Top ten places that suck.

kneemos

Guess who comes ninth?


Yes,Dublin


https://youtu.be/Hhkw5kSx4D4

OldMrBrennan83

Even though he's just focusing on prices, it has to be on any list of ****e places. Was only thinking about it walking around the city the other night, it has absolutely no redeeming features any more.



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Collie D

Any chance of putting up the rest of the list for context so we don't have to listen to your man?

OwlsZat

Patww79 wrote: »

Had to be on the list. Was only thinking about it walking around the city the other night, it has absolutely no redeeming features any more.

The biggest irony in Dublin is the protect the skyline nonsense and it a steaming pile of mismatched garbage. Total kip and fully deserving of the next big crash .

OwlsZat

Collie D wrote: »

Any chance of trying up the rest of the list for context so we don't have to listen to your man?

Oughterard to help Collie D(ublin)

TheValeyard

Well he is right. Its an overpriced city. Far too expensive for a hotel, pint of fancy meal out.

But,

We still have
Fantastic tourist attractions,
Amazing culture and rich history
Great nightlife amd social locations

So,.probably is a well overpriced hellhole. But its still a lovely city. Granted their are problems, but as cities go, Dublin is pretty alright.

Fann Linn

Guinness Hop Store me arse. Pure sh1te.

Mailcoachinn

In no particular order...

1) New Ross, Co. Wexford
2) Ballingeary, Co. Cork
3) Kilrush, Co. Clare
4) All of West Dublin
5) Tipperary Town
6) Courtown, Co. Wexford
7) Ballyhea, Co. Cork
8) Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
9) Castleisland, Co. Kerry
10) Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

riffmongous

Is your ma number one?




























Someone needs to say it

Kevin Finnerty

Pascha in Germany, that place sucks.

hairyslug

Mailcoachinn wrote: »

In no particular order...

1) New Ross, Co. Wexford
2) Ballingeary, Co. Cork
3) Kilrush, Co. Clare
4) All of West Dublin
5) Tipperary Town
6) NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG
7) Ballyhea, Co. Cork
8) Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
9) Castleisland, Co. Kerry
10) Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

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kneemos

Collie D wrote: »

Any chance of putting up the rest of the list for context so we don't have to listen to your man?

The list is below the video.

Vita nova

In name only, the Suck valley in the west of Ireland.

mikemac2

kneemos wrote: »

Guess who comes ninth?


Yes,Dublin


https://youtu.be/Hhkw5kSx4D4

kneemos wrote: »

The list is below the video.

This is quite lazy

It’s your thread OP

OldMrBrennan83

mikemac2 wrote: »

This is quite lazy

It’s your thread OP

In the time it took you to type that you could have looked at the list, even posted it.

Your Face

So, have you seen Fr. Shortall lately?

Suppose he must be 80 now.

Shanotheslayer

Patww79 wrote: »

In the time it took you to type that you could have looked at the list, even posted it.

That wouldn't tell the OP he was lazy tho

kneemos

mikemac2 wrote: »

This is quite lazy

It’s your thread OP

Is your last servant in therapy or something?

JupiterKid

Dublin is outrageously overpriced for a city of its size and status. I really don't know how it can be considered competitive in that regard. I suspect stratospheric house prices and rents are are feeding into high prices.

And the govt don't seem to care one iota...

alta stare

Worst town in Ireland has to be Thurles. What a **** hole. Iv been in a lot of towns across this country but that place is on a whole new level of backward.

Collie D

kneemos wrote: »

Is your last servant in therapy or something?

Now you know how we feel with your questions

Dresden
Dublin
Iceland
Disney World
Germany's romantic road..whatever the **** that is
Varanasi, India
The Maldives
Dracula's Castle
Stonehenge
Some place in Myanmar

The Rape of Lucretia

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Well he is right. Its an overpriced city. Far too expensive for a hotel, pint of fancy meal out.

But,

We still have
Fantastic tourist attractions,
Amazing culture and rich history
Great nightlife amd social locations

Couldnt call any of those fantastic, amazing, or great.
Compared to other cities (there must be dozens of cities even just in Europe that are easily more interesting), Dublin has little to recommend it. I would never suggest to foreigners to visit it, and even when some work colleagues from abroad are here and looking for advice on what to see around Dublin, its a bit embarrassing how there is so little for them to see or do.
Having said that, its not a bad city to live in, but for tourism, I would rate it right down there with the likes of Birmingham or Stuttgart.

DareGod

mikemac2 wrote: »

This is quite lazy

It’s your thread OP

Exactly, so he can do what he wants with it :pac:

Spanish Eyes

Be more expensive now that the VAT is increased on the hospitality industry.

(probably be doubled under the umbrella of the budget changes too)

Unsustainable. Who the feck wants to come here to spend so much money on mediocre shyte.

Anyway, they seem to want to. But I can tell you now, if anyone told me it would cost E250 a night to stay in a hotel in Dublin (as opposed to Paris, Rome, Florence etc.), I would back away quietly and go somewhere else.

The high prices will be the death of our Tourism Industry. It is just unsustainable.

DareGod

I was surprised that the reason behind Dublin sucking wasn't that it's filthy, dark, and wet with streets filled with drug addicts, homeless people and beggars. Being expensive is the least of it's turn-offs.

Spanish Eyes

Dublin is great, I am a native and I love it, but don't like it much if you get me. That is my gripe about DCC, for another thread.

There is no way the city can sustain the prices for accommodation anymore. Especially now that AIRbnb is being restricted. You would think we were Venice or Vienna or something.

We have to get real here and dial down the hubris.

Walter Sobchak III

Can I add Navan? It was a f**king kip before any Dub arrived.

Capt'n Midnight

hairyslug wrote: »

6) NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG

Thanks for clearing up why Courtown, Co. Wexford is on the list.

OldMrBrennan83

Courtown is a really grim place.

Mailcoachinn

Patww79 wrote: »

Courtown is a really grim place.

It always was. Such a pity considering that all of the surrounding places e.g. Cahore, Ballygarrett, Poulshone, etc are actually very nice

grindle

DareGod wrote: »

I was surprised that the reason behind Dublin sucking wasn't that it's filthy, dark, and wet with streets filled with drug addicts, homeless people and beggars. Being expensive is the least of it's turn-offs.

People who like to travel (and love even more to tell you how much they love to travel) tend to ignore those things. Seems an odd way to "absorb other cultures" but whatever keeps them happy. Maybe they're from an even bigger shíthole so they don't think much when they see more of it.

MikeyTaylor

OwlsZat wrote: »

The biggest irony in Dublin is the protect the skyline nonsense and it a steaming pile of mismatched garbage. Total kip and fully deserving of the next big crash .

Cork is MUCH nicer.

Mailcoachinn

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Cork is MUCH nicer.

Cork is a great spot. The towns on the road to it are spectacularly sh1te though, pity

murpho999

DareGod wrote: »

I was surprised that the reason behind Dublin sucking wasn't that it's filthy, dark, and wet with streets filled with drug addicts, homeless people and beggars. Being expensive is the least of it's turn-offs.

That's because the city is not filhy or dark (Unless you don't think other cities don't get nighttime).

I know plenty of foregners who find Dublin to be a beautiful city.

It's just anti Dublin people on the internet who say it's just full of drug addicts and homeless people.

Franz Von Peppercorn

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

Couldnt call any of those fantastic, amazing, or great.
Compared to other cities (there must be dozens of cities even just in Europe that are easily more interesting), Dublin has little to recommend it. I would never suggest to foreigners to visit it, and even when some work colleagues from abroad are here and looking for advice on what to see around Dublin, its a bit embarrassing how there is so little for them to see or do.
Having said that, its not a bad city to live in, but for tourism, I would rate it right down there with the likes of Birmingham or Stuttgart.

Most tourist city breaks are 2-3 days long. There’s plenty to do in Dublin in that time.

OldMrBrennan83

murpho999 wrote: »

That's because the city is not filhy or dark (Unless you don't think other cities don't get nighttime).

I know plenty of foregners who find Dublin to be a beautiful city.

It's just anti Dublin people on the internet who say it's just full of drug addicts and homeless people.

It is. Can't go a few yards without some filthy scobe hassling you for a hostel or some other ****e. It's a poisonous kip.

Franz Von Peppercorn

grindle wrote: »

People who like to travel (and love even more to tell you how much they love to travel) tend to ignore those things. Seems an odd way to "absorb other cultures" but whatever keeps them happy. Maybe they're from an even bigger shíthole so they don't think much when they see more of it.

Because most touristy cities have homeless, muggings etc. Plenty are wet. If you want a safe holiday stay in the caravan beside the village. Just be careful of the winter storms.

DareGod

murpho999 wrote: »

That's because the city is not filhy or dark (Unless you don't think other cities don't get nighttime).

I know plenty of foregners who find Dublin to be a beautiful city.

It's just anti Dublin people on the internet who say it's just full of drug addicts and homeless people.

It's not the lack of daylight in the evenings that makes it filthy and dark.

And I was pro Dublin myself until the past couple of years, when my rose tinted glasses finally fell far and shattered hard.

Dublin City is a million miles from beautiful so I'd love to hear precisely what the foreigners you know are referring to.

Outside the city centre there are a massive amount of gorgeous places to see. Inside it, it's currently nothing but a hell hole.

fleet_admiral

1, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
2, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
3, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
4, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
5, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
6, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
7, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
8, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
9, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
10, Arklow, Co.Wicklow

Atoms for Peace

I'm planning to do a two week tour of Germany taking in Dresden and Stuttgart along the way, oh well.

OldMrBrennan83

fleet_admiral wrote: »

1, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
2, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
3, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
4, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
5, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
6, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
7, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
8, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
9, Arklow, Co.Wicklow
10, Arklow, Co.Wicklow

Arkla, Co.Wickla.

Atoms for Peace

Dublin: "like getting mugged by the monopoly man"

wexie

Just out of curiosity really. What would the people saying Dublin is great say that it has in the way of tourist attractions?

Cause I myself can't think of much beyond the Jameson distillery, Guinness store house and Viking splash? Maybe temple bar if you're that way inclined I guess but personally I wouldn't recommend Dublin for much beyond a drunken weekend and if that's what you're looking for there are many better places to do it.

jackboy

DareGod wrote: »

Outside the city centre there are a massive amount of gorgeous places to see. Inside it, it's currently nothing but a hell hole.

True. The opposite of many European cities.

jackboy

DareGod wrote: »

Outside the city centre there are a massive amount of gorgeous places to see. Inside it, it's currently nothing but a hell hole.

True. The opposite of many European cities.

murpho999

DareGod wrote: »

It's not the lack of daylight in the evenings that makes it filthy and dark.

And I was pro Dublin myself until the past couple of years, when my rose tinted glasses finally fell far and shattered hard.

Dublin City is a million miles from beautiful so I'd love to hear precisely what the foreigners you know are referring to.

Outside the city centre there are a massive amount of gorgeous places to see. Inside it, it's currently nothing but a hell hole.

My wife is Dutch and we get plenty of visitors over and they all enjoyed the city and found it very beautiful.

They liked the architecture, Georgian squares and its doors. Stephen's Green and Phoenix Park as well as the nice shops and shopping centres and general vibe of the place.

Calling it a hellhole is completely ridiculous.
Try an African or Indian city for a real take of what a hellhole is.

LuckyGent88

wexie wrote: »

Just out of curiosity really. What would the people saying Dublin is great say that it has in the way of tourist attractions?

Cause I myself can't think of much beyond the Jameson distillery, Guinness store house and Viking splash? Maybe temple bar if you're that way inclined I guess but personally I wouldn't recommend Dublin for much beyond a drunken weekend and if that's what you're looking for there are many better places to do it.

I regularly meet my German girlfriend in Dublin for a weekend or a few days and have had very enjoyable weekends. For me coming from Clare the price of drink in the tourist areas is a joke but I’m fairly used to it having been to the likes of Oslo and Paris which are pretty much double what you pay in Dublin.

Plenty to do and see in Dublin.
Bike ride around Phoenix Park
Glasnevin cemetery and botanical gardens
Epic immigration museum
Kilmainom Gaol
Little museum of Dublin.

We find it way too easy to bash our own places. There are much much more worse places to visit in Europe never mind the world.

corner of hells

wexie wrote: »

Just out of curiosity really. What would the people saying Dublin is great say that it has in the way of tourist attractions?

Cause I myself can't think of much beyond the Jameson distillery, Guinness store house and Viking splash? Maybe temple bar if you're that way inclined I guess but personally I wouldn't recommend Dublin for much beyond a drunken weekend and if that's what you're looking for there are many better places to do it.

Chester Beatty library , museums while not on a par with some of the museums abroad still pretty good , the Basin , some nice parks , lots of buildings of historical interest .

murpho999

wexie wrote: »

Just out of curiosity really. What would the people saying Dublin is great say that it has in the way of tourist attractions?

Cause I myself can't think of much beyond the Jameson distillery, Guinness store house and Viking splash? Maybe temple bar if you're that way inclined I guess but personally I wouldn't recommend Dublin for much beyond a drunken weekend and if that's what you're looking for there are many better places to do it.

In no particular order:

Trinity College
Book of Kells
Christchurch Cathedral
Dublin Castle
Phoenix Park
GPO
St Patrick's Cathedral
The National Gallery
The National Library
Chester Beatty Library
National Botanic Gardens
Marsh's Library
Kimainham Jail
Richmond Barracks
Collin's Barracks National Museurm
The Little Museum of Dublin



There's tons of stuff to see and do in Dublin.

Pyr0

JupiterKid wrote: »

Dublin is outrageously overpriced for a city of its size and status. I really don't know how it can be considered competitive in that regard. I suspect stratospheric house prices and rents are are feeding into high prices.

And the govt don't seem to care one iota...

Absolutely! Dublin prices swan around as if we're a city like London or San Francisco, it can't be sustainable at this rate.

Why would the government care? It's not like their own pockets are hit in any way by increasing prices.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Pyr0 wrote: »

Absolutely! Dublin prices swan around as if we're a city like London or San Francisco, it can't be sustainable at this rate.

Why would the government care? It's not like their own pockets are hit in any way by increasing prices.

The hotel prices reflect demand. Ergo tourism can’t really be affected by high prices because causality runs the other way - tourist demand fuels high prices. If tourism levels drop hotel prices fall.

Or if room supply increases. That’s the other more favourable option. Luckily Dublin has 79 hotels in the pipeline.