Moving to Limerick - Is it Rough?

MelissaaJ

Is limerick always this rough .. Reconsidering going to UL next year ..

phill106

MelissaaJ wrote: »

Is limerick always this rough .. Reconsidering going to UL next year ..

No, crime happens everywhere. I wouldn't consider limerick rougher then any other city.

MelissaaJ

phill106 wrote: »

No, crime happens everywhere. I wouldn't consider limerick rougher then any other city.

But people stress about the dangers of Galway & emphasize that limerick is ten times worse!

Squarewave

MelissaaJ wrote: »

But people stress about the dangers of Galway & emphasize that limerick is ten times worse!

People don't know what they are talking about.

Clareman

I took this conversation out of another thread as it was a bit off topic for that 1 and I thought that it would be better for a separate discussion on it (again).

Ciano35

I'm in 2nd year in UL. The only crimes I ever hear of around here are stolen bikes, and that isn't often at all. I have never ever seen any fights or muggings, even when out in the town at night. It's much better than plenty of places I've been to.

RikkFlair

You might as well reconsidering going to any college in the country if you let one isolated incident put you off.

Culleeo

phill106 wrote: »

No, crime happens everywhere. I wouldn't consider limerick rougher then any other city.

I've lived here all my life and I can safely say that it is rougher than any city I've been to. Any time I go on a night out, the town is crawling with scum. Just last Friday, I was on a night out, walking up O'Connell Street. This guy storms past me by Keanes, proceeds across the road, punches a guy twice that was playing the guitar and singing outside Brown Thomas and then broke his guitar. Knacker. Thank god the guy was ok and wasn't hurt but his guitar was broken.
Only a few weeks ago, I was in town and some little knacker set the bin on fire outside HMV.
The majority of times I've been in around town, there is something happening.

delthedriver

An interesting question.
University of Limerick and Campus is approximately 4 miles outside Limerick City, based in a suburb called Caxstletroy. As a student I guess you will have very little need to be in the City Centre at night.
Like all cities in Ireland it has its moments, sadly the media tend to give Limerick a rough time.
Limerick is the Sporting Capital of Ireland, so if you have the remotest interest in sport , you won't find a better city In Ireland.
Hope this may give you some positive ideas to work on .

Mc Love

Culleeo wrote: »

I've lived here all my life and I can safely say that it is rougher than any city I've been to. Any time I go on a night out, the town is crawling with scum. Just last Friday, I was on a night out, walking up O'Connell Street. This guy storms past me by Keanes, proceeds across the road, punches a guy twice that was playing the guitar and singing outside Brown Thomas and then broke his guitar. Knacker. Thank god the guy was ok and wasn't hurt but his guitar was broken.
Only a few weeks ago, I was in town and some little knacker set the bin on fire outside HMV.
The majority of times I've been in around town, there is something happening.

I have lived here all my life and I have seen country towns that are rougher than Limerick or than any of the towns in Limerick. Limerick is definitely not the worst out there and you actually may surprise yourself at how not rough it is!!

What the quoted post said above is probably a rare occurrence, as in all the times I have been out in town, I have only experienced two fights, and if anything they were only handbags!!

Limerick west

I was in Melbourne in the past six years and remembred listening to 774 fm evey day and there were from 2 to 3 crimes daily. i know the population differ from Limerick but according to the police statistics there were 2921 recorded assaults per 100,000 people in Melbourne in 2010. Limerick is around 90,000 from memory and when you divide 2921/365 it means that there were at least 8 crimes every day per 100,000. I think people differ and everyone choses where to put his/her self at the end of the day.

Berty

Jeez OP Melissa,

What do you think happens in Limerick?

People are not preyed upon for crime on the street, people don't get attacked for the laugh and it is a safe city to be in.

No more or no less than any other.

You've just been brain washed by others that Limerick must be bad because of a minority of unwanted scum living in the city environs.

Kev_2012

Culleeo wrote: »

I've lived here all my life and I can safely say that it is rougher than any city I've been to. Any time I go on a night out, the town is crawling with scum. Just last Friday, I was on a night out, walking up O'Connell Street. This guy storms past me by Keanes, proceeds across the road, punches a guy twice that was playing the guitar and singing outside Brown Thomas and then broke his guitar. Knacker. Thank god the guy was ok and wasn't hurt but his guitar was broken.
Only a few weeks ago, I was in town and some little knacker set the bin on fire outside HMV.
The majority of times I've been in around town, there is something happening.

Sounds like a very isolated incident to me, either that or you are talking through your hole. You man Ted, the guitar playing fella there outside brown thomas is there years so that must be the first time it's ever happened. I'm going out in Limerick years and never had any random trouble.

