Advice for young fam moving to Dublin

LadyMayBelle

Asking for a friend..really!

Couple in their 30's, one baby nearly 2. Hoping to get jobs in Dublin city, as currently in another irish city and it ain't working out jobs wise

They're looking at possibly getting jobs in Dublin city, centrally but want to live somewhere that will suit the work/life balance well.

Looking for a two bed, on public transport route, good amenities (i think like row of essential shops, creche, school) and close to a park for the little one. Plan is not to use car, but get public transport. Safe too.

Looking at Dun Loaghaire, but would love suggestions on peoples experiences on the commute, quality of life etc

Any advice welcome, or suggestions of areas from people who have a similar set up

100gSoma

LadyMayBelle wrote: »

Asking for a friend..really!
Hoping to get jobs in Dublin city, as currently in another irish city and it ain't working out jobs wise

Whatever city they are coming from will be cheaper to live in than Dublin. I would ask what kind of jobs are they qualified for or looking for? There are I.T. roles in Dublin for example that pay well depending on experience. I think cost/available budget will be the biggest question here...

Fratton Fred

Dun Laoghaire is pretty good for commuting to the city centre and it has pretty decent schools and pretty good amenities.

It comes at a price though.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Anywhere in the nicer areas of South Dublin will be pricey. What kind of budget we talking here?

LadyMayBelle

Software engineering and Accountancy. Think budget is like 1550ish..obviously less is better but theyre not in jobs yet so budget might change..Few things on daft, surprising to some!They don't know the areas, nor do I to be honest, they've been suggesting Raheny, Dun Loaghaire, maybe Lucan?

strandroad

You'd need a car for Lucan, it only has the bus.
Dun Laoghaire has what your friends need if they can afford it.

Buckfast W

Raheny is a lovely area, you have the Dart and buses into town, and the village and st.annes on your doorstep

Lycoge

Dun laoghaire is lovely. Nothing like that sea front on a sunny day. We moved to Saggart this year after living locally to Dun Laoghaire for most of our lives.

Saggart lends itself well to life without a car. Luas into the city (45mins), the village itself has several restaurants & schools. Has a creche, dunnes, butchers, nail salon, hairdressers, pub, pharmacy. Rathcoole park is lovely. No where near the sea though and without a car it would be more difficult to get to bigger shops.

Cabinteely is a good location too with schools, dunnes, restaurants, pharmacy, creche. N11 bus corridor with busses into the city (40 mins). Cabinteely park. Bus service to dun laoghaire from cabinteely and also up to carrickmines shopping centre (both with bigger shops).

Bray, Wicklow is further down along the coast with a lovely sea front. Again restaurants, shops, schools, creche, park etc. Dart into city centre.

It's a tough one for your friends making the change to an area they aren't familiar with. When they start viewing properties they'll get a good sense of what an area is like though. Best of luck to them.

Day Lewin

You might consider Loughlinstown: not as expensive as some, good public transport on the N11, plenty of places to play, schools etc.

asteroids over berlin

Dundrum, churchtown or Nutgrove - all good places to live with lots of amenities and near m50 and luas. We moved into an old ex council estate (Mountain view formerly holylands), very quiet and the cost of the house was very reasonable for the surrounding area) strong investment, very happy here with our kids

LadyMayBelle

Theyre book in to view places in Dun Loaghaire, Raheny and Booterstown?
Thanks so far for advice, they do appreciate it as do I!

NoCrackHaving

LadyMayBelle wrote: »

Theyre book in to view places in Dun Loaghaire, Raheny and Booterstown?
Thanks so far for advice, they do appreciate it as do I!

All pretty great areas. To be honest, nearly everywhere along the Dart line is a very good place to live in Dublin. Generally the closer to the coast you are in Dublin the better the area, better amenities, schools etc. This doesn't hold true everywhere obviously but if you don't know the city it can be handy rule of the thumb

Hollister11

Baldoyle.

You have access to Bayside, Sutton and Clongriffin train stations within a quick wall doeneding on where you live.

You can also get the 32 or 29A bus. So there are a lot of options into the city.

There are 2 secondary and primary schools in the area, 2 pubs a few takeaways and also 2 cafes with a new one in the works.

Accomodations wise there isn't much rent wise, but if your friends want to buy, there are some bargains, along with some ridiculous asking prices. It's not cheap but not expensive either.