Tag: Dublin

Anthony Wong’s Travel Life — Dublin

Ireland is an island nation situated in northwestern Europe. It is a land of breathtaking landscapes, rich history, and lively culture, is a dream destination for travelers. Immerse yourself in the warmth and friendliness of the Irish people, savor traditional music in cozy pubs, and explo...

24 Hours in Dublin: Guide to Unveiling the City’s Hidden Treasures

Dublin, the vibrant capital of Ireland, is a city brimming with history, culture, and a lively atmosphere. While its iconic landmarks, like Trinity College and the Guinness Storehouse, are known worldwide, there’s a whole other side to Dublin waiting to be discovered, known only to the city&rs...

Dublin Bikes — Explorative Analysis + Streamlit App

Streamlined Analysis by Station Volatility My initial objective was to grasp the ebb and flow of bike usage across each station. To do this, I turned to basic statistics to decode the level of activity at the stations. Specifically, I used the standard deviation of the capacity ratio (available b...

#74 Farewell to Dublin

On October 2022, a close friend messaged me to ask me if Janne and I wouldn’t be interested to meet up in Vienna with him and his wife to go see Dylan Moran, a comedian we loved. This is one of the friends I made in Ireland within the first week I was there. Janne and I stayed forever friends ...

A rich-toddler’s Dublin party

“I spend a fortune on babyccinos,” a woman named Sarah told me from behind her YSL sunglasses. We were at a toddler’s garden party and had moved one step beyond the small talk you usually make with randomers, the awkward… “How do you know so and so? Do you live nearby?...

Dublin Gloom

Dublin, did anyone ever know such a town? Open your nostrils, smell the religion, touch the filthy heart. Women and children sit in endless doorways, wanting your change. Hands and hearts stretched out your way — ”Giv’ somethin’ mister — I’m pleadin’...

How I Crawl My Way Into Getting A Place To Rent In Dublin Via Daft.ie

During my move to Dublin, I arrived two weeks prior to the first day of my work at Amazon. At the time, I thought the timeline would be sufficient to get a place to live by the time I start work. Without a sense of worry, I began my search on daft 1 day after I settled down in my new temporary Airbn...

The history of Dublin Airport

By the mid 1930’s almost all of Europe’s main capital cities were served with an extensive network of airlines, but one notably omission from the list was Dublin, Capital City of the Republic of Ireland. Aviation was somewhat slow to establish itself on the emerald isle but, finally, ...

5 Things You Should Know Before Visiting Dublin, Ireland

If you love some alcohol and you’re very excited to try some of the most popular Irish beers and ciders, my dear fellow travelers, prepare your wallets. If it is expensive for the locals, for the tourists, then, it gets to be shocking. To be honest, everything here is expensive. Food and dr...

Travel | What to Do in Dublin in 3 Days

Start your day with a hearty Irish breakfast at a local café. Then, head to Trinity College to see the famous Book of Kells and explore the stunning campus. Trinity College (Photo taken by Robert Lee) Late Morning Wander through Grafton Street, a bustling pedestrian shopping stre...

1 Day in Dublin

Being that I’m not much of a city girl, Dublin is quite accessible! If you stay in College Green, you are within easy walking distance from Trinity College (famous Old Library & The Book of Kells!), Merrion Square, Temple Bar, known for its red buildings an...

Former FCI Dublin Employees Plead Guilty to Inmate Sexual Abuse

Former prison catering chef Andrew Jones has pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual abuse against three women in his custody, giving false information to the government and telling federal agents to deny such abuse. Warden Nakie Nunley, who worked at the prison’s call center, pleaded guilty to...

50 Free Things to Do in Dublin Ireland

In a world where the cost of living seems to escalate continually, it’s no surprise that travel expenses have become increasingly burdensome for many wanderlust-stricken souls. The allure of exploring new destinations, immersing in diverse cultures, and creating unforgettable memories has n...

12 Eerie Haunted Spots in Dublin

St Kevin’s Park, once known as St Kevin’s Cemetery because it housed the bodies of famine victims unable to afford a proper burial. Those bodies left unclaimed are still here and the park is thought to be haunted — or cursed. ©WOTR As Halloween nears, my mind turns to thing...

Dublin: Money or Not Money

Ireland is a recent attractive country for technology companies (shortly called tech). It is a member of European Union (EU) and has one of the less tax ratio for companies. Microsoft, Dell Ireland, Apple Ireland, Oracle, Facebook, Sandisk, Kingston, VMware, Intel Ireland, Maxim Integrated Produc...

Where to play squash in Dublin

Ever since I moved to Ireland I was looking for a nice place to play squash in Dublin. At first glance, I was a bit disappointed to find out that squash is not very common sport here and therefore only few places where to play. After 3 hours of searching google and couple of e-mails to gyms and club...