I'm living here pretty much all my life too and if you stay away from the dodgy areas then you have nothing at all to worry about. The same as any city basically. I lived in Dublin for 6 months and I found it far worse.

Having been to Galway a few times I also actually found that worse too. Limerick was very bad maybe 10-12 years ago but it has really quietened down.

Random stuff like that above happens everywhere, not just Limerick.

If you are going to UL, then out that side is very quiet in terms of knackers being around. Worked there for 3 1/2 years and I'm still always out around campus.

As said before, if you are anyway interested in sport at all (literally, any sport) then it's a great place to be. Also, the nightlife in Limerick isn't bad at all, but for me, going out in the same city for the past 7/8 years does get boring but I'm sure you'd enjoy it!

phill106

I think crime reported through the media is higher in limerick then other cities. Case in point, that dublin gang guy shot the other day. Sky news made a reference to limerick.
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seachto7

In fairness, busking in a main street at that hours of the night, the law of averages is someone will have a go at you, in any town or city!
Limerick city centre was way worse in the 90s. Outside Supermacs was lethal..... Not so bad now, but it's just a case of having your wits about you. I do notice the older I'm getting, the incidents seem to be between "younger lads", in their late teens, early 20s, so maybe I am just off their radar.
Still, once you stray off O Connell street, be wide and have a bit of cop on. I'd be the same in Dublin, or Cork, or anywhere else...

Culleeo

Kev_2012 wrote: »

Sounds like a very isolated incident to me, either that or you are talking through your hole. You man Ted, the guitar playing fella there outside brown thomas is there years so that must be the first time it's ever happened. I'm going out in Limerick years and never had any random trouble.

I'm living here pretty much all my life too and if you stay away from the dodgy areas then you have nothing at all to worry about. The same as any city basically. I lived in Dublin for 6 months and I found it far worse.

Having been to Galway a few times I also actually found that worse too. Limerick was very bad maybe 10-12 years ago but it has really quietened down.

Random stuff like that above happens everywhere, not just Limerick.

If you are going to UL, then out that side is very quiet in terms of knackers being around. Worked there for 3 1/2 years and I'm still always out around campus.

As said before, if you are anyway interested in sport at all (literally, any sport) then it's a great place to be. Also, the nightlife in Limerick isn't bad at all, but for me, going out in the same city for the past 7/8 years does get boring but I'm sure you'd enjoy it!

I'm not at all talking out through my hole. These "isolated" incidents seem to happen quiet a bit. I was in the Market on Saturday morning a few months back and two lads were kicking the **** out of each other. Great city for tourists to come to :rolleyes: Any time, I'm in around the city, the place is crawling with scum. If you're blind to that fact, it's time to pull the wool up over your eyes.
The scourge of society take over the city. Yes, they may be a minority, but they are a minority that have a constant presence around the streets of Limerick causing trouble. If you go to any city in Ireland, you won't see half as many scumbags roaming the streets, bar maybe Dublin.
I'm giving my view on the experience of living in Limerick. The city centre is a kip.
Op, I live in Castletroy and attend UL. UL is a magnificent campus and Castletroy is a quiet part of the city. In around the city centre is dodgy in my opinion.

Melion

I have never seen a fight in a Limerick nightclub, i have never seen a fight on a Limerick street. I dont go around trying to spot scumbags so i dont see them as much as other people seem to.

I have never felt intimidated at anytime, anywhere in Limerick.

Shannon is a much worse place to live for scumbag behaviour.

Kev_2012

Culleeo wrote: »

I'm not at all talking out through my hole. These "isolated" incidents seem to happen quiet a bit. I was in the Market on Saturday morning a few months back and two lads were kicking the **** out of each other. Great city for tourists to come to :rolleyes: Any time, I'm in around the city, the place is crawling with scum. If you're blind to that fact, it's time to pull the wool up over your eyes.
The scourge of society take over the city. Yes, they may be a minority, but they are a minority that have a constant presence around the streets of Limerick causing trouble. If you go to any city in Ireland, you won't see half as many scumbags roaming the streets, bar maybe Dublin.
I'm giving my view on the experience of living in Limerick. The city centre is a kip.
Op, I live in Castletroy and attend UL. UL is a magnificent campus and Castletroy is a quiet part of the city. In around the city centre is dodgy in my opinion.

I work in town and go in most weekends. I have never seen anything like what you are describing. There are a lot of junkies around the whole of town, but they aren't causing trouble at all. Around Catherine St. and streets off that, there are a few knackers alright, bit I've never seen them causing trouble. Dublin is FAR worse. I really dislike Mallow St/Parnell St/ and some of Catherine St., but apart from that it's grand.

