What's Gleann Dara like to live in as a student?

constantg

Basically what it says on the tin folks; what's Gleann Dara like to live in as a student? I'm looking at a place there on Wednesday?

cgpg5

It's a fair walk I'll give it that. 20 mins at least from college. Which is grand but is a nightmare when it's raining. Also quite awkward for nights out! Quality-wise, I've no idea it depends on the house. It's not the best of areas from what I've heard either.

constantg

cgpg5 wrote: »

It's a fair walk I'll give it that. 20 mins at least from college. Which is grand but is a nightmare when it's raining. Also quite awkward for nights out! Quality-wise, I've no idea it depends on the house. It's not the best of areas from what I've heard either.

Ugh, not the best of areas I'd be a bit edgy about!! Can you walk it home after a night out? I am a fan of that, hate this taxis ****e....

JohnCleary

As an estate it's grand, provided you mind your own business. It's a mix of student/residential. I've noticed quite a lot of traveller families living there, but never seen them bother people.

It'd be a fair walk from town, to be honest you'd be getting a taxi home after a night out.

King Ding at the bottom of the estate might turn you into a fatty pretty quickly.

The houses themselves seem to be fairly standard - built to decent enough spec

constantg

mile n half from town isn't bad, im walking a mile now as it is!! hows nuig road or shantalla after dark for strolls?

MadYaker

constantg wrote: »

mile n half from town isn't bad, im walking a mile now as it is!! hows nuig road or shantalla after dark for strolls?

Don't walk anywhere on your own after dark. Especially in westside or shantalla. If you don't have other people to walk home with get a taxi.

constantg

MadYaker wrote: »

Don't walk anywhere on your own after dark. Especially in westside or shantalla. If you don't have other people to walk home with get a taxi.

THAT bad? Like spent last 8 yrs living in Limerick, bear that in mind.

JohnCleary

constantg wrote: »

mile n half from town isn't bad, im walking a mile now as it is!! hows nuig road or shantalla after dark for strolls?

I've never had ANY bother 'round these areas at any hour of the night. Having said that, you could walk a road for 10 year hassle free, and then be un-lucky to bump into some drunken knob on any random night who could change your attitude of a place forever

MadYaker wrote: »

Don't walk anywhere on your own after dark. Especially in westside or shantalla. If you don't have other people to walk home with get a taxi.

Yes, that's the advise i'd give to a 12 year old girl in Galway - not to presumably a male student who's probably in his early 20's. Use general cop on - I find Galway a VERY safe place and often walk places at night. Granted, I don't look like a soft touch, but it's general cop-on that keeps you out of trouble in Galway. I was strolling through down with (drunk) friends last night, and the way 1 or 2 of the girls were acting, no wonder you hear of 'random' attacks the odd time... I was embarrassed to be walking through town with them

RDM_83 again

+1 to above post

The gangs of kids that hang around all seem to be young enough that they won't give you any serious bother ie more likely 13-15 rather than the 16-18 group, that said I'm not sure I'd wander around the back of some of the estates around Rahoon.

Live out that way and find its grand for going into college (get a bike, slightly further on than there and can get to college in 7 mins if lucky with lights), is a bit of trek though from town especially in winter.

Not sure what the redone Oaks is like as a local but the pub by Westside seems a bit dodge (not been so could be false impression but techno blaring on sunday afternoons :rolleyes: )

constantg

JohnCleary wrote: »

I've never had ANY bother 'round these areas at any hour of the night. Having said that, you could walk a road for 10 year hassle free, and then be un-lucky to bump into some drunken knob on any random night who could change your attitude of a place forever


Yes, that's the advise i'd give to a 12 year old girl in Galway - not to presumably a male student who's probably in his early 20's. Use general cop on - I find Galway a VERY safe place and often walk places at night. Granted, I don't look like a soft touch, but it's general cop-on that keeps you out of trouble in Galway. I was strolling through down with (drunk) friends last night, and the way 1 or 2 of the girls were acting, no wonder you hear of 'random' attacks the odd time... I was embarrassed to be walking through town with them

EARLY 20's Joy!! LATE 20's and around the block a few times!! lol. Area seems pretty quiet alright like.... I mean there is a general lack of scumbags in Galway as far as I can see...

beagle001

Used to be the big student area yrs ago when I went to uni,happened to be up
that way recently and it's a different lot living there now.
Mainly HSE housing for Nigerians a lot if eastern Europeans and then a mix of students.
The houses themselves used to be fine but they have been throught the wars of the years.
It's handy to get into uni from there just get a bike.

Croppy Bhoy

MadYaker wrote: »

Don't walk anywhere on your own after dark. Especially in westside or shantalla. If you don't have other people to walk home with get a taxi.

Jesus christ, it's attitudes like this that will turn Galway into as bad a place as other big cities - more so than the odd 'attack'.

It's grand. Bit like Beirut around October with the fireworks but other than that the worst you'll have is knacker kids going around in bikes being antisocial. Hop a rock off their heads and you won't find much in the way of retaliation, trust me.

The houses are fine really, just those generic buildings you find it a lot of the estates in Galway (the houses in Forster Court for example are pretty much identical inside). Only bad thing is the location, but it could be worse.