Dublin Characters: The Story Of The Irish Zozimus, Blind Bard Of The Liberties

Michael Moran was born 1794, in Faddle Alley, near blackpitts in the Liberties of Dublin. Some say Foddle alley got its name from the Poddle river that runs nearby, and whatever the reason for the lane’s name, one thinks of him listening to the sound of running water as an infant. Moran was...

AMA with a Principal UX Designer at WomenHack Event, Workday Dublin

I had the opportunity to engage with many talented and enthusiastic individuals interested in a UX design career. Here are the most frequently asked questions and my corresponding answers from the event hosted by Workday, Dublin. What are the daily responsibilities of a UX designer? The dail...

My visit to Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin

Second day in Ireland and we had a list of things to tick off the bucket list. Last time we were here we did the Ghost Bus Tour which was totally over the top theatrical and awesome and towards the very end we stopped at the Gravediggers Pub which sat at the original gates of the cemetery. As we ...

The Little Things Of Dublin That Bring Me So Much Joy

I have just returned from a trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and though the city fascinated me in every possible way, I have to confess that something really “weird” happened as I was on my way to the airport: I was excited to get on my cheap Ryanair flight and go back to the cloudy, rainy, ...

The Future of Dublin: Obscene Walking WomenFuture

Healthy Trinity have asked me to talk about some of the work I’ve been doing in Inchicore to engage local people on transport projects like Busconnects and Covid Mobility. Before I get into that, I’ll begin with some of my favourite ideas from my time as a Trinity Arts student. I grad...

A Day in Dublin

After a four-hour delay sitting on a plane in the Chicago airport due to rain and lightning, my husband, three teen kids and I finally made it from Utah, U.S.A, to Dublin, Ireland. It was July 2, 2014. Ironically, blue skies and sun greeted us in Dublin (contrary to what we expected based on what...

Clustering Dublin neighborhoods

Many countries around the world receive much immigrants all years. Ireland is one of them that has open much tecnologies companies few years ago and growth the demand of IT professionals. After that, Ireland has received much immigrants to work. Therefor of job opportunities, Ireland have much en...

Dublin, Old and New

AFTER Cork and Blarney Castle, I headed for Dublin, the capital of the Irish Republic and, before independence and partition a hundred years ago, the traditional capital of all Ireland. Like all of Ireland’s major cities, Dublin is on the coast. It sits at the mouth of a river called t...

Living in Dublin: My Personal Experience

Living in Dublin has been one of the most exciting experiences of my life. As a student, I had always dreamed of living in a city with a rich history and culture, and Dublin certainly did not disappoint. My first few weeks in Dublin were a mix of excitement and nerves. Moving to a new co...

Dublin Flowers

The greatest seed-to-flower story I can tell you is my favorite one. To me, it’s a story of magic, manifestation, and the stars aligning in all the right ways. In September of last year, I was in North Carolina and I sat in Alisha Wielfaert’s living room with a group of women for our ...

Spanish Bank BBVA lists 17 bonds on Euronext Dublin

BBVA, the leading Spanish Bank, has listed 17 bonds on the regulated market of Euronext Dublin. The bonds are issued from the company’s €40bn Global Medium Term Note programme. About BBVA BBVA is a global financial services group founded in 1857 with a strong leadership position ...

Neutral Fuels Lists $12m USD bond on Euronext Dublin

On June 28th, Neutral Fuels LLC listed its $12mUSD 8.25% Fixed Rate Notes due 2024 on Euronext Dublin. Neutral Fuels converts waste cooking oils and fats into European standard EN14214 compliant biofuel — which customers such as McDonald's and Nestlé then use to power delivery ve...

Plinia, The Jazz Singer in Dublin

Plinny’s first love has always been music, and the music scene in Dublin was unlike anything she had experienced before. When she first encountered live music pouring out of Dublin’s many pubs she instantly fell in love. Having grown up with a love of everything musical Plinny knew that ...

Discovering Dublin: The Liberties

Dublin is a great city to discover and to enjoy any time of the year. It has some of the most beautiful mansions and gardens I have seen and many of its tourist attractions are just beside the sea. There is always something fun to do depending on what you are into. This post will take you over a rou...

One Week in Dublin

Today marks one week since we landed on foreign soil. I wish I could say this first week has been a crazy adventure (and, of course, in some ways it has been) but actually this week has felt *almost relaxing. The weight of hoping and praying that we’ll get through every obstacle to get through...

The Replacements, punk’s most underrated outfit, are revived in special Dublin tribute gig

‘The band that could have, but didn’t.’ That was how music critic David Carr described The Replacements, a four-piece punk band hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Replacements stemmed from the punk explosion that engulfed Britain, and soon after America, in the late 1970&rsqu...

We are EOS Dublin

He’s a family man, and well known in the global EOS community. For Sharif, EOS is a tool to make the world a better place, and his outlook as a block producer reflects that. Big Little Family (BLF), one of Sharif’s dApps, resonates with everyone we share the idea with. BLF will provide a...