Granted the city centre isn't the best, but you are portraying it in a far more negative light than what actually goes on.
Paris is considered one of the nicest cities in the world and there are parts of it that I've been to that make Mallow St. look like heaven!

roast

Culleeo wrote: »

Op, I live in Castletroy and attend UL. UL is a magnificent campus and Castletroy is a quiet part of the city. In around the city centre is dodgy in my opinion.

The city centre really isn't as bad as you're making it out to be!!
I've had my share of hassle in limerick too, I've been mugged before. And with that being said, I still think Limerick is no worse than any other Irish city.

RubyWoo83

Gees louise, cop on to yourself OP. You're an adult now, time you stopped being afraid of the big bad city :rolleyes:

aaronjumper

How much cash will you be carrying when you get here?

Culleeo

Melion wrote: »

I have never seen a fight in a Limerick nightclub, i have never seen a fight on a Limerick street. I dont go around trying to spot scumbags so i dont see them as much as other people seem to.

I have never felt intimidated at anytime, anywhere in Limerick.

Shannon is a much worse place to live for scumbag behaviour.

You've led a fairly sheltered life if you've never seen a fight in a nightclub or on the streets of Limerick. I don't go around trying to spot scum either, they're there to be seen.
You must be a tough man if you've never felt intimidated, you are a bouncer though so I see where that toughness comes from :rolleyes:

Spudmonkey

MelissaaJ wrote: »

Is limerick always this rough .. Reconsidering going to UL next year ..

What do you mean always this rough? Have you already had a bad experience?

Culleeo

Kev_2012 wrote: »

I work in town and go in most weekends. I have never seen anything like what you are describing. There are a lot of junkies around the whole of town, but they aren't causing trouble at all. Around Catherine St. and streets off that, there are a few knackers alright, bit I've never seen them causing trouble. Dublin is FAR worse. I really dislike Mallow St/Parnell St/ and some of Catherine St., but apart from that it's grand.

Granted the city centre isn't the best, but you are portraying it in a far more negative light than what actually goes on.
Paris is considered one of the nicest cities in the world and there are parts of it that I've been to that make Mallow St. look like heaven!

I'm only going by experience, what you've said above, I'd agree with except I have seen them cause trouble. May be I'm just always in the wrong place at the wrong time :P

bazz26

If you think it is rough here then you should try a night out in the likes of Clonmel and you will know all about it. Drunken eejits get into fights in nightclubs all the time, it's not exclusive to Limerick.

Clonmel1000

Limerick the sporting capital of Ireland bit always cracks me up.

Culleeo

bazz26 wrote: »

If you think it is rough here then you should try a night out in the likes of Clonmel and you will know all about it. Drunken eejits get into fights in nightclubs all the time, it's not exclusive to Limerick.

I know fights happen in every city and town on nights out. That's a given. Fools that can't handle their drink and all that but overall, I think Limerick is rougher than most towns and cities. That's just my opinion though.

redappple

First of all your going to UL, not Limerick City. UL is a large campus well outside the city, on the outskirts. It is in the Castletroy area which is quite a well-to-do area (except for the students driving the locals demented with stuff like this!!!!)

roast wrote: »

UL is brilliant. By far one of the best college's for socialising. You should see Plassey on Rag Week it's an experience in itself. I went there and even though I'm gone a fair few years I still miss the place a lot.

But really as others have pointed out, if you are going to judge an entire city as being "dangerous" or "not dangerous" you won't travel anywhere. A lane way in the quietest village in Ireland could easily be more dangerous than a street of New York - it's all about having a bit of cop on. That goes for any country, city, town or village.

adaminho

The funny thing is I think Limerick is safer on a night out BECAUSE of its reputation. If you go out anywhere in the country there's always a few lads looking to start trouble. In Limerick they don't in case they pick on the wrong person. I used to get it a lot in the bars I worked where you'd get the "do you know how I am?" The look on their faces when you say back "do you know who I am!"

MomijiHime

I'm 14 and always lived in Limerick and it's not that rough.. I've been going to town since I was 12 by myself and never been bothered.. although I've never been at night except with my family so that could be different.
The only incident I can remember that happened recently is some tiny kid tried to attack my sister and her friend to make them give him their ice cream then he threw my sisters phone across the road while his sister cheered him on.. but they were ok in the end lol!

ZombieBride

I have been mugged, my house has been broken into 3 times, my car has been broken into twice, had the windshield broken, wind mirrors broken, been yelled at on the street, have witnessed fights and general craziness. One of my friends lost his eye when a stranger decided to jump him and bash his head off a window. Despite all this I don't think Limerick is any worse than anywhere else, though it does have many many problems. (and I'm a nobody who just happened to live in the city centre for years)