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  • A new website has recently been launched … and for any Irish person living abroad, it can be the closest thing to doing your food shop at home. A Slice of Home sends Irish treats to people all over the world so you can either surprise a friend with their favourite Cadbury bar abroad, or…

  • A Slice of Home is a new website started by Conor Flynn to deliver Irish products to all the homesick Irish living abroad, specialising in Tayto, Cadbury chocolate, and tea bags. The City caught up with Conor to talk about the site and its future. Why did you set up A Slice of Home in the…

  • It is estimated that some 3,780 women and girls, aged between 15 and 44, in Ireland have been subject to female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM involves the full or partial removal of a woman’s outer genital organs. There are both short and long term health consequences for women who have endured the procedure. A recent study…

  • For students living outside Dublin, it is second to none as the best place to experience Dublin city nightlife for the first time. It’s where all Dublin-based stag parties end up. Famous for celebrating national sporting events thanks to the Dublin Gaelic football team and the Sam Maguire Cup, it’s as Irish as a chicken fillet…

  • Apollo Entertainment is a recent start-up entertainment company based in Dublin, which can attribute its name and brand to such shows as ‘Wake to Wake’ on Setanta Sports, and its follow-up TV series ‘Off the DOC’. We caught up with CEO/Producer Jonny MacCann. MacCann (23) began by explaining why he decided to set up the company. “I…

  • Dublin is home to more than a million people and thousands of visitors wander the streets daily. The city is regularly touted as one of the best places in the world to visit. But what about for those who live, work and study here? What would Dubliners change about their city if they could change…