If you could live anywhere in Dublin where would it be?

LundiMardi

I'm probably gonna move out in the coming months and don't know where to move

On one hand i could move into town and have all the benefits of being in town, shops, bars etc all within walking distance. Cons - expensive, not likely to get anything amazing but a single room..

On the other hand i could live in the 'suburbs', in a nice QUIET estate, have a double room with en suit and a BBQ in the back garden etc etc, all for cheaper than being in town...

Where would you live?

By the way, i live in a **** heap in Tallaght.

dlofnep

Baggot Street Bridge. Actually, I wouldn't live in Dublin if you paid me.

Attol

Cabinteely seems to not be too pricy when compared with other areas around it. Also Sandyford is quite reasonable. They both have good access to all amenities as well. Direct bus/Luas links to town too. Also so close to Blackrock, Stillorgan etc. so you could get a taxi home after a night out and not pay a fortune. Those kinds of areas are what I'm considering when I move back. Since I'll be travelling to UCD and back everyday they will be an ideal location as well. Shankill is pretty reasonable too.

Setun

Charlesland.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=625

plenderj

Slap bang in the city centre for me

toffeapple

Coolock is close to city and cheap...and ya can buy cheap stolen goods in the pubs.

NOt unlike tallaght i might add..but not as much of a sess pool

Creamy Goodness

Daddio wrote:

Charlesland.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=625

pity it's not in dublin though

money no object i'd live in rathmines, just seems like such a nice area and it's not to far out.

Supercell

Rathgar, Terenue or maybe Rathmines.

All close to the city center, loads of busses to and from town. Quiet and safe.

I lived in the city centre for about 10 years in rented accomodation and while its great to be close to everything , the skangers that hang around the neighbourhood and the sirens at night are not exactly peaceful and quiet.

Have lived in Rathgar now for about three years and if I won the lotto would certainly buy a house here!!

plenderj

I'm living in Rathgar right now and can't wait to get back into the City Centre. I don't like getting busses, so it's a 35-55 minute walk into the city centre depending on how fast you're walking and where you're going

Zeppie

Ranelagh isn't a bad spot to live in ....cheap enough I think and sure its pretty close to town to ....and Rathmines!

plenderj

Plus if you're a lazy bastard you've also got the LUAS

Slunk

Lanesborough near finglas, there has been loads of new developments near finglas and its not that far from town. Search daft.ie for D.11

[Jackass]

Ranelagh/Rathmines nicest area in Dublin imo. Great village, great pubs, is a suburb but is walking distance to town and on the luas line. Plan on moving there myself...pay about €400 a month for a crappy room, but in dead handy and really nice area!

LundiMardi

DubGuy wrote:

Ranelagh/Rathmines nicest area in Dublin imo. Great village, great pubs, is a suburb but is walking distance to town and on the luas line. Plan on moving there myself...pay about €400 a month for a crappy room, but in dead handy and really nice area!

yeah that's my budget too.. I was thinking of the whole Rathmines/Terenure/Kimmage etc area...

plenderj

Kimmage is too far out, but Rathmins/Ranelagh are less than a 30 minute walk into town

xzanti

Raglan Road

Kinetic^

xzanti wrote:

Raglan Road

Tis very nice down there xzanti, hope you've got a big wallet though.

I think Ranelagh would be very nice to live in.

hullaballoo

Ailsbury Rd.

chump

Bang in the CC... IFSC area maybe

xzanti

Keyser Soze 5 wrote:

Tis very nice down there xzanti, hope you've got a big wallet though.
I think Ranelagh would be very nice to live in.

Well I dont but the question was "If you COULD live anywhere in Dublin" I will never live down that neck of the woods unless I win the loto tbh :rolleyes:

I like where I live now tbh (between Rathmines and Harolds Cross) but Im only renting.. I would never be able to afford to buy around here... Ranelagh's lovely too though..

GrumPy

Fcukin southsiders what about all the northside has to offer? darndale, ballymun, donaghmede, bayside, killbarrack? :v: i'd prolly live in clontarf, nice spot, close to town, dart etc...

Phoenix Park, I suppose.

Nightwish

Dun Laoghaire, down near the harbour. Its the only place in Dublin I can say I like, or I'd like to live in one of those posh apartments in the IFSC.

rainbow kirby

Probably somewhere like Ranelagh or Rathmines, but oddly enough, I wouldn't mind living in Dundrum because it'd be so handy for getting to college for me.

Bettyboop

howth.up near all the celebs:D

Supercell

It boils down to this..where are the most expensive houses in dublin and does anyone rent there ?

Peope pay for houses in a certain area beacuse its a nice place to live.
Dalkey, Killiney and Howth are incredibly expensive for the simple reason - they are nice places to live.

