Pins matching place:Ireland

The Bewley family began dealing tea in Dublin in 1840, having broken the East India Company's grip on the trade by shipping direct from China, and the cafés followed. The Grafton Street room, with its Harry Clarke windows and open fires, became the city's front parlour.

The prototype Short 360 (SD3-60), the stretched 36-seat development of the Short 330, flew for the first time on 1 June 1981, leading to type certification on 3 September 1981 and airline service in November 1982.

Mickael Viljanen’s fine dining restaurant pairs contemporary cooking with relaxed hospitality in a Parnell Square basement.

Google reports its first Profile Park data centre opened in 2012.

Meta’s site-specific information sheet describes the Clonee data centre as part of its operating infrastructure. The global directory records a 2016 groundbreaking. This timeline milestone is not an opening date.

A small Spanish restaurant and wine bar on Aungier Street, with seasonal dishes and an extensive wine list.

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signs regulations requiring every alcohol container sold in Ireland to warn of liver disease, fatal cancers and drinking in pregnancy and to show grams of alcohol and calories, from 22 May 2026.

Alo Yoga's first store in Ireland: a 6,738 sq ft shop at 62 Grafton Street, opened with a run of yoga, Pilates, boxing and run-club classes.

Primark chief executive Paul Marchant resigned with immediate effect after an investigation by parent company Associated British Foods into an allegation of inappropriate behaviour towards a woman in a social setting, ending his 16 years running the retailer.

After two decades of false starts, Ireland's first metro line - linking Dublin city centre to the airport and Swords - was granted planning permission, with enabling works targeted to begin in 2027.

Associated British Foods confirmed Eoin Tonge, its finance director who had run Primark on an interim basis since Paul Marchant's March 2025 exit, as the retailer's permanent chief executive, alongside a new chief commercial officer role.

Equinix confirmed construction of DB7x in Blanchardstown on March 20, 2026. Retail capacity is targeted for early 2028; this is a forecast, not a confirmed opening.

SideQuest CEO Shane Harris announced on 30 July 2026 that SideQuest had acquired the rights to the Altspace name and will relaunch a spiritual successor to the Microsoft-closed social VR app this autumn.

Kilkenny's Arán Bakery & Bistro took the Supreme Champion title for its spelt sourdough on 2 October 2026, the first producer to win it twice in the Irish Food Awards.

Newcastle, Co. Down's Lick Gelato was named Northern Ireland Regional Champion at the Great British Food Awards 2026 for its Billionaire's Gelato in a Can, announced in London on 6 October.

Ireland’s October 14 AI summit brings policymakers and industry leaders to the RDS in Dublin, opening a month of European AI events. The program connects AI adoption with infrastructure, science and safeguards.

An all-day neighbourhood restaurant from The July and Bereen Brothers, with seasonal Irish ingredients, European influences and cocktails.

SideQuest plans to relaunch Altspace, the social VR platform Microsoft closed in 2023, in autumn 2026 as a spiritual successor with robot avatars.

The 46th Ryder Cup is played at Adare Manor in County Limerick, the first held in Ireland since the K Club in 2006. The Irish government is expected to spend €58 million on the event, €22.5 million of it an event licence fee to the European Tour.

Cancer, liver-disease and pregnancy warnings become mandatory on every alcohol container sold in Ireland, after the government pushed the start from 22 May 2026 to 3 September 2028 citing economic circumstances.