New to Cork

polkabunny

Hey all,
Got a job down in Cork city so will be moving down there in the next week or two... However, I've only been in Cork twice or three times, and only once in the city centre! Safe to say I'm definitely new to the city...
Do you guys have any hints or tips for surviving Cork? Anything would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance!

cantdecide

Cork's great. You're going to love it and welcome. Great night life. Small and friendly city (by and large). Great coffee shops etc

Have you picked a place to househunt? Need help choosing?

magicianz

Don't forget to try to get to the boards meet-ups, decent people!

kingtut

A newbie? YAYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!

Laneyh

Hopefully you'll enjoy it there's plenty going on. As well as the boards meet ups there are some other groups for people looking to explore Cork. Check out www.meetup.com there is a new and not so new in Cork group. I've gone to a couple of their events and they're sound people

MrFrisp

kingtut wrote: »

A newbie? YAYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!

Don't be scared of him...He's nice really..;)




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MrFrisp

polkabunny wrote: »

Hey all,
Got a job down in Cork city so will be moving down there in the next week or two... However, I've only been in Cork twice or three times, and only once in the city centre! Safe to say I'm definitely new to the city...
Do you guys have any hints or tips for surviving Cork? Anything would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance!

Welcome to Cork....

Be sure to get in touch with KingTut,,and join in for some mad nights out...

We're meeting up in about 3 weeks time,,so if your down by then,,be great if you could join the gang.

How to survive Cork?? Stay indoors 24/7 .. :eek:







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polkabunny

cantdecide wrote: »

Cork's great. You're going to love it and welcome. Great night life. Small and friendly city (by and large). Great coffee shops etc

Have you picked a place to househunt? Need help choosing?

Thank you! I'm really unfamiliar with Cork city. I'm currently looking at a place in Shanakiel, as it's close to where I'll be working, however the mammy is looking over my shoulder and looking at every property to rent in Cork city
Any areas that I should avoid?

magicianz wrote: »

Don't forget to try to get to the boards meet-ups, decent people!

Thank you, I will try! Be nice to meet some people, only problem is I get quiet around new people a lot

kingtut wrote: »

A newbie? YAYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!

If I got that reaction wherever I went I'd be a much happier traveller, thanks :pac:

Laneyh wrote: »

Hopefully you'll enjoy it there's plenty going on. As well as the boards meet ups there are some other groups for people looking to explore Cork. Check out www.meetup.com there is a new and not so new in Cork group. I've gone to a couple of their events and they're sound people

I'd never heard of that site before, will definitely check it out! They might get scared by my Roscommon accent though...

MrFrisp wrote: »

Don't be scared of him...He's nice really..;)

I'll reserve judgement for now

MrFrisp wrote: »

Welcome to Cork....

Be sure to get in touch with KingTut,,and join in for some mad nights out...

We're meeting up in about 3 weeks time,,so if your down by then,,be great if you could join the gang.

How to survive Cork?? Stay indoors 24/7 .. :eek:

Thanks
I'll most certainly try to, I should hopefully be down on time! I've only gone to one meetup before, for one of the college forums, so it would be nice to get to another one
Hah, can't stay inside 24/7, it's been basically what I've been doing for the last 2/3 months :eek:

Thanks everyone

MrFrisp

Can't really say what areas to avoid...What some think could be non-safe areas,others who live there may say they are fine.

Your advantage is that you will be renting...If an area turns out to be a nightmare,,you can move after a while. If you were to buy a house,,it wouldn't be so easy.

Shanakiel seems to be a fairly good area..Never heard of any serious trouble up there.

Where to go probably depends on whether your going out daytime,or at night..You looking for bars,,niteclubs?

I wouldn't know much about nightlife...That's for younger people..I'm on the verge of qualifying to be a hermit.



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Chuck Stone

It'll take you a while to learn the language.

eth0

kingtut wrote: »

A newbie? YAYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!

