The_Valeyard wrote: » But its the people, the average person, who will chat with you, and have a conversation that can really sell the place it seems.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » . Merrion Square, the architecture around there is great, as are places like o'donoughues on Merrion Row (no stags, hens etc will venture there)
jetsonx wrote: » OP here. So any more places like this in Dublin City Centre that have character?
LirW wrote: » For me Dublin starts before Bray and ends somewhere after Malahide, like Swords is absolutely Dublin to me, but then again I'm not Irish and regularly get lectured from my MIL that Ballymun starts after the Glasnevin Avenue junction and everything before that is Glasnevin (it's very important to her to draw that line).
Doltanian wrote: » Dublin is the skidmark on the underpants of Ireland. It is over-priced on everything and has very ineffective frustrating public transport, there is a huge lack of middle class affordable hotels and it is nigh on impossible to find anywhere nice and decent for under €100 per night. Dublin badly needs at least 10 or 15 travel-lodge and Premier Inn's to come and cut the hotel cartel prices down. Over-priced Taxis and the lack of Uber is another problem where regulators block Uber but allow Drug Dealing Brazilian illegal immigrants to drive rickshaws wherever they want, what a stupid joke.
seachto7 wrote: » Probably good after 10 pints . Over rated and over priced otherwise. If I were a continental I’d give out about the lack of squares/plazas/piazzas to sit in. I’d also give out about the ugly Celtic tiger era eyesores all over the place.
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » Dublin could be so much more if we did away with the Nimbyism and a stupid inferiority complex. Northsider interviewed on RTE about Clerys redevelopment: "This is not Dubai" Says it all really...
Rumpy Pumpy wrote: » Dublin really isn’t that expensive, even around Temple Bar. Try London, Paris, Venice etc and see what expensive is. Loads of free attractions as well.
Mickiemcfist wrote: » I used to live in a very nice part of London & Dublin is (on average) significantly more expensive. You can find plenty of pubs in London where pints are 2-3 pounds. The cheapest you'll find in Dublin outside of a student night is 5 euro. Having said that you can also spend £9 a pint in London if you're in the wrong bar.
Dev84 wrote: » Dublins grand if you want to go out on the beer. Feck all decent to do with family and kids thats not boring or a rip off.
whoopsadoodles wrote: » It is mega expensive....but.....it's great fun for tourists. And tbh, of all the places I've been in the past year it's on par with a few and certainly not the dearest of the bunch.
John_Rambo wrote: » That's a joke. There's so many family friendly tours, restaurants and events in the city that are reasonably priced. The hop-on hop-off tours are great value, you usually get a few free tickets to other venues with them. Most of the museums and galleries are free.
boombang wrote: » I've often felt like spending an hour on a summer Saturday handing out flyers showing a price computation between Templebar and the rest of the city centre. However, the tourist do lap it up: there's always loads snapping photos of the Templebar pub when I walk by.
Aglomerado wrote: » +1. Try going on the batter in Oslo or Reykjavik and it'll hurt you in the wallet. I did find €5 pints in Dublin last week ... Underdog on Dame Street!
Dev84 wrote: » Plenty to do in London though to be fair for families etc. Nothing in Dublin.
Mickiemcfist wrote: » Well obviously there's more to do in London, it's many times larger. However in Dublin there's a tonne of historical & art museums, the leprechaun museum, the beaches, walks at Dalkey, Dun L or Howth, the Dublin mountains a short drive away, activities on the liffey/Grand canal dock where you can waterski, go karting, zip lining, nice architecture in certain parts, much friendlier people than London. The negatives really are the junkies & the cost. I was often asked in London if Ireland had any social housing as they'd seen so many homeless junkies, it's unsettling when it becomes the major talking point for businesspeople & tourists.
Dev84 wrote: » Yeh and the majority of them are brutal. Its quality not quantity.
namloc1980 wrote: » Dublin has a weird vibe about it especially in the evening. Menacing atmosphere that something is about to kick off. Can't put my finger on it but it's something I would sense when there. Also O'Connell Street is a complete dump. Wall to wall burger joints and casino slot machine places. Also expensive accommodation in particular, but if you're into boozing then you'll probably like it alright.
Nettle Soup wrote: » Agree with this. O'Connell St is not a very nice place especially after dark. Dublin is fine for a night out but there is very little to do in Dublin that is in any way interesting or exciting. It's a frustrating city to travel around too. As I said before, a day in Dublin is a day wasted by tourists because you could be on the Wild Atlantic Way which is infinitely better in all aspects.
