Finally an end to the best county argument!

A new survey has found that Co Donegal was the best place to live in 2010.

The research carried out by likeplace.ie found that Co Galway was the worst, although Galway city was voted the best town in Ireland.

The seaside town of Bray in Co Wicklow was voted the country's worst town.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/donegal-best-place-to-live-this-year--survey-486347.html


I concur!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

but it's not

AntiMatter

That's the end of it then.

Thank fuck.

chin_grin

Ah yeah, but it's all subjective.

alwaysadub

I live in Co Galway. I like it anyway!

philologos

Bray the worst town?

They clearly haven't been around very much.

hondasam

I will not be taking this survey seriously.

Galway the worst

I dont think so.

KeithM89_old

Paddy_simth is not gonna like this thread...:)

knird evol

At least pick a county that's in Ireland

syklops

With the high unemployment in Donegal, is it not more a case that there were more people home during the day to answer the door and vote for Donegal, than other counties with less unemployment?

Nothing against Donegal btw.

sollar

knird evol wrote: »

At least pick a county that's in Ireland

Like donegal

Winty

What a county that is less than 2 hours drive to the salt mines in Ballycastle but our stupid county councillors decide to buy road salt from Egypt, the next delivery due in March

Micky Dolenz

sollar wrote: »

Like donegal

The county the North didn't want.

Mr. Manager

knird evol wrote: »

At least pick a county that's in Ireland

Me thinks he confused himself with Derry and Down.

grenache

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The county the North didn't want.

not funny.

Ruu_Old

This will be the last thread in After Hours on this subject then, good. :cool:

DarrenDay

You have some serious issues if you actually take any pride in your county.

hondasam

Does everyone not take pride in their county ?

DarrenDay

hondasam wrote: »

Does everyone not take pride in their county ?

Just muck savages I find. The closer you get to Dublin the less people care.

North_West_Art

I live in Donegal and I consider myself lucky. We have pretty much everything on the doorstep, quality of life is second to none, the people are friendly, the scenery is spectacular and we can pop in and out to the north to the shops and off license (there doesn't seem to be the same bitterness that is evident in certain other parts of the country...see above)

stimpson

Jakkass wrote: »

Bray the worst town?

They clearly haven't been around very much.

Spot on if you ask me. Bray has practically no redeeming features except the Dart to Dublin. If I lived in Bray I doubt I would have the will to get out of bed in the morning.

steddyeddy

Jakkass wrote: »

Bray the worst town?

They clearly haven't been around very much.

Its not the worst town

Paracore

DarrenDay wrote: »

Just muck savages I find. The closer you get to Dublin the less people care.

I understand why Dubliners wouldn't care about Dublin, it is full of scumbags after all.

I'd like to point out that Galway did beat Dublin's ass in this poll.

Sea Sharp

Cavan is the worst and Dublin is the best.

sollar

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The county the North didn't want.

Thats true, to many catholics, would have upset the balance for them.

Son Of A Vidic

These type of threads should be put in a special prepubescent teens forum. Where they can address similar issues like - "My house is bigger than your house." or "My dad has a better car than yours." and such similarly themed threads.

biko

"A new survey"? I'd like a bit more information than that before I have my say.
Probably a survey of 15 drunks and 3 Spanish tourists in a pub in Bundoran.

Edit - Survey was done by likeplace.ie, great...

Leonid

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The county the North didn't want.

This is actually true. When the northern state was being formed, Lloyd George offered the Unionists the nine counties that composed historic Ulster.
The Unionists refused on the grounds that they believed they wouldn't be able to control 9 counties and the related larger Catholic community. The British PM believed that partition would be temporary as the Northern state would fall apart by itself. This didn't happen as the Unionists were successful in creating a Protestant supremacy through gerrymandering and other dubious means.

orourkeda

Fack Off Donegal.

Just FACK OFF

Paracore

orourkeda wrote: »

Fack Off Donegal.

