Where is the best place in Ireland to live?

Johnny Foreigner

Where is the best place in Ireland to live?
Positive answers only please, no negative vibes or slagging.
I am looking for reasons why you think somewhere is a good place to live.
Personally I always thought Salthill in Galway would be a nice place to live as its scenic, and Galway city centre has a good night life.

starbelgrade

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Positive answers only please, no negative vibes or slagging.

Coming from you, that's pretty rich.

Senna

My home town, obviously.

The Golden Miller

MEAAD!!!

KeithM89_old

Hot-Air Balloon

pragmatic1

Darndale.

Chuck Stone

It depends.

Do you have kids?

Do you have a car?

What employment are you in/seeking?

Do you travel abroad a lot?

Do you surf?

Do you like the urban or rural environment?

etc etc...

Poxyshamrock

Dublin

pragmatic1

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Dublin

What about lovely Limerick.

Johnny Foreigner

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It depends.

Do you have kids?

Do you have a car?

What employment are you in/seeking?

Do you travel abroad a lot?

Do you surf?

Do you like the urban or rural environment?

etc etc...

Do you have kids? No.

Do you have a car? Yes.

What employment are you in/seeking? Retired (at 35).

Do you travel abroad a lot? Yes.

Do you surf? Only the internet. I swim 300 metres every week though.

Do you like the urban or rural environment? Both.

ciano1

In Town...

ricero

Dun laoghaire in Dublin right beside the sea and beaches. Great scenery up the road in killiney hill and celeb spotting in dalkey. Also dart line there and bus routes that will take you to the city centre in less than a half hour. Fresh air and not condensed like estates in ye city centre

Johnny Foreigner

ciano1 wrote: »

In Town...

Or out the road?

Guill

In a house.

Marcus_Crassus

Howth, Dublin.

harney

Dear Sir,

I have this piece of string.

Could you perhaps tell me how long it is?

Regards,
Me
Kiss Kiss Kiss

FatherLen

i have lived in both rural and urban areas and not just in dublin. it is all just a matter of preference. personally i preferre dublin and close to the city.

hondasam

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Where is the best place in Ireland to live?
Positive answers only please, no negative vibes or slagging.
I am looking for reasons why you think somewhere is a good place to live.
Personally I always thought Salthill in Galway would be a nice place to live as its scenic, and Galway city centre has a good night life.

Are you renting or buying?

Salthill is great but expensive to buy there.

Johnny Foreigner

harney wrote: »

Dear Sir,

I have this piece of string.

Could you perhaps tell me how long it is?

Regards,
Me
Kiss Kiss Kiss

When you fetch me a can of tartan paint and a long stand then I will.

Johnny Foreigner

hondasam wrote: »

Are you renting or buying?

Salthill is great but expensive to buy there.

I think now is a good time to buy with cash.
Mortgages are a thing of the past in Ireland.
Renting is dead money (unless you are receiving it).

KKkitty

Kilkenny
1st Sunday in September
That is all

Marcus_Crassus

The Irish preoccupation with "ownin' a house or a bit of land" is mental.

Renting is not dead money but let's not start that debate off.

hondasam

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

I think now is a good time to buy with cash.
Mortgages are a thing of the past in Ireland.
Renting is dead money (unless you are receiving it).

Yes great bargains to be had, how much you spending?
Have you looked at anything?
Would you move out of the city, say moycullen area?

ricero

KKkitty wrote: »

Kilkenny
1st Sunday in September
That is all

Is that the day of the year when the people of Kilkenny finally get hot water

ToddyDoody

The best place to live is one with the best fit between the person and the environment.. Since it'll never ever get a mention (ever) unless i did it, let me suggest portarlington co laois (with it french hugenot heritage)

Hasmunch

KKkitty wrote: »

Kilkenny
1st Sunday in September
That is all

I agree, i wouldn't live there 364 days of the year either!

Johnny Foreigner

hondasam wrote: »

Yes great bargains to be had, how much you spending?
Have you looked at anything?
Would you move out of the city, say moycullen area?

