammiest seven days of most of our lives, we’ve persevered and found ways to live, laugh and love. It’s our mission in life. This week, we’ve been enjoying content inspired by the unnatural combination […]

4 years ago

“Ireland get fooking ready!” In the latest instalment of Reality Stars Visiting Ireland™, the Real Housewives of New Jersey have been spotted in Café en Seine, filming a dinner scene for season 13 of the show. They obviously saw how obsessed with the place Mary and Romain are and decided to get in on the […]

4 years ago

Header image via Twitter/dublinbypub  At this stage, everyone and their granny has probably seen the impeccably timed footage of lightning striking the Poolbeg Towers in Dublin yesterday. Incase you missed it: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgMkixflXK7/?hl=en Seriously impressive, and naturally, we’re in Dublin so anything to do with the Poolbeg Towers has everyone enthralled. On Twitter, the capturer Roger […]

4 years ago

The opening of the chain’s Dawson Street location is imminent, and the addition to the Irish hospitality scene has been met with mixed response. Some of us may have visited one of the countless Prets on nearly every street corner in London and briefly remarked – “Oh cool. Love their sandwiches”, and not given it […]

4 years ago

The cosy front bar had been closed since before the pandemic, and reopened last week after undergoing huge refurbishment. Fans of a quiet pint in the city will remember Bourke’s, the intimate bar attached to Whelan’s with a never-ending speciality gin selection as well as quintessentially Irish features such as bottles of Cadet to be […]

4 years ago

Dublin City Council are set to fully pedestrianise South William Street. The decision comes following the successful pedestrianisation of Capel Street, which came into effect in May of this month. Last summer, the council pedestrianised a number of areas around Grafton Street on a trial basis, including Drury Street, South Anne Street and a section […]

4 years ago

Did you manage to sleep at all last night? Yeah, me neither. After a long, sweaty night of kicking the bedsheets off and hanging onto your fan for dear life, no doubt you’ll be reaching for something iced and caffeinated this morning. And if you’re all coffee-d out and looking for something new, why not […]

4 years ago

Who ever thought we’d see the day? The now infamous white water rafting proposal for George’s Dock, initially floated in January 2019 has been permanently placed on the watery shelf. In its place, a public lido and emergency services training centre costing at least €25 million is being planned by Dublin City Council. The white […]

4 years ago

No longer a gesture solely reserved for chasing someone through the airport to tell them you love them. Ross Geller found reeling. Along with winding security queues and the fear of cancelled flights, passengers travelling through Dublin Airport have also been experiencing issues with baggage reclaim after landing. One man went as far as buying […]

4 years ago

The Nephin Road café announced the news on Instagram over the weekend. After just under two years in business, Two | K | Coffee in Ashtown have closed their doors. In a post yesterday, the team wrote: Some sad news this morning, but today will be two k coffee’s last day. We have had to […]

4 years ago

The “big gay disco” in South William Street’s Farrier and Draper has given Dubliners a place to dance the night away for over a decade. Over the weekend, Sunday Social took to Instagram to confirm they’d be wrapping up their club night due to “stringent enforcement by Gardaí of the 1am Sunday closing”. The closure […]

4 years ago

It’s undeniable. Once temperatures hit over 15 degrees, our inner basic b*tch awakens and we’re required by law to be holding a glass of something pink and chilled at all times. There’s nothing like a glass of vino accompanied by a healthy dose of people watching on a sunny day in Dublin, and as luck […]

4 years ago

Welcome to the Lovin Round Up, our weekly glance at the main hospitality headlines for Dublin. This week, we’ve seen a few expansions for Dublin businesses, some large, some small, and sadly said goodbye for now to one of the city’s most iconic thespian watering holes. We’ve got all the main stories for you here, […]

4 years ago

The popular Abbey Street haunt has served locals and actors alike for generations, and has been described as “one of those increasingly rare  establishments where the character of ‘auld Dublin’ is preserved”. Yesterday evening, the Flowing Tide closed its doors for the final time. Its close proximity to the Abbey Theatre made it a go-to […]

4 years ago

A protest is scheduled for next month in response to a proposed redevelopment which would see the popular Dublin courtyard shared by Murrays, The Living Room and Fibbers replaced by hotel rooms. Last month, the Holiday Inn Express off O’Connell Street were granted planning permission for the development. Approval for the extension has been widely […]

4 years ago

Noodles, nduja and an Ekin-Su playlist. Welcome to The L List, our weekly round up of things we’re Lovin in Dublin across food, culture and craic. This week, we’ve been enjoying hefty servings of banh pho soup on Georges Street, pizza by the sea and of course, the obligatory sprinkling of memes to tie everything […]

4 years ago

Not just pizza – speciality coffee, sambos, sweet treats, charcuterie boards. So much deliciousness, they needed to expand. Wood-fired wizards Goats Gruff are known and loved throughout Strawberry Beds and beyond for their tasty brews and excellent honey-drizzling skills (in the year of our lord 2022, if a pizza doesn’t have honey drizzle, we don’t […]

4 years ago

Irish Defence Forces are officially on standby from today to help in the event of a Covid outbreak among airport security staff. The army will be installed if more than 20 per cent of airport security staff are unable to work due to Covid. Foreign Minister Simon Coveney had previously described the deployment of the […]

4 years ago

As it stands, none of the white water rafting variety have been added to the list. Although we’re legally required to love this city (it’s in our name), there’s no denying that it’s an extremely difficult place to be at the moment. House prices are ever-rising, there’s a hotel that no one can afford to […]

