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Tea With Balls Is The New Coffee... A new fad has come to Ireland folks, and to be honest, we're kinda stoked. If like us you get your daily caffeine intake via hot milky beverages in any given coffee shop with an open door, then get ready for alternative. It's called Bubblicity Tea and even our very own Kathryn Thomas digs it... Kathryn Thomas Last weekend a new wee shop opened in the Georges Street Arcade folks, and we're recommending you get down there and try their Bubblicity Tea so at least you can say you were there before it became a big National chain. Yup. This stuff is good, super light and tasty, plus the perfect summer beverage... Tea with balls. Kathryn Thomas Founders Ronan Murphy, Karl Mulvee and Ivano Cafolla have launched the concept shop in Dublin City but it's already a tried and tested success all over the world. Basically their formula for success is based around numerous refreshing ice tea drinks with various combinations of fruit flavours and these novel 'pebbles' that explode in your mouth... Ivano Cafolla, Karl Mulvee But don't take our word for it, get down to Georges Street Arcade and give it a go for yourself... And don't let them force those chewy tapioca pearls on your unsuspecting beverage, they've split some tea drinkers we've asked down the middle like Marmite. We'll stick to the lychee pebbles thanks very much. Kate Bonner So far we've been down to the shop a few times folks and already we've bumped into the likes of Kathryn Thomas, Amy Huberman, and Brian O'Driscoll chilling with the tea. Yup. That wee Arcade on Georges Street is becoming a celeb hotspot thanks to Bubblicity. Plus you can buy hats and get your fortune told there, it's the Arcade that just keeps on giving. Sarah McGinley So there you have it folks, tea is the new coffee, you heard it here first... Oh, and we've already suggested a Bubblicity Mojito tea. Yup. That's what us Irish do - we add alcohol to stuff. What - you never heard of Irish Coffee? Kathryn Thomas

**Users can ONLY comment via the ShowBiz.ie site** Leave a Comment MikaMoma – D4 May 30, 2012 - 15:42 Who would you like to see at promotions Heinrich? How would a business nowadays have that kind of cash to enlist high end celebs at their promotions? PerfectlyImperfect May 30, 2012 - 14:20 Amazing to finally (finally) have a bubble tea shop in Dublin but they need to get the tapioca correct. It's way too chewy at the moment, they need to work more on the recipe. In some places in New York I know only the owners produce the tapioca as it is a top secret recipe. Tina May 30, 2012 - 08:26 Recession has hit everyone. Heinrich Himmler – Berlin May 30, 2012 - 08:19 Amazing how this country produces hundreds of marketing graduates each year yet the industry can come up with no better way of promoting a new product or service than have some RTE presenter and a few "models" show up to its launch. gatsby – omnipresent May 30, 2012 - 02:21 Umm...really? Not to be elitist, but bubble tea has been around for like...I don't know, forever in other parts of the world, tapioca should not be in tea. Period. SHOWBIZ.IE – Recommended Links: May 30, 2012 - 01:01 www.facebook.com/bubblicity Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your location Remember me ? ? Powered by TalkBack 1 **COMMENTS REMOVED ON REQUEST**