I have a budget of 50,000 Euro cash.
I was thinking of North Leitrim as I like being close to the border for cheap shopping in the North, and close to the seaside.
I am waiting to see if the fracking will go ahead there first though.
Rural within 1 hour drive of a town would suit my needs.

opinion guy

harney wrote: »

Dear Sir,

I have this piece of string.

Could you perhaps tell me how long it is?

Regards,
Me
Kiss Kiss Kiss

None of your smooth talk Harney. You f*cked the country for long enough!

pragmatic1

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

I have a budget of 50,000 Euro cash.
I was thinking of North Leitrim as I like being close to the border for cheap shopping in the North, and close to the seaside.
I am waiting to see if the fracking will go ahead there first though.
Rural within 1 hour drive of a town would suit my needs.

Why not have a look in Donegal then great surfing too.

John Doe1

Newgrange

charlemont

Cork Citaaaaay Boy.. But only because its cheaper than Dublin...

Kev_2012

Limerick City! Solely because it's more laid back than most cities, people are generally very friendly and sport is a massive thing here(may not necessarily make any difference to you!)

Can't beat Heineken cup games in Thomond!!! Especially if you go out for day/night as well as getting the game in!

mikemac1

Tipperary, the Premier County

Some of our local politcans may be crooks and the rest are too stupid to be crooks and unemployment may be high and IDA Ireland puts Tipp bottom of their league table but sure, we're poor but we are happy

We got hurling to distract us :cool:

Eric Cartman

Lucan , leixlip , maynooth - all just outside the m50 , with public transport and theyre not crime riddled shítholes or full of flats.

Howth, rush, portmarnock are also pretty good but a bit stuck up and expensive

KKkitty

mikemac1 wrote: »

Tipperary, the Premier County

Some of our local politcans may be crooks and the rest are too stupid to be crooks and unemployment may be high and IDA Ireland puts Tipp bottom of their league table but sure, we're poor but we are happy

We got hurling to distract us :cool:

Tell Lar Corbett Liam McCarthy says hi

mikemac1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlM0ihe7IfA

Sykk

Rathmines has:

Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl, swimming pool, cinema, shopping centre, gym, good pubs, small brewrey, mcdonalds, dominos, restaurants, take aways and best of all, it's (relatively) scum free.

Celly Smunt

Dundalk.

Celly Smunt

Sykk wrote: »

Rathmines has:

Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl, swimming pool, cinema, shopping centre, gym, good pubs, small brewrey, mcdonalds, dominos, restaurants, take aways and best of all, it's (relatively) scum free.

of course for this you have to trade your sanity for a basement bedsit.

Johnny Foreigner

pmcmahon wrote: »

Dundalk.

There already.

Celly Smunt

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

There already.

you poor soul.

Dravokivich

Guill wrote: »

In a house.

A very big house...

KKkitty

mikemac1 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlM0ihe7IfA

Haha very funny. Jealous much. When did Tipp do 4 in a row last. Mmmmm that's right. NEVER muahahahaha

KKkitty

Dravokivich wrote: »

Guill wrote: »

In a house.

A very big house...

In the country

Celly Smunt

Dravokivich wrote: »

A very big house...

in the country

Celly Smunt

:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Godsentme

Is this a joke question??

WATERFORD OF COURSE!!!

Wattle

I lived in Kerry for a year back in the 90's. Absolutely loved it I'm thinking of going back.

Nodin

Sykk wrote: »

Rathmines has:

Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi, Lidl, swimming pool, cinema, shopping centre, gym, good pubs, small brewrey, mcdonalds, dominos, restaurants, take aways and best of all, it's (relatively) scum free.

The record number of Gardai at the Church for christmas midnight mass was in the early 90's - 40 in uniform ,with two vans in the wings.

ihsb

Anywhere by the sea in Dublin, Clontarf is best

Corvo

You heathens.

No one has mentioned Wexford.