[dashdoll]

Originally Posted by ProudDUB

Don't mean to be always harping on about the parking situ, but Ballsbridge/Landsdowne Rd areas will be just as hard as GCD. Lots of people work there, the Aviva and the RDS are there, so demand for parking is always high. The price of land has always been very, very high in Ballsbridge, so street parking & public car parks are very limited. Same situ will apply with apt buildings. If the owner didn't buy a space, when he bought the apt, he won't have one. Visitor or common area parking will be very limited.

Drumcondra has Croke Park. The local residents & Gardai are very vigilant about keeping match goers from clogging up the area with their cars on match days. A permit parking system is in operation. Not sure if you can get one of those if you are a renter. Find out, or better yet, ask your friends what the dealio is, before you decide.

Thanks again for that. FInding parking is probably gong to be the trickiest part nearly. Would love to be around ringsend ideally but anything on daft there is a bit too expensive for my budget. Wouldn't mind the ifsc area but nothing really with a parking space there that I could afford so pretty much decided on somewhere in drumcondra near enough to the train / bus unless i see something in my budget in ringsend! Gonna ring around tomorrow and try sort some viewings for tues or weds. Thanks again for the advice!

[ProudDUB]

These 3 properties are all in the IFSC. They all seem to have parking included in the rent.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1212660

Divide that rent in two and its only 75 euros over your 450 budget. You deffo have a space to stash a car. You are a 10 minute walk to and from work. You don't have to pay to commute to and from work or pay for taxis home after a night out. Up to you to decide if the 75 quid is worth it.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1200317

Private parking available. Not sure what that means. Call and find out.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1211018

Says it has secure underground parking. Not sure if that means you have your own space. Again, call and find out.

[Hanley]

If you're working on Barrow Street and looking to get there from DC (Drumcondra), no train, but the number 3 bus route gets you really bloody close

[The Big Red Button]

Originally Posted by dashdoll

Thanks for that! Am considering Dromcondra area also as have friends there and could get the train into Grand Canal Dock for work. Does this sound feasible or a lot of hassle?

Clontarf/Fairview could be good areas to look? Clontarf Road Dart station is between the two (Darts go directly to Barrow St from there), and Drumcondra is only a 15-20 minute walk away if you want to be close to your friends.

I've lived on Barrow Street myself, and the apartments in Barrow St/GCD/Ballsbridge are way overpriced, and there's always hassle trying to find somewhere with parking. And the rent for a parking space separately is extortionate!

Originally Posted by ProudDUB

These 3 properties are all in the IFSC. They all seem to have parking included in the rent.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1212660

Divide that rent in two and its only 75 euros over your 450 budget. You deffo have a space to stash a car. You are a 10 minute walk to and from work. You don't have to pay to commute to and from work or pay for taxis home after a night out. Up to you to decide if the 75 quid is worth it.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1200317

Private parking available. Not sure what that means. Call and find out.

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1211018

Says it has secure underground parking. Not sure if that means you have your own space. Again, call and find out.

The problem with the IFSC is that it's not the nicest place to live, there seems to be quite a bit of anti-social behaviour there (especially in recent months, phones/handbags being grabbed), and it's absolutely deserted at weekends ... which just isn't particularly nice. In my opinion it's nice to live somewhere with a bit of a sense of community.

And I definitely would not feel safe walking through the IFSC late at night - I've done it plenty of times, but it's not a nice feeling. You get plenty of the neighbours from Sheriff St, just around the corner, hanging around there in the evenings.