A Dublin Epicurean

Yesterday I went for a walk. Mainly to give the people I was with some space from me. I’d entered my uncle and aunt’s ordered life, changing their equilibrium, my arrival that same day like finding a random question mark for them both, I’m sure. Plus, I’ve done bugger-all exe...

The Penis of Dublin

They call it the Millennium Spire, casting a light on the otherwise dark and gloomy Irish weather. Five decades since Nelson blew up from his height, replaced by this metal rod. Men and women of all ages conglomerate here. James Joyce watches with frozen eyes as shuttle buses arrive from the airport...

Dublin Darjeeling

As an avid musical theatre lover, the moment my friend told me that “Once: The Musical” was coming to Dublin, I was looking up flights and places to stay almost immediately! Having never been to Ireland, I felt that it was time to explore somewhere I had heard such good things about! I f...

How 8 Weeks in Dublin Gave Me the Shock of My Life!

Nothing prepares you for the culture shock you experience once you settle in Dublin. The sights, the smells and the frenetic pace at which life ebbs and flows in this city is simply staggering. After the heady mix of novelty and euphoria in the first weeks, the veneer and sheen of a new place soo...

Race Day! Dublin 2016

Yesterday I ran the 2016 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, along with thousands of others. It was my third marathon and I had high hopes for a new personal best (PB) after a summer of successful — by which I mostly mean injury-free — training. The weather gods were kind to us for once, con...

Booklover’s Guide to Dublin

Whenever I travel somewhere new, I’m always looking for a new fun bookstore or anything writing-related. Dublin, Ireland already has a rich history and reputation of literature (it’s literally designated as a UNSECO City of Literature!), so I knew I was going to have lots to enjoy when I...

The impact of expatriates on the housing market in Dublin

reland, and in a more specific manner, the city of Dublin has made a huge development since the great financial crisis of 2009 on their housing market. The government of Ireland are trying to give its economy a boost by attracting foreign businesses. Big tech companies like Google, Faceboo...

A Quick Look At Dublin Today

Sixteen years now since I lived in Dublin. I spent maybe two weeks there in 2007 before I left Ireland, but I had already mentally left before then. And while I have been back a good deal since, especially at first, I haven’t spent any serious time since then. in the past 16 years, I have...

Dublin Parks and Their Personalities

Living in a big city can make you dream of grass and open space sometimes. Thankfully, the grass in Dublin is green about 10 months out of the year, and the city has lots of parks for its residents. I have found that each park has a personality that shines through. It may be dictated by where it&...

Dublin, Ireland

We arrived in Dublin on September 26, 2018 and took a taxi to our homestay which was on North Circular Road. It was very conveniently located, walking distance to a number of locations and close to bus stations and the train terminal. Our daughter who was due to attend a conference in Dublin later i...

Ten Things to Know Before Dating a Dublin Lad

Many moons ago I dated a man from Dublin. He turned out to be a real heartbreaker, but I would never have it any other way! It is better to have loved and lost and all that. Here is a list of the things I loved about him, which I know you’ll also love about your Dublin boy — don&rsquo...

What to Do on our Last Day in Dublin?

On our last day in Dublin, we woke up to glorious sunny, clear blue skies so we girls decided to make the trek out to the Zoo via the hop on-hop off bus. The boys were going to check out Croke Park, the huge Gaelic football stadium. Flamingoes at the zoo — I’d never seen one, let ...

The Man I Met in Dublin

I met an eighty-year-old man, in a hostel in Dublin, that would change my life forever. Backstory, I did something crazy. I flew to Dublin alone, on Christmas eve. Security harassed me. Why would someone want to come here alone on Christmas? I did okay. I had spent the previous two weeks explo...

We all dream of a better Dublin

Coming from a city with no cycling culture at all, when I first stepped into Dublin, I thought the cycle lanes were the most amazing in the world. Having been here for three years now I see it is good, but there’s potential to be even better. Dublin has what it takes to become one of the most ...

3 Best Hikes and Walks in Dublin

As part of my active lifestyle, I’m impressed with Dublin City for its vast array of walks and hikes. For me, I like walking and hiking for multiple reasons. Benefits include, getting some fresh air, zoning out of the daily grind and an underrated form of cardio. Of the multiple options ava...

Europe’s Shortest Dreamliner Flight | Edinburgh to Dublin

I found the booking process unnecessarily difficult and complicated. After an hour and a half of competing with the website crashing, I finally managed to book two tickets. Due to the multiple reloads of the website the price fluctuated quite a bit, but through resetting my cookies and IP address, I...

Need Tweed? Head to Kevin and Howlin in downtown Dublin.

In the heart of Dublin, directly across the street from the venerable Trinity College, lies Kevin & Howlin, a bastion of traditional Irish tweed craftsmanship. This esteemed establishment, founded in 1936 by Jim Kevin and Michael Howlin, has long been synonymous with the finest handwoven Donegal...