Market Forces: Dublin’s Fruit & Vegetable Market Revisited
"Even as early as the 1960s, questions were being posed about the future of this market." With news that work is finally set to commence, we revisit Aoife McElwain's piece…
From Nocturne To Bombast and Ban Bam – Six To See At New Music Dublin 2025!
New Music Dublin has yet again set the benchmark for exhilarating programming with a range of events that dazzle and intrigue at every turn.
Dublin Welcomes New Art Studio And Event Venue in Smithfield
Dublin Pottery & Tufting have launched their brand new community pottery and tufting studio and a 90-seater venue on Queen Street, Smithfield.
Double Take – Biang Biang and Sister 7
"Late-stage capitalism just keeps on giving - in this case - two new openings on either side of Smithfield." - Conor Stevens
Dublin City Council Luke Kelly Festival Returns to Smithfield This Month!
Lovers of a good old-fashioned sing-along are in luck as The Dublin City Council Luke Kelly Festival returns to Smithfield Square this month.
IAF X One City – Special Screening of North Circular This Bank Holiday Monday!
Luke McManus's brilliant homage gets a special screening courtesy of the IAF, as part of the 2024 St Patrick’s Festival’s One City programme.
Diamond Dogs – Six of The Best Things To Experience at Dublin Bowie Festival 2024
Dublin Bowie Festival is back with some very special events to mark the iconic Starman and the 50th anniversary of Diamond Dogs.
Mad Yolks Set To Crack Rathmines
This is the second shop opening for siblings Hugh and Eoin O’Reilly, who launched their independent food truck and breakfast delivery service back in 2018, before opening their first bricks…
Barfly: Get Zingi With It
Smithfield based alcoholic ginger beer maker Zingibeer are set to ramp it up after being accepted on to Food Works, an accelerator programme for Irish food and drinks companies.
Let Yourself Go! The Best Things To See and Do at Dublin Bowie Festival 2023
We're buzzing for Dublin Bowie Festival, which this year celebrates the life and musical legacy of the iconic Starman as well as some very special events to mark the 50th…
Luke McManus – North Circular
Director Luke McManus takes the pulse of the city through a journey along the length of the North Circular Road, from the Phoenix Park to Dublin Port, meeting characters and…
No Messin’ and Proper Order
The content of the self-professed ‘buttery love-child’ of Proper Order Coffee Co has been varyingly proclaimed ‘filthy’ and ‘food porn at its finest’ by the hordes of shameless acolytes drooling…
Bitesize: Third Space Smithfield
Having first opened its doors on Smithfield Square in 2012, the welcoming social enterprise Third Space continues to offer a terrific selection of bites and sandwiches.
Soundbite: Niall Wynn: Proper Order Coffee Co.
We catch up with former Irish Barista Champion Niall Wynn to get an inside perspective on the secrets of a good brew and to learn more about the business he…
Trad School
The resurgent trad scene is being spearheaded by a new generation of musicians who are embracing and redefining its sounds and boundaries.
Four of The Best Trad Music Bars in Dublin’s North Inner City
Treat yourself to a trad music session in some of the city’s finest hideaways.
Roadmap: Where We Live
We live here so it makes sense to constantly question and consider where we live. And this is the starting point for THISISPOPBABY’s latest opus when they take over The…
Roadmap: Storm(zy) Brewing
If there happened to be a mural of the year awards ceremony, then the one of Stormzy by the Subset collective in Smithfield would be on the podium.