The residents are a mix of Africans and students. Never had nor heard of any trouble there.

snubbleste

Croppy Bhoy wrote: »

The residents are a mix of Africans and students. Never had nor heard of any trouble there.

Never?
Like the landlord who installed cameras in his tenant' rooms so he could perv on them?

Would'nt advise throwing rocks at anyone OP especially at their head.

Croppy Bhoy

snubbleste wrote: »

Never?
Like the landlord who installed cameras in his tenant' rooms so he could perv on them?

How do you know it was to perv on them? Maybe it was for security reasons due to rumour-fuelled paranoia.

Would'nt advise throwing rocks at anyone OP especially at their head.

Obviously some people are boulder than others.

snubbleste

Eh, because he chose the tenants for his house which happened to be nice good women and also because he was convicted in court.

MadYaker

He's talking about shantalla and westside. I would try to avoid walking around there after dark on my own. I've walked home on my own to newcastle after nights out but I wouldn't walk to gleann dara on my own.

jefreywithonef

I lived just off the Letteragh Road last year and walked home on my own loads of times (often at very late hours after two at night) without any hassle from anyone (though I'm male and tall enough).

I reckon though it wouldn't be as safe around 11 and 12 when you'd be more likely to encounter groups of 'youngsters' acting the maggot.

Doctor_Socks

I lived in Cruachan Park 3 years ago OP, its opposite Glenn Dara and I never had any trouble walking back there at night, or any other time of day for that matter. I would definitely invest in a bike though as its a long walk in and out of college everyday.

If I recall correctly, the university used to have a 'walk home train' or something along those lines that used to meet outside the library around 3 and walk back to westside together. Might be something to look into, it could have stopped though as most people would probably laugh at the idea of it or didn't partake in it.

Used to live in GD, never had any trouble, though just kept our wits about us. Houses are alright, standard enough, don't expect anything brilliant.

As for getting there, I had a bike, didn't fancy the walk to college, it's on the long side.

I wouldn't worry too much about walking home. I never saw that many dodgy characters. It's some of the estates the other side of the pitches I would avoid, Gaelcarrraig Park being one.

constantg

Deleted User wrote: »

Used to live in GD, never had any trouble, though just kept our wits about us. Houses are alright, standard enough, don't expect anything brilliant.

As for getting there, I had a bike, didn't fancy the walk to college, it's on the long side.

I wouldn't worry too much about walking home. I never saw that many dodgy characters. It's some of the estates the other side of the pitches I would avoid, Gaelcarrraig Park being one.

See i get keeping your wits about you, but im asking myself do i really want to have to worry about that in an area im living in! Also what's it like for housing security? many robberies?

beagle001

constantg wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Used to live in GD, never had any trouble, though just kept our wits about us. Houses are alright, standard enough, don't expect anything brilliant.

As for getting there, I had a bike, didn't fancy the walk to college, it's on the long side.

I wouldn't worry too much about walking home. I never saw that many dodgy characters. It's some of the estates the other side of the pitches I would avoid, Gaelcarrraig Park being one.

See i get keeping your wits about you, but im asking myself do i really want to have to worry about that in an area im living in! Also what's it like for housing security? many robberies?

Not good a lot of break-ins I am told up that way,students have been targeted in previous years for laptops and the houses are idle much if the day.
My brothers a detective and I remember him talking about GD,the old flats area.

theintern

constantg wrote: »

See i get keeping your wits about you, but im asking myself do i really want to have to worry about that in an area im living in! Also what's it like for housing security? many robberies?

The thing is, you're living in a city, you have to be a bit careful where ever you are, don't go leaving doors unlocked when you go out and things like that. I've heard of one robbery there, a few years back, but I wouldn't think it's worse than anywhere else in Galway.

Bar the fact it's a bit of a walk, I enjoyed living there, found it to be quite comfortable.

constantg

theintern wrote: »

The thing is, you're living in a city, you have to be a bit careful where ever you are, don't go leaving doors unlocked when you go out and things like that. I've heard of one robbery there, a few years back, but I wouldn't think it's worse than anywhere else in Galway.

Bar the fact it's a bit of a walk, I enjoyed living there, found it to be quite comfortable.

Worked in the students' union in UL for a few years. Did a late night patrol/flyer drop one night....

Was STUNNED by the amount of doors and windows left open.....

Latatian

My wimpy-looking self got seriously lost near Gleann Dara one night. Lots of young lads with pit bulls, white german shepherds and other pretty dogs, but no trouble, and I was walking aimlessly for hours. You do see women walking alone in that area at night which I'd take as a good sign.

ciano1

Latatian wrote: »

You do see women walking alone in that area at night which I'd take as a good sign.

Larry, is that you?

Croppy Bhoy

Latatian wrote: »

You do see women walking alone in that area at night which I'd take as a good sign.

Would you now...

Latatian

My wimpy-looking female self...

The Internet

MadYaker wrote: »

He's talking about shantalla and westside. I would try to avoid walking around there after dark on my own. I've walked home on my own to newcastle after nights out but I wouldn't walk to gleann dara on my own.

A fella I know and his friend got jumped by a group of knackers when they were walking back from the mcdonalds there last night