Fresh maet!

ABajaninCork

OP - are you working in Apple? Depends on where in Shanakiel you'll be renting! If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

MrFrisp

ABajaninCork wrote: »

OP - are you working in Apple? Depends on where in Shanakiel you'll be renting! If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

Is it not? Seriously?

I didn't know that....Never heard much about the place..





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trodsky

Don't move to Mayfield. Its a scum hole.

ABajaninCork

ABajaninCork wrote: »

OP - are you working in Apple? Depends on where in Shanakiel you'll be renting! If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

MrFrisp wrote: »

Is it not? Seriously?

I didn't know that....Never heard much about the place...

I nearly rented a place there when I first moved to Cork. I could see at once the area wasn't nice. My DH and his family didn't bother to tell me it was more or less Knocknaheeny! :eek:

We live in a better area now, thank goodness!!

Dermighty

The whole city is grand for living as long as you live on the south side.

Flesh Gorden

Dermighty wrote: »

The whole city is grand for living as long as you live on the south side.

Exactly, you'll be nice and safe in those massive traffic jams making sure that Fiontan and Cuchulain make it to school in a controlled atmosphere


Anyway, my 2 cents:

Only place I'd avoid in the Shanakiel area would be the half renovated asylum.
The original windows are part of a preservation order meaning the place is known to be freezing in the winter

And as for living on the northside: you won't get trouble unless you go looking for it.

Biggest threat you'll face in the city is yourself and how you act, especially when on a night out

You can be in the wrong place at the wrong time in any part of the city, even in the hallowed grounds of the Southside


If you want a half decent idea of an area before you go looking at places to live,
head into a few local pubs, ask the staff, talk to the regulars
and you'll get a better idea of an area than a few biased opinions off the internet

Dermighty

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Exactly, you'll be nice and safe in those massive traffic jams making sure that Fiontan and Cuchulain make it to school in a controlled atmosphere

And as for living on the northside: you won't get trouble unless you go looking for it.

I have never even heard of anyone called Fiontan or Cuchulain.

Secondly, you won't get trouble unless you go looking for it, such as living on the northside. I hope some day they will just build a moat and bailey and separate the north and south permanently.

ABajaninCork

Nothing wrong with the Northside!! Plenty of nice areas here, thank you!

cork kayaker

Northside isnt all bad... I am in Shanakiel myself. My bf used live near turners x and a gang of 20 kids jumped on his car and terrorised him a few years back. Never had that up here and I am from west cork. (When I was growing up all the ppl in the city were Norries to me!)
There are some nice enough estates and small communities. Yes theres a halting site up by apple and knocka looks worse than it actually is.
Welcome to cork- I am living up here 14 years and love it!

polkabunny

MrFrisp wrote: »

Can't really say what areas to avoid...What some think could be non-safe areas,others who live there may say they are fine.

Your advantage is that you will be renting...If an area turns out to be a nightmare,,you can move after a while. If you were to buy a house,,it wouldn't be so easy.

Shanakiel seems to be a fairly good area..Never heard of any serious trouble up there.

Where to go probably depends on whether your going out daytime,or at night..You looking for bars,,niteclubs?

I wouldn't know much about nightlife...That's for younger people..I'm on the verge of qualifying to be a hermit.

Fair enough, I ideally want to be on bus routes to Hollyhill or nearby for getting to work! I won't really know anyone and was never much of a nightlife person :P Just have no idea of where places like Tesco and Lidl are in relation to the city centre or anything! :eek:

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It'll take you a while to learn the language.

That's if they understand my language, haha!

Flesh Gorden

Dermighty wrote: »

I have never even heard of anyone called Fiontan or Cuchulain.

Secondly, you won't get trouble unless you go looking for it, such as living on the northside. I hope some day they will just build a moat and bailey and separate the north and south permanently.

