Dublin and Kilkenny, where to live?

And428

Hey all, me and the gf have got a jobs one in dublin and the other in kilkenny any idea where we could live to limit travel for both, we both drive, any advice would be greatly appreciated

blogga

Never live in a small town (city my a***) like Kilkenny. Dublin. Make her move or cash in her chips.

Cool Mo D

Naas would seem like a good option: Easy access to Dublin or Kilkenny. Generally sonewhere on the outskirts of Dublin, or North Kildare, along the N7 would spread the commute out a bit.

Poxyshamrock

Newbridge or Athy?

And428

thanks everyone would you recomend driving or train? and any idea about how long a commute it would be?

foggy_lad

And428 wrote: »

thanks everyone would you recomend driving or train? and any idea about how long a commute it would be?

Carlow is on the train line for both Dublin and Kilkenny but the train is very expensive and busses between Carlow and Kilkenny are rare. Naas will give more options for busses to both Dublin and Kilkenny but the train is a few miles away in sallins. Driving from Carlow is probably the best option with reasonable rents in town and the motorway to dublin and a good road to Kilkenny.

n97 mini

I wouldn't fancy commuting from Carlow to Dublin every day, especially if you're going inside the M50.

Of all the options so far I'd go for Naas as it's a far nicer town than Athy or Newbridge, but has it's own problems and limitations too, i.e. the train is very expensive and no matter what way you look at it you're going to have to base your social life around Naas.

My advice would probably be to live near where one of you works. At least then you have some semblance of a social life. I'd opt for the Dublin end as the Kilkenny commute would be against the traffic, and long term it's going to be a lot easier for both of you to get jobs in Dublin than in Kilkenny.

Losty Dublin

I'd look around Naas or Newbridge as well as they have road, rail and bus connections to Dublin, they are still out in the country enough to be out of town yet are still about an hours drive away, off peak.

foggy_lad

Losty Dublin wrote: »

I'd look around Naas or Newbridge as well as they have road, rail and bus connections to Dublin, they are still out in the country enough to be out of town yet are still about an hours drive away, off peak.

Naas has no rail link, the station is in sallins a few miles away and would probably involve bring your car and paying for parking as the shuttle bus to/from Naas only serves a few trains. And the only thing out in the country about Newbridge is the railway station which is quite a walk from the centre of this very busy town.

Rud

I would say Athy or Carlow personally.Athy isn't as bad a place as it was at all,no matter what people say and Carlow has a great social and shopping side if you wanted it.Naas would be a bad choice what with having to drive to Sallins to get a train and is too far from Kilkenny in my book

mjcom4d

Gowran the motorway entrance is just down the road

mjcom4d

blogga wrote: »

Never live in a small town (city my a***) like Kilkenny. Dublin. Make her move or cash in her chips.

Kilkenny is a city there's a charter for it it might be small but it's still classed as a city ya c**t

SeanW

n97 mini wrote: »

I'd opt for the Dublin end as the Kilkenny commute would be against the traffic, and long term it's going to be a lot easier for both of you to get jobs in Dublin than in Kilkenny.

I would agree with this - whichever of you is working in Kilkenny will have a reverse-peak commute which will be a lot faster and more comfortable (Dublin-Kilkenny) than Kilkenny-Dublin. Assuming the one of you with with the job in Kilkenny doesn't have a job-for-life there, as n97 mini said Dublin is a better place to find work long term.

the groutch

mjcom4d wrote: »

Gowran the motorway entrance is just down the road

may as well just live in Kilkenny then

-Chris-

mjcom4d wrote: »

Kilkenny is a city there's a charter for it it might be small but it's still classed as a city ya c**t

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road_high

mjcom4d wrote: »

Kilkenny is a city there's a charter for it it might be small but it's still classed as a city ya c**t

Have lived in a few places and Kilkenny city is hands down one of the best places in Ireland to live. Great night life and culture and lovely ambience. No other town or city in Leinster bar Dublin comes close. Pity it's not a little closer to Dublin to amke commuting more feasible.

road_high

Some place around Ballitore in south Kildare would be half way between KK and Dublin but I don't know how apppealing living there is, you'd be very much in the country and dependent on the car. What's KK to Dublin about 115 km/70 miles.

n97 mini

mfitzy wrote: »

Have lived in a few places and Kilkenny city is hands down one of the best places in Ireland to live. Great night life and culture and lovely ambience. No other town or city in Leinster bar Dublin comes close. Pity it's not a little closer to Dublin to amke commuting more feasible.

No doubt KK city is a great place to live but it's an awful place to commute to Dublin from.

road_high

n97 mini wrote: »

No doubt KK city is a great place to live but it's an awful place to commute to Dublin from.

I agree. On an everyday basis it's not feasible longterm. It's 70 miles each way/roughly an hour on the motorway. I know people that do it/have done it but mainly short term or a few days a week and mainly on the train to Heuston and Luas into town.

Benny_Cake

I live in Naas myself and work in Portlaoise, whereas my OH works in Dublin. Its quite workable, the public transport options for Dublin are good and I can get to work in about 45 minutes. That said, Kilkenny would be a longer stretch. Main downside is the cost of fuel, but thats inavoidable. If you choose Naas that should give you a roughly equal commute in terms of time.

And428

:-( looks like alot of traveling either way, worst thing is I think itll be in ballsbridge area the complete wrong side of Dublin