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Barfly: Sweeney’s Mongrel

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“I hate crusties. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, these are people who wear stripy woollen hats even when it’s boiling. The men have beards; some of the women do, too. The men wear multi-coloured threads around their wrists. The women never wear makeup; instead, they wear droopy home-dyed skirts read more…

Special Bru – Beer In Brussels

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  Belgium is a wonderful place, I’m told, but it’s not like Brussels. In fact, it’s hard to imagine anywhere that’s like Brussels. The city might conjure up thoughts of the European Union, Jean Claude van Damme and sprouts. To be sure, these are all in evidence. One can’t throw read more…

The Best Sandwiches In Dublin

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We are a nation of sandwich eaters, as deli counters everywhere from Grafton Street to Dingle will attest. Every cafe, counter and hatch does its own variation, with ingredients ranging from withered ham to slow-roasted pork and from slathered mayo to lemon basil aioli. But which is the best? Is that too personal a question, or is there an answer?

Bison Bar review

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I am no stranger to a whiskey. Many a night out I have swallowed a glass of the more four-four-two grains on the market. However, I would certainly not classify myself as a whiskey-drinker. Whiskey-related knowledge is on the increase in this city, giving rise to a clutch of connoisseurs, informed on malts, blends, distilling and casks. It’s on trend, to use that lovely and vacuous phrase.

Tomorrow’s parties: Nico’s review

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A book I relished every page of recently is Come Here To Me: Dublin's Other History by Donal Fallon, Sam McGrath and Ciarán Murphy. It's a collection of our city's less well known and even forgotten stories taken from the blog of the same name. From the story of the champion boxer Dan Donnelly who owned Fallon's pub and was quite the playboy to highlighting that the Lady Justice at Dublin Castle has her back to us (wtf, Lady?!), each little tale uncovers a part of the Dublin that you may not ha...read more
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Ely Gastro Bar

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The sun fell behind the Grand Canal Theatre signalling the end of the weekend. On a sunny Sunday evening, revellers enjoyed their last bits of merriment before a new week outside ely gastro bar on Hanover Quay. Inside, my date was engorging on a fish and chips dinner, bright-eyed and read more…

Dillinger’s

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There’s a hotdog staring at me and I can’t finish it. “What’s wrong with you?” says Niall in disgust, his face covered in the tangy, sweet BBQ sauce that is slathered over his enormous plate of sticky baby back ribs (€18). “I just…I don’t think…I can handle it…” I wheeze, read more…

Barfly: Sweeney’s Mongrel

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“I hate crusties. For anyone unfamiliar with the term, these are people who wear stripy woollen hats even when it’s boiling. The men have beards; some of the women do, too. The men wear multi-coloured threads around their wrists. The women never wear makeup; instead, they wear droopy home-dyed skirts read more…

Special Bru – Beer In Brussels

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  Belgium is a wonderful place, I’m told, but it’s not like Brussels. In fact, it’s hard to imagine anywhere that’s like Brussels. The city might conjure up thoughts of the European Union, Jean Claude van Damme and sprouts. To be sure, these are all in evidence. One can’t throw read more…

Ryan’s, Beggar’s Bush

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Anton was sure he knew where the pub was, that he knew the area like the back of his hand, but it is only via a short conversation with a cashier at the Spar down the road that we happen upon Ryan’s Beggars Bush. “Ah yeah, just beside the old read more…

The Best Sandwiches In Dublin

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We are a nation of sandwich eaters, as deli counters everywhere from Grafton Street to Dingle will attest. Every cafe, counter and hatch does its own variation, with ingredients ranging from withered ham to slow-roasted pork and from slathered mayo to lemon basil aioli. But which is the best? Is that too personal a question, or is there an answer?

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Bison Bar review

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I am no stranger to a whiskey. Many a night out I have swallowed a glass of the more four-four-two grains on the market. However, I would certainly not classify myself as a whiskey-drinker. Whiskey-related knowledge is on the increase in this city, giving rise to a clutch of connoisseurs, informed on malts, blends, distilling and casks. It’s on trend, to use that lovely and vacuous phrase.

Mint Bar review

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Ah, the hotel bar. The breeding ground for most of cocktail history over the last century, this bastion of timeless elegance, taste and service had been long overlooked by modern Flirtini lovers.

Pho Viet review

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There are few things more comforting than a giant bowl of noodle soup. My early attempts fell a bit flat flavour-wise, prompting some online investigations into what made the perfect base for a soup. After some experimentation, I found the flavours of the Vietnamese pho broth were what I had been looking for.

Kinara Kitchen review

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Kinara Kitchen in Ranelagh had been on my list for quite some time before myself and my Mum made a visit on your behalf. Friends had raved about the food in this Pakistani kitchen, the third installment of a chain of Kinaras that was started in Clontarf