If you can rent in these areas for a reasonable price (read <€1000/pm) then live it up, otherwise live like the rest.

Rb

Quite happy where I'm living now. When I eventually move out of the parents house though I'd like to live somewhere like Rathmines/ Ranelagh for the first few years at least 'cause they're great areas full of young people, pubs, restaurants etc. and are convenient to town.
Probably Ranelagh though as its a bit nicer than Rathmines.

Savman

LundiMardi wrote:

By the way, i live in a **** heap in Tallaght.

Aw jeebus another one on the way...stick to yer own tallaght boy

aidan_walsh

Outside it.

azezil

If money was no object... Penthouse in the IFSC

I lived in Rathmines for a year, didn't like it, not so bad once you get there, but getting there I used to get abuse from skangers in certain areas.
Been living in in Drumcondra nearly 2 years now, never had an issue with skangers and its pretty close to cc, loads of buses, only annoyance is the GAA, feckin Croke park and its resulting crowds.

elvis2002

If money was no option then you'd be over in that Alisbury(spelling) road area where all the houses are 40 million. I lived in Ranelagh on marlborough road just after wongs chinese restaurant. I found it grand. Dead safe!. Thats the most important thing for me. Rathmines is a nice spot too, they are noticable more scumbags around there though.

WexCan

Got a friend with a penthouse in Temple Bar.

All I have to do is get me in his will and knock him off.

Terry

i'd like to live ehre.

Kintarō Hattori

Ahh Rathmines, I lived there for 3 years and never had any problems with anyone. Moved out to Balbriggan and the place is full of scumbags (no offense to the non-scumbags!). Myself and the missus will be moving back in late April and we're gonna be looking for Portabello/Rathmines area. I love The 'Mines, if I could afford it I'd buy a place there. It has a great buzz, loads of shops and pubs and just about everything else you could need. Oh and a great atmosphere.

hotasfunk

Ranelagh > Rathmines and everywhere else in Dublin; except for Foxrock/Leopardstown/Donnybrook perhaps.

WexCan

God D6 is very popular these days, what happened to Dalkey/Killiney/Malahide etc?

Lived in Rathmines for 2 years, found it grand but there is a lack of amenities up the top end, further away from town. It can be literally 25 minutes to do food shopping which I find a bit annoying, living in a city. Then again it's very quiet which is nice. There are a few scumbags around there, had a little trouble last year, nothing serious. If I could live there again I'd choose the end nearer town, way more shops etc and only a 15 minute walk to the centre.

Ranelagh seems lovely, really nice atmosphere and quite studenty at the same time. The awful traffic problems put me off before, but now the Luas is there I'd definitely like to live there.

WexCan

Remember, the main student accom. for TCD is near Rathmines, so studenty indeed.

PHB

I intend to live in Ranelagh when I can afford it, its such a nice place, and tis a perfect to live.

elvis2002

Yah I agree that Ranelagh has a studenty feel to it. Its nice and compact. Everything is within 5 minutes, wongs, chartbusters, centra, nightclub, luas. Grand and handy. I once met a chinese bird in Ranelagh that was so friggin hot... God... I cant describe it.

WexCan

elvis2002 wrote:

Yah I agree that Ranelagh has a studenty feel to it. Its nice and compact. Everything is within 5 minutes, wongs, chartbusters, centra, nightclub, luas. Grand and handy. I once met a chinese bird in Ranelagh that was so friggin hot... God... I cant describe it.

List of things to look for in an area: hot girls.

Madness. lol.

mad m

Happy at moment where I live(Kimmage),but getting ichy feet,might sell up if a house with 4 bedrooms comes on market at right price.But would like to stay in the surrounding area.

Rockee

Quite happy here in Rush....

bennyx_o

I'm happy here in Killester. Just around the corner from the train station, a bus stop, shops. Not too far from anything, really.

Ickle Magoo

I'd like one of those little houses next to the Phoenix Park

TomCo

I'd say it would be pretty rough at night.

WexCan

TomCo wrote:

I'd say it would be pretty rough at night.

Gonna get that anywhere in the CC though if you think about it.

TomCo

Yeah but you're a bit isolated in the park, plus its a known rentboy hang out.
I'd prefer not to live near that.

WexCan

TomCo wrote:

Yeah but you're a bit isolated in the park, plus its a known rentboy hang out.
I'd prefer not to live near that.

Ah forgot that, sex in the bushes beside your house, not the most pleasant.

Agent Smith

Longfield wrote:

Dalkey, Killiney and Howth are incredibly expensive for the simple reason - they are nice places to live.

WexCan

agent smith wrote:

Ooooh do explain. Killiney(ish) resident here.