4 years ago

Their skills must be needed, seeing as a 2 bed semi on the Dublin/Meath border would set you back more than a Beverly Hills condo at this point. Just a few short months after their first visit in December, Mary Fitzgerald and Romain Bonnet returned to Dublin’s fair city over the weekend. A series of […]

4 years ago

Welcome to the Lovin’ Round Up, our weekly glance at the main hospitality headlines for Dublin. This week, there are four new openings across an array of different cuisines to check out – Arabic pizza, Japanese sweet treats, it’s all happening. We also saw the closure of one popular neighbourhood restaurant, after 30 years in […]

4 years ago

Exciting news for those who start looking forward to Christmas activities from midsummer onwards (we’re looking at you, Brown Thomas). Dundrum on Ice have confirmed the exciting news that they’ll reopen their rink to skaters of all levels this winter, for the first time since 2020. Covid restrictions prevented the popular skating rink from opening […]

4 years ago

Welcome to the L List, our weekly round up of things we’re Lovin in Dublin. This week, College Green has been transformed to a Parisian street corner with the addition of approximately 4 (four) chairs outside what can only be described as straight Spar, and Margot Robbie is ‘blading around our Twitter feeds like nobody’s […]

4 years ago

The perfect spot to watch flights take off from. Provided they actually take off, of course. If you’re looking to brighten up your ‘gram with a few sunset shots of you sipping cocktails as the Aer Lingus fleet comes and goes in the background, read on. Runway 28 is a new rooftop bar opening soon […]

4 years ago

Proudly positioned as the closest pub geographically to the Guinness Storehouse, Arthurs of Thomas Street is set to open its doors in July after a series of “extensive renovations”. The popular blues and jazz club hosts live music 5-7 nights a week, and has been described by Dublin by Pub as “an idyllic interpretation of […]

4 years ago

From the falafel and flatbread wizards that brought us Umi, there’s a new Middle Eastern spot to try in Dublin’s fair city. Zaatar, Dublin’s first wood fired Manakish spot has just opened in Georges Street Arcade, serving up traditional flatbread with an assortment of toppings including cheeses from Palestine, Italy and Cyprus. Manakish are a […]

4 years ago

Good news for the 15th coolest neighbourhood in the world. All My Friends opened over Pride weekend, bringing with it a warm and welcoming space to dance and drink the night away. The Meath Street spot has been teasing its opening since the end of last month, promising to provide an inclusive space and “new […]

4 years ago

“It kept us going, in more ways than one”. Dublin 8 dwellers will be familiar with Decent Drinks Club, The Circular’s pop-up turned permanent fixture offering an impressive selection of craft beers, wines and ready-made cocktails to take away and enjoy at home or, as the good lord intended it, along the canal. The Decent […]

4 years ago

This year’s Pride will go down in the Dublin history books. Gay Spar’s coming out story is one as old as time. All its friends have known for years – even random passersby and visitors could tell. But still, no one rushed it. We all knew Gay Spar had to officially come out on its […]

4 years ago

Some good Dublin planning news for a Friday. An Bord Pleanála have refused permission for a five-storey block of build-to-rent apartments at the site of Quinns, a landmark pub in Drumcondra which has always been hugely popular with GAA fans on their way to Croke Park. The initial proposal from Cork-based firm Discipulo Developments Ltd […]

4 years ago

Welcome to the L List, our weekly round up of things we’re Lovin in Dublin. This week, Harry Styles hysteria has Dublin City in a chokehold and Beyoncé has demanded that we all quit our jobs – not a bad seven days when all’s said and done. Forget about the fact that Ireland is now […]

4 years ago

Header image via Instagram/harrystylessdaily._ You know it’s not the same as it was, but some things never change – including the likelihood of Harry Styles getting a swift headbutt if he ever rocks up to a Tallaght house party again. The buzz around Dublin City yesterday before and after Harry’s sold out Aviva gig was […]

4 years ago

Image via Twitter/katelynhallows A holy pilgrimage for all celebrities visiting Ireland. On a sunny day, the pressure of jumping in at the Vico as the line of seasoned sea swimmers builds steadily behind you is intense enough. If you’re Harry Styles, I’d imagine it’s amplified somewhat. Harry greeting fans in Dublin! 🎥: katelynhallows pic.twitter.com/uG36XONmfZ — […]

4 years ago

Dublin homeowner Cathy McGovern has said she’s “disappointed but not totally surprised” after being ordered to remove a mural from the front of her house by An Bord Pleanála. The specially commissioned artwork depicts two ballerinas mid-dance wearing boxing gloves, and was painted by Irish visual artist Solus on the front of Ms McGovern’s period […]

4 years ago

The Holiday Inn Express off O’Connell Street have been granted planning permission for the development of the courtyard currently shared by Fibbers, Murrays and The Living Room. The proposed development would see the well known beer garden replaced by a six-storey extension for the hotel, providing an additional 95 hotel rooms. Approval for the extension […]

4 years ago

image via Twitter/@edvinluver Insert hysterical screaming here. Ahead of his sold out gig at the Aviva this week, Harry Styles has been spotted on South William Street with girlfriend Olivia Wilde, heading into SOLE Seafood and Grill for a spot of dinner. Not quite a sushi restaurant, but in the same food family. It has […]

4 years ago

It’s the headline of dreams, to be quite honest. 147 Deli are revered all over Dublin for their iconic sambos and sausage rolls, with slow cooked, shredded meat and fresh colourful veg accompaniments aplenty. Their Parnell Street shop and recent residence at new cafe Blackberry in Dublin 8 sell out like nobody’s business, and we’re […]

4 years ago