Favourite suburb of Dublin?

Day Lewin · 27-12-2018 12:27PM

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

Mount Merrion

Commanding views over the city. Great on clear nights.

Lovely houses

Strong sense of community.

Tree-lined avenues

All this is true, but loses one point for cr4p transport: you really need a car to live in this otherwise charming leafy suburb.

Sephiroth_dude · 27-12-2018 12:29PM

Clontarf has a special place in my heart.

P_1 · 27-12-2018 12:30PM

Day Lewin wrote: »

All this is true, but loses one point for cr4p transport: you really need a car to live in this otherwise charming leafy suburb.

Do you? I mean the n11 bus corridor is literally a 5 minute walk away from it.

JupiterKid · 27-12-2018 12:33PM

I’m very fortunate as the wall of the Phoenix Park is literally 30 feet away from where I live.

Why is the poll not public?

Day Lewin · 27-12-2018 12:33PM

P_1 wrote: »

Do you? I mean the n11 bus corridor is literally a 5 minute walk away from it.

A longer walk than that, for an OAP: or there's the 47 which runs a few services middle of weekdays, or the N11 for town, etc. Or for any less-radial destination. It is awkward.

fonecrusher1 · 27-12-2018 12:33PM

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

I'm torn between Junkytown and Knackerville.

Herointown and Westbritville deserve a mention too though.

P_1 · 27-12-2018 12:34PM

Always had a soft spot for clontarf. You have bull island and st Anne's 5 minutes away and you're pretty close to the city

ARNOLD J RIMMER · 27-12-2018 12:35PM

Portmarnock

LirW · 27-12-2018 12:35PM

*what's your favourite place you could never afford to buy in because you're peasantry.

Seriously though, I don't know the southside very well so can't say much about it, but I think my very favourite is Howth, followed by Clontarf and Drumcondra.
If I'd move to Dublin and money wouldn't be an issue I'd probably choose Clontarf to live.

P_1 · 27-12-2018 12:38PM

Day Lewin wrote: »

A longer walk than that, for an OAP: or there's the 47 which runs a few services middle of weekdays, or the N11 for town, etc. Or for any less-radial destination. It is awkward.

A fair point. That's one area that would do well with a load of Dutch style ebikes for a lot of the residents

Pherekydes · 27-12-2018 12:48PM

quickbeam wrote: »

Santry because it sounds like Santy.

Sounds like sanitary, too. :pac:

wakka12 · 27-12-2018 05:13PM

Ranelagh as a place to visit

Dalkey is so distinct and ridiculously beautiful, almost feels like a different city to the rest of Dublin

quickbeam · 27-12-2018 05:17PM

Pherekydes wrote: »

Sounds like sanitary, too. :pac:

Well, you wouldn't want somewhere un-sanitary! :P

odyssey06 · 27-12-2018 05:46PM

Hmm... not sure if Howth should really be in there... feels like more of an adjacent location than a suburb to Dublin.

Capt'n Midnight · 27-12-2018 06:32PM

Pram Springs, Tallafornia

27-12-2018 06:39PM

Any road out of it.

Yer Da sells Avon · 27-12-2018 06:42PM

Dún Laoghaire. Aesthetically pleasing and a healthy mixture of poshness and roughness, side by side.

Charlie19 · 27-12-2018 06:55PM

Id love to live somewhere within walking distance of Johny Fox's and the Blue Light pub.
Glencullen/Stepaside area with views over the city.

salmocab · 27-12-2018 06:58PM

Charlie19 wrote: »

Id love to live somewhere within walking distance of Johny Fox's and the Blue Light pub.
Glencullen/Stepaside are with views over the city.

Don’t go blabbing to the internet about the blue light. It’s busy enough already.

Samuel T. Cogley · 27-12-2018 07:07PM

Voted Raheny, but meant Kilbarrack. I love living here. Nice big house for an affordable mortgage, DART station on my doorstep, St. Annes Park, Dollymount. Great neighbours and can hear a pin drop at night.

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its_steve116 · 27-12-2018 07:21PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Voted Raheny, but meant Kilbarrack. I love living here. Nice big house for an affordable mortgage, DART station on my doorstep, St. Annes Park, Dollymount. Great neighbours and can hear a pin drop at night.

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Rathmines

is in the lead.

whiskeyman · 27-12-2018 07:27PM

ARNOLD J RIMMER wrote: »

Portmarnock

Apart from the beach, there's feck all there.
Always saw it as a poor version of Malahide.

Alf Veedersane · 27-12-2018 07:32PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Dún Laoghaire. Aesthetically pleasing and a healthy mixture of poshness and roughness, side by side.

All nice places should have a nice helping of heroin addicts mingling with the rest to add some charm.

storker · 27-12-2018 08:34PM

Rathmines. Nice area, and within walking distance of the city centre, and on the right side of the city for Wicklow mountains, beaches etc.

miss misty · 27-12-2018 08:43PM

Castleknock

Stephen15 · 28-12-2018 01:46AM

Fan of Dun Laoghaire probably because it's the closest large suburban hub to me. Not a huge fan of the town itself but the love the sea front and both piers. Well served by public transport both Dart and bus and has it's own unique charm to it as compared to the likes of the more bland inland suburban centres such as Dundrum, Stillorgan, Nutgrove and Tallaght. Also spoons for cheap pints.

Raheem Euro · 28-12-2018 06:33AM

Mrcaramelchoc wrote: »

What's the suburb you see when you're driving away from it?that one.

By definition all suburbs are what you pass through on the way out of any city.

Yamanoto · 28-12-2018 07:01AM

That coastal stretch of Monkstown / Seapoint, Dun Laoghaire, Sandycove / Glasthule & Dalkey is lovely.

I grew up in Glenageary & the first spot I bought was an apartment in Dun Laoghaire town - there were certainly anti-social issues at play, though there was also a decent sense of community thereabouts. Just loved the proximity to the sea on both sunny days & wild days. Great swathes of the area like Sallynoggin, Monkstown Farm & Glasthule have now been gentrified & there's less of a social mix than there was pre-boom.

OldMrBrennan83 · 28-12-2018 07:03AM

The Amber Springs in Gorey.

Mister Vain · 28-12-2018 08:45AM

Darndale

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