Rabbo wrote: » Do regale us more about your travels to foreign lands
smug_dude wrote: » well no other city in ireland is close to qualifying as large for the population we have , we have remarkably few cities with over fifty thousand people new zealand has slightly less of a population than us yet seven of their cities are bigger than limerick
harry Bailey esq wrote: » Agreed.Well about Dublin being underrated,but I'd regard Cork as a proper city too. Cork is also underrated. Especially if your into your music. Pubs are great,women are sexy and plentiful.But for some reason the stags and hens overlook the place in favour of Galway, Kilkenny or Waterford. Those places are just big towns,not cities.
NIMAN wrote: » Get my spoke in for Derry. Really has been transformed over the past decade or so. If you have never been, worth a visit. And although a little late, try to be there for the annual jazz and music festival which is currently running, there's a fantastic buzz around the city. Another bonus, it's cheap to visit, and eat and drink in.
ToddyDoody wrote: » Kilkenny... and don't say it's not a city.
Dr Crayfish wrote: » One of my best friends is from Cork but I've only ever passed through the place. Honestly I never really went to Cork City because I always had this unfounded belief deep down that people there didn't like people from Dublin and we weren't particularly welcome! This must be from stereotypes and anecdotes. Anyway I plan to visit at some stage this year, my mate promised me a good time down there.
doolox wrote: » When you consider that Michael D Higgins, Mary Harney, Robert Molloy, Pat Rabbitte and Eamonn Gilmore have Galway origins then it could be said that political influence at ministerial level had a part to play in this faster growth of Galway when compared to Waterford. Waterford still has its Airport which Galway lost and both cities have motorway access to Irelands economic Ground Zero, Dublin. Waterford needs a University urgently in order to attract future industry south east.
Senor Fancy Pants wrote: » There are about 11 "cities" in Ireland as a whole and only 6 in the Republic OP......is that what you really want to know or are you extending it to other locations? Its going to be a mighty short thread if you only mean cities.
timthumbni wrote: » Newry is a city only in name and was only given city status as some sort of prank that got out of hand I presume. The same with Lisburn. In fact in Northern Ireland Belfast is the only one that actually feels like a proper city. I've no idea if it's the same in the republic.
Stonedpilot wrote: » Gets bad rap but Like all cities in Ireland Waterford is run down but has its spots, decent pubs and cheaper than over rated cities like Galway. Id say its under rated.
koumi wrote: » There's something about Waterford which puts it in a different category to other "cities" in Ireland but I can't put my finger on it. I don't know if that's due to infrastructure, lack of investment or some other factor but I think its a nicer place to live as a commuter, offering quality of living rather than say what's available in terms of commerce and industry in other cities. It's very sleepy and laid back and has an olde worlde feel about it, maybe Waterford should embrace that quality instead of trying to clamber up the lacking city status tree.
The Rape of Lucretia wrote: » The something that you are tying to put your finger on, is that it is a town, not a city. Which a lot of people, you included, clearly like. There is nothing wrong with being a town.
