Dublin named among Europe’s top 10 city breaks in new report
The report highlights “dual-destination” travel. Dublin has secured a spot among Europe’s top city break destinations for day trips in a new ranking of 30 European cities. Dublin ranked eighth on the list, compiled by travel and experiences provider TUI Musement. Researchers analysed Google search data to uncover the cities where travellers most often search […]
1 week ago
Controversial redevelopment of St Stephen’s Green gets green light
The plans have been met with backlash Dublin City Council have approved plans to redevelop St Stephen’s Green. The proposals include plans to remove the shopping centre’s iconic glass dome and curved facade. It comes as the owners, DTDL Ltd, plan to increase the space to eight storeys. This would allow for the addition of […]
3 weeks ago
We could spend hours looking at this interactive ’60s ‘Google’ map of Dublin
Everyone in the HER office is obsessed with this. Did you know that there is a website that allows you to compare what Dublin looked like in the 1960s to how it looks now? This site is called SpaceFromSpace and utilises “historic Cold War era declassified satellite photographs, high-resolution spaceport imagery, and aerial images”. This […]
1 month ago
Aer Lingus launches new exciting route to US
They’ve revealed an exciting new route It’s great news for travellers, as Aer Lingus has launched a new route to the US from Ireland. The airline already flies to a host of destinations across the States from Ireland, including New York, Orlando and Boston. However, Irish travellers now have the opportunity for another route direct […]
1 month ago
Warnings Ireland must prepare ‘evacuation’ plans for coastal areas amid climate change
An expert has warned protections are ‘urgently’ needed Ireland is being urged to prepare plans for evacuations of coastal areas as climate change intensifies. Experts are warning that plans for ’emergency coastal evacuations’ are needed ‘urgently’. Prof Iris Moller told the Irish Times: “There has been no time in the past when we have built […]
2 months ago
Man in his 20s charged over alleged incidents involving children in Dublin
He is due to appear in court this morning A man in his 20s has been charged in relation to an investigation into an alleged assault and suspicious approaches to children in North Dublin last month. Gardaí said the man has been charged and is due to appear in court at 10.30am today, March 11. […]
2 months ago