Dublin V Cork for singles

JakeArmitage

Would the general consensus be that Dublin is a much better place to have a social life and meet singles?

Charizard

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Would the general consensus be that Dublin is a much better place to have a social life and meet singles?

Population wise you would have to say its not really comparable tbh, Dublin generally would have a lot more younger people as it would be the first main city they would migrate to

Pat Mustard

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Would the general consensus be that Dublin is a much better place to have a social life and meet singles?

Young, single women tend to migrate towards urban centres. I would say that women do so more than men. In Ireland, I think that this happens more with Dublin than anywhere else.

Going on numbers alone, Dublin is a better bet.

Speaking from previous personal experience; also Dublin.

Pawwed Rig

There is no comparison. Seeing the amount of graduate positions available in the 2 cities shows that Dublin has many times more than Cork. Not a fair comparison really. Cork Belfast would be a better thread.

Wibbs

Size matters. More people generally speaking equals more opportunity to meet other singles.

D'Agger

Single & living in Cork, the answer is 100% Dublin

ancapailldorcha

Never been to Cork. That said, the comments about population size and variety in Dublin are spot on making it the logical choice. Unless you can get a job in Belfast.

H3llR4iser

Having lived in both cities (Cork for 6 years 2009-2015, Dublin in two different stints in 2009 and currently), I can easily tell there's no comparison whatsoever; The sheer numbers in Dublin are a few times higher than in Cork.

Demographics and culture are also a bit different; I found that most of the Cork population is indigenous and, as a result, a good chunk of young/single women and men still live within the "sphere of influence" of their parents; In Dublin it's way more likely to meet somebody fully independent, maybe having moved either from somewhere else in Ireland or abroad, which have less hassle and are more free to do as they please away from judgmental old folks eyes

Lastly, and this is specific to my case, being non-Irish makes a load of difference; For all its good, Cork still has a pretty insular mentality and dating tends to be significantly tougher for a foreign man; While there is a background level of "local male preference" by women anywhere you go (it's a long story already discussed elsewhere), I find that Dublin offers both a more open mentality amongst Irish people and plenty of other foreigners, which don't really care where you come from

That said, I was in Cork during the height of the recession; As I left the city, the economic upturn was already changing it quite a bit - plenty of new companies coming in attracting workers from Ireland and abroad. It might be slowly transforming into a second Dublin - some friends living there tell me rent prices already matched the Big Smoke's

JakeArmitage

Would comparing Dublin to a city like Melbourne be just as as unfair to Dublin as its is to compare Cork to Dublin?

Pat Mustard

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Would comparing Dublin to a city like Melbourne be just as as unfair to Dublin as its is to compare Cork to Dublin?

It doesn't make any difference whether these comparisons are fair or not. It only matters if the information is accurate. The original question was whether Dublin or Cork has a better social life for singles. So far, the replies have been in favour of Dublin, unanimously.

Why compare Melbourne to Dublin now?

JakeArmitage

Pat Mustard wrote: »

It doesn't make any difference whether these comparisons are fair or not. It only matters if the information is accurate. The original question was whether Dublin or Cork has a better social life for singles. So far, the replies have been in favour of Dublin, unanimously.

Why compare Melbourne to Dublin now?

Because Im due to make a big decision in my life which will mean moving to 1 of 3 of these cities

JakeArmitage

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Because Im due to make a big decision in my life which will mean moving to 1 of 3 of these cities

well, if its between dublin, cork and Melbourne... then definitely Melbourne. But if its just within Ireland, then Dublin. I really didn't like living in Dublin but it does have the best concentration of women in the country and some great singles type scenes. Plus the international community is quite impressive.

Outside of Dublin, I think Galway is actually better than Cork... but then I prefer the mix with international women, and I prefer the Galway bar scene.

Pat Mustard

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Because Im due to make a big decision in my life which will mean moving to 1 of 3 of these cities

The posters in the Australia forum may be able to help on that one.

ancapailldorcha

If Melbourne is an option then that's where I'd go. And by "I", I mean someone who doesn't burn to a crisp in European sunlight. Seriously though, it's topped quality of life studies/surveys and you'd get to see some of the world. Go for it.

Charizard

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Because Im due to make a big decision in my life which will mean moving to 1 of 3 of these cities

Yeah gotta be Melbourne, I enjoy Dublin but give me the Aussie lifestyle any day over the Irish

Pawwed Rig

I would take Dublin over Melbourne any day.

JakeArmitage

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I would take Dublin over Melbourne any day.

Really, Why is that?

Pawwed Rig

Dublin is a city with a rich history with some beautiful old buildings.
Dublin (and Ireland as a whole) do socialising and the pub scene well.
Climate is tolerable 365 days a year.
Career wise Dublin has opportunities where you can really get ahead. Even moderately skilled people can make a good living here.
Irish people are friendlier and there is less institutional racism than Australia.
Close by if anything happens where you need to get home quickly.
More international too

I could go on an on.

JakeArmitage

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Dublin is a city with a rich history with some beautiful old buildings.
Dublin (and Ireland as a whole) do socialising and the pub scene well.
Climate is tolerable 365 days a year.
Career wise Dublin has opportunities where you can really get ahead. Even moderately skilled people can make a good living here.
Irish people are friendlier and there is less institutional racism than Australia.
Close by if anything happens where you need to get home quickly.
More international too

I could go on an on.

A lot of what you said is more based on your opinion then actual being fact

Socialising and the Pub scene are not mutually exclusively one and the same, in fact if you were to take away the pub scene I would bet there are many more social events in Melbourne compared to Dublin

Melbourne has 7 times the population of Dublin so its definitely more multicultural



Regards the weather , that's personal preference, many more would prefer Melbournes weather

Pawwed Rig

So go to Melbourne then. You asked my opinion.
What facts are you looking for?

ancapailldorcha

JakeArmitage wrote: »

A lot of what you said is more based on your opinion then actual being fact

This is a message board. I don't think there is an objective way to say that one city in the Western world is better than another.

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Melbourne has 7 times the population of Dublin so its definitely more multicultural

Regards the weather , that's personal preference, many more would prefer Melbournes weather

Of course, it's down to personal preferences. Raw population size doesn't make somewhere more diverse. Australia is renowned for being quite homogeneous with 92% of its people being white(Source). Dublin gives you easy access to the UK and the most culturally rich and diverse part of the world. Plenty of real reasons to choose Dublin IMO. The only real faraway regions that would appeal to me now would be the US and Canada. Were I younger, I'd try and move over but I've become somewhat settled in the UK now.

ancapailldorcha

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Of course, it's down to personal preferences. .

Totally agree. I live in a city of almost 9 million. I love it. Same when I was in Tokyo. I love the bustle and that there's always people around. I grew up in a small town with a relatively (for ireland) small population.

Whereas a lot of my friends hate the large cities. Personal preferences.

As for melbourne... I way preferred brisbane.. at that stage in my life... Now I like big cities... but I can feel the fringes of my mind telling me I'm getting tired of it. We age, we change, and our preferences often (not always, of course) change too.

Knex*

D'Agger wrote: »

Single & living in Cork, the answer is 100% Dublin

Absolutely this. Am 25, have lived in both Cork and Dublin within the past year, and there's no comparison.

Not even just speaking from a typical weekend pub/club culture standpoint, there's just so much more going on in Dublin. Whatever your interests are, you'll find plenty of people in Dublin with the same, which inevitably leads to meeting similar minded people, of both sexes. Do enough of that, and your chances of meeting a woman that you click with are pretty high, I imagine.

My experience on living abroad: Was very close to moving to Vancouver two years ago, but ended up in Austin instead. Great city, the women fall off you because of the accent alone, but I just couldn't settle there. Had lived in NY before for 6 months, and found that far more enjoyable.

I think the kicker, looking back on it, was I worked with a startup company in Austin and ended up hating the company, its product, and my job. By the time I was ready to quit on that, my US visa was four months in, and I only had a year visa, so the list of companies willing to hire someone for 7-8 months is far fewer than it was when I first got there. My job prospects back home were far, far superior than they were in Austin at the time, so that coupled with a hernia I developed while over there (which I didn't get diagnosed till I was back in Ireland and left me feeling fairly crap for a while), cut my time short and I came home.

Point is, I quickly realised that it doesn't really matter where you are in the world if your 9-5 isn't something that you enjoy. So, if you are making a move to Melbourne or anywhere else, I'd definitely encourage you to get sorted on the job front first and foremost, rather than upping sticks and hoping it will all work out in the end. That's just my two cents on it, anyway.

SarahMollie

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Never been to Cork. That said, the comments about population size and variety in Dublin are spot on making it the logical choice. Unless you can get a job in Belfast.

Belfast is a funny one.

I did live there for a year myself in my early/mid twenties. They've a totally different attitude to dating/relationships that we do in the south, I found.

Many of the people I worked with then were married/engaged to their first partner - they definitely get married younger than we do in the Republic. Also, the city center nightlife can be a bit hit and miss. Definitely doesnt have the bustle that you'd get in Dublin almost every night of the week.

Not sure its where I'd head as a single.

ancapailldorcha

Fair point, S. I've never really been. Going there for a weekend in September. The mother is trying to lobby me to get work there and I wouldn't have been hugely opposed save for there is no work there and NI as a whole is an economic deficit. I did live in Coleraine for a year and it was very cheap. Nice as well if you avoided the right areas.