Actually this lad is a good example of a previous point

If you've an inbuilt snobbery and feel like mouthing off at any given opportunity, you'll soon find your opinions and your teeth will be in two very different places

polkabunny

Oops, accidently hit post :pac:

MrFrisp wrote: »

ABajaninCork wrote: »

OP - are you working in Apple? Depends on where in Shanakiel you'll be renting! If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

Is it not? Seriously?

I didn't know that....Never heard much about the place..

Will try to avoid then, place I was looking at wasn't on Laurel Ridge though... I am indeed going to be in Apple

trodsky wrote: »

Don't move to Mayfield. Its a scum hole.

Know a family from Mayfield, will try to avoid if possible. Thank you!

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

If you want a half decent idea of an area before you go looking at places to live, head into a few local pubs, ask the staff, talk to the regulars and you'll get a better idea of an area than a few biased opinions off the internet

Thank you for the advice, it is quite helpful! However, I don't really have the cash to be floating around Cork all that much, so the internet is all I have right now!

cork kayaker wrote: »

Northside isnt all bad... I am in Shanakiel myself. My bf used live near turners x and a gang of 20 kids jumped on his car and terrorised him a few years back. Never had that up here and I am from west cork. (When I was growing up all the ppl in the city were Norries to me!)
There are some nice enough estates and small communities. Yes theres a halting site up by apple and knocka looks worse than it actually is.
Welcome to cork- I am living up here 14 years and love it!

Thank you, hopefully I'll fit in alright! I lived in Ballymun last year in Dublin, looks a bit rough around the edges but never got any trouble, hopefully will be the same down there too

MrFrisp

polkabunny wrote: »

Fair enough, I ideally want to be on bus routes to Hollyhill or nearby for getting to work! I won't really know anyone and was never much of a nightlife person :P Just have no idea of where places like Tesco and Lidl are in relation to the city centre or anything! :eek:



That's if they understand my language, haha!

I'm not from that side of the City,,but I think the nearest Tesco is Paul Street..

There's a Lidl in Churchfield as far as I know...That's not far at all.




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ABajaninCork

MrFrisp wrote: »

I'm not from that side of the City,,but I think the nearest Tesco is Paul Street..

There's a Lidl in Churchfield as far as I know...That's not far at all.
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Correct. There's also a Dunne's in Blackpool which isn't far at all.

OP. The 202 bus takes you right outside Apple. (If that's where you'll be working). Get a copy of the bus route from Bus Eireann and work your way in from there.

The bus goes through Ballintemple and Blackrock on it's way to Mahon. They're nice areas on the Southside. If you want to stick north, then have look at Gurranabraher, particularly around the Cathedral/Orrery Road areas. Settled area, reasonable rents and right on the 202 bus route which will get you there in less than 15 minutes.

Hope this helps!

Pablo Escobar

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Correct. There's also a Dunne's in Blackpool which isn't far at all.

OP. The 202 bus takes you right outside Apple. (If that's where you'll be working). Get a copy of the bus route from Bus Eireann and work your way in from there.

The bus goes through Ballintemple and Blackrock on it's way to Mahon. They're nice areas on the Southside. If you want to stick north, then have look at Gurranabraher, particularly around the Cathedral/Orrery Road areas. Settled area, reasonable rents and right on the 202 bus route which will get you there in less than 15 minutes.

Hope this helps!

Ballintemple is indeed a nice area, as is Blackrock. If you go with Shanakiel, the closer the Sunday's Well, the nicer it gets.

And on the northside-southside divide.....I'm a southern norrie.......South Parish

Dermighty

Flesh Gorden wrote: »

Actually this lad is a good example of a previous point

If you've an inbuilt snobbery and feel like mouthing off at any given opportunity, you'll soon find your opinions and your teeth will be in two very different places

Not really.

MissRetro

+1 for Cathedral Road. It would be right on your bus route, nice area with mainly older families etc living there. I would advise living on the lower end of it though as you would be closer to the shops etc. on Shandon Street and closer to town plus it is a fairly steep hill if you're going to be walking up it often..
I lived there for over a year and never felt uneasy if alone in the house at night..

MrFrisp

MissRetro wrote: »

+1 for Cathedral Road. It would be right on your bus route, nice area with mainly older families etc living there. I would advise living on the lower end of it though as you would be closer to the shops etc. on Shandon Street and closer to town plus it is a fairly steep hill if you're going to be walking up it often..
I lived there for over a year and never felt uneasy if alone in the house at night..

Plus,,although I don't live there...There is a fantastic view from the top of Cathedral Road too.




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ABajaninCork

There is indeed. You can see the harbour on a good day. Another great view is from the top of Gurranabraher Rd. Lovely view of St Finbarr's Cathedral from there too! I'll try to put some pix up later...

Chuck Stone

I've often wondered why the north side of Cork isn't the posh bit with the fantastic views a lot of it has.

The north side bashing is ridiculous. I'd have no problem whatsoever living in the north side if it suited me. I've found that minding your own business keeps you out of trouble and being a dick gets you into it and I'm sure that applies equally on both sides of the river.

polkabunny

Thank you for all the advice everyone! Was up during the week for induction, got to explore a little bit, have a better idea of where things are now, thankfully. Currently looking at house shares, but slightly difficult to know where the 202 bus stops are!
Will look and see if there is anything on Cathedral Road now, the hills around there are fine, but when I was nipping through an alley from the quays to the Butter Museum, I can tell there would be trouble during winter! :P

MrFrisp

polkabunny wrote: »

Thank you for all the advice everyone! Was up during the week for induction, got to explore a little bit, have a better idea of where things are now, thankfully. Currently looking at house shares, but slightly difficult to know where the 202 bus stops are!
Will look and see if there is anything on Cathedral Road now, the hills around there are fine, but when I was nipping through an alley from the quays to the Butter Museum, I can tell there would be trouble during winter! :P

Yeah,,the hills are great...

We're on the other side of the City,,but if/when it snows,or gets icy,,the hills aren't that much fun anymore.




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evilivor

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I've often wondered why the north side of Cork isn't the posh bit with the fantastic views a lot of it has.

There would be no where on the Southside that could compare to Sunday's Well or Montenotte. Proper houses and proper wealth.

Chuck Stone

evilivor wrote: »

There would be no where on the Southside that could compare to Sunday's Well or Montenotte. Proper houses and proper wealth.

Yeah but they're exceptions really.

Blackrock and Rochestown would be comparable to SW & Montenotte.

Spindle

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I've often wondered why the north side of Cork isn't the posh bit with the fantastic views a lot of it has.

The north side bashing is ridiculous. I'd have no problem whatsoever living in the north side if it suited me. I've found that minding your own business keeps you out of trouble and being a dick gets you into it and I'm sure that applies equally on both sides of the river.

I am from the suburbs so it is just a type of sport to ball hop someone because they are from either North or South, I bash both sides in equal amounts There all city fiends to me

There are parts of both areas that have problems and parts of both that are good. As pointed out the hills can be a killer in icy weather. Also if the river floods and you are commuting anywhere that involves crossing the river then be prepared for heartbreak and traffic.

charlemont

Don't take a ground floor flat if its on-street. Trust me on that...

polkabunny

Viewing a house in Sunday's Well on Monday, looks great and fits my budget perfectly so fingers crossed!

charlemont wrote: »

Don't take a ground floor flat if its on-street. Trust me on that...

I've heard horror stories from ground floor flats, want to be in a house with other people really, generally feels more secure and it's nice to have somebody to talk to! Much prefer houses to flats anyway, not sure why, I just do! :pac:

Oafley Jones

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I've often wondered why the north side of Cork isn't the posh bit with the fantastic views a lot of it has.

The poorer area in a lot of cities is historically linked to wind direction - pollution from factory smoke in the industrial era.

charlemont

Oafley Jones wrote: »

The poorer area in a lot of cities is historically linked to wind direction - pollution from factory smoke in the industrial era.

That's not the reason here in Cork though. Sunday's Well Montenotte (and previously St Lukes/Military Hill) are all well to do areas and are on the Northside with nice views.

The further you go on the Northside is historically where there were Irish communities living outside the English city of Corke..

Much of the Northside was in the slum clearance programs of the 20's 30's and just replaced with better local authority housing stock..Old maps of Cork show these areas.

ABajaninCork

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Blackrock and Rochestown would be comparable to SW & Montenotte.

Never understood the vibe with Rochestown TBH. I think it's soulless. Full of identikit yellow houses with little character. Area's been overdeveloped to ****. Blackrock's MUCH nicer! I'm not over-fond of Douglas either.

Another nice area spoiled by over-development is Glanmire.

Cartuja

Never understood the Northside bashing. Most of it done by people that don't know it and their snobbery prevents them from learning anything about it or the Norries. From the Southside, but worked plenty and socialised more north of the Lee. Never experienced anything different to the Southside. Another thing, I never had to go back to the Northside to be paid for work done there.

omahaid

ABajaninCork wrote: »

OP - are you working in Apple? Depends on where in Shanakiel you'll be renting! If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

That's not very nice, I've lived in Laurel Ridge for 11 years and I've yet to mug anyone...:(

omahaid

ABajaninCork wrote: »

If you want to stick north, then have look at Gurranabraher

I might stick to Laurel Ridge I think

http://thecorknews.ie/articles/new-crime-map-unfair-gurranabraher

ABajaninCork

omahaid wrote: »

That's not very nice, I've lived in Laurel Ridge for 11 years and I've yet to mug anyone...:(

Who said anything about muggers? I don't like the area - That's it! I don't like Gurran either, but recommended it as it's close to Apple and easy to get to...

omahaid

There's a big difference between

ABajaninCork wrote: »

If it's Laurel Ridge or any where near, AVOID!!! Not a nice area...

And

ABajaninCork wrote: »

I don't like the area - That's it!

And as a resident of this quiet and pleasant estate I don't want people to think that there is anything wrong with the place. We actually take a lot of pride in the estate, if you come up on a Saturday morning you will see residents out cleaning the roads and our green areas are cut regularly.

Plus there are few views in the city that will beat this

Flesh Gorden

I don't know, that crow on the lamppost looks proper shifty, and that tree isn't straight either! :pac:



Lads, this thread has run its course a long time ago, (10 days?) any new posts are tit for tat

ABajaninCork

omahaid wrote: »

There's a big difference between



And



And as a resident of this quiet and pleasant estate I don't want people to think that there is anything wrong with the place. We actually take a lot of pride in the estate, if you come up on a Saturday morning you will see residents out cleaning the roads and our green areas are cut regularly.

Plus there are few views in the city that will beat this

I'm very happy for you...:rolleyes:

Now can we get back on topic please? I hope the OP's found somewhere nice to live and has settled down to life in Cork.

polkabunny

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Now can we get back on topic please? I hope the OP's found somewhere nice to live and has settled down to life in Cork.

Thanks, I moved into a house share in Sunday's Well. Haven't really explored the city, have been busy with starting at work and getting the stuff I need from home

MrFrisp

polkabunny wrote: »

Thanks, I moved into a house share in Sunday's Well. Haven't really explored the city, have been busy with starting at work and getting the stuff I need from home

Welcome to Cork polkabunny...

If you have time,and the energy,you might be interested in this? It's actually not far from Sunday's Well.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056782142
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polkabunny

MrFrisp wrote: »

Welcome to Cork polkabunny...

If you have time,and the energy,you might be interested in this? It's actually not far from Sunday's Well.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056782142
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Thanks MrFrisp! Came across the thread before, but I'm terrible at pool! :eek: