The worst place in Ireland......

goldenmaverick · 31-08-2007 1:01pm #1

My name is Michael Cody, im from Dublin, ive just spent a few years in derry it has to be the worst place in ireland because:
1. The people have the most annoying whinging accent ive ever heard.
2. The place is looks like its falling down.
3 There are no decent single women in the place, they are all pregnant by the age of 18 and drawing dole.
3. The place is extremely zenophobic and narrow minded.
4. There are no decent bar/clubs.
5. The place has to be the most divided and sectarian city in Ireland.
6. The place is full of scumbags.

I could go on and on, but I did meet some good people there, mostly from ther loyalist/ protestant side of the city. Before I went up there I like many from the south rhought that I united Ireland was a good idea now im completely against it, im now of the opinion as kevin myers wrote in the irish Times that a team of JCBS should work 24 hours around the clock and dig a trench aroud the North and let the North float into the atlantic sea!
I think that Derry people in general lack confidence about their city and have chip on their shoulder about where they are from.
Anyway rant over anybody got any other similar experiences?

31-08-2007 1:06pm

goldenmaverick wrote:

My name is Michael Cody, im from Dublin, ive just spent a few years in derry it has to be the worst place in ireland because:
1. The people have the most annoying whinging accent ive ever heard.
2. The place is looks like its falling down.
3 There are no decent single women in the place, they are all pregnant by the age of 18 and drawing dole.
3. The place is extremely zenophobic and narrow minded.
4. There are no decent bar/clubs.
5. The place has to be the most divided and sectarian city in Ireland.
6. The place is full of scumbags.

I could go on and on, but I did meet some good people there, mostly from ther loyalist/ protestant side of the city. Before I went up there I like many from the south rhought that I united Ireland was a good idea now im completely against it, im now of the opinion as kevin myers wrote in the irish Times that a team of JCBS should work 24 hours around the clock and dig a trench aroud the North and let the North float into the atlantic sea!
I think that Derry people in general lack confidence about their city and have chip on their shoulder about where they are from.
Anyway rant over anybody got any other similar experiences?

Living in a place that has been affected by 40 years of the troubles(including the after effects) is bound to affect someones chareater.

Illkillya · 31-08-2007 1:08pm

Clearly you've never been to Dunmanway.

_blank_ · 31-08-2007 1:09pm

Cork.

That is all.

31-08-2007 1:10pm

Bandon.

Dyr · 31-08-2007 1:14pm

After Hours

Cuddlesworth · 31-08-2007 1:15pm

Yer ma

gimmick · 31-08-2007 1:26pm

Des' flat.

_blank_ · 31-08-2007 1:27pm

gimmick wrote:

Des' flat.

Because YOUR MA is there.

gimmick · 31-08-2007 1:32pm

Thought the spelling way YORE?

Not to mention, you are wrong, my ma has better taste than to shack up in Dublin. Much less Des' flat.

Love2love · 31-08-2007 1:44pm

If you hated it so much why did you stay for a couple of years???

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 1:51pm

I think the Derry accent is cute on a girl and I found everyone in Derry to be very cool.

Worst place in Ireland for me is Dublin. Too busy, polluted.. Can't stand the place.

Pherekydes · 31-08-2007 1:51pm

Derry is not in Ireland.

Plug · 31-08-2007 1:51pm

Slow coach wrote:

Derry is not in Ireland.

Kilkenny is little poland now:(

rossie1977 · 31-08-2007 1:57pm

for me its Ballaghderren, bad pubs, shops etc; i won't go any further because i might piss people off

To make matters worse THEY THINK THEY ARE IN MAYO WHEN IN FACT THEY ARE CLEARLY WITHIN THE ROSCOMMON BORDER :mad: And all the fine footballers past and present we (Roscommon) have lost to Mayo because Ballaghderren players are forced to play for Mayo.

OP i have been to Derry a number of times (my aunt lives near Altnagelvin) and I have to say i disagree with you on most of them points because you could insert the name of any Irish town into your list there; even Galway which i consider the best town in Ireland could tick the boxes of points 1,2,3 and 6, definitely not 4 and 5 though

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 2:00pm

Slow coach wrote:

Derry is not in Ireland.

The same way Dublin is in France?

Steyr · 31-08-2007 2:00pm

Anywhere in the 6 Counties sucks.

ambasite · 31-08-2007 2:17pm

Slow coach wrote:

Derry is not in Ireland.

in Wales is it?

Plug · 31-08-2007 2:18pm

ambasite wrote:

in Wales is it?

i would have said county famine.

Pherekydes · 31-08-2007 2:18pm

dlofnep wrote:

The same way Dublin is in France?

Whatever.

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 2:21pm

Slow coach wrote:

Whatever.

As a mod for maths, I figured you'd have some basic logic.. But you don't.

monkeyfudge · 31-08-2007 2:43pm

Slow coach wrote:

Derry is not in Ireland.

Well it's 'on' Ireland at any rate.

Two things Derry has got going for it that I have noticed.

* Municipal wireless internet within the walled city.

* A large manga and anime convention each year.

Me...? I just plain can't stand Clifden.

Amy Elliott · 31-08-2007 2:49pm

Kilkishen , Co. Clare , Hellhole full of rednecks and drunksand GAA loving Hicks , no reedeming Qualities whatsoever and I'm stuck there for the rest of my life! aaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh
And there's no ATM

monkeyfudge · 31-08-2007 2:53pm

Amy Elliott wrote:

Kilkishen , Co. Clare , Hellhole full of rednecks and drunksand GAA loving Hicks , no reedeming Qualities whatsoever and I'm stuck there for the rest of my life! aaaaggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh
And there's no ATM

No 'ass to mouth'?

That's a disgrace!

fakearms123 · 31-08-2007 2:56pm

Tralee!! oh how i hate Tralee Co.Kerry, The Thorn of Tralee, ugly cows! drove my brother through that kip once, i had to spray anti-freeze in his eyes to protect him from the horrible imagery!

Pherekydes · 31-08-2007 2:57pm

dlofnep wrote:

As a mod for maths, I figured you'd have some basic logic.. But you don't.

I'm completely lost now.

Derry is in the UK.

Ireland is not part of the UK.

Ergo Derry is not in Ireland.

Logical enough for ya?

Derry is ON Ireland, but not IN Ireland.

What has France got to do with it?

xzanti · 31-08-2007 2:59pm

Edgeworthstown..

Pal · 31-08-2007 3:02pm

Slow coach wrote:

I'm completely lost now.

Derry is in the UK.

Ireland is not part of the UK.

Ergo Derry is not in Ireland.

Logical enough for ya?

Derry is ON Ireland, but not IN Ireland.

What has France got to do with it?

The UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Derry fits into the last bit which is in Ireland.
back to school with ye !

Huggles · 31-08-2007 3:05pm

....is goldenmavericks gaff!

Pherekydes · 31-08-2007 3:12pm

Pal wrote:

The UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Derry fits into the last bit which is in Ireland.
back to school with ye !

No. Northern Ireland is not in Ireland. At least I picked that much up in school. What currency do you spend, what flag is flown, do they have Gardaí on the streets?

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 3:27pm

Derry is in Ireland Slow Coach - keep your Paisleyism to yourself. This isn't the first thread where you've swoggled your anti-free-irish sentiments.

flo8s967qjh0nd · 31-08-2007 3:32pm

Derry is in Northern Ireland not Ireland.
The sooner people come around to accept historical FACTS, the sooner we can all relax and eventually sort out this whole issue.

But I do love stirring the proverbial sh*t, so one word: Londonderry

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 3:36pm

^ Tell that to the nationalist majoritive of Derry ^

flo8s967qjh0nd · 31-08-2007 3:36pm

dlofnep wrote:

^ Tell that to the nationalist majoritive of Derry ^

Do you have their address?

The nationalist majoritive,
Londonderry,
Uk

Accept the facts!!! If you want to change things, thats great, work away. But you've got to know where you're coming from to know how to get somewhere else (if that makes sense)

dlofnep · 31-08-2007 3:38pm

I think you'll find the name is Derry. Just visit it for yourself and speak to any person there. I'm sure you can work out the ratio pretty quickly

Pherekydes · 31-08-2007 3:53pm

dlofnep wrote:

Derry is in Ireland Slow Coach - keep your Paisleyism to yourself. This isn't the first thread where you've swoggled your anti-free-irish sentiments.

You don't know the first thing about me. So STFU.

I served 26 years in this (Free) state's defence forces, so I am, by definition, a free stater.

The "Free State" is 26 counties, of which Derry is not one. So Derry is not in Ireland.

You still haven't said what France has to do with anything.

Dudess · 31-08-2007 3:55pm

My mate from Derry says EVERYONE calls it "Derry", including unionists. The only time unionists call it "Londonderry" is when they want to piss off nationalists.

On topic: Mitchelstown, County Cork. A boil on the landscape.

Terry · 31-08-2007 3:55pm

I hate Celbridge.

smashey · 31-08-2007 3:58pm

I hate Tipperary.

Pompey Magnus · 31-08-2007 3:59pm

Derry is in Ireland, it is not in the Republic of Ireland but it is in Ireland. There is no political entity known as Ireland. Ireland is the island, not just the 26 counties. Hell not too long ago I heard Ian Paisley admit that he was Irish.

The worst place in Ireland is Portarlington, depressing place.

monkeyfudge · 31-08-2007 4:00pm

Dudess wrote:

On topic: Mitchelstown, County Cork. A boil on the landscape.

But what about the cheese? Did you stop for one minute and think of the thriving cheese industry of Mitchelstown?

arch_stanton · 31-08-2007 4:03pm

Page 3, over 40 posts and nobody has said Limerick yet.

I'm not saying it's the worst by any means (in fact it's one of the best) but still, it usually gets picked on

bill_ashmount · 31-08-2007 4:04pm

Limerick

Amy Elliott · 31-08-2007 4:05pm

monkeyfudge wrote:

No 'ass to mouth'?

That's a disgrace!

That's correct and there's no Automatic Teller Machine in the side of a wall to get money out of either

Clare Bear · 31-08-2007 4:17pm

Limerick city. Nuff said.

31-08-2007 4:17pm

Isn't it great, a discussion about the worst town in (the island of)Ireland turns into an argument about Norm Iron! :rolleyes:

No wonder things never get done! :rolleyes:

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Fratton Fred · 31-08-2007 5:13pm

Is anywhere worse than Dalkey?

People are either rough arse council house dwellers who think, because they live in Dalkey, they are posh. Or posh people who know they are posh and treat everyone like dirt.

Nice chipper though:rolleyes:

BeansMeansHynes · 31-08-2007 5:14pm

Mullingar
The town has grown so much but nothing at all to do in the town. All the shops are closing down and you have to go to Athlone or Tullamore to go shopping for clothes, electrical items etc. To get a decent job you must commute. Nothing to do at the weekends only drink. The town has gotten so rough at night aswell.

On the other hand, moved to Cork a few months ago and I love it. People are extra nice and friendly, just realised how rude people are in Mullingar. Great jobs, shops and lots of things to do other than drink every weekend.

Cork rocks!!!!

bill_ashmount · 31-08-2007 5:17pm

BeansMeansHynes wrote:

On the other hand, moved to Cork a few months ago and I love it. People are extra nice and friendly, just realised how rude people are in Mullingar. Great jobs, shops and lots of things to do other than drink every weekend.

Cork rocks!!!!

Shhhhhhh!!!! You're not allowed to say that, you'll upset too many people

Kintarō Hattori · 31-08-2007 5:23pm

Newbridge in Kildare. I've never once liked that place. There's not much too it and it's not very interesting.

Dudess · 31-08-2007 5:29pm

BeansMeansHynes wrote:

On the other hand, moved to Cork a few months ago and I love it. People are extra nice and friendly, just realised how rude people are in Mullingar. Great jobs, shops and lots of things to do other than drink every weekend.

Cork rocks!!!!

Beans, I think you have a bright future ahead of you in our fair city by the Lee! Now, for God's sake will you change your location to the glorious People's Republic!

monkeyfudge wrote:

But what about the cheese? Did you stop for one minute and think of the thriving cheese industry of Mitchelstown?

Golden Vale or no Golden Vale, tis a sh*t heap!

The worst place in Ireland......

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