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Dublin Be My Valentine Competition

daniel — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:32:41 +0000

As part of the Dublin Be My Valentine campaign, we are giving away a brunch for 4 at San Lorenzo’s

To be in with a chance to win a brunch for 4 at San Lorenzo’s just tweet tagging your friends that you want to spend Valentine’s with, using the hashtag #DublinBeMyValentine

Here’s an example if you’re still a bit confused…

San Lorenzo’s Restaurant

Located on Georges street, Dublin 2, close to Temple Bar, the Grafton street area, Christchurch and Trinity College.

Brunch of Champions

SATURDAY 10.30AM – 3PM & SUNDAY 10.30AM – 4PM

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAYS FROM 10.30AM – 4PM.

PLEASE NOTE OUR BRUNCH SITTINGS ARE 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.

Watch the video of the much talked about Brunch of Champions

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Dublin, Let’s Do Better this Valentines Day

katie — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:16:33 +0000

Valentine’s day is looming. It’s a day that will either fill you with giddy, love struck, glee or it will instill fear into your very core. It is a divisive day that usually sees the development of two camps: The Romantics and the Anti-Romantics, or the cynics as they are often, some might say unfairly, known. The former camp is filled with those that relish the thought of sprinkling rose petals on the bed, having candle lit picnics and professing one’s love with a jaunty limerick. The latter camp relish the thought of, doing nothing. Treating the day as just another day, cursing Hallmark and if needs really be, giving his/her loved one a bunch of petrol station bought carnations.

You will probably see a distinct difference in nationalities in each of these camps. For instance, Camp Romantic will more than likely be overrun with Latin Lotharios and French wordsmiths, while Camp Anti-Romantic will probably be overrun with, wait for it, the Irish. For a nation known for its poets and scholars we seem to become tongue tied when it comes to romance. Don’t believe us? Well take a look at this video. We asked some Irish men if they are romantic and this, alas, was the response.

Let’s do better this Valentines Day!

Watch what Irish Men Think About Romance

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The Anti Date

daniel — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:38:56 +0000

Valentine’s Day not for you? Need an antidote? How about an anti-date?

Valentine’s Day: A day for lovers, secret admirers, friends, single minglers, and the creepy guys sleazing at the bar, preying on staunchly single ladies just out to enjoy February 14th and sing Beyonce anthems.

Personally, I’ve never been a fan. It’s very much a Marmite day; you either love it or you hate it, and whether in a relationship or not I’ve always fallen into the hate camp. Until now… Maybe.

Anti V-Day is a long established tradition in which empowered singletons declare that while they abhor Valentine’s Day and all it stands for, they still want to mark it by going out and having a jolly good time. This year I’m joining up with an organised group of like minded people and doing just that. It’ll be an all day event, so basically a series of mini anti-dates. No mention of fancy dinner, roses or chocolates, but there may be a prom…

Just to further abdicate ourselves from Valentine’s Day rigidity, us Anti-V’s are un-celebrating the day on the wrong date. February 16th is our totally non- special day…basically because it’s not a school night and we can spend the whole day having fun and preparing for a hangover.

We’ll be hitting some sort of bowling and pool establishment, food will be consumed and some sort of delicious cocktail will be had. Then on to prom! Light House Cinema, Smithfield, is showing the 1986 teen classic Pretty in Pink. I’ll be decked out in my prom dress (or perhaps tux) and making faces instead of locking lips in the ‘prom-night photo booth’, for what is sure to be the best non-Valentine’s ever.

If you are going out for V-Day on the 14th, I recommend you grab a bunch of mates or your Ma and go see Muriel’s Wedding in Light House. Cupid Tip: Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn) is also showing on love day and would be a perfect girlie date or bonus point trump card for any man trying his luck with a lady of taste.

Young hearts run free!

Written by: JR Doyle DublinTown / The Wrong Girl

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