Arghus wrote: » Live in Galway myself, personally I think the comparison is almost pointless. Dublin is a proper big city and Galway is a moderately sized town. The only thing they have in common is that they are both on the island of Ireland.
Rumpy Pumpy wrote: » Galway does have the best book shop in Ireland - Charlie Byrne's.
BrianBoru00 wrote: » . . Its not two hours for me - but in any case, Whats your point?
And again whats so exciting thats on in Dublin tonight ?
anna080 wrote: » 1) Galway has those too.
anna080 wrote: » 2) Nuig is also excellent
anna080 wrote: » 6) you can fly from knock to London
anna080 wrote: » 12) it's clear you've never set foot in Galway- or at least not in a very, very long time.
nice_guy80 wrote: » Depends where in Dublin you would live really some parts of Dublin are really nice and are more like little villages within the city once you go past Woodquay or Bohermore in Galway, it looks the same as any other large towns in Ireland - large ugly commercial units
wordofwarning wrote: » A few privately run galleries are not comparable to National Gallery, Hugh Lane, IMMA, National Museum etc etc. In your opinion, to independent world rankings not so much. Trinity is a top 100 University, NUIG is like 250 I honestly forgot it existed as Knock carried 734k passengers versus almost 28m in Dublin Airport. They are both Airports though I suppose is your point? I was there last year for a weekend in fact and I was not impressed. It is not comparable to Dublin. I thought the locals, were horrible and that the place was extremely boring. Galway IMO is just another generic secondary city in Ireland that offers nothing unique, but the locals think is amazing. Spend an afternoon in the IMMA, Hugh Lane Gallery or National Gallery in Dublin and tell me Galway galleries are on par with it. Go to a Chinese in Dublin, where you are the only Westerner and tell me it is on par with a greasy one you would find off Eyre Sq. Go the BTs in Dublin and tell if it is as good as the tiny you have in Galway. Everything in Dublin is bigger and better from our airport to galleries to the shopping.
Murrisk wrote: » EDIT: Oh and Dublin even has nicer beaches. In the actual city, I don't want to hear about great beaches an hour's drive from Galway city. Pebbly Salthill beach?
bubblypop wrote: » Are you saying galway has less rain then surrounding galway areas? Galway as a whole, has a whole Lotta rain!
fargo_coyle wrote: » threeball , galway is no cheaper than dublin relative to wages and employment options , you could count on one hand the number of major ( employing more than a thousand ) employers in galway if you exclude the uk and german retailers and state institutions , galway is extremely pricey for a house
Daisy78 wrote: » Name the other city beaches so, given that you are so well acquainted with the fact that they don't measure up to your high standards. I've lived in Dublin 12 years and your beaches are crap to be honest. Why do I get the feeling that Dubs get off the train in Galway and pretty much stay in Eyre Square for the entire time they are there. And what is the obsession with Supermacs?! Explain please.
Discodog wrote: » Everyone warned me that I would be mad to start a business involving outdoor work. I have never found it to be a problem. I monitor the weather way more than most. I get wet, on average, once per week. We recently had a period of almost 3 weeks with no rain.
fargo_coyle wrote: » threeball so you think oranmore , moycullen , barna , spiddal are comparable to ballsbridge , dalkey , rathgar , malahide , kiliney , clontarf to name just a few ? i want what your smoking !
BrianBoru00 wrote: » Why defensive? Because of the ridiculous comments and condescending attitude shown by some "pro Dublin" posters. I'm not from Galway but studied and lived and worked there for a number of years before relocating to London. At that time I would have been "anti Dublin" for want of a better phrase but (and with the city living experience from London) regret now that I didn't spend some time living in the capital as it is a super city with so much do and see. With the motorway system Its very easy to get up to Dublin for large sporting events, to see a large scale show or concert or to hit the shops. Dublin is a primate city and has all the advantages that comes with that. Other towns and cities around the country lose out on account of that - but thats a different argument. The OP outlined their own thoughts and asked a question to which one poster replied saying "Galway can be drab if your not into drinking" , and claimed Galway people regard Supermacs as fine dining. It would be the same result from Dublin people if I claimed "Dublin is a cesspit of poverty and crime and the city centre is a no go area. Its way too expensive and your likely to end up homeless".
Daisy78 wrote: » Name the other city beaches so, given that you are so well acquainted with the fact that they don't measure up to your high standards. I've lived in Dublin 12 years and your beaches are crap to be honest.
anna080 wrote: » They probably fall of the train on a stag and do a pub crawl and hit Supermacs at the end of the night and F off back to Dublin the next day. I'd say some of them never got the shift as well they seem bitter.
Murrisk wrote: » Killiney beach, Skerries beach, Portmarnock beach, these are all lovely. Sandymount and Dollymount, great views of Howth, the chimney stacks and the ferries coming and going. And a gorgeous one that I don't know the name of in South County Dublin that is down some very dramatic steps that cross over the Dublin to Bray rail line. Very cool, it is. In addition, there is beautiful Howth and the sea drive out along Killiney and Dalkey. Both these areas are stunningly beautiful. And Ireland's Eye is a wonderful, wild island .
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » I'm from Galway originally, but moved to Dublin as a 17 year old to study. I spent 7 years in Dublin before moving to the UK for my MBA. I now live and work in Frankfurt, Germany, at the cutting edge of the European financial industry. There really is no comparison between Galway and Dublin. Galway is a sleepy, parochial backwater, while Dublin has many of the trappings of a modern capital city. I don't have the figures close to hand, but Dublin must be at least 25 times bigger than Galway? Don't get me wrong; I enjoy visiting Galway, and will be home on a number of occasions this summer as we strive for the ultimate success in both hurling and football. There's a small, if charming, arts festival, a number of moderately decent restaurants, and a racing festival which seems to appeal to those who enjoy getting drunk in a field whilst wearing a Topman suit. What's most annoying about Galway is the attitude of some of the people who live there - mostly blowins from desolate hell-holes in Mayo, Donegal, Roscommon and Clare. If you were to listen to them (which I don't), then you'd think they lived in some cultural hotspot of international significance. A melting pot of Irishness, art and music that is the envy of everyone else in Ireland. Most of the art there of an evening is some toothless drunk playing the tin whistle, and a couple of crusties with dogs on strings beating away on pots and pans. Dublin is the cultural, economic and political focal point of Ireland.
Stonedpilot wrote: » I never said Galwegians consider Supermacs fine dining those are your words!.
Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: » No longer would I be embarrassed to bring my colleagues from Germany to Dublin and have to bring them out for dinner.