Just FACK OFF

Just another one of Dublin's dole merchants. Must be great having all that time on your hands.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

knird evol wrote: »

At least pick a county that's in Ireland

I detest people who don't understand basic geography and you sir are a fine example. Donegal isn't one of the th six counties and even if it was it would still be part of the island of Ireland, if not the republic.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I detest people who don't understand basic geography and you sir are a fine example. Donegal isn't one of the th six counties and even if it was it would still be part of the island of Ireland, if not the republic.

Is Ulster not Northern Ireland, ie the UK?

sollar

Boston Embarrassed Seismograph wrote: »

Is Ulster not Northern Ireland, ie the UK?

No ulster is made up of 9 counties, 3 of which are in the republic.

Are there people growing up in this country not knowing that?

FarmerGreen

Is not Donegal the last outpost of Irishness.
Far away from Dublin and foreigners.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Boston Embarrassed Seismograph wrote: »

Is Ulster not Northern Ireland, ie the UK?

I'd have thought a man so fond of Londonderry would know better

Paracore

Boston Embarrassed Seismograph wrote: »

Is Ulster not Northern Ireland, ie the UK?

Are you actually retarded?

Napper Hawkins

sollar wrote: »

No ulster is made up of 9 counties, 3 of which are in the republic.

Are there people growing up in this country not knowing that?

You've grown up in this country not knowing that?

FarmerGreen

I'm hugely confused Ted.

HUNK

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1110/greystones.html

cool beans

FarmerGreen

Only because it European and civilised. And theres only three decent pubs.
And its close to Dublin.

syklops

FarmerGreen wrote: »

Only because it European and civilised. And theres only three decent pubs.
And its close to Dublin.

Donegal inst close to Dublin

Can everyone look at this map before posting anything about locations, please?

http://www.balcoach.com/map_of_Irish_Counties.jpg

latenia

Wait a minute, I thought there was a lot of Orangemen in Donegal. Does that not make it part of NI?

dizzywizlw

So we're counting Donegal as an actual county now? Standards are slipping here lads :rolleyes:


Anecdotally I have been told that the North West Wasteland rival Dublin in teenage mothers and boy racer car crashes...Is this a positive?

Noreen1

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

The county the North didn't want.

I get the impression the feeling might have been entirely mutual.:D:D

Noreen

danniemcq

I wanna say obvious troll to so many of these posts but honestly can so many people have the same troll idea at once or are people (in what appears from the posts fantastic other counties that have no car crashes, no Protestants, record employment etc) have no concept of either the geography of Ireland or the fairly important political divide.

Yes Donegal isn't perfect but I’ll take it anyday over Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford or Wicklow.

Them apartments aren’t looking like that bad an idea now eh?

muffler

knird evol wrote: »

At least pick a county that's in Ireland

Boston Embarrassed Seismograph wrote: »

Is Ulster not Northern Ireland, ie the UK?

latenia wrote: »

Wait a minute, I thought there was a lot of Orangemen in Donegal. Does that not make it part of NI?

The Education Forum is that way

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Ninjedi

I hate to say it but they're probably not trolling. The level of ignorance down the country about this is shocking - the amount of times I've gone to weddings (basically anywhere south of Cavan) and been asked did I have much trouble changing my sterling...you have to wonder really!

I'd say most of it is just jealousy - after all we're the only county that could in theory secede from this ****ehole republic and successfully make a go of it on our own :P

smashey

orourkeda wrote: »

Fack Off Donegal.

Just FACK OFF

Careful there. We Donegal people can get really angry when the mood takes us.

I don't often post in AH but when I see a thread so truthful and accurate, I just have to agree with it. :cool:

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

I fully agree that Galway county is a shìt hole, far too many shanty towns like Tuam, Loughrea and Ballinaslow, but I wouldnt consider it worse than Mayo...
Galway city ftw..!

dsmythy

North_West_Art wrote: »

I live in Donegal and I consider myself lucky. We have pretty much everything on the doorstep, quality of life is second to none, the people are friendly, the scenery is spectacular and we can pop in and out to the north to the shops and off license (there doesn't seem to be the same bitterness that is evident in certain other parts of the country...see above)

How's that unemployment rate going? Oooooooo