dalkey

Community means everyone, including international superstars. When I was 19 years old, I walked down Grafton Street in a pair of Carbrini tracksuit bottoms and ratty Asic runners. I was peeking my head into each shop, seeing if I could find an early birthday present for my dad. I looked into a fancy shoe shop, […]

4 years ago

We chatted to the Oscar-winner ahead of the release of his new movie this week. It is difficult to believe, but Matt Damon was living in Ireland last year. Yes, it was only 2020 (and not the decade or so ago that it feels like) that he was over here for Ridley Scott’s historical epic […]

4 years ago

Our other favourite adopted Irishman named Matt is planning to take a caravan across Ireland with his family. Hollywood star and recent temporary Dalkey resident Matt Damon has said he is planning a return trip to Ireland to travel around the country. Spending March 2020 in lockdown in Dalkey in Dublin with his family, the […]

5 years ago

Before there was the Matt LeBlanc meme, there was Matt Damon with a SuperValu bag in Dalkey… The Dalkey Book Festival has announced that actor Matt Damon will be making a return to Dalkey as a guest speaker at this year’s festival which will run from 18 to 20 June. Friends actor Matt LeBlanc was […]

5 years ago

The incredible five-bedroom home with a games room, plunge pool, and jacuzzi was built by ex-Ferrari Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine. The Dalkey mansion that Hollywood actor Matt Damon stayed in while filming in Ireland last year has now sold for a whopping €3.5 million. The coastal home of Ischia, located on the Sorrento Road […]

5 years ago

The group had initially said that they would “remove and destroy” election posters in the area. It’s that time of year again. Ahead of local and European elections – both of which will take place on 24 May – you’re going to start seeing a ridiculous amount of election posters every time you leave your […]

7 years ago