Would you live in Finglas?

Dublinflyer wrote: »

That's just not the case.

Was for me. Maybe there are less horse traveling the roads of finglas these days.

Dublinflyer wrote: »

Not sure how long ago you are talking about. It's not a thing anymore and ever since they sorted out smithfield's monthly horse "fair" there are far fewer of them in Dublin Generally.

The pub is still called the deputy mayor and I have never had any issues on that road and I walk down it every other day.

Go way There are plenty of horse knocking around finglas still. I was only driving through finglas the other day and two Sully's came flying up the road. Three weeks ago I was driving through and about 5 young lads on horses came charging across the road followed by another load of them on bikes. That's 2 out of the last 4 to.es I've even driven through finglas, never mind spend time there.

Julissa Handsome Thundercloud wrote: »

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OK I am just going to call it here and say that this is the most made up nonsense looking to troll I have seen here in a long time. If your family members have been targeted this much then they are clearly doing something to bring it on themselves. Like I said, Finglas has it's issues but I have lived there all my life and have never heard of someone who keeps to themselves having to put up with this.

Finglas has it's good areas and it's bad. All you have to do is visit them and it becomes pretty clear what areas are more desirable. Like everywhere else in Dublin the property prices are going up and the houses and apartments in the nicer end sell very quickly. A house a few door up from me went on sale about 2 months ago and already has a sold sign on it.

In relation to burglaries, oh course thieves are going to target houses at the nicer end of any area. They have a better option of finding more valuable portable items in these houses but I can assure you that houses are not getting pillaged on a weekly basis. Of course it does happen but it happens everywhere.

Dublinflyer wrote: »

OK I am just going to call it here and say that this is the most made up nonsense looking to troll I have seen here in a long time. If your family members have been targeted this much then they are clearly doing something to bring it on themselves. Like I said, Finglas has it's issues but I have lived there all my life and have never heard of someone who keeps to themselves having to put up with this.

Finglas has it's good areas and it's bad. All you have to do is visit them and it becomes pretty clear what areas are more desirable. Like everywhere else in Dublin the property prices are going up and the houses and apartments in the nicer end sell very quickly. A house a few door up from me went on sale about 2 months ago and already has a sold sign on it.

In relation to burglaries, oh course thieves are going to target houses at the nicer end of any area. They have a better option of finding more valuable portable items in these houses but I can assure you that houses are not getting pillaged on a weekly basis. Of course it does happen but it happens everywhere.

I know plenty of people who were beaten up in Finglas too.
In one house I lived in out of five lads, 3 were beaten up over the year.
Never seen that living anywhere else.
Also after one of the bearings we started getting eggs thrown at the house at least once a week for about 3 months. I think the two events might have been connected.
I never had major trouble, but others did.
It's certainly not a peaceful suburb. Far from it.
But you can live there peacefully enough if you can put up with a certain amount of ****. Wouldn't be top of my list of places to buy though.

Dublinflyer wrote: »

We all know people who have been beaten up or mugged at some stage of their life but I think to say that Finglas is a hot spot with daily beatings on random people is more than a but unfair. It's an issue across all of Dublin, and maybe more outside of it, but Finglas is nowhere near as bad as it's reputation makes people who do not live think it is. I also think that if you lived in a house with 5 lads where 3 were assaulted in less than a year and the house was getting egged as well there was more to that story than you are willing to say or know.

That's world class victim.blaming right there.

Finglas is a hotspot. Are you saying it's not?

Shelga wrote: »

OP here, thanks for all the advice!

Seems like there are mixed views but east seems to be better overall. Think I would just apply common sense when viewing a property, and get a feel for the area at several times of the day/night, that's a good idea.

I'm definitely not going to discount any area as a whole, I can't afford to. In this market I have to be realistic about what's possible, if I want to own my own place.

Somewhere like this: https://touch.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-sale/finglas/71-tolka-vale-finglas-road-finglas-dublin-1401254

A lot of the places seem perfectly nice and in decent-looking complexes, so I'm wondering is there something big I'm missing, or are people just snobs...

You are correct. Best way is to take a walk some night and see how you feel. Don't stick to just where you want to buy. Remember your children will be hanging around further afield that you will walk to, so walk all over.

Shelga wrote: »

OP here, thanks for all the advice!

Seems like there are mixed views but east seems to be better overall. Think I would just apply common sense when viewing a property, and get a feel for the area at several times of the day/night, that's a good idea.

I'm definitely not going to discount any area as a whole, I can't afford to. In this market I have to be realistic about what's possible, if I want to own my own place.

Somewhere like this: https://touch.daft.ie/dublin/apartments-for-sale/finglas/71-tolka-vale-finglas-road-finglas-dublin-1401254

A lot of the places seem perfectly nice and in decent-looking complexes, so I'm wondering is there something big I'm missing, or are people just snobs...

That is actually one of the nicest apartment blocks in that part of the city, it's nicely situated and well cared for. Its on the Tolka river and has a lovely park behind it (although i wouldn't go into it after dark). You are well away from most of Finglas there. It's on the Glasnevin border. Close to town with good transport and a Lidl beside it, and a couple of decent pubs within walking distance. Good girls school within walking distance too.

OP thats a lovely spot! Really great transport links, close to a lot of services and in a good area. Just across the road is violet hill which is a really lovely neighborhood.

There is a lot of over reactions here in my opinion. The part of finglas you're looking at there is hardly even finglas, so there shouldn't be any real issues. It's basically Glasnevin and extremely close to the cemetary.

You have a lidl right beside you, two garages, there's 2 cafes in the industrial estate, you're a 15 minute walk from the botanic gardens with a couple more cafes. Walk up violet hill and get the number 9, that's near it's terminus and will be empty.

Another thing i like about those apartments is that they even have their own traffic lights to get out onto the main rd, and in fairness they are not really in Finglas. Good luck with your house hunting.

Technocentral wrote: »

Number 9 bus isn't near that part of Finglas Road AFAIK?

The 9 would easily be a 20 minute walk :pac:
Poster possibly means the 83!

Sorry yes, I'm thinking of the 83 at the junction of Tolka estate and Old Finglas rd.