Shamim de Brún

1 week ago | lovindublin.com | Shamim de Brún |Tiernan Allen |Katy Thornton |Sarah McKenna

8 months ago a thread exploded on R/Dublin entitled “Do you have a “Third Place” in Dublin?”. Redditor “nithuigimaonrud hit the nail on the head with their response, “Dublin doesn’t really have public squares as we usually dedicate any village centres to car parking and put our farmers markets in industrial estates.” Ouch. But accurate. Drury Street wasn’t designed to be a gathering place. It became one out of necessity.

1 week ago | lovindublin.com | Shamim de Brún |Katy Thornton |Sarah McKenna |Tiernan Allen

The cycle path on Strand Road, first proposed in August 2020, is now back on track after the Court of Appeal overturned a previous High Court decision that had blocked it. The court ruled that the High Court was wrong to say the project was temporary or that it needed an environmental impact or appropriate assessment before going ahead. It also disagreed with claims that there were major flaws in how the council handled environmental checks or that planning permission was needed.

1 week ago | lovindublin.com | Shamim de Brún

There’s a strange new building in Glasnevin. You can’t sit down in it. You can’t order a pint. There are no candles, menus, or waiting staff. But from inside, thousands of food orders are being made every day. It’s called Hosted Kitchens. A purpose-built facility filled with delivery-only restaurants like Sprezzatura, Griolladh, Shake Dog, and Yeeros. It’s a “kitchen centre.” And it’s designed for one thing: food delivery at scale.

1 week ago | lovindublin.com | Shamim de Brún |Sarah McKenna |Tiernan Allen

A survival guide for the tragically trendy now being bullied by signage. So. It’s sunny. You’ve got your tiny sunglasses on, your €17 graphic tee is cropped just enough to show the tattoo you got in a moment of heartbreak, and your Sambas have barely touched grass. You’ve done your civic duty and supported a local wine bar by ordering one (1) glass of pét-nat to split with a friend. Now you’d like to sit outside and romanticise your life. But lo! What’s this?

2 weeks ago | lovindublin.com | Tiernan Allen |Shamim de Brún |Sarah McKenna

In partnership with AlproIf there’s one glorious way to signal the start of the weekend it’s with your favourite coffee. A velvety oat flat white after a morning run, a catch-up over an almond cappuccino, a ramble with a silky coconut latte in hand – we love coffee in all its forms, and it’s even more loveable when we can get it for nada. This weekend, Alpro are giving us ample opportunities to enjoy our coffees for free as the Dublin Coffee Festival makes a triumphant